2025–26 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team

2025–26 Longwood Lancers women's basketball
2025–26 Longwood Lancers women's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	21–10 (11–5 Big South)
Head coach	Erika Lang-Montgomery (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Landis F. McCoy; Rachel Balzer; Ivana Boyd;
Home arena	Joan Perry Brock Center

2025–26 Big South women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
High Point †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
Radford	12	–	4	.750	23	–	13	.639
Longwood	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
Gardner–Webb	9	–	7	.563	12	–	19	.387
Winthrop	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
UNC Asheville	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
Charleston Southern	6	–	10	.375	8	–	22	.267
USC Upstate	6	–	10	.375	12	–	20	.375
Presbyterian	1	–	15	.063	3	–	27	.100

† 2026 Big South tournament winner

The 2025–26 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team represents Longwood University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lancers, led by fourth-year head coach Erika Lang-Montgomery, play their home games at the Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2024–25 season 22–12, 11–5 in Big South play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated USC Upstate^[2] and Radford,^[3] before falling to top-seeded High Point in the Big South tournament championship game.^[4] They received an automatic bid to the WNIT,^[5] where they would be defeated by Duquesne in the first round.^[6]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason poll. Longwood was picked to finish second in the conference, with one first-place vote.^[7]

Preseason rankings

Big South Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	High Point	77 (6)
2	Longwood	69 (1)
3	Radford	67 (1)
4	Winthrop	48
5	Charleston Southern	41
6	USC Upstate	33
7	Gardner–Webb	25
8	Presbyterian	23
9	UNC Asheville	22 (1)
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[7]

Preseason All-Big South Teams

Preseason All-Big South Teams
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Amor Harris	Junior	Guard
Second	Malea Brown	Graduate Student	Guard

Source:^[8]

Roster

2025–26 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Otaifo Esenabhalu	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Lowndes High School	Valdosta, Georgia
G	2	Jaci Bolden	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Cape Fear Community College	Conyers, Georgia
G	3	Lili Booker	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Mallard Creek High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	7	Kayla Washington	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Bishop Ireton High School	Brandywine, Maryland
G	10	Malea Brown	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Santa Fe College	Putnam Hall, Florida
G	11	Jesstynie Scott	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Sumter County High School	Americus, Georgia
G	12	Olivia Bowes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Catholic High School	Chesapeake, Virginia
F	13	Frances Ulysse	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Vanier College	Montreal, Quebec
G	20	Nalani Simmons	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Deep Creek High School	Chesapeake, Virginia
G/F	21	JaMya Robinson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Indian River State College	Muskegon, Michigan
F	22	London Harvey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Enlightium Academy	Baltimore, Maryland
G	24	Amor Harris	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Alexandria City High School	Alexandria, Virginia
G	25	Jasmine Peaks	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS Sr	Wichita State	Palm Bay, Florida
F	35	Alary Bell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Saint Francis (PA)	Chester, Virginia

Head coach

Erika Lang-Montgomery (Florida)

Assistant coach(es)

Landis F. McCoy (Bethune–Cookman)
Rachel Balzer (George Mason)
Ivana Boyd (Flagler)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 2, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Randolph	W 121–35	1–0	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,100) Farmville, VA
November 8, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 80–42	2–0	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,017) Farmville, VA
November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	L 66–74	2–1	Alumni Hall (448) Annapolis, MD
November 14, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Bluefield	W 128–31	3–1	Joan Perry Brock Center (2,467) Farmville, VA
November 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		George Washington	W 71−62	4−1	Joan Perry Brock Center (924) Farmville, VA
November 20, 2025* 6:00 pm, ACCN		at Virginia	L 47−94	4−2	John Paul Jones Arena (3,569) Charlottesville, VA
November 24, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 13 Ole Miss	L 50–102	4–3	SJB Pavilion (2,574) Oxford, MS
November 27, 2025* 2:30 pm		vs. Buffalo Puerto Rico Clasico	W 68–64	5–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (200) Bayamón, PR
November 29, 2025* 11:30 am		vs. Stephen F. Austin Puerto Rico Clasico	W 68–60	6–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
December 3, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Troy	L 83–86	6–4	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,649) Farmville, VA
December 7, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Pembroke	W 90–62	7–4	Joan Perry Brock Center (838) Farmville, VA
December 14, 2025* 1:00 pm, FloCollege		at Elon	W 67−66	8−4	Schar Center (607) Elon, NC
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Wilmington	W 98–72	9–4	Joan Perry Brock Center (812) Farmville, VA
Big South regular season
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 89–56	10–4 (1–0)	Joan Perry Brock Center (862) Farmville, VA
January 7, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 83–63	11–4 (2–0)	Buccaneer Field House (68) North Charleston, SC
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 67–58	12–4 (3–0)	Kimmel Arena (329) Asheville, NC
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	W 100–79	13–4 (4–0)	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,267) Farmville, VA
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	L 54–68	13–5 (4–1)	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,318) Farmville, VA
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 63–78	13–6 (4–2)	Dedmon Center (591) Radford, VA
January 23, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 74–50	14–6 (5–2)	Joan Perry Brock Center (873) Farmville, VA
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 76–70	15–6 (6–2)	Paul Porter Arena (456) Boiling Springs, NC
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	W 88–73 ^OT	16–6 (7–2)	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,042) Farmville, VA
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 72–60	17–6 (8–2)	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,147) Farmville, VA
February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	W 75–73 ^OT	18–6 (9–2)	Qubein Center (1,150) High Point, NC
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 65–75	18–7 (9–3)	Winthrop Coliseum (593) Rock Hill, SC
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	L 51–53	18–8 (9–4)	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,036) Farmville, VA
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 63–65 ^2OT	18–9 (9–5)	G. B. Hodge Center (251) Spartanburg, SC
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 96–69	19–9 (10–5)	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,044) Farmville, VA
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 89–57	20–9 (11–5)	Templeton Center (213) Clinton, SC
Big South tournament
March 5, 2026 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) UNC Asheville Quarterfinals	W 72–58	21–9	Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,208) Johnson City, TN
March 7, 2026 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (2) Radford Semifinals			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
^ "Women's Basketball's 2024-25 Campaign Comes to a Close at the Hercules Tires Big South Basketball Championship, Falling to No. 2 Seed Longwood". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
^ "Highlanders Go Shot for Shot, Ultimately Fall in Big South Semifinals". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
^ "Longwood women's basketball loses Big South championship game in heartbreaking fashion". The Rotunda. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
^ "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
^ "Jerni Kiaku's jumper sends Duquesne past Longwood in the Women's NIT". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
^ ^a ^b "High Point Voted 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
^ "Big South Announces 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
^ "Longwood Lancers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[2] "Women's Basketball's 2024-25 Campaign Comes to a Close at the Hercules Tires Big South Basketball Championship, Falling to No. 2 Seed Longwood". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[3] "Highlanders Go Shot for Shot, Ultimately Fall in Big South Semifinals". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[4] "Longwood women's basketball loses Big South championship game in heartbreaking fashion". The Rotunda. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[5] "WNIT tournament bracket, TV, schedule, times, where to watch". USA Today. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[6] "Jerni Kiaku's jumper sends Duquesne past Longwood in the Women's NIT". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[poll-7] "High Point Voted 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[8] "Big South Announces 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[9] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

[10] "Longwood Lancers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2026.

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