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Men’s Basketball Releases 2012-13 Schedule

August 28, 2012 — 2 Comments

Longwood has released the full schedule for the 2012-13 Men’s Basketball season. The Lancers will play 13 home games, including a out of conference match ups versus Ivy League member Dartmouth and reigning MEAC champ Norfolk State. The Lancers also have a tough out of conference road slate as they’ll head to play likely NCAA tournament participants Creighton, Georgetown, VCU, and Arkansas.

The Lancers will begin Big South play on January 5 when the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will come to Farmville. Longwood will also host division rivals Liberty, Radford, VMI, High Point, and Campbell; as well as cross divisional opponents Charleston Southern and Presbyterian.

The excitement will build until the Lancers officially tip off their season in Huntington, West Virginia against Conference USA power Marshall!

2012-13 Men’s Basketball Schedule

Nov 9 @ Marshall
Nov 15 vs NORFOLK STATE

Las Vegas Invitational
Nov 18 @ Arkansas
Nov 20 @ #13 Creighton
Nov 23 vs. Florida A&M (Las Vegas)
Nov 24 vs. Cornell/Presbyterian (Las Vegas)

Nov 28 vs CENTRAL PENN COLLEGE
Dec 1 vs DARTMOUTH
Dec 10 @ Georgetown
Dec 13 vs SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Dec 17 @ Canisius
Dec 19-@ Seton Hall
Dec 21 @ VCU
Dec 31 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
Jan. 5 vs COASTAL CAROLINA
Jan. 9 vs CAMPBELL
Jan. 12 vs CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
Jan. 16 @ Radford
Jan. 19 @ UNC-Asheville
Jan. 22 @ Liberty
Jan. 26 vs PRESBYTERIAN
Jan. 30 @ High Point
Feb. 2 @ Gardner-Webb
Feb. 6 vs VMI
Feb. 9 @ Winthrop
Feb. 13 vs HIGH POINT
Feb. 16 vs RADFORD
Feb. 19 vs LIBERTY
Feb. 23 @ ESPN Bracketbuster
Feb. 27 @ Campbell
Mar. 2 @ VMI

Conference Tournament (Conway, SC)
Mar 5 – 1st Round
Mar 7 – Quarterfinals
Mar 9 – Semifinals
Mar 10 – Finals

To discuss the upcoming Lancers’ Basketball Season head over to the MESSAGE BOARD!
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Lindsey Ottavio Named Big South Player of the Week

August 28, 2012 — Leave a comment

Lancers’ Women’s Soccer player, Lindsey Ottavio, is the first Longwood student-athlete to be named a Big South Player of the Week. The Senior Captain has been named the Big South Conference/Choice Hotel Women’s Soccer Attacking Player of the Week. Ottavio won the honor because of her two goal performance in a win over the Richmond Spiders 2-1 in Double Overtime on Friday Night. She was also named the College Sports Madness Big South Player of the Week!

Longwood is now 3-1 on the pitch after recently defeating both Richmond and Howard University. The Lancers will next play on Sunday as they travel to Southern Conference member Appalachian State.

Congrats to Lindsey and we look forward to many more Lancers being named to similar honors!

Looking to Discuss Lancers Soccer? Head on over to the MESSAGE BOARD!

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Schedule Leaks: UNC-Asheville

August 27, 2012 — 2 Comments

The Longwood Men’s Basketball team will likely release their schedule in the near future, but for now particular games continue to leak out. We now know when the Lancers will take on the defending Big South champions the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs. The two teams will clash this year in a cross divisional game in Asheville on Saturday January 19.

Here is the rest of the known schedule for the Lancers:

Las Vegas Invitational
Nov 18 @ Arkansas
Nov 20 @ #13 Creighton
Nov 23 vs. Florida A&M (Las Vegas)
Nov 24 vs. Cornell/Presbyterian (Las Vegas)

Dec 10- @ Georgetown
Dec 17- @ Canisius
Dec 19- @ Seton Hall
Dec 21- @ VCU
Dec 31- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON

Big South Schedule
Jan. 9 CAMPBELL
Jan. 16 @ Radford
Jan. 19 @ UNC-Asheville
Jan. 30 @ High Point
Feb. 9 @ Winthrop
Feb. 13 HIGH POINT
Feb. 16 RADFORD
Feb. 23 ESPN Bracketbuster
Mar. 2 @ VMI

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Lancers Weekly Roundup: August 27

August 27, 2012 — Leave a comment

Things heated up a little, in terms of athletic activity for the Lancers this past week. Women’s Soccer (2-1) had the best week defeating Atlantic 10 opponent Richmond 2-1 in Double Overtime. Both Men’s Soccer (0-1) and Field Hockey (0-2) had a rough start to their respective seasons. The Mens Soccer team traveled to  Conway to open up Big South play and take on the nation’s seventeenth ranked team Coastal Carolina. The Lancers fell 4-0 in a sloppy game in the rain. In Field Hockey the Lancers lost a pair of tight games, losing to St. Francis (PA) 3-1 on Saturday and to Lock Haven 2-1 on Sunday.

Here is what is on tap for Longwood Athletics this week:

Men’s Soccer (0-1)
8/28 @ Presbyterian* (0-1)
9/1 vs Liberty* (0-1)

Women’s Soccer (2-1)
8/27 @ Howard (0-3-1)
9/2 @ Appalachian State (1-2)

Field Hockey (0-2)
8/31 vs William & Mary (2-0)
9/2 vs #5 Duke (1-1)

Men’s & Women’s Cross Counrty
9/1 @ VMI Invitational

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Lancers Name Elaine Jones as New Lacrosse Coach

August 22, 2012 — Leave a comment

Longwood Athletic Director has named Elaine Jones as the new head Womens Lacrosse Coach for the Lancers. Jones comes to Longwood from UC-Davis where she was also the head coach. Last year, Jones lead the Aggies to a 10-5 mark and in 2010 her squad was awarded as the most improved team on the Division I level. Jones is coming home in a way as the Baltimore native was an All-American and a National Champion playing at the University of Virginia in the early 90s. She also has a Masters degree from UMass and a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law. In terms of coaching, Jones was an assistant at UMass from 1993-95 and the head coach of the club team at Southern Cal from 1998-2001.

Lacrosse is historically one of Longwood’s best programs, but the team had a rough year going 4-13 in 2012. Jones will look to improve the 2013 squad as the Big South goes into its inaugural season as a Lacrosse conference and has obtained an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Big South Lacrosse will include eight team including: Longwood, Campbell, Coastal Carolina, Davidson, High Point, Liberty, Presbyterian, and Winthrop.

Welcome to LU Coach Jones!

 

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Longwood Picked 11th in Mens and Womens Cross Country

August 20, 2012 — Leave a comment

The Big South has released its coaches poll for both Mens and Womens Cross Country this year and it looks as if it could be a rough first season for the Lancers, who were picked eleventh in both polls. Liberty was unanmiously chosen to win the mens title while High Point is favored on the womens side. The season will begin for both teams at the VMI Relays on September 1.

Mens Preseason Poll
1. Liberty: 144 pts
2. High Point: 132 pts
3. Campbell: 103 pts
4. VMI: 102 pts
5. Winthrop: 89 pts
6. Coastal Carolina: 84 pts
7. Radford: 83 pts
8. UNC Asheville: 65 pts
9. Charleston Southern: 49 pts
10. Gardner-Webb: 30 pts
11. Longwood: 23 pts
12. Presbyterian: 18 pts

Womens Preseason Poll
1. High Point: 136 pts
2. Liberty: 132 pts
3. Coastal Carolina: 123 pts
4. VMI: 101 pts
5. Campbell: 100 pts
6. Winthrop: 77 pts
7. UNC Asheville: 74 pts
8. Charleston Southern: 58 pts
9. Gardner-Webb: 51 pts
10. Radford: 40 pts
11. Longwood: 28 pts
12. Presbyterian: 16 pts

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Lancer Weekly Roundup

August 20, 2012 — Leave a comment

The Lancers sports season was off and running this weekend as the Womens Soccer team was in action on both Friday and Sunday in Farmville. On Friday night the Lancers took down CAA opponent Drexel 2-0 behind goals from Samantha Phillips and Kylie Dyer. Senior Kyra Byron was credited with the shutout. On Sunday, the Lancer had a disappointing 3-0 loss to VCU of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Here is what is in store for the Lancers this week:

Mens Soccer (0-0)
9/24 @ #17 Coastal Carolina

Womens Soccer (1-1)
8/24 @ Richmond

Field Hockey (0-0)
8/25 vs St Francis-PA (Lock Haven)
8/26 @ Lock Haven

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RVA Lancer Alumni Happy Hour Tonight!

August 16, 2012 — Leave a comment

The Longwood Richmond Alumni Association will be hosting their monthly happy hour this Thursday at Home Team Grill. This happy hour will be a little different from the past as the Lancer Club will be sponsoring the happy hour and will be taking care of drinks and appetizers. Scott Bacon of the Lancer Club will be on hand, as will Longwood Athletic Director Troy Austin and Mens Basketball Coach Mike Gillian. So come on down to Home Team with some friends and show your Longwood spirit!

Lancer Happy Hour
Where: Home Team Grill, 1630 West Main Street
When: Thursday August 16, 6PM

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Fall Big South Network Schedule Announced

August 15, 2012 — Leave a comment

The Big South has announced it’s lineup for the upcoming Fall sports season on the Big South Network. Longwood fans will get to check out the Lancers at least eight times on the live streaming network. Here is the Lancers 2012 streamed schedule on the network:

Mens Soccer
August 24 @ #17 Coastal Carolina, 3PM
Sept 15 @ High Point, 7PM
Oct 31 @ Winthrop, 2 PM
Nov 6 Big South Quarterfinals
Nov 9 Big South Semifinals
Nov 11 Big South Finals

Womens Soccer
Sept 27 @ Charleston Southern, 3PM
Sept 29 @ Coastal Carolina, 1PM
Oct 13 @ High Point, 5PM
Oct 23 @ Liberty, 4:30 PM
Oct 27 Big South Quarterfinals
Nov 2 Big South Semifinals
Nov 4 Big South Finals

Field Hockey
Oct 16 @ Liberty, 4:30 PM

To discuss Longwood’s upcoming Fall seasons head HERE

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Longwood Picked 8th in Mens Soccer

August 13, 2012 — Leave a comment

The Big South has announced it’s preseason awards and rankings for the conference’s upcoming Mens Soccer season and the Lancers are picked to finish eighth. Ashton Bennett of Coastal Carolina was picked as the league’s Preseason Attacking Player of the Year and fellow Chanticleer Kjartan Sigurdsson is the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Coastal Carolina, who ranks seventeenth nationally, was the unanimous pick to win the conference.

Longwood will begin their regular season with a visit to the #17 Chanticleers in Conway, SC on August 24. The first three games of the season will be Big South games for the Lancers including the home opener versus Liberty on September 1.

Big South Preseason Poll
1. Coastal Carolina: 121 pts
2. High Point: 99 pts
3. Campbell: 94 pts
4. Liberty: 88 pts
5. Gardner-Webb: 70 pts
6. Radford: 68 pts
7. Winthrop: 50 pts
8. Longwood: 48 pts
9. UNC Asheville: 39 pts
10. Presbyterian: 25 pts
11. VMI: 24 pts

You can discuss the upcoming Longwood Mens Soccer season HERE

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