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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL at Duke University Wednesday, November 25 • 12 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) 1 Video: ACC Network THE MATCHUP 2020-21 Schedule Longwood Duke 11/25 at Duke 12 p.m. 11/28 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 3 P.M. LANCERS BLUE DEVILS Farmville, Va. Norfolk, Va. 12/1 at George Mason 6 p.m. 12/5 TOWSON 3 P.M. 12/15 RADFORD* TBA 2020-21 Record ..............................0-0 (0-0 Big South) 2020-21 Record .............................................0-0 (0-0 ACC) 12/16 RADFORD* TBA Conference ............................... Big South Conference Conference ...............................Atlantic Coast Conference 12/19 HOWARD 3 P.M. Last Game ............................ L, 82-73 vs. Presbyterian Last Game ..............................L, 77-84, vs. Boston College 12/30 at UNC Ashville* TBA Current Streak .....................................................L1 Current Streak .................................................................L1 12/31 at UNC Ashville* TBA Head Coach ........... Rebecca Tillett (William & Mary, ’99) Head Coach ..................... Kara Lawson (Tenneessee, ‘03) 1/4 USC UPSTATE* TBA Career Record ............................15-45 (Third Season) Career Record........................................0-0 (First Season) 1/5 USC UPSTATE* TBA Longwood Record ...........................................SAME NSU Record ...............................................................SAME 1/9 at Campbell* TBA 1/10 at Campbell* TBA THE OPENING TIP 1/15 WINTHROP* TBA 1/16 WINTHROP* TBA • The Lancers are set to make their season debut in Big South history to be recognized on this list. 1/29 PRESBYTERIAN* TBA on the road, clashing with the Blue Devils of Duke • Tra’Dayja Smith averaged 6.5 assists per game, 1/30 PRESBYTERIAN* TBA to open their 2020-21 season at Cameron Indoor ranking her fourth in the nation while shattering Stadium in Durham, N.C. Longwood’s record with 188 assists in 2019-20. 2/5 at Hampton* TBA 2/6 at Hampton* TBA • Longwood enters its third year under the • Junior forward Akila Smith will look to continue 2/12 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* TBA leadership of head coach Rebecca Tillett, who her rise after a breakout sophomore season as the 2/13 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* TBA helped engineer one of the biggest turnarounds in top shot blocker in the Big South, and sophomore 2/19 at Gardner-Webb8 TBA the nation by leading her team to a program-record Anne-Hamilton LeRoy returns after being named 2/20 at Gardner-Webb* TBA tying eight Big South wins in 2019-20. to the All-Big South Freshman team last season. 2/26 at High Point* TBA 2/27 at High Point* TBA • Losing just one starter, the Lancers return nine • Longwood assistant coach and former Duke letterwinners from 2019-20 including reigning Big women’s basketball captain Ka’lia Johnson BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP - TBD South Freshman of the Year Kyla McMakin. returns for her second season on the Longwood 3/9 Big South First Round TBA • The sophomore guard McMakin, who was also bench. Johnson helped lead Duke to four 3/11 Big South Quarterfinals TBA 3/12 Big South Semifinals TBA named to the 2020 All Big South First Team, was consecutive 20-win seasons from 2011-2015, 3/14 Big South Championship TBA picked to earn the disctiction again in the 2020-21 including back to back appearances in the NCAA Big South preseason poll. Elite Eight in 2012 and 2013. She served as a team Home games in BOLD • Senior point guard Tra’Dayja Smith was named to captain in the 2014-15, ranking fifth in the ACC in All times eastern and subject to change the preseason watchlist for the Nacny Lieberman assists per game while starting 32 of 34 games at Award, which honors the nation’s top point guard, point guard. becoming the first in Longwood history and second FOLLOW THE LANCERS THE LINEUP Twitter: No. Name (Ht., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables Main .....................................................@LongwoodLancers 0 Brooke Anya (6-0, Fr.) F --- --- --- 1,000 point scorer at St. Andrews Episcopal WBB ..........................................................@LongwoodWBB 1 Kyla McMakin (5-11, So.) G 18.6 5.2 1.7 Big South Freshman of the Year 2 Milou Vennema (5-11, Jr.) G 1.0 0.8 0.4 Head coach Rebecca Tillett’s first recruit at Longwood Facebook: 3 Adriana Shipp (5-10, Fr.) G --- --- --- Scorer that took redshirt in 2019-20 Main .................................................LongwoodLancers1839 12 Tayonna Robertson (6-0, So.) F 1.4 1.8 0.3 Appeared in 21 games in 2019-20 WBB .........................................longwoodwomensbasketball 13 Akila Smith (5-11, Jr.) F 6.6 6.6 1.8 Set Longwood single-season record with 73 blocks Instagram: 14 Tra’Dayja Smith (5-5, Sr.) G 8.5 5.0 6.5 Ranked fourth in all of Division I with 6.5 AST/G in 2020 Main ...........................................................longwoodlancers 20 Andrijana Reljic (6-2, Jr.) F 0.8 1.3 0.2 Appeared in 24 games last season WBB ......................................................................lwoodwbb 21 Hannah Osaro (6-2, Fr.) C --- --- --- Won two All-District championships at Osbourn Park 23 Allysah ‘Cookie’ Boothe (5-4, Sr.) G 3.4 0.8 0.4 Sharpshooter who appeared in 29 games Snapchat: 25 Mallory Odell (6-1, Sr.) F 2.2 3.0 0.4 Appeared in 29 games with five starts Main ...........................................................longwoodlancers 30 Anne-Hamilton LeRoy (5-10, So.) G 11.2 2.3 1.6 Named to All Big South Freshman Team WBB ............................................................. LongwoodWBB Longwood at Duke • November 25, 2020 • Durham, N.C. (Cameron Indoor Stadium) LONGWOOD GAMEDAY > Notes Media Information BY THE NUMBERS LONGWOOD WBB • Longwood’s offense finished the 2019-20 season MEDIA CONTACTS ranked second in the Big South in scoring offense, QUICK FACTS Sam Hovan,, Assistant Director of racking up 67.9 points per game, and the team Athletic Communications/Digital Media returns 77.6% of it’s scoring from a season ago. UNIVERSITY Email: [email protected] Name ............................. Longwood University Phone: 434-395-2345 • The Lancers knocked down 32.9 percent of their City/Zip ..........................Farmville, Va. 23909 Cell: 574-849-6454 three-pointers, good for the second best mark in the Big South. Kyla McMakin led the team with Founded .........................................................1839 Ryan Ventrella, Athletic Communications 2.4 made triples per game. Enrollment (Undergraduate) ................5,124 Staff Assistant • Longwood blocked shots at an eye-opening rate, Nickname ............................................... Lancers Email: [email protected] leading their conference with 176, more than 50 Colors .......... Navy Blue (PMS 289) & White Office: 434-395-2716 greater than second place. Leading the block Fight Song ...................... Hail to Longwood U! Cell: 856-266-0518 party at the rim was Akila Smith, who shattered Affiliation ..................................NCAA Division I Longwood’s block record with a league-best 74 Conference .........................................Big South President .........................W. Taylor Reveley IV rejections. INTERVIEW REQUESTS Alma Mater .................................... Princeton • The Lancer defense also ranked third in the All interview requests for Longwood wom- Director of Athletics ...... Michelle Meadows en’s basketball players and coaches will conference in steals per game with 9.0 steals per Alma Mater ..............................Virginia Tech run through the Longwood athletics com- game, while forcing 16.9 turnovers per game. Athletics Phone...................(434) 395-2057 munications office. Contact Sam Hovan or • Longwood was money at the charity stripe in 2019- Chris Cook to set up an interview. Tickets Phone .......................(434) 395-2138 20, shooting a Big-South best 74.8 percent from Website ..........www.LongwoodLancers.com the line. Kyla McMakin led the team in percentage LONGWOODLANCERS.COM Twitter ............................ @LongwoodLancers at 80.4 percent after sinking 82 in 102 attempts. For unparalleled coverage of the entire in- a tercollegiate athletics department at Long- • McMakin paced the conference in scoring, PROGRAM HISTORY wood, access LongwoodLancers.com. The averaging 18.8 points per game on her way to Big Seasons of Women’s Basketball ........... 100 official site of Longwood athletics features South Freshman of the Year honors while breaking First Season .......................................... 1920-21 in-depth coverage of Longwood players, Longwood’s freshman scoring record with 565 Record Since 1970 ..............602-702 (.462) coaches and staff as well as game notes, points. The Virginia Beach, Va. native also set Division I Eligible ......................2007-Present player biographies, statistics and updates Longwood’s Division I single-game scoring record Division I Record .............. 107-282 (.275) on the Longwood women’s basketball pro- with 36 points against Presbyterian on Feb. 8 gram. First Season D-I Schedule .......2004-05 • Lancer floor general Tra’Dayja Smith was the top Reclassifying D-I Record ..........31-48 (3) GAMEDAY CREDENTIALS passer in the Big South, as her 6.5 assists per Division II Eligible ..........................1980-2004 Credentials to Longwood basketball home game ranked 4th in Division I. She also recorded NCAA Tournament Appearances ................4 games are available upon request through the first triple-double in Longwood history, notching Division II ......... 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003)