Longwood Lancers women's basketball

Longwood Lancers
2025–26 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team
University	Longwood University
First season	1976–77
Head coach	Erika Lang-Montgomery (4th season)
Conference	Big South
Location	Farmville, Virginia
Arena	Joan Perry Brock Center (capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	Lancers
Student section	Lancer Lunatics
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament round of 32
Division II: 1995, 2003
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II: 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003 Division I: 2022
Conference tournament champions
CVAC: 2003 Big South: 2022
Conference regular-season champions
CVAC: 1996, 1997 Big South: 2022

The Longwood Lancers women's basketball team is the Division I basketball team that represents Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ^[1]

History

Longwood began play in 1920, ^[2] with official NCAA status beginning in 1976. They were in Division II from 1980 to 2004 (playing in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) from 1995 to 2003), before transitioning to Division I from 2004 to 2007. They made the Division II Tournament in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 2003. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In March 2022, the Lancers won the Big South tournament championship ^[6] and earned the school’s first-ever bid to the NCAA Division I Tournament. The team also tied for first place and won the regular-season Big South divisional title.

Conference affiliations

• 1972–73 to 1981–82: Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women ^[7]
• 1982–83: NCAA Division II Independent
• 1983–84 to 1987–88: Mason–Dixon Conference
• 1988–89 to 1994–95: NCAA Division II Independent
• 1995–96 to 2002–03: Carolinas–Virginia Athletic Conference
• 2003–04: NCAA Division II Independent
• 2004–05 to 2011–12: NCAA Division I Independent
• 2012–13 to present: Big South Conference

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Lancers have appeared in one NCAA tournament. Their combined record is 1–1.

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

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Lancers made four appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 2–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1995	First round Regional semifinals	Presbyterian USC Spartanburg	W, 78–72 L, 53–73
1996	First round	Salem-Teikyo	L, 55–86
1997	First round	High Point	L, 64–80
2003	First round Regional semifinals	West Liberty Glenville State	W, 77–63 L, 51–63

References

1. "Longwood University Lancers". Longwoodlancers.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
2. "Longwood Preseason Guide" (PDF). longwoodlancers.com.
3. "Pre-season Guide : Longwood Lancers" (PDF). Static.longwoodlancers.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
4. "1995-97 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament Appearances". Longwoodlancers.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
5. "2003 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament Appearance". Longwoodlancers.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
6. "#2 Longwood Wins 2022 Hercules Tires Big South Women's Basketball Championship".
7. "Longwood University and the Big South" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

External links

• Official website