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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University will present The GAME 3.0 (Greatest Athletics March Ever), a special community event to take place on Sunday, August 19, involving a women's soccer home match against VCU at the Athletics Complex in Farmville. The festivities will get under way with a spirit carnival and tailgating in the Grand Dining Room of the Longwood Dining Hall beginning at 4:30 p.m., a pep rally to feature the unveiling of the new Longwood Fight Song in Willett Hall at 6 p.m., and a 6:15 p.m. march from campus up Fourth Street and Longwood Avenue to the soccer facility on Johnston Drive for the opening kickoff at 7 p.m. This is the third consecutive year for the event, a collective effort among the Athletics Department, the Office of First Year Experience, and the Town of Farmville, as last year's The GAME 2.0 was played before a raucous and record-crowd of over 1,800.
“All great institutions have traditions that take on a legendary status,” said Steve Brdarski, Longwood women's soccer associate head coach. “The GAME has become one of Longwood's newest great traditions, unifying our campus and creating the kinds of memories that we will all talk about for a long, long time. Students, faculty and staff, alumni, and friends have come together to celebrate being a Lancer, showing our spirit, and starting the school year in style with our Longwood Scarves.
“A big 'thank you' goes out to the Office of First Year Experience and Family Programs, along with the Peer Mentors. They have been a big part of the foundation of this event and their work has been a key part to the success.”
Longwood student leader Brian Reid '13 (New Lancer Days Coordinator) will open the pep rally for Interim President Marge Connelly, and will be assisted by scarf committee members Moriah Elmore '14, Molly Monaghan '15, Ben Miethke '13 and Darrien Drummond '14. A limited number of the commemorative Longwood Lancers' scarves will be distributed at the pep rally. The rally will serve as motivation for everyone to march to the Athletics Complex where they will cheer on the Lancers in their home opener against the visiting Rams. The grand Marshall will be Rob Blankenship '00 who is the creator of the new fight song 'Hail to Longwood U.' which will be released at the rally. Farmville Town Manager Gerry Spates is expected to speak and march as well, as this event welcomes all new students to both the Longwood and Farmville communities.
“I'm excited again this year for The GAME 3.0,” said Stacey Wilkerson, Longwood Assistant Director for First Year Experience & Family Programs. “I think it will be even more spirit driven than last year. The scarves have a little different look this year and I think the students will like them. I look forward to seeing everyone in a few short weeks. Go Lancers!”
Transportation will be provided to students who want to participate in the event but choose not to march. There will be concessions sponsored by ARAMARK, and a shuttle service back to campus will be available beginning at 8:15 p.m.
The GAME came about during the spring 2010 after Brdarski and Wilkerson, along with former SGA President Ben Brittain '11 brainstormed ideas to incorporate athletics into New Lancer Days (NLD), Longwood's extended four-day orientation experience for all new students leading up to the start of the fall semester. NLD provides new students an opportunity to meet classmates, develop friendships with upper-class student leaders, learn about valuable resources available on campus, and explore a variety of issues that they will undoubtedly face during their time at Longwood.
For more information, please contact Wilkerson at 434.395.4925 or email
firstyear@longwood.edu. Phone 434.395.2414 (trs: 711) to request disability related accommodations for New Lancer Days or The GAME 3.0.
