FARMVILLE, Va. - Longwood men's soccer wraps up the regular season, hosting in-state rival Radford for a key Big South match-up on Senior night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from the Longwood Athletics Complex, and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Prior to kickoff, the Lancers will honor their seven-member graduating class of
Jahiem Campbell,
Benjamin Gaertner,
Aristhid Kamdjin,
Kunandy Ouattara,
Nicolas Pucci,
Mesfin Roda, and
Ezrah Serralde.
The game will be significant for both programs. Longwood clinched a spot in the Big South Tournament with its win at Presbyterian last week but can secure a home match in the first round with a victory over Radford. The Highlanders are still alive for the final playoff spot and could secure the position with a victory and other assistance on Saturday.
Lancer News and Notes
- Longwood ran its unbeaten streak to three with a 2-1 win at Presbyterian on Oct. 23. Senior
Ezrah Serralde scored the first Lancer goal in the 13th minute, while junior
Brando Bedolla scored the game-winner on an Olimpico in the 86th minute to lift the Lancers to the road win.
- The Lancers are one of only 11 teams nationally with five or more road wins this season. Longwood's five road wins rank second nationally and are the most for the program since 2011.
- During the Lancers' three-game unbeaten streak, Bedolla has tallied three goals and three assists. He is one of the top playmakers in the country. Bedolla leads the nation in total assists (12) and assists per game (0.92), while ranking third in points per game (2.15) and fourth in total points (28). He has five multiple assists games this season.
- The Lancers remain one of the top offenses in the country. Longwood ranks 19th nationally in total assists (34), 22nd in total points (98), and 25th in total goals (32). Longwood ranks among the top three in the Big South in all three categories as well. In the program's Division I era, the Lancers' 2026 totals in points and assists are school records, while the goal total is second behind the 35 from the 2015 team.
- Bedolla was named the National Player of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer on Oct. 20. He tallied assists on both Longwood goals in a 2-2 draw at Elon, before totaling five points on two goals and an assist at Winthrop. Bedolla was also named the Big South Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.
- Bedolla is among the program's best statistically this season and in his career. His assists total in 2026 is tied for the program's Division I single-season record, while his 28 points rank second. For his career, Bedolla in the program's Division I leader in points with 53 and ranks second in career assists with 21.
- Graduate student goalkeeper
Nicolas Pucci ranks 46th nationally in total saves (53). He was named the Big South Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 28 after a shutout win over USC Upstate.
- Junior
Joshwa Campbell was called up to the Cayman Islands National Team ahead of the CONCACAF Nations League at the end of September. Campbell started all four games for the Cayman Islands in Group A against Dominica, Guyana, and twice vs. Puerto Rico.
- Campbell, Bedolla, and freshman
Levon Saribekyan were among seven forwards selected to the Big South Conference Midseason Watch List on Sept. 17. In total, 27 student-athletes were honored. Bedolla was also named to the preseason list.
- Longwood jumped out to its best Division I start in school history at 5-0 and along the way earned its first vote in program history in the United Soccer Coaches National Top 25 this season.
