| Current: | 2023–24 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team |
| Longwood Lancers | |
| University: | Longwood University |
| Firstseason: | 1976–77 |
| Conference: | Big South |
| Location: | Farmville, Virginia |
| Coach: | Erika Lang-Montgomery |
| Tenure: | 2nd |
| Arena: | Joan Perry Brock Center |
| Capacity: | 3,000 |
| Nickname: | Lancers |
| Studentsection: | Lancer Lunatics |
| H Pattern B: | _thinsidesonwhite |
| H Body: | 0F1D41 |
| H Shorts: | 0F1D41 |
| H Pattern S: | _blanksides2 |
| A Pattern B: | _whitesides |
| A Body: | 0F1D41 |
| A Shorts: | 0F1D41 |
| A Pattern S: | _whitesides2 |
| 3 Pattern B: | _navysides |
| 3 Body: | A0A1A2 |
| 3 Shorts: | A0A1A2 |
| 3 Pattern S: | _navysides |
| Ncaaroundof32: | Division II: 1995, 2003 |
| Ncaatourneys: | Division II: 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003 Division I: 2022 |
| Conference Tournament: | CVAC 2003 |
| Conference Season: | CVAC 1996, 1997 |
The Longwood Lancers women's basketball team is the Division I basketball team that represents Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[1]
Longwood began play in 1920,[2] with official NCAA status beginning in 1976. They were in Division II from 1980 to 2004 (playing in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) from 1995 to 2003), before transitioning to Division I from 2004 to 2007. They made the Division II Tournament in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 2003.[3] [4] [5]
In March 2022, the Lancers won the Big South tournament championship[6] and earned the school’s first-ever bid to the NCAA Division I Tournament. The team also tied for first place and won the regular-season Big South divisional title.
The Lancers have appeared in one NCAA tournament. Their combined record is 1–1.
| First Four First round |
| W, 74-70 L, 68–96 |
The Lancers made four appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 2–4.
| 1995 | First round Regional semifinals | Presbyterian USC Spartanburg | W, 78–72 L, 53–73 | |
| 1996 | First round | Salem-Teikyo | L, 55–86 | |
| 1997 | First round | High Point | L, 64–80 | |
| 2003 | First round Regional semifinals | West Liberty Glenville State | W, 77–63 L, 51–63 |