11.20.2009 | Men's Basketball
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Longwood University dropped a 72-61 men’s basketball decision on the road at Columbia University Friday night at the Levien Gymnasium in New York, New York. The Independent Lancers (0-4) were led by redshirt-senior Dana Smith/Woodbridge (C.D. Hylton) with 22 points and six rebounds. The Lions (1-1) of the Ivy League were led by the Noruwa Agho with a game-high 24 points. Longwood will play again next Tuesday night, November 24, at the University of Richmond of the Atlantic 10 Conference at the Robins Center in Richmond beginning at 7 p.m.. It will be the Lancers’ second game involving the South Padre Island Invitational.
11.17.2009 | Men's Basketball
NORFOLK, Va. -- Longwood University dropped a 98-59 men’s basketball decision on the road at Old Dominion University Tuesday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk. It was the first contest of the four-game exempt South Padre Island Invitational for the Lancers (0-3) were led by sophomore Antwan Carter/St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) with a game-high double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds. The talented Monarchs (2-0) of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) were led by the CAA preseason Co-Player of the Year Gerald Lee with 17 points, one of six players in double-figure scoring for ODU. Longwood will play again this Friday night, November 20, at Columbia University of the Ivy League in New York City at 7 p.m..
11.17.2009 | Women's Golf
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University fifth-year women’s golf head coach Ali Wright has announced that two-time Virginia High School League (VHSL) Girls State Champion Amanda Steinhagen/Oak Hill (Oakton) has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Lancers for 2010-11. Amanda is the daughter of Bob and Bev Steinhagen of Oak Hill, and won both the 2009 and 2007 VHSL Girls Group AAA State Championships while finishing fourth in 2008. Steinhagen won this year’s state title by 11 strokes in record-breaking fashion with her 70-68--138.