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Former Longwood soccer player impacting Farmville youth with Beyond The Numbers Club

Former Longwood soccer player impacting Farmville youth with Beyond The Numbers Club

Under normal circumstances, the question would not have alarmed Longwood women’s soccer player Amelia McConnell. But the circumstances that one night during her freshman year were anything but normal.

McConnell was at a local McDonald’s in Farmville with her fellow Longwood friends late one night when a group of young men approached.

“Where the party at?” one of them asked.

What troubled…

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Longwood men's soccer settles for draw with UNC-Greensboro

Longwood men’s soccer settles for draw with UNC-Greensboro

Longwood held a lead for nearly 74 minutes, but a late goal by UNC Greensboro forward Dustin Gamradt led to a 2-2 double overtime draw Saturday afternoon at the Athletics Complex.

Gamradt’s goal was the latter of two second-half goals by the Spartans (0-4-1), who responded to a first-half offensive onslaught by Longwood with a second-half attack of their own. Longwood blasted eight shots on the…

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Virginia Tech men's soccer tops Longwood, 4-1

Virginia Tech men’s soccer tops Longwood, 4-1

Virginia Tech staked an early lead and quashed a late Longwood comeback on the way to a 4-1 win over the Lancers Tuesday evening at Thompson Field.

The Hokies (2-2-0) jumped out to a 2-0 advantage in the first half with goals in the 13th and 36th minutes, but Longwood struck back after the break to cut the deficit to one goal. Longwood senior forward Jonathan Kukapafound an opening on a corner…

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#3 Virginia Tech women's soccer pulls away late, dispatches Longwood, 4-1

#3 Virginia Tech women’s soccer pulls away late, dispatches Longwood, 4-1

The Longwood women’s soccer team lasted 65 minutes against one of the nation’s top offenses before the undefeated and third-ranked Hokies finally pulled away with two goals in the final 25 minutes en route to a 4-1 win Tuesday evening at the Athletics Complex.

Despite facing 28 shots on the night, Longwood withstood the offensive onslaught and kept the game within one goal until the 65th minute…

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Longwood men's soccer drops 1-0 decision to Pitt

Longwood men’s soccer drops 1-0 decision to Pitt

The opportunities were there. The goals were not. Despite winning the time of possession battle and outshooting Pittsburgh 10-8, Longwood dropped a hard-fought 1-0 matchup against the visiting Panthers Sunday afternoon at the Athletics Complex.

The game-winning goal came off the foot of Pittsburgh forward Hamish Lawand was the lone score in a game that featured 18 combined shots, including…

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Longwood women's soccer blasts VMI, 4-0

Longwood women’s soccer blasts VMI, 4-0

The Longwood women’s soccer team has changed their warm-up routine and their pregame music, all in an attempt to overcome a series of slow starts that have plagued the Lancers through their first three games. The Lancers (2-1-1) solved the problem Wednesday evening, when for the first time this season they struck first and roared to a dominant 4-0 victory over visiting VMI at the Athletics Complex

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Longwood men's soccer shuts out VMI, 1-0

Longwood men’s soccer shuts out VMI, 1-0

Sophomore goalkeeper Carlos Canas recorded his third career shutout, and junior Zach Crandall scored the eventual game-winner in Longwood’s 1-0 season-opening win at VMI Saturday afternoon at Patchin Field.

In a game that featured 23 combined shots, Canas turned away four on goal en route to Longwood’s first season-opening shutout since 2011. Canas, who started every game in the net as a…

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William and Mary men's soccer rallies, tops Longwood, 4-1

William and Mary men’s soccer rallies, tops Longwood, 4-1

William & Mary battled back from a first-half deficit and scored three goals in a span of 11 minutes in the second half on the way to a 4-1 exhibition win over Longwood Monday evening at Martin Family Stadium.

The William & Mary brother duo of Jackson and William Eskaycombined for two goals and two assists, including the eventual game-winner in which William fed to an open Jackson in front of the…

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