- Since joining the Big South in 2012, Longwood has appeared in eight league tournaments (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2024, 2026). The Lancers advanced to the semifinals for the second time in the last three seasons under head coach Paul Gilbert.  
 

- Longwood's win at Winthrop in the first round was the Lancers' third road win in the opening round of the Big South Championship since 2016. This season is Longwood's third trip to the Big South Semifinals. The only time the Lancers advanced to the title match came in 2016.  

- Longwood and High Point have met on two previous occasions in the Big South Championship. The teams squared off in the semifinals at High Point in 2024, a 1-0 Panther victory. In 2016, Longwood knocked off the Panthers, 1-0, in the semifinals at High Point.  

 

- Longwood has established new Division I program records in points (114), goals, (37), and assists (40). The Lancers ranks 14th nationally in total points and total assists, while coming in 15th in goals.   
 

- The Lancers' nine wins this season are the second most in the program's DI history. The school D1 record is 11 set in 2011.   
 

- Longwood won its sixth road game on Wednesday at Winthrop. The Lancers are one of only five teams nationally with six or more road wins this season and the total ranks second in the country. The six road wins are the most in the program's Division I history and the second most overall behind only the 2000 team's seven.  
 
- 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.   

- Sophomore Youssef Shafei is on a streak of five-straight games with a point after tallying a goal in the win at Winthrop. He ranks third on the team with 15 points on six goals and three assists. Shafei was named to the Big South All-Academic Team. 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 (16) and assists per game (1.07), while ranking second in total points (34) and points per game (2.27). He tops the Big South in all four categories. He has recorded a point in each of the last five matches and is coming off a five-point game in the Big South First Round with a goal and three assists at Winthrop. His 16 assists rank as the ninth most in Big South history and the most in 16 years. He 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.  

- Bedolla is among the program's best statistically this season and in his career. His assists total (16) in 2026 is the program's Division I single-season record, while his 34 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 (59) and assists (25), while ranking fourth in goals (17).  

- 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.