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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University will play its first Division I home game this season in men's basketball against Brown University (3-1) of the Ivy League on Friday night, November 22 at 7 p.m. at Willett Hall in Farmville. The game will match a pair of high-scoring guards in seniors
Tristan Carey (20.0 points) of the Lancers and Sean McGonagill (20.0 points) of the Bears. The game will be streamed live on the Big South Network and can be heard locally on WVHL Radio, Kickin' Country 92.9 FM or via the Internet at
wvhl.net.Â
Series History
Longwood and Brown have met just once previously and the Lancers lead the series, 1-0. Longwood defeated the Bears 79-77 on January 11, 2012 in Providence, Rhode Island. The Lancers outscored Brown 11-2 over the final 3:28, including the game-winning basket (a runner in the lane) by Jeremiah Bowman '12 with 2.2-seconds remaining.Â
Tristan Carey scored 13 points for Longwood in that game two years ago, while Sean McGonagill scored a game-high 30 points (6-10 3FGs) for Brown against the Lancers.
Looking At Longwood
Longwood is 2-1 overall, 0-0 in the Big South Conference after an 88-70 home win past Division II Mars Hill University last Saturday evening at Willett Hall in Farmville. Senior captain
Tristan Carey scored a team-high 17 points to lead five players in double-figure scoring. Sophomore captain
Lucas Woodhouse posted a season-high 16 points and seven assists, while sophomore
Leron Fisher finished with a season-high 14 points, four assists and three steals for the Lancers. Sophomore
Karl Ziegler and freshman
Darrion Allen each contributed 12 points, a season high for Allen, while senior
Jeff Havenstein added season highs of six points and seven rebounds. Longwood shot 55% (36-65) from the field, including 47% (7-15) on three-pointers, and 82% (9-11) at the line. The Lancers forced Mars Hill into 22 turnovers, converting them into 30 points.
Looking At Brown
Brown is 3-1 overall, 0-0 in the Ivy League after an 87-76 road win at UMass Lowell on Tuesday night. Michael Martin is in his second year as the head coach of his alma mater. The Bears were led at UMass Lowell by 6-7 junior Dockery Walker (17 points, 9 rebounds) and 6-7 freshman Leland King (16 points, 12 rebounds), each off the bench, while the starting lineup included 6-1 senior Sean McGonagill (14 points), 6-9 junior Rafael Maia (9 points, 14 rebounds), 6-0 freshman Tavon Blackmon (7 points, 6 assists), 6-6 freshman Steven Spieth (6 points, 8 rebounds) and 6-8 sophomore Cedric Kuakumensah (4 points, 8 rebounds). Brown shot 42% (28-67) from the field, including 45% (9-20) on three-point field goals, and 76% (22-29) at the free throw line.
Jayson Gee Era
Longwood continues its first season of the
Jayson Gee Era, as the Lancers play their first Division I home game of the season. Gee, the former associate head coach at Cleveland State for the past seven seasons was appointed on April 3, 2013. A veteran with 24 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, he helped the Vikings to four postseason appearances, including one NCAA Tournament and three NIT bids.
Coach Gee On The Mars Hill Win
"I'm happy we got the win. I was excited to see the amount of fans at the game, which gives me great hope and confidence in [the idea that] we're going to make this place a difficult place to play. And when you're turning a program around, the one thing you've got to do and have is home-court dominance … and I thought we established that tonight with the crowd and with the win."
