Tag: Big South
Big South Men’s Basketball Championship seedings finalized
The official seedings and pairings for next week’s Big South Conference Men’s Basketball Championship are now finalized, and Radford – predicted to finish seventh in the preseason poll – is the No. 2 seed based on its current RPI of 140 through all college basketball games played of Feb. 24.
Big South announces 2016 football TV schedule
The Big South Conference announced its 2016 football broadcast schedule this week, and this year’s slate again features 11 games exclusively on ESPN3 and ASN.
Liberty picked second in Big South football preseason poll
A second-place preseason ranking was the highlight for Liberty during today’s Big South Football Media Day event.
Shepherd’s four hits power Liberty past Longwood in Big South
Will Shepherd had four hits and drove in four runs, helping lead the No. 7 seed Liberty to a 9-3 victory over No. 3 seed Longwood.
Liberty seeded seventh in Big South Championship
The Liberty Flames will be the No. 7 seed for the next week’s Big South Baseball Championship.
Late TD lifts #8 Charleston Southern past Liberty, 31-24
No. 8 Charleston Southern was the final team to score in a back-and-forth battle on Saturday, edging Liberty, 31-24, at Buccaneer Field.
Longwood’s Cinderella run ends in 71-58 Big South Semifinal loss to Winthrop
With 44 seconds left on the clock, Quincy Taylor made his curtain call and put to rest a career that ended with one of the greatest basketball seasons in Longwood’s brief Division I history.
Longwood upsets No. 1 seed Charleston Southern, advances to Big South Semifinals
Shaquille Johnson recorded his second straight double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds to lead ninth-seeded Longwood to a 68-60 upset win over top-seeded Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals of the VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Championship Friday at The HTC Center.
Longwood takes down Presbyterian, advances to Big South Quarterfinal
Longwood (10-22) rode 25 points from junior Shaquille Johnson to a first-round upset of eighth-seeded Presbyterian, 65-61, Wednesday afternoon at The HTC Center in the first game of the 2015 VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Championship.
Reigning Big South champ Coastal Carolina takes down Longwood, 72-59
Badou Diagne scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead reigning Big South champion Coastal Carolina to a 72-59 win over Longwood Monday evening in Willett Hall. The victory clinches a first-round bye for the Chanticleers, who are in line for a No. 3 seed in the upcoming Big South Tournament on March 4.
Fisher’s 24 leads Longwood to sweep of Liberty
It was just one game ago that Longwood junior Leron Fisher, hobbled by an ankle injury, recorded his lowest scoring output as a starter this season. Playing on the injury, Fisher managed just four points on 1-of-7 shooting in a 65-64 loss to Charleston Southern on Saturday.
High Point withstands Longwood rally, tops Lancers 72-67
Devante Wallace scored 16 points as High Point withstood Longwood’s second-half surge and downed the Lancers, 72-67, Monday evening at the Millis Center.
Presbyterian outlasts shorthanded Longwood, 71-67
Presbyterian forwards DeSean Murray and William Truss took advantage of Longwood center Lotanna Nwogbo’s absence and both recorded double-doubles to lead the Blue Hose to a 71-67 win over Longwood Wednesday evening in Willett Hall.
Liberty, JMU ranked in final FCS poll
Following the program’s first-ever NCAA FCS Playoff appearance and victory, Liberty has finished the season ranked No. 17 in the final Sports Network and FCS Coaches polls.
Charleston Southern tops Nwogbo-less Longwood 68-54
It wasn’t a double team, a triple team or even foul trouble that finally stopped Longwood center Lotanna Nwogbo. It was his own hand.
Big South favorite Coastal Carolina outlasts Longwood, 76-70
Shivaughn Wiggins hit six straight free throws in the final 1:06 to fight off another late Longwood comeback and lift Big South preseason favorite Coastal Carolina to a 76-70 win over the Lancers Thursday evening at the HTC Center.
Not exactly breaking news: But no, Kentucky will not go undefeated
Kentucky, of course, still has a “legitimate shot to finish the regular season undefeated.” This from ESPN basketball guru Seth Greenberg late Tuesday, otherwise explaining away how the supposedly indomitable Wildcats escaped its SEC opener with unranked Ole Miss, winning 89-86 in overtime.
Badowski, Fisher go for 20+ in 90-79 Longwood double-OT win over Radford
Longwood (5-10, 1-1 Big South) knocked off Radford, 90-79, in double overtime Saturday in Willett Hall.
Longwood basketball expands broadcast reach
The Longwood basketball programs will receive unprecedented broadcast coverage this season, giving Lancer fans several options to follow the team for the rest of the 2014-15 seasons.
Longwood rally comes up short In 82-72 overtime loss At Winthrop
In the end, Keon Moore was too much. On an afternoon when Longwood rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit and forced overtime in one of the Big South’s most difficult arenas, Winthrop’s redshirt junior forward scored 27 points to lift the Eagles to an 82-72 New Year’s Eve win in Winthrop Coliseum.
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