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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University will play its home opener in men's basketball against Division II Mars Hill University (0-2) on Saturday evening, November 16 at 5 p.m. at Willett Hall in Farmville. The game against the Lions will be streamed live on the Big South Network. It will be the program's third game under first-year head coach
Jayson Gee, and the game can be heard locally on WVHL Radio, Kickin' Country 92.9 FM or via the Internet at
wvhl.net.
Series History
Longwood and Mars Hill have met just three times since 1991 and the Lions lead the series, 2-1, though the two schools have not played since 1995. The Lancers won the first meeting between the two programs by a score of 59-53 on December 7, 1991 in Willett Hall. Mars Hill has won the last two games in the series, including the most recent by a score of 72-64 on Nov. 24, 1995 at a tournament hosted by Virginia Union in Richmond.
Looking At Longwood
Longwood is 1-1 overall, 0-0 in the Big South Conference after an 82-79 victory on the road at TCU of the Big 12 Conference on Nov. 12 at the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. Sophomore
Lucas Woodhouse made a three-point field goal with just 1.7-seconds remaining to give the Lancers their biggest win in program history, and first against a Big 12 member and BCS school. Senior
Tristan Carey scored a game-high 31 points, including 20 in the first half, to lead Longwood to its first victory under new head coach
Jayson Gee. Carey made 7-12 three-pointers, adding six rebounds. Sophomore
Karl Ziegler posted his first collegiate double-double with 14 points and a career-high and game-high 10 rebounds, while sophomore transfer
Leron Fisher, making his first start, and freshman
Darrion Allen, off the bench, each finished with 11 points for the Lancers. Redshirt-junior
Jeylani Dublin contributed eight points off the bench and Woodhouse had seven points and a game-high seven assists. Longwood shot 55% (29-53) from the field at TCU, including 56% (9-16) on three-pointers, and 75% (15-20) at the free throw line.
Looking At Mars Hill
Mars Hill is 0-2 after a 131-69 road loss at King (Tenn.) on Wednesday night. Veteran head coach Rick Scruggs is in his second year with the program, and 26th year as a collegiate head coach, including 15 seasons at Gardner-Webb (1995-2010). The Lions were led at King by 6-0 freshman Jake Handshoe (12 points) off the bench, while the starting lineup included 5-11 junior Devonte Williams (10 points), 6-6 junior Isaiah Cuthbertson (8 points), 6-3 sophomore Carter Wright (7 points), 6-3 sophomore Jalen Witherspoon (6 points, 5 rebounds) and 6-6 junior Thomas Anderson (2 points). 6-3 freshman Amin Abuhawwas (10 points, 2 3FGs) also scored in double-figures off the bench. Mars Hill shot 37% (27-74) from the field, including 24% (6-25) on three-pointers, and 69% (9-13) at the line.
Coach Gee On The TCU Win
"I just think it's a great win for the Lancer Nation. I'm very proud of our kids and I'm just thankful to Troy Austin for giving me this opportunity to coach these young men … they really fought through some adversity. I'm just happy for Longwood University. It's a great win for our program. I have a lot of faith in our program, our system and what we are doing. It certainly has to be the biggest win in Longwood Basketball history."
