Longwood Lancers

Longwood Lancers
Longwood Lancers
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University	Longwood University
Conference	Big South Conference; Mid-American Conference (field hockey)
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Troy Austin
Location	Farmville, VA
Varsity teams	14
Basketball arena	Willett Hall
Baseball stadium	Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium
Softball stadium	Lancer Field
Soccer stadium	Longwood University Athletics Complex
Mascot	Elwood
Nickname	Lancers (official); Blue and White (unofficial)
Colors	Blue and Gray;
Website	www.longwoodlancers.com

The Longwood Lancers are the varsity athletic teams representing Longwood University (formerly Longwood College) in Farmville, Virginia in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors fourteen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and tennis; women's-only field hockey, lacrosse, and softball; and men's-only baseball. The Lancers compete in NCAA Division I and became members of the Big South Conference^[1] in July 2012 after upgrading from NCAA Division II during the 2004–05 season. In women's field hockey, a sport not sponsored by the Big South, Longwood is an associate member of the Mid-American Conference as of the 2014–15 school year.

Conference affiliations

1972 to 1982: Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women^[2]
1976 to 1970: NCAA Division III Independent
1980 to 1995: NCAA Division II Independent
1995 to 2003: Carolinas–Virginia Athletic Conference
2003 to 2004: NCAA Division II Independent
2004 to 2012: NCAA Division I Independent
2012 to present: Big South Conference

Teams

Individual teams

Men's Intercollegiate Sports

Women's Intercollegiate Sports

Notes

^ The field hockey team competes as an associate member of the Mid-American Conference.

Longwood's football squad, while still using the Lancers name, plays at the club football level.

Program notes

In 1980, Longwood's men's basketball team reached the NCAA Division III Final Four. Longwood has been home to two Division II NABC First Team All Americans: Jerome Kersey (1983, 1984) and Colin Ducharme (2001). Ducharme was also named the DII National Player of the Year by the NABC in 2001, while leading the Lancers to DII East Regional Finals. Longwood's women's basketball team is also steeped in tradition, competing in the NCAA Division II Tournament 4 times, most recently in 2003.
In 1991, Longwood's baseball team won the Division II South Atlantic Regional Championship and advanced to the DII College World Series in Montgomery, Alabama. The baseball team has had 29 winning seasons in its 33 year history.
Longwood's women's golf team has won 5 Division II National Golf Coaches Association National Championships (1987–88, 1990, 1993, 1995) and has finished second 4 times.
Prior to joining the Big South Conference in 2012, the men's soccer team was a member of the Atlantic Soccer Conference (ASC) and captured their first conference title in 2008 and repeated in 2011. Women's lacrosse played in the National Lacrosse Conference and took home conference titles in 2009 and 2010. In 2007 the men's golf team became the first to reach NCAA Division I postseason play.
From 2005 until 2009, the women's soccer team was a member of the United Soccer Conference.
In August 2011, the university unveiled its new mascot - a horse named Elwood.
On January 23, 2012, Longwood accepted an invitation to join the Big South Conference, becoming its twelfth member, and fourth in Virginia.
On August 19, 2012, Longwood released its new fight song, "Hail to Longwood U"
On May 12, 2013, Longwood won its first Big South Championship in softball. Brooke Short was named the Conference Player of the Year and the Big South Female Athlete of the Year.
On May 10, 2015, Longwood won its second Big South tournament championship in softball, after securing their first Big South regular season championship in any sport. Pitcher Libby Morris was named tournament MVP, while catcher Megan Baltzell received attention as one of the top ten career home run hitters in Division I softball.
On May 16, 2015, Longwood won its first NCAA Division I Tournament victory in any sport, when the softball team beat Virginia Tech in the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.

References

^ http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=1097092
^ "Longwood University and the Big South" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

External links

Official website

[3] The field hockey team competes as an associate member of the Mid-American Conference.

[1] ttp://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=1097092

[aiaw-2] "Longwood University and the Big South" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

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v t e Big South Conference
Full members	Charleston Southern Buccaneers Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs High Point Panthers Longwood Lancers Presbyterian Blue Hose Radford Highlanders UNC Asheville Bulldogs USC Upstate Spartans Winthrop Eagles
Women's lacrosse-only members	Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Wofford Terriers
Championships and awards	Baseball Men's basketball Player of the Year Women's basketball Men's soccer Women's soccer
Related	Big South–OVC Football Association (all football members)

v t e Mid-American Conference
Full members	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Future members	UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen (joining in 2025)
Field hockey affiliates	Appalachian State Mountaineers Bellarmine Knights James Madison Dukes Longwood Lancers
Women's lacrosse affiliates	Detroit Mercy Titans Robert Morris Colonials Youngstown State Penguins
Women's rowing affiliates (from 2025–26)	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens High Point Panthers Temple Owls
Men's tennis affiliate	UIC Flames
Wrestling affiliates	Bloomsburg Huskies Clarion Golden Eagles Cleveland State Vikings Edinboro Fighting Scots George Mason Patriots Lock Haven Bald Eagles Rider Broncs SIU Edwardsville Cougars
Seasons	1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Championships	Conference champions