Longwood's women's soccer team hosted Appalachian State Sunday afternoon for their second annual Joshua Bolt day, a day dedicated to a local boy with cerebral palsy. In Joshua's honor, the ladies posted their fourth win in a row, coming out victorious 2-0 over the visiting Mountaineers. (1) comment
Last fall, the Longwood Women's Rugby team completed its first undefeated season in recent history, finishing 8-0, including wins over Virginia Tech and Mary Washington University (MWU). In the Virginia Rugby Union playoffs, the women repeated the victory over MWU and climbed to 12th place in the national rankings. (0) comments
The Lancer men's golf team fell short of a victory yesterday at the Manor Intercollegiate at The Manor Resort Golf Club in Farmville. Longwood finished second, shooting 300 as a team on Tuesday to finish 54 holes with a total score of 885. (0) comments
After a big win over visiting Georgetown University to start the season, Head Coach Ian Byers' squad tasted the agony of defeat while at the same time standing on the edge of a 5-0 start. The first loss following the opener at the Athletics Complex came at the hands of Lock Haven. (0) comments
Longwood's Men's Soccer Team had a pair of matches this past weekend in North Carolina, taking on Elon University at a neutral site in Greensboro Friday night, followed by duel with UNC Greensboro on Sunday afternoon. Friday night proved to be an even match for the men against the Phoenix of Elon, a match that needed extra time before ending in a 0-0 tie. (0) comments
Longwood's men and women's tennis squads each competed in their first matches of the fall this past weekend and according to Head Coach Pat Breen, put forth a strong effort in each team's first outing of the season. "That's why we play in fall," said Breen. (0) comments
So apparently the old Clint Eastwood-style endings don't exist anymore for pro-athletes. It used to be a star is born, star rips apart the competition in high school, star makes it in the pros, star retires, and then rides off into the sunset with all five of his fingers wrapped in sterling silver. (1) comment