FARMVILLE, Va. – The conference schedule is all set for Longwood women's basketball, as the Big South Conference office released the full league schedule on Tuesday afternoon.
The path for Longwood to defend its Big South regular season and tournament title runs through every team in the league twice in an 18-game conference slate.
The Lancers will do so under first-year head coach
Erika Lang-Montgomery and her staff. The veteran head coach, while in her first season at Longwood, has brought in a hungry group to complement the seasoned veterans on the roster.
Returners include senior guard
Anne-Hamilton LeRoy, just two seasons removed from being an All-Freshman selection in the league, along with guards
Adriana Shipp-Davis,
Milou Vennema and
Jael Hall. In the post, junior forwards
Brooke Anya,
Geassy Germano and
Hannah Osaro all return.
Among the newcomers, five of the six are transfers, and all six have gelled quickly with the team. Point guards
Bailey Williams (James Madison) and
Chardonnay Hartley will have plenty of options to choose from, as guards
Janay Turner (Norfolk State) and
Steph Davis (Holy Cross) and wings
Daysha Reid (CCBC Essex) and
Alyssa Chapman (Radford) flank them.
The Lancers open Big South play on Thursday, Dec. 29 with a trip to High Point, and they host Campbell on New Year's Eve in a rematch of last season's Big South Championship Game. The Lancers make the return trip to Campbell (Feb.4).
Other highlights on the schedule include a pair of matchups with a USC Upstate side that finished third in the league. Longwood travels to USC Upstate on Jan. 14 before returning home to host the Spartans on Feb. 15.
In addition, Longwood hosts in-state rival Radford on Jan. 25 before facing the Highlanders on the road Feb. 18. The team's final home game of the regular season is against Gardner-Webb on Feb. 22, and the Lancers close the regular season at UNC Asheville on Feb. 25.
The schedule is subject to change. Stay tuned to the latest updates at
www.longwoodlancers.com or follow Longwood athletics on
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Twitter. Every home game will be aired on ESPN+.
| Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
| Thursday |
Dec. 29 |
at High Point |
High Point, N.C. |
| Saturday |
Dec. 31 |
Campbell |
Farmville, Va. |
| Wednesday |
Jan. 4 |
Charleston Southern |
Farmville, Va. |
| Saturday |
Jan. 7 |
at Winthrop |
Rock Hill, S.C. |
| Wednesday |
Jan. 11 |
UNC Asheville |
Farmville, Va. |
| Saturday |
Jan. 14 |
at USC Upstate |
Spartanburg, S.C. |
| Wednesday |
Jan. 18 |
at Gardner-Webb |
Boiling Springs, N.C. |
| Saturday |
Jan. 21 |
Presbyterian |
Farmville, Va. |
| Wednesday |
Jan. 25 |
Radford |
Farmville, Va. |
| Saturday |
Jan. 28 |
at Charleston Southern |
Charleston, S.C. |
| Wednesday |
Feb. 1 |
Winthrop |
Farmville, Va. |
| Saturday |
Feb. 4 |
at Campbell |
Buies Creek, N.C. |
| Wednesday |
Feb. 8 |
at Presbyterian |
Clinton, S.C. |
| Saturday |
Feb. 11 |
High Point |
Farmville, Va. |
| Wednesday |
Feb. 15 |
USC Upstate |
Farmville, Va. |
| Saturday |
Feb. 18 |
at Radford |
Radford, Va. |
| Wednesday |
Feb. 22 |
Gardner-Webb |
Farmville, Va. |
| Saturday |
Feb. 25 |
at UNC Asheville |
Asheville, N.C. |
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