Lancers Weekly Round-Up: October 1
October is here which signals the mid-season mark for the Lancers’ fall team sports. How have the Lancers done so far and what is on the horizon for this week?
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Womens Soccer (8–4, 3–1): Longwood sits third in the Big South standings behind Winthrop and Radford, both of which are 3–0–1 in conference play. The Lancers had a South Carolina two-step last week where they took down Charleston Southern 2–0 in the Palmetto State but lost to Coastal Carolina 2–0 on Saturday. The Lancers return home this Thursday, where they are 5–1, to take on conference leader Winthrop (6–4–1, 3–0–1). The Eagles are coming off a win over preseason conference favorite Campbell, but they are just 2–3 on the road this year. Todd Dyer’s squad will also take the field in Farmville on Saturday as they welcome Gardner-Webb (2–9, 1–3). If the Lancers can get through this weekend with two wins then they’ll be in prime position going into a three game road trip against some of the Big South’s top schools.
Men Soccer (3–7–1, 2–5–1): The Lancers are currently second in the Big South standings mainly due to a scheduling oddity where they had to play most of their conference games early in the year. Longwood lost a tough home match up Wednesday to Big South rival Campbell 1–0. Despite the loss the club responded for a weekend win over Atlantic 10 opponent George Washington 3–1 in Washington, DC. This week Longwood will have their final Big South home match up against rival Radford (4–2–3, 2–0) on Wednesday. After the Wednesday match up Longwood will play five straight non-conference match ups before ending the season October 31 at Big South opponent Winthrop. The first of these non-conferences match ups will be this Saturday as they travel to play George Mason (7–2)
Field Hockey (2–10, 1–0): The Field hockey squad continued to struggle this week with a pair of home losses to Temple and Boston College. The Lancers are now done with their out-of-conference schedule and will strictly play NORPAC games for the rest of the season, where the Lancers are 1–0 in the standings. Longwood will play four straight road games and will not return to their home turf until October 20. The road trip starts Friday as the Lancers visit Davidson (3–5, 1–0). After the Friday night game the Lancers will head to Boone, NC to take on Appalachian State (2–7, 0–1). This weekends match ups present an opportunity for the Lancers to get a firm grip in the NORPAC East Standings and a favorable draw in the conference tournament, which is being hosted at Longwood this season.
