The Longwood Lancers are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent Longwood University, located in Farmville, Virginia. The University's 14 men’s and women’s teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level. Since 2012, the Lancers have been a member of the Big South Conference.[3]

Longwood Lancers
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UniversityLongwood University
ConferenceBig South (primary)
MAC (field hockey)
NCAADivision I
Athletic directorTim Hall [1]
LocationFarmville, Virginia
Varsity teams16
Basketball arenaJoan Perry Brock Center
Baseball stadiumCharles Buddy Bolding Stadium
Softball stadiumLancer Field
Soccer stadiumLongwood University Athletics Complex
MascotElwood
NicknameLancers (official)
Blue and White (unofficial)
ColorsBlue and white[2]
   
Websitewww.longwoodlancers.com
Longwood is a member of the Big South Conference.

In March 2022, the Longwood Lancers men's basketball and women's basketball teams won Big South Tournament titles,[4][5] punching the first tickets to the NCAA basketball tournament in the school’s Division I history. Only three times in Big South Conference history has the same institution claimed the men's and women's basketball titles in the same year. Both teams also won regular-season titles in the 2021-2022 season, with the men's team in sole possession of first place and the women's team tied for first. In 2024, the Lancers won the Big South men's basketball tournament for the second time in three years and earned a berth in the NCAA Division I Tournament.

Since joining the Big South, the Longwood softball team has won five Big South tournament crowns and three regular-season titles.[6] The Lancers have appeared in the NCAA Division I softball tournament four times.

The Lancer mascot is Elwood, a horse, and the official logo features a horse’s head atop a lance. The Lancers' fight song is "Hail to Longwood U."

Conference affiliations

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Notes
  1. ^ Women's sports only
  2. ^ Men's sports only
  3. ^ Its women's sports joined the NCAA during the 1982–83 school year.
  4. ^ Now currently known as the Conference Carolinas since the 2007–08 school year.

Championships

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Longwood softball has won the Big South tournament 5 times in the 10 years the team has been in the league.
Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross Country
Cross country Field Hockey
Golf Golf
Soccer Lacrosse
Tennis Soccer
Track and field Softball
Tennis
Track and field
  • Big South Tournament Championships (2): 2022, 2024
  • Big South Regular Season Championships (1): 2022
  • Big South Tournament Championships (1): 2022
  • Big South Regular Season Championships (1): 2022 (tied for first place)
  • Big South Tournament Championships (5): 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
  • Big South Regular Season Championships (5): 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023

Baseball

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  • Division II South Atlantic Regional Championship (1): 1991

Women's Lacrosse

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Women's Golf

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Men's Golf

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  • Big South Tournament Championship (1): 2023

Longwood in the NCAA Tournament

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Men's Basketball

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2022 #14 South First round #3 Tennessee L 56–88
2024 #16 South First round #1 Houston L 46–86

Women's Basketball

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2022 #16 First Four
First round
#16 Mount St. Mary's
#1 NC State
W, 74-70
L, 68–96

Softball

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Year Record Pct Regional
2013 0–2 .000 Knoxville Regional
2015 1–2 .333 Knoxville Regional
2016 2–2 .500 Harrisonburg Regional
2017 2–2 .500 Knoxville Regional
2019 0–2 .000 Knoxville Regional
Totals 5–10 .333

References

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  1. ^ "Tim Hall" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Longwood University Visual Brand Guide (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Member Institutions". Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "#1 Longwood Wins 2022 Hercules Tires Big South Men's Basketball Championship".
  5. ^ "#2 Longwood Wins 2022 Hercules Tires Big South Women's Basketball Championship".
  6. ^ "Softball Record Book" (PDF). Longwood University Athletics.
  7. ^ "Longwood University and the Big South" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
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