- Since joining the Big South in 2012, Longwood has appeared in eight league tournaments (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2024, 2026). Since the Big South went to the current format in 2016, Longwood is 2-2 in the first round, and both wins came on the road at UNC Asheville.
- Longwood will travel to Winthrop for the first time in the Big South Tournament. Earlier this season, the Lancers tallied a 4-2 win over the Eagles in Rock Hill. Junior
Brando Bedolla scored two goals and assisted on another, while sophomore
Youssef Shafei and freshman
Vicent Martinez scored goals.
- The deepest Longwood has advanced in the tournament is the championship match in 2016. The Lancers moved on to the semifinals in both 2013 and 2024 as well.
Lancer News and Notes
- As a team, the Lancers set a pair of school Division I records on the offensive side this season. Longwood's 102 points are the most in the program's DI history as is the 36 team assists. The Lancers 33 goals in 2026 are the second most, trailing on the 35 scored in 2015.
- The Lancers' eight wins this season are the third most in the program's DI history. A win on Wednesday would move into second, and the school D1 record is 11 set in 2011.
- The Lancers are one of only 15 teams nationally with five or more road wins this season. Longwood's five road wins rank fifth nationally and are the most for the program since 2011.
- Junior Brando Bedolla became the fifth All-Big South First Team selection in program history. Bedolla was honored for the second-straight year after earning All-Big South Second Team honors.
- Freshmen Pau Garcia and
Levon Saribekyan earned a spot on the Big South All-Freshman Team. Longwood was one of only three programs, along with High Point and Gardner-Webb, to have multiple all-freshman selections. Garcia was also an honorable mention All-Big South pick after tallying two goals and four assists on the season. Saribekyan topped all Big South rookies with seven goals and 16 points. He was named the Big South Freshman of the Week on Sept. 8 after tallying a hat trick in a win at ETSU.
- Shafei was named to the Big South All-Academic Team. He ranked third on the team with 13 points on five goals and three assists. Shafei, who owns a goal and three assists in conference play, has tallied a point in each of the last four games entering the postseason. He was named the Big South Offensive Player of the Week in the first week of the season, scoring two goals, including the game-winner, at William & Mary.
- Bedolla has been one of the top playmakers in the country this season. The junior forward leads the country in total assists (13) and assists per game (0.93), while ranking fifth in points per game (2.07). He tops the Big South in points per game as well. He has recorded a point in each of the last four matches and was twice named the Big South Offensive Player of the Week. He took home the Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week honor on Oct. 20 after tallying two goals and an assist in a win at Winthrop.
- The Lancers remain one of the top offenses in the country. Longwood ranks 18th nationally in total assists (36), 29th in total points (102), and 30th in total goals (33). Longwood ranks among the top three in the Big South in all three categories as well.
- Bedolla is among the program's best statistically this season and in his career. His assists total (13) in 2026 is the program's Division I single-season record, while his 29 points are tied for the most. His eight goals in 2026 rank fifth on the program's DI single-season list. For his career, Bedolla in the program's Division I leader in points with 54 and ranks second in career assists with 22. He is fifth in career goals (16).
- 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.
