Longwood Athletics

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Longwood University women’s lacrosse team fell at #19 Vanderbilt University on Wednesday afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee. Junior Karli Brentlinger/Gambrills, Md. (South River) led Longwood (1-3) with three goals and one assist. The Lancers return to action on Saturday, March 13, when they travel to Emmitsburg, Maryland to take on Mount St. Mary’s University at 1 p.m..

FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood University swept a pair of softball games from the University of Virginia of the Atlantic Coast Conference on Tuesday afternoon, winning the first game 5-3 and the second game 1-0 at Lancer Field in Farmville. Junior Briana Wells/Romoland, Calif. (Paloma Valley) earned the win in both games and gave up three runs, only one earned, and scattered eight hits over 14 innings. Senior Amy Betterton/Rocky Mount (Franklin County) laced an RBI single up the middle in the sixth inning of the second game, driving home the game’s only run. The Lancers (11-7) return to action on Saturday, March 13, when they face UNC Wilmington and Gardner-Webb University in Rock Hill, South Carolina as part of the Winthrop/adidas Invitational.

POOLER, Ga. – Longwood University shot a final round of 302 Tuesday in men’s golf for a 36-hole score of 621 (319-302) to win the eight-team Lonnie Barton Invitational hosted by Long Island University at the Savannah Quarters Country Club in Pooler, Georgia. The Lancers won the tournament by nine shots over runners-up Laval (Canada) University (630) at the 7,016-yard, par 72 layout. Longwood will compete again March 27-28 at the Fireline Invitational hosted by Towson University in Grasonville, Maryland.

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Seattle University forward Charles Garcia has been selected as Player of the Year, Seattle head coach Cameron Dollar is the Coach of the Year, and North Carolina Central University guard C.J. Wilkerson was picked as the Newcomer of the Year in voting by both the Independent head coaches and sports information directors for the 2010 All-Independent Men's Basketball Team. Longwood senior Dana Smith/Woodbridge (C.D. Hylton) and sophomore Antwan Carter/St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) each earned All-Independent 1st-Team honors.  This year’s Independent schools include CSU Bakersfield, Longwood, North Carolina Central, Savannah State, Seattle, SIU Edwardsville, and Winston-Salem State.

ORANGE PARK, Fla. – Longwood University shot a final round of 304 Tuesday in women’s golf for a 54-hole total of 929 (317-308-304) to finish 11th among 17 teams at the Eagle Landing Invitational hosted by James Madison University at the Eagle Landing Golf Club in Orange Park, Florida. The University of South Florida won the event with its 898 (303-296-299) at the 6,282-yard, par 72 layout, while Hailey Koschmann from the University of Illinois took medalist honors with her 214 (69-70-75) among the 93 collegiate golfers. Longwood will compete again March 20-21 at the William and Mary Invitational.