# Longwood Lancers softball

The Longwood Lancers softball team is the college softball team which represents Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference, having done so since the 2013 season. They have been led since 2020 by Megan Brown.

## History

The softball team was first fielded in 1981. They were members of Division II through the 2004 season, when they (along with other Longwood Lancers teams) began a transition to Division I. They previously competed in the Division II Carolinas–Virginia Athletic Conference from 1996 through 2003; in their final two seasons in CVAC, they won the tournament championship, as well as the 2003 regular season championship, and competed in the NCAA Division II Softball Championship each year.
In their first season of membership in the Big South Conference, Longwood won the tournament championship. Two years later, they repeated the feat, in addition winning their first Big South regular season championship, and their first NCAA Division I Softball Championship victory, beating Virginia Tech. The following year, they again repeated as regular season and tournament champions; in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, the Lancers advanced to the regional finals, where they fell to James Madison.

## Postseason
### NCAA Division I tournament results

The Lancers have appeared in the NCAA Division I softball tournament four times. Their record is 5–10.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2013 | Regional First Round Regional Consolation | Tennessee James Madison | L 0–9 L 0–5 |
| 2015 | Regional First Round Regional Consolation Regional Second Round | Tennessee Virginia Tech Utah | L 0–2 W 6–4 $^{(8)}$ L 0–2 |
| 2016 | Regional First Round Regional Consolation Regional Second Round Regional Finals | North Carolina Princeton North Carolina James Madison | L 4–6 W 2–1 W 5–4 $^{(9)}$ L 1–5 |
| 2017 | Regional First Round Regional Consolation Regional Second Round Regional Finals | Tennessee Ohio State USC Upstate Tennessee | L 0–5 W 3–1 W 4–2 L 0–3 |
| 2019 | Regional First Round Regional Consolation | Tennessee North Carolina | L 0–8 L 1-3 |

### NCAA Division II tournament results

The Lancers appeared in the NCAA Division II Softball Championship twice, in 2002 and 2003. Their record is 2–4.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2002 | Regional First Round Regional Consolation Regional Second Round | North Florida Lenoir–Rhyne Coker | L 0–8 W 3–1 L 0–4 |
| 2003 | Regional First Round Regional Second Round Regional Consolation | Armstrong Atlantic State North Florida Columbus State | W 1–0 L 0–9$^{(5)}$ L 1–4 |

## Coaches

| Head Coach | Years | Win–loss | Pct. |
| Nanette Fisher | 1981–85 | 57–43 | .570 |
| Loretta Coughlin | 1986–95 | 133–125–2 | .515 |
| Glenda Grubbs | 1996–97 | 26–34 | .433 |
| Kathy Riley | 1998–2020 | 812–488–1 | .625 |
| Megan Brown | 2020–present | 26-28 | .481 |

## Year-by-year results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Nanette Fisher (Division II independent) (1981–1985) ||||||
| 1981 | Nanette Fisher | 11–6 | | | |
| 1982 | Nanette Fisher | 10–8 | | | |
| 1983 | Nanette Fisher | 9–13 | | | |
| 1984 | Nanette Fisher | 11–5 | | | |
| 1985 | Nanette Fisher | 16–11 | | | |
| Nanette Fisher: | Nanette Fisher: | 57–43 (.570) | | | |
| Loretta Coughlin (Division II independent) (1986–1995) ||||||
| 1986 | Loretta Coughlin | 8–17 | | | |
| 1987 | Loretta Coughlin | 10–8–1 | | | |
| 1988 | Loretta Coughlin | 21–5 | | | |
| 1989 | Loretta Coughlin | 12–15 | | | |
| 1990 | Loretta Coughlin | 11–13 | | | |
| 1991 | Loretta Coughlin | 11–13 | | | |
| 1992 | Loretta Coughlin | 13–11 | | | |
| 1993 | Loretta Coughlin | 14–15 | | | |
| 1994 | Loretta Coughlin | 23–10–1 | | | |
| 1995 | Loretta Coughlin | 10–18 | | | |
| Loretta Coughlin: | Loretta Coughlin: | 133–125–2 (.515) | | | |
| Glenda Grubbs (CVAC) (1996–1997) ||||||
| 1996 | Glenda Grubbs | 13–19 | | | |
| 1997 | Glenda Grubbs | 13–15 | | | |
| Glenda Grubbs: | Glenda Grubbs: | 26–34 (.433) | | | |
| Kathy Riley (CVAC) (1998–2003) ||||||
| 1998 | Kathy Riley | 22–18 | | | |
| 1999 | Kathy Riley | 38–15 | | | |
| 2000 | Kathy Riley | 34–23 | | | |
| 2001 | Kathy Riley | 26–14–1 | | | |
| 2002 | Kathy Riley | 37–14 | | 2nd | South Atlantic Regional |
| 2003 | Kathy Riley | 37–6 | | 1st | South Atlantic Regional |
| Kathy Riley (Division II independent) (2004) ||||||
| 2004 | Kathy Riley | 37–13 | | | |
| Kathy Riley (Division I independent) (2005–2012) ||||||
| 2005 | Kathy Riley | 32–20 | | | |
| 2006 | Kathy Riley | 27–19 | | | |
| 2007 | Kathy Riley | 21–18 | | | |
| 2008 | Kathy Riley | 27–18 | | | |
| 2009 | Kathy Riley | 23–23 | | | |
| 2010 | Kathy Riley | 36–16 | | | |
| 2011 | Kathy Riley | 37–13 | | | |
| 2012 | Kathy Riley | 29–26 | | | |
| Kathy Riley (Big South Conference) (2013–present) ||||||
| 2013 | Kathy Riley | 41–20 | 16–8 | 3rd | 0–2 Knoxville Regional |
| 2014 | Kathy Riley | 40–16 | 17–6 | 2nd | |
| 2015 | Kathy Riley | 34–25 | 20–4 | 1st | 1–2 Knoxville Regional |
| 2016 | Kathy Riley | 40–20 | 19–5 | 1st | 2–2 Harrisonburg Regional |
| 2017 | Kathy Riley | 30–29 | 13–8 | T–2nd | 2–2 Knoxville Regional |
| 2018 | Kathy Riley | 37–14 | 17–4 | 2nd | |
| 2019 | Kathy Riley | 37–20 | 20–4 | 1st | NCAA Tournament |
| Kathy Riley: | Kathy Riley: | 722–400–1 (.643) | 122–39 (.758) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 938–602–3 (.609) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||