2012-13 Longwood Women's Tennis Guide

2012-13 Longwood University Women’s Tennis Guide

2012-13 Longwood University women’s tennis roster

Name Cl. Ht. Hometown / Previous SchoolMalin Allgurin So. 5-11 Värnamo, Sweden / Finnvedens GymnasiumHannah Hill Sr. 5-5 Portsmouth, Va. / Western BranchBethany Law Jr. 5-2 Ona, W.Va. / Cabell MidlandSarah Moomau Jr. 5-9 Winchester, Va. / John HandleyNicole Parker Jr. 5-1 Richmond, Va. / Mills GodwinMarta Pinyol Sr. 5-7 Barcelona, Spain / IESM Ferran TalladaAllison Shulman Sr. 5-4 Richmond, Va. / Deep Run

Head Coach: Jakob Gustafsson - second seasonAssistant Coach: Casey Wharton - first season

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athLetiCs departmentDirector of AthleticsTroy Austin...................................................................... 434.395.2057......................................................................aus [email protected]

Associate AD for Student-Athlete Enhancement / SWAMichelle Meadows ........................................................ 434.395.2429............................................................ [email protected]

Associate AD for Internal OperationsBill Irish .......................................................................... 434.395.2655......................................................................irishwm@longwood.edu

Assistant AD for Sports Medicine / Head Athletic TrainerJenna Page .................................................................... 434.395.2965...................................................................... [email protected]

Assistant AD for MarketingEric Stoller ...................................................................... 434.395.2138.................................................................... [email protected]

Assistant AD for DevelopmentScott Bacon .................................................................... 434.395.2081

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Faculty Athletics RepresentativeDr. Consuelo Alvarez .................................................... 434.395.2847.................................................................... [email protected]

Director of Compliance Alex Ricker-Gilbert.......................................................... 434.395.2417.......................................................... [email protected]

Director of Strength and ConditioningJohn Hark ...................................................................... 434.395.2772........................................................................ [email protected]

Athletics Business Operations ManagerBryan Cornn .................................................................. 434.395.2614.................................................................... [email protected]

Special Assistant to the ADStuart Smith .................................................................. 434.395.2059.................................................................... [email protected]

Main Office .................................................................... 434.395.2057Fax .................................................................................. 434.395.2568Website ................................................ www.longwoodlancers.comTwitter ................................................................@LongwoodLancersFacebook................................................................Longwood LancersMailing Address ...........................................................201 High Street Farmville, VA 23909-1899Overnight .....................................................................201 High Street Tabb 119 Farmville, VA 23909-1899

athLetiCs media reLationsAssociate AD for Media Relations / WTEN ContactGreg Prouty .................................................................. 434.395.2097.................................................................. [email protected]

Assistant Director for Athletics Media Relations Ashley Robbins .............................................................. 434.395.2718................................................................ [email protected]

Athletics Video CoordinatorGary Maiorano................................................................ 434.395.2345.............................................................. [email protected]

Credits: The 2012-13 Longwood University Women’s Tennis Guide has beenpublished by the Athletics Media Relations Office. Written, compiled, editedand designed by Ashley Robbins, Assistant Director for Athletics Media Rela-tions. Photography by Dyann Busse - Red Rocket Photography, the Design &Photo Man-Brian Ritchie.

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University InformationLocation........................................................................Farmville, VirginiaFounded .............................................................................................1839Undergraduate Enrollment ..............................................................4,185Nickname ......................................................................................LancersColors....................................................................................Blue & WhiteAffiliation..........................................................................NCAA Division IConference ..................................................................................Big SouthFacility .................................................................................Lancer CourtsInterim President .........................................Marge Connelly (Delaware)

Team Information2012 Overall Record...........................................................................10-10First Year.........................................................................................1971-72All-Time Record ............................................................................399-305

Coaching StaffHead Coach...................................................................Jakob GustafssonRecord At Longwood (Seasons)..................................................10-10 (1)Career Record (Years) ......................................................................SameOffice Phone ........................................................................434.395.2320E-Mail .......................................................gustafssonja@longwood.eduBest Time To Contact .........................................................Contact AMRAssistant Coach ...............................................................Casey WhartonOffice Phone ........................................................................434.395.2757E-Mail ..........................................................whartoncg@longwood.edu

GeneralQuick Facts ................................1 Big South Conference ..............2 2013 Outlook ..............................3

CoaChinG StaffHead Jakob Gustafsson ............5Asst. Coach Casey Wharton ......6

2013 lanCerSHannah Hill ................................8Marta Pinyol ..............................9Allison Shulman ........................10Bethany Law ..............................11Sarah Moomau..........................12Nicole Parker ............................13Malin Allgurin ............................14

Year-in-review2012 Results ..............................16

reCorD BooKAll-Time Records ......................18All-Time Honors ........................18

lonGwooD UniverSitYLongwood ................................20Farmville Area|Virginia..............22 President Connelly....................23 Director of Athletics Austin ..........24Athletics Administration ..........25 Media Relations........................26Athletics Staff ..........................27

CoverSHill/Pinyol/Shulman ..................FC2013 Roster ..............................IFCLancer Club................................IB2013 Schedule ..........................BC

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Longwood University be-came the 12th memberof the Big South Confer-ence on July 1, 2012.Since its founding in1983, the Big South Con-ference has maturedinto a competitiveleader in college athlet-ics, actively pursuing ex-cellence on the field of

play and in the classroom.The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic con-ference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage,innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased televisionpackages, and quality athletic competition while intentionally foster-ing the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership develop-ment of each student-athlete. This has evolved into the Conference’smission of “Developing Leaders Through Athletics.” The 2012-13 ac-ademic year features the Big South’s largest membership (12) andsponsored sports (19) in its 29 years of existence.

The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, whenCharleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director HowardBagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry began recruit-ing members into the Big South, receiving initial commitments fromAugusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina andWinthrop. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selectedas the League’s first Commissioner and continued to solicit newmembers. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Rad-ford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the requiredsix members to constitute an official conference. The Big South’sfirst year of competition was in the Fall of 1984, and in September1986, the Big South Conference was granted full-fledged NCAA Divi-sion I status.

In the last 15 years alone, the Big South Conference has experiencedmonumental growth and success in nearly every sport. During thistime, the Conference has had an individual National Champion sixtimes, has had more than 280 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball, has receivednational Top 25 rankings in football, men’s soccer, men’s basketball,women’s basketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & field, and men’sgolf, had an individual selected to play in the NCAA Singles Champi-onship seven times in addition to the first men’s tennis doubles at-large selection, had the first women’s golf program advance to thenational finals, had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer in the country, hadthe nation’s top scoring men’s basketball team five consecutive yearsas well as the national men’s basketball scoring leader twice, receivedan at-large playoff berth in the Football Championship Subdivision in2006, has had six NFL Draft picks, and has had two institutions finishin the top 10 in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships -- including theConference’s highest-ever team finish in an NCAA event (fifth in2007).

The Conference’s tagline, “Developing Leaders Through Athletics”was unveiled in 2008-09 in conjunction with the Conference’s 25thAnniversary. The League also honored its heritage with the Top 25“Best of the Best” moments in League history from 1983-2008, withLiberty University’s 10-year women’s basketball championship runfrom 1996-2007 being crowned the No. 1 moment in the Big South’sfirst 25 years. The Conference’s on-field accomplishments have beenduplicated in the classroom. Annually, more than 40 percent of Con-ference student-athletes are named to the Big South’s PresidentialHonor Roll for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, andthe League has had more than 100 Academic All-Americans in its 28years of existence. Furthermore, the Big South has recorded doublefigure totals in NCAA Public Recognition Awards for APR progressthe last three years.

Member Institutions (12): Campbell University, Charleston Southern University, Coastal Car-olina University, Gardner-Webb University, High Point University, Lib-erty University, Longwood University, Presbyterian College, RadfordUniversity, UNC Asheville, Virginia Military Institute, Winthrop Uni-versity

Geographical Breakdown (3 states): North Carolina (4) – Campbell University, Gardner-Webb University,High Point University, UNC Asheville; South Carolina (4) – CharlestonSouthern University, Coastal Carolina University, Presbyterian Col-lege, Winthrop University; Virginia (4) – Liberty University, Long-wood University, Radford University, Virginia Military Institute

Associate Members: Stony Brook University (football), Davidson College (women'slacrosse)

Championship Sports (19): Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Coun-try, Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's Golf, Women's Golf,Women's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men'sTennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field,Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field, Volleyball


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The Longwood University women’s tennis team returns to ac-tion in 2013 as the newest member of the Big South Confer-ence.

“I think all of the girls are very excited to play the Big Southschedule,” said head coach Jakob Gustafsson. “We faced a lotof the conference teams last year and know exactly what ittakes to win. I know these girls are hungry to face off againstall the Big South schools, and if we can stay healthy, then weshould be able to take the Big South by surprise.”

The Lancers boast a veteran team this season. Three seniors –Hannah Hill, Marta Pinyol and Allison Shulman lead an experi-enced squad that includes three juniors and one sophomore.

“This year we were lucky enough to return all of the playersfrom last year,” explained Gustafsson. “We have a lot of expe-rience on the team, so there will be no surprises for them dur-ing the spring. Everyone has been in the lineup before and hashad success, as well, so I know they are all ready to play.”

The team turned in a successful fall season, playing singlesand doubles in tournament action. In the Lancers’ seasonopener at the Liberty Fall Classic on September 14-15, Pinyoland junior Sarah Moomau led the squad with 2-1 records to fin-ish third in Flight 1 and second in Flight 4, respectively. JuniorNicole Parker paced the Lancers with a 3-1 record in singlescompetition the following weekend at the Georgetown Clas-sic before sophomore Malin Allgurin turned in a team-best 3-0record in Longwood’s own fall invitational on Sept. 29-30.Both Allgurin and Moomau qualified to represent the Lancersat the USTA/ITA Atlantic Regional Championships hosted byVirginia Tech in Blacksburg on October 19-22.

“Even though allof the girls arereturners, I be-lieve we stillhave things wewant to proveon the court,”commentedGustafsson.“Our main goalfor the seasonis to defend ourhome courts inconferenceplay. I know weare very excitedand fired up tohost our new Big South rivals.”

As a team, the Lancers will look to improve on last spring’s 10-10 record. In the spring of 2012, Longwood collected winsagainst in-state opponents Norfolk State University, VirginiaState University and George Mason University. The squad alsopicked up wins against Coppin State University, Hampton Uni-versity, USC Upstate, North Carolina Central University, Mor-gan State University, Towson University and North CarolinaA&T.

“We have a very competitive spring season ahead of us onceagain this year,” said Gustafsson. “I am excited to see how allthe players will respond to it and to see how the seniors willlead their team one final time.”

The SquadCoach Gustafsson has high expectations for his experiencedteam, who he believes will fare well against all of its competi-

tion this spring. In the fall, Allgurin led Longwood with a 7-4overall record, while Parker went 6-3 and Pinyol finished 5-2.Moomau compiled a 4-4 record and Bethany Law went 4-3, aswell.

“To me, all of these girls are veterans,” explained Gustafsson.“They know what to expect and there should be no lack ofleadership this spring. They know what it takes to win at thislevel based on both preparation and game-time adjustments.The three seniors have played in several big matches alreadyand I know they are looking to finish their careers in the best

of ways.”

Who to Watch“Last year, Malin had arecord setting freshmanseason for us,” commentedGustafsson. “She will havesome tougher tests thisspring and worked ex-tremely hard this fall to pre-pare for it. It will be veryinteresting and exciting tosee how she will follow uplast year’s performance.”

2013 ScheduleAlthough the upcomingschedule is one of thetoughest the program hasfaced, Coach Gustafsson

thinks his squad is prepared for the competition.

“The girls will face several new schools this year and I am veryexcited, as I hope they are, to see some new opponents totest our skills against,” explained Gustafsson. “All in all, theschedule for this year is a new level of difficult, but I believethis veteran team is up for the challenge.”

In the non-conference portion of their schedule, the Lancerswill only host Morgan State (Feb. 23) and ASA College (April10). Longwood will travel to in-state opponents the Universityof Richmond (Feb. 3), James Madison University (March 16),Virginia State (March 27) and Norfolk State (March 29), whilealso visiting the U.S. Naval Academy (Feb. 9), Elon University(March 1), North Carolina Central University (March 17), NorthCarolina A&T State University (April 5) and Howard University(April 13).

“We start our season early in January, so there will be no timeto catch up once the spring starts, but if the girls come in hun-gry and strong then the season should be a successful one,”commented Gustafsson.

Longwood will play its first ever Big South match at Liberty onFebruary 20 at 1 p.m. The Lancers will travel to conferencemembers Charleston Southern (March 2), Coastal Carolina(March 4), Radford (March 20), Winthrop (April 6) and Gard-ner-Webb (April 7). League opponents scheduled to visit Far-mville in 2013 include UNC Asheville (March 13), Campbell(March 23) and Presbyterian (March 24) to round out itsschedule. The 2013 Big South Conference Tournament will beplayed April 17-20 in Rock Hill, S.C. hosted by Winthrop.

“I try to stay humble with our goals for the conference, as Iknow there are some very good programs we will be compet-ing against,” concluded Gustafsson. “If we can get on a rolllate in the season though, I don’t think too many schools willwant to play us going into tournament time.”

SOPHOMORE MALIN ALLGURIN

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Jakob Gustafsson is in his fifth year at Longwood Univer-sity during 2012-13, and his second season as the men's andwomen's tennis head coach after being named to the po-sition on July 26, 2011. He led the women's program to arecord of 10-10, and the men's program to a record of 8-10 during his first year. Gustafsson had served as the as-sistant coach for both tennis programs at Longwood since2008-09, and previously was an assistant coach at More-head State University in Kentucky from 2006-08, followinga four-year collegiate playing career at the University ofLouisville.

Gustafsson was a standout student-athlete at Louisvillewhere he posted a 72-29 career singles record, and a 77-43 career doubles record while helping the Cardinals tothe 2006 Big East Conference Championship. He wasranked as high as #19 nationally in doubles, and #120 in sin-gles as a senior during 2005-06 while the only player to beunanimously voted All-Big East in both singles and doublesthat year. Gustafsson was named All-Conference USA (3rd-team) as a junior in 2005 when he was the Louisville teamMost Valuable Player as well. The Cardinals advanced tothree post-season NCAA Tournaments during his under-graduate career.

Gustafsson excelled in the classroom as well at Louisville,named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll throughouthis four years. He was a two-time Intercollegiate TennisAssociation (ITA) Scholar-Athlete (2005-06), and was the2004-05 Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year.Gustafsson received the 2006 ITA/Arthur Ashe Award forLeadership and Sportsmanship as well.

A native of Hollviken, Sweden, Gustafsson earned hisBachelor of Science degree in health and human perform-ance with a concentration in exercise science fromLouisville. He earned his Master of Arts degree in health,physical education and sports sciences with a specializa-tion in sport management at Morehead State in 2008.

JAKOB GUSTAFSSONHEAD COACH | SECOND YEAR

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h Casey Wharton is in his first year as the assistant men’sand women’s tennis coach in 2012-2013. He will share re-sponsibility in all aspects of the Lancers’ tennis programs,in addition to being directly responsible for player devel-opment. Wharton comes to Longwood from the Univer-sity of Mary Hardin-Baylor, a NCAA Division III institutionin Belton, Texas, where he worked as a volunteer assistantsince 2009.

At Mary Hardin-Baylor, Wharton played an active role inrecruiting year round. He also helped plan and executepractices, and lead the team’s strength and fitness activi-ties. During his tenure, Wharton’s men’s and women’steams qualified into the American Southwest ConferenceTournament on six occasions. In 2012, he helped coach theDivision III ITA Southwest Regional Women’s Singleschampion, Brittni Fausett. Previously, Wharton helpedlead his team to the 2011 Women’s NCAA Division III ASCWest Division title match, and qualified a women’s dou-bles pair into the 2010 NCAA Division III National Champi-onships.

Wharton spends time each summer as a tennis camp in-structor at Texas A&M University, where he logs up to 25hours a week on the court training junior players to per-form at a higher level. He holds a United States Profes-sional Tennis Association certification, as well as the PatEtchberry Tennis Strength and Fitness certification.

Wharton was a traveling member of the Mary Hardin-Bay-lor men’s tennis team before becoming a volunteer assis-tant. Since 2009, he has been active with the United StateTennis Association (USTA) of Texas as a 5.0 ranked playerin both singles and doubles. The Groesbeck, Texas, nativereceived a Bachelor of Arts in history from Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2009 before earning his Master’s in history fromTexas A&M – Central Texas in 2012. Wharton’s wife of fiveyears, Andrea, played collegiate tennis at the University ofTexas – Tyler.

CASEY WHARTONASSISTANT COACH | FIRST YEAR

MEET THE LANCERS

Coach Gustafsson on Hill“Hannah has shown great strides every year on this team. If she becomes as confident inher game as I am, then she will do great things this spring. She has had great success indoubles already and I look for her to take the next step with her singles game.”

2012-13Fourth-year team member ... went 1-2, falling in Flight 5 third-place match, at LibertyFall Classic (9.14-15).

2011-12Finished the season with a 10-12 singles record and an 18-6 mark in doubles competi-tion … had two, three-match singles win streaks from Mar. 9-Mar. 12 and from Mar.21-Mar. 27 … won seven-straight doubles matches with partner Nicole Parker fromMar. 12-Apr. 1.

2010-11Consolation draw runner-up in singles flight B1 and doublessemifinalist of Flight B-1 with Sarah Moomau at the ElonUniversity Invitational ... recorded overall records of 4-6 insingles (all played in the fall) and 12-9 in doubles ... 9-4 dur-ing spring doubles.

2009-10Went 0-4 in singles and 0-3 in doubles during the fall ...named Doubles MVP at the National Independent Tourna-ment with partner Laura Simon ‘10.

High SchoolThree-year letterwinner at Western Branch HS in Chesa-peake ... Southeastern District singles champion all threeyears ... Southeastern District doubles champion in 2008 …three-time team MVP ... also participated in three years ofvolleyball.

PersonalDaughter of Steven Hill and Karrie Favor ... brother (Kar-son) played golf at Old Dominion University ... majoiring inchemistry with a minor in biology.


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HannaH HillSenior | 5-5

PortSmoutH, Va. (WeStern BrancH)

HILL AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2009-10 -- -- 1-0 -- 2-1 6-7 1-3 9-12 .428 14-6 .7002010-11 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2-0 4-6 .400 12-9 .5712011-12 -- -- 1-1 1-3 5-4 -- 0-1 10-12 .455 18-6 .750Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-3 .250 4-2 .667CAREER -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-4 24-33 .421 48-23 .676


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Coach Gustafsson on Pinyol“Marta is our most experienced and individually successful player on the team. I believeshe will be extra motivated to show the Big South what she has to offer during her lastsemester in school. I look for Marta to lead the team from the top of the lineup.”

2012-13Fourth-year team member ... placed third in Flight 1 with 2-1 record at Liberty Fall Clas-sic (9.14-15) … advanced to semifinals at Georgetown Classic with 2-1 record (9.21-22)… went 1-0 in Flight A at Longwood Invitational (9.29-30).

2011-12Finished with a 14-16 record in singles competition and a 10-14 mark in doubles action… win 3-4 match between Mar. 7-12 and between Mar. 31-Apr. 7 … earned three-straight doubles victories with partner Sarah Moomau from Mar. 27-31.

2010-11Singles semifinalist of Flight A at the University of MaryWashington Kickoff Classic ... singles quarterfinalist ofFlight A-1 at the Elon University Invitational ... went 11-12 insingles overall, including 9-6 in the spring ... finished 5-13overall in doubles, going 4-7 in the spring.

2009-10Posted a 1-5 singles record and 3-4 doubles record ... fin-ished in fourth-place in singles in Flight A and fourth-placein Flight B doubles with Zsofia Jakab in the JMU Fall Invita-tional.

High SchoolAttended IESM Ferran Tallada in Barcelona, Spain ... Top150 nationally in Spain for adults and Top 70 in the 18 andunder category.

PersonalDaughter of Victor Pinyol Ortega and Montserrat Davi Ara-gay ... majoring in communication studies, public relationsand psychology major.

marta PinyolSenior | 5-7

Barcelona, SPain(ieSm Ferran tallada)

PINYOL AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2009-10 -- 3-0 11-6 -- -- -- 2-3 15-11 .576 12-11 .5212010-11 1-0 8-6 -- -- -- -- 2-2 11-12 .478 5-13 .2772011-12 10-10 -- -- -- -- -- 1-3 14-16 .467 10-14 .417Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-0 5-2 .667 1-4 .250CAREER 11-10 11-6 11-6 -- -- -- 8-8 45-41 .523 28-42 .400


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Coach Gustafsson on Shulman“Allie is our fiercest competitor. If she is able to bring that competitive spirit every daythen I know she will do great and have a fantastic last semester of her collegiate ca-reer.”

2012-13Fourth-year team member ... fell in the Flight 3 consolation semifinal at Liberty FallClassic (9.14-15) … went 1-0 at Longwood Invite (9.29-30).

2011-12Finished 11-14 in singles play while posting an 8-15 mark in doubles play … had two,two-match singles win streaks from Mar. 7-9 and from Mar. 13-21 … won 4-5 doublesmatches from Mar.9-21 with partners Malin Allgurin and Bethany Law.

2010-11Finished the season on a three-match win streak in singles,recording an 8-10 overall mark with an even 6-6 in the spring... was 9-12 overall in doubles, earning a winning record of 7-6 in the spring ... consolation draw singles winner of Flight Band doubles semifinalist in Flight B with Bethany Law at theRadford University Invitational.

2009-10Went 0-4 in singles and 1-4 in doubles during the fall seasonwhile posting an 11-5 singles record in the spring ... notcheda 10-4 record at No. 5 singles ... tallied a 14-6 doubles recordin the spring, including a 9-3 record at #2 doubles withMason Davis.

High SchoolParticipated in tennis at Deep Run HS in Glen Allen …earned Most Improved and won District title as a sopho-more … attended Individual Districts, Regionals and Statesall four years … ranked Top 15 in Mid-Atlantic Section and #7in the state of Virginia for girls 18 and under ... won VirginiaState Girls 18s Clay Court Championship ... earned All-Districtand All-Metro honors.

PersonalDaughter of Ed and Doreen Shulman ... brother (Eric) playedtennis at Christopher Newport University, advancing to Na-tionals three years in a row ... majoring in business adminis-tration major with a minor in theatre.

alliSon SHulmanSenior | 5-4

ricHmond, Va.(deeP run)

SHULMAN AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2009-10 -- -- -- 1-0 10-4 0-1 3-2 11-9 .550 15-10 .6002010-11 -- -- -- 6-6 -- -- 2-3 8-10 .444 9-12 .4292011-12 -- 8-6 0-4 -- -- -- 1-3 11-14 .440 9-15 .375Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 1-2 .333 1-4 .250CAREER -- 8-6 0-4 7-6 10-4 0-1 1-2 31-35 .470 34-41 .453


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Coach Gustafsson on Law“Bethany has been really dedicated this year and it has shown in her game. Wheneverher number has been called, she has stepped up to the plate and done good things forus. If she can continue with her improvements and trust her skills, then she will defi-nitely be successful this spring, too.”

2012-13Third-year team member ... was the Flight 7 consolation winner with a 2-1 record atLiberty Fall Classic (9.14-15) … touted a 2-0 record in Flight C at Longwood Invita-tional (9.29-30).

2011-2012Finished 10-7 in singles action and 3-3 in doubles play … earned five-straight singlesdecisions from Mar. 7-Apr. 1.

2010-11Ended the year with a 6-10 singles record and a doublesmark of 11-10 ... 7-6 in spring doubles, including 2-0 at No. 1... doubles semifinalist in Flight B with Allison Shulman atthe Radford University Invitational.

High SchoolParticipated in four years of tennis at Cabell Midland HS inOna, W. Va. … four-time All-Conference and All-State teamselection … State singles champion as a sophomore, juniorand senior after going undefeated all three years … Statedoubles champion after going undefeated as a junior andsenior … 2008 National Open Doubles Finalist … 2009Ohio Valley Girls 18’s Quarterfinalist, G18d 3rd Place …2009 Midwest Open Doubles Champion … 2009 WightmanCup Champion … National ranking of 647, Sectional rank-ing of 78, Regional ranking of 3, and State ranking of 2 ...also participated in cross country one year.

PersonalDaughter of Dean and Cheryl Law ... majoring in biologywith a concentration in pre-med and a minor in pre-profes-sional health studies.

BetHany laWJunior | 5-2ona, W.Va.

(caBell midland)

LAW AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2010-11 -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 2-6 1-4 6-10 .375 11-10 .5242011-12 -- -- -- -- 2-0 5-2 1-0 10-7 .588 3-3 .500Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 4-3 .571 0-1 .000CAREER -- -- -- 1-0 3-0 7-8 2-4 20-20 .500 14-14 .500


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Coach Gustafsson on Moomau“Sarah is the female version of Fabrice Santoro. Only she knows what her next shot willbe on the court. If she improves on finishing off points, she will do great things for us inthe middle of the lineup.”

2012-13Third-year team member ... Flight 4 runner-up at Liberty Fall Classic with 2-1 record(9.14-15) … placed third in Flight B at Longwood Fall Invitational with 2-1 record (2.29-30) … represented Longwood and finished 0-1 in doubles with Malin Allgurin at theUSTA/ITA Atlantic Regional Championship (10.19-22).

2011-12Went 14-11 in singles play and 10-11 in doubles competition … won 5-6 singlesmatches from Mar. 21-Apr. 1 … earned three-straight doubles victories with partnerMarta Pinyol from Mar. 27-31.

2010-11Recorded a 15-10 overall singles record, including 7-3 in falltournament play ... registered a 5-3 doubles record in fall ac-tion, winning both three-set matches she played ... con-cluded the season on a six-match win streak ... consolationdraw singles winner of Flight C at the University of MaryWashington Kickoff Classic ... consolation draw singles win-ner of flight B1 and doubles runner-up in Flight C with NicoleParker at the Radford University Invitational ... singles run-ner-up of Flight A-3 and doubles semifinalist of Flight B-1with Hannah Hill at the Elon University Invitational.

High SchoolParticipated in tennis at John Handley HS in Winchester …two-time Player of the Year … four-time All-District …three-time team State Champions … individual singleschampion as a senior … 3 Star recruit in 2009 ... 2009 USTAMid Atlantic 18's ranking of 34 ... notched an overall singlesrecord of 80-2 ... 2010 Virginia AA Singles State Champion ...also participated in one year of basketball and track.

PersonalDaughter of Ben and Joni Moomau … father played basket-ball and tennis at WVU ... majoring in physiology.

SaraH moomauJunior | 5-9

WincHeSter, Va. (JoHn Handley)

MOOMAU AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2010-11 -- -- 1-0 2-0 5-7 -- 2-4 15-10 .600 5-3 .6252011-12 -- -- 1-1 8-7 2-0 -- 2-4 14-11 .560 10-11 .476Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0 4-4 .500 5-4 .556CAREER -- -- 2-1 10-7 7-7 -- 4-8 33-25 .569 20-18 .526


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Coach Gustafsson on Parker“Nicole is a great competitor. She has excellent doubles skills and competes extremelywell in singles, too. If she enters every match with confidence in her game, then she cancompete with and beat a lot of players that she will face in the Big South. I look for herto secure a lot of matches for us.”

2012-13Third-year team member ... earned one win in Flight 6 at Liberty Fall Classic (9.14-15)… led squad with a 3-1 record and advanced to semifinals at Georgetown Classic(9.21-22) … touted a 2-0 record at Longwood Invite (9.29-30).

2011-12Finished 13-13 in singles play and posted an 18-6 mark in doubles competition … wonfive-consecutive singles victories from Feb. 24-Mar. 12 … teamed with partner Han-nah Hill for seven-straight wins between Mar. 12-Apr. 1.

2010-11Went 8-4 and 13-8 overall in singles and doubles, re-specitvely, including a perfect 5-0 singles mark at #6 in thespring and 9-4 in doubles ... ended on a five-match winningstreak ... runner-up in singles Flight C and doubles runner-upin Flight C with Sarah Moomau at the Radford University In-vitational ... Longwood Scholar-Athlete.

High SchoolFour-year tennis team member at Mills E. Godwin HS in Rich-mond … four-time District and State team champions andthree-time Regional team champions ... made RichmondTimes-Dispatch All-Metro team as a freshman and won Re-gional doubles ... District, Regional and State doubles cham-pion as a sophomore as well as District and Regional singlesfinalist ... Times-Dispatch All-Metro team as a sophomoreand team MVP ... Times-Dispatch All-Metro team as a junior... singles finalist in Districts and Regionals and Doubles win-ner in Districts while a finalist in Regionals as a junior ...Times-Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year and All-Acade-mic District/Regional as a senior ... singles finalist in Districtsand winner in Regionals as well as doubles winner in Dis-tricts and Regionals and finalist at States as a senior ... alsoparticipated in two years of field hockey and one year ofgymnastics.

PersonalDaughter of Eddie and Stacey Parker … father played tennisat Limestone College … brother (Kyle) plays tennis at Col-lege of Charleston ... majoring in liberal studies.

nicole ParkerJunior | 5-1

ricHmond, Va.(millS GodWin)

PARKER AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2010-11 -- -- -- -- -- 5-0 1-3 8-4 .666 13-8 .6192011-12 -- -- -- 1-0 3-4 6-4 0-3 13-13 .500 18-6 .750Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 6-3 .667 4-3 .571CAREER -- -- -- 1-0 3-4 11-4 2-6 27-20 .574 35-17 .673


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Coach Gustafsson on Allgurin“If Malin can even get close to repeating what she did in her record breaking freshmanyear, then I know she will be very valuable for us again. Malin continues to be motivatedand is close to breaking through to another level. I look forward to seeing her grow intomore of a leader on the team and find that next level of her game.”

2012-13Second-year team member ... finished third in Flight 2 with 1-1 record at Liberty FallClassic (9.14-15) … led squad with 3-0 record at Longwood Fall Invitational (9.29-30)… represented LU and finished 0-1 at the USTA/ITA Atlantic Regional Championship(10.19-22).

2011-12Finished 18-9 in singles competition and 10-15 in doubles play … won 11 straightmatches to close out the season, going undefeated from Mar. 7-Apr. 7 … defeatedHampton (Mar. 9) and UMBC (Mar. 11) for back-to-back doubles wins with partner Al-lison Shulman.

High SchoolAttended Finnvedens Gymnasium in Varnamo, Sweden.

PersonalDaughter of Henrik and Katarina Allgurin ... sister (Ellen) ad-vanced to the quarterfinal round of the 2011 US Open Jun-iors ... majoring in busines administration

malin allGurinSoPHomore | 5-11Värnamo, SWeden

(FinnVedenS GymnaSium)

ALLGURIN AT LONGWOODSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 3-sets Overall Pct Dbls Pct2011-12 -- 2-3 11-1 -- -- -- 4-0 18-9 .667 10-15 .400Fall 2012 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 7-4 .636 5-4 .556CAREER -- 2-3 11-1 -- -- -- 5-0 25-13 .658 35-17 .673

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Player Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 Streak Last 10 Malin Allgurin 13-4 -- 2-3 11-1 -- -- -- W 11 10-0Hannah Hill 7-8 -- -- 1-1 1-3 5-4 -- L 1 6-4Bethany Law 7-2 -- -- -- -- 2-0 5-2 W 1 7-2Sarah Moomau 11-8 -- -- 1-1 8-7 2-0 -- W 1 6-4Nicole Parker 10-8 -- -- -- 1-0 3-4 6-4 W 1 5-4Marta Pinyol 10-10 10-10 -- -- -- -- -- W 1 6-4Allison Shulman 8-10 -- 8-6 0-4 -- -- -- W 1 5-4Totals 69-50 10-10 10-9 13-7 10-10 12-8 14-6 Percentage .580 .500 .526 .650 .500 .600 .700

Team Overall 1 2 3 Streak Last 10Malin Allgurin/Allison Shulman 8-9 8-8 0-1 -- W 1 6-4Sarah Moomau/Marta Pinyol 8-10 1-1 7-9 -- W 1 5-5Hannah Hill/Nicole Parker 12-4 -- 1-0 11-4 W 1 8-2Bethany Law/Allison Shulman 1-0 -- -- 1-0 W 1 1-0Totals 32-23 9-9 8-10 15-4Percentage .582 .500 .444 .789

SPRING 2012 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Player RecordMalin Allgurin 7-4Hannah Hill 1-3Bethany Law 2-5Sarah Moomau 4-4Nicole Parker 6-3Marta Pinyol 5-2Allison Shulman 1-2Totals 26-23Percentage .531

Team RecordHill/Parker 4-2Allgurin/Moomau 5-4Pinyol/Shulman 1-4Parker/Law 0-1Totals 10-11Percentage .476

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Opponent Result RecordFebruary 9 LIBERTY L, 3-4 0-1 11 at Navy L, 3-4 0-2 11 vs. Coppin State W, 6-0 1-2 15 at Campbell L, 0-7 1-3 18 at Richmond L, 0-7 1-4 24 at Old Dominion L, 3-4 1-5

March 1 UNC GREENSBORO L, 1-6 1-6 7 NORFOLK STATE W, 7-0 2-6 9 at Hampton W, 7-0 3-6 11 vs. UMBC L, 3-4 3-7 12 at USC Upstate W, 4-2 4-7 13 at Presbyterian L, 3-4 4-8 21 VIRGINIA STATE W, 7-0 5-8 23 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL W, 4-3 6-8 27 MORGAN STATE W, 7-0 7-8 29 RADFORD L, 2-5 7-9 31 at George Mason W, 7-0 8-9

April 1 at Towson W, 5-2 9-9 6 GEORGE WASHINGTON L, 1-6 9-10 7 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 7-0 10-10


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WOMEN’S TENNIS HONORS

All-CVACDanielle Hess 2003, 2002, 2001Bonnie Maholchic 2000, 1999Jen Morton 1998Marcia Osorio 1997, 1996*Cecilia Robinson 2003Whitney Shaw 2001, 2000, 1999Laura Veazey 2002Michelle Williams-Tober 2001, 2000

*CVAC Player of the Year

ITA Scholar-AthleteCarrie Armstrong 2000Zsofia Jakab 2011, 2009Bonnie Maholchic 1999Nasim Moadab 2009Jen Morton 2000Marta Pinyol 2011Tricia Ramsey 2000, 1999Laura Simon 2009

Division I Independent All-Academic TeamRomana Bucur 2006Elena Triebskorn 2006, 2007

Division I All-Independent TeamSingles Team Pos. Yr.Romana Bucur First #1 2006Ashley Melson Second #6 2008

Doubles Team Pos. Yr.Ashley Melson/Brittany Huddleston Second #3 2008Zsofia Jakab/Laura Simon Second #2 2008

Division I Independent Player Of The YearRomana Bucur 2006

Division I Independent All-Tournament TeamMason Davis (MVP) 2010Marta Pinyol 2010Laura Simon 2009, 2010

VaSID Academic All-StateZsofia Jakab 2011Laura Simon 2010

Career Wins1. Laura Veazey 64 1998-022. Marcia Osorio 54 1993-973. Whitney Shaw 53 1997-014. Kelley Regan 52 1992-955. Romana Bucur 51 2003-076. Jen Morton 50 1997-00

Tricia Ramsey 50 1997-01Elena Triebskorn 50 2004-08

9. Melanie Saunders 45 1990-94Danielle Hess 45 2000-04

Season Wins1. Kelley Regan 24 1993-942. Jen Morton 22 1999-003. Chrissy Gorman 21 1993-94

Meg Jackson 21 1993-94Michelle Williams-Tober 21 1999-00

6. Marcia Osorio 20 1993-94Tricia Ramsey 20 1998-99

8. Carrie Armstrong 19 1999-009. Laura Veazey 18 1999-00

Danielle Hess 18 2000-01Malin Allgurin 18 2011-12

Career Winning Percentage(minimum 30 wins)1. Melanie Saunders .920 45-4 1990-942. Kelley Regan .881 52-7 1992-953. Meg Jackson .857 36-6 1993-954. Jen Morton .833 50-10 1997-005. Cecilia Robinson .701 39-16 2000-04

Season Winning Percentage(minimum 15 wins)1. Melanie Saunders 1.000 15-0 1991-922. Kelley Regan .960 24-1 1993-943. Chrissy Gorman .955 21-1 1993-944. Meg Jackson .913 21-2 1993-945. Jennifer Whitlow .882 15-2 1993-94

LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY


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With a legacy of learning dating back more than 170 years,Longwood University has developed a meaningful learning en-vironment that extends far beyond the classroom. Founded in1839 as the Farmville Female Seminary Association, the schoolwas a pioneer first in private and later in public education. Thestate of Virginia acquired the school in 1884 and renamed it asthe Normal School, the first state institution of higher learningfor women in Virginia. Over the years, the school expanded itscurricula and had a succession of names, becoming LongwoodCollege in 1949 and fully coeducational in 1976. On April 24,2002, history was again made at Longwood when Gov. MarkWarner signed legislation that designated Longwood as a uni-versity, effective July 1, 2002. The legacy that began in 1839 continues today as Longwood

University offersmore than 100 ma-jors, minors and con-centrations to morethan 4,800 stu-dents. Given its his-torical roots,Longwood Univer-sity enjoys an envi-able reputation forteacher preparation.But the excellencehas expandedthroughout the uni-versity with strongprograms in the lib-eral arts and sci-ences, business, andprofessional andpre-profess ionalprograms. Today the

coeducational, com-prehensive state univer-

sity comprises four separate colleges: the Cook-Cole College ofArts and Sciences, the College of Business and Economics, theCollege of Education and Human Services and the College ofGraduate and Professional Studies. The graduate college offersprograms in education, communication sciences and disorders,English and sociology, as well as an MBA degree. Under the leadership of Interim President Marge Connelly,Longwood is committed to developing citizen leaders and pro-vides a meaningful learning environment. Students get an ex-cellent grounding in theory then translate their newly acquiredknowledge into action by doing research, internships, field-work and community service. Recognizing the value of experi-ential learning, Longwood is one of the few universities in thecountry to require all students to complete an internship orsimilar learning experience before graduation. Additionally,Longwood was the first institution in Virginia to require thatevery freshman have a laptop computer. Technology is inte-grated throughout the learning process—an essential elementfor preparing the leaders of tomorrow. The Greenwood Library supports Longwood’s mission of de-veloping citizen leaders through a comprehensive array of serv-ices and resources. It is a learning-centered environment thatfosters intellectual exchange, scholarly communication, cul-tural enrichment, lifelong information literacy and creative ex-pression. In addition, the library provides more than 343,000titles, 8,000 DVDs, 5,100 CDs, 900 print journal subscriptions,and 160 electronic databases with access to more than 51,000full-text electronic journals. The library also provides integratedtechnology for information retrieval from libraries throughoutthe world. This state-of-the-art facility is named in honor ofLongwood’s 22nd president, Dr. Janet Daly Greenwood whoserved from 1981 to 1987.

Longwood provides a range of business services to the regionand state through the Longwood Small Business DevelopmentCenter, while the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts servesas an important and innovative study center and cultural re-source for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Longwood University also has a tremendous economic and cul-tural impact on Farmville and the surrounding communities. Astudy conducted by the Longwood Small Business Develop-ment Center estimates that university employees, students andvisitors spent more than $90 million in 2007—with 66 percentof that amount being spent in Farmville and the eight surround-ing counties. The Longwood campus, located in the heart of historic Far-mville, Va., provides excellent facilities while reflecting thecharm, beauty and character associated with its long heritage.The campus community was enhanced with the opening ofBrock Commons, a beautiful pedestrian promenade that pro-vides a central focal point for the Longwood campus whileeliminating traffic congestion and safety hazards. Fountains,walkways, outdoor sculpture and beautiful landscaping con-tribute to Brock Commons, creating a parklike atmosphere forstudents, faculty, staff and the public. Longwood’s signature building, Ruffner Hall, was rededicatedon April 23, 2005, and replicates the university’s most belovedbuilding and its beautiful rotunda, dating to the 1880s, whichburned on April 24, 2001, while undergoing a $12 million reno-vation. The original eight paintings on the interior of the ro-tunda dome, created in 1905 by the Italian-born artist EugeneD. Monfalcone of Richmond, have been returned to the domefollowing an extensive restoration that was under way prior tothe fire. The historic Joan of Arc statue, known affectionatelyas “Joanie on the Stony,” was also restored recently and re-turned to its place of honor on the main floor beneath the ro-tunda. The larger-than-life sculpture is a reproduction of thefamous 1870 original created by French sculptor Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu. The statue was a gift of the Class of 1914 andsymbolizes Joan of Arc as the patron saint of Longwood.

Ruffner Hall was reconstructed in the classic style based on theoriginal blueprints and drawings from the state archives in Rich-mond. The 83,143-square-foot building houses 22 classrooms, four ac-ademic departments, the offices of the Vice President for Aca-demic Affairs and the deans of the College of Graduate andProfessional Studies and the Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sci-ences, named for benefactors Dr. John R. Cook (Class of 1952)and Dr. Waverly M. Cole. Between Ruffner Hall and Blackwell Hall, a sunlit hallway formsthe Cole Gallery, which features a collection of more than 500pieces of 19th-century Bohemian glass, Meissen porcelain andEnglish pottery donated to the Longwood Center for the VisualArts by Dr. Cole. Standing guard over this rare collection of dec-orative arts, with her sword held high, is the recently renovatedequestrian statue of Joan of Arc, or “Joanie on the Pony,” byAnna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington. Adjoining the Cole Gallery is Blackwell Hall, opened in 1920 asthe campus dining hall. This historic facility, which survived theGreat Fire of 2001, was named in the mid-1970s in memory ofDr. Herbert R. Blackwell, professor of English and dean of thecollege. Today, following a recent renovation and conversion,Blackwell Hall has a new role providing space for social, culturaland educational events for the campus and community. Alongwith Blackwell Hall, the extensive renovation included the ad-jacent Virginia and Prince Edward meeting rooms.


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The Chichester Science Center opened Dec. 6, 2005. The 70,822-square-foot facility includes 23 classrooms and laboratories, 47 fac-ulty offices and additional research space for both undergraduateand graduate research projects. The building, which was namedin 2007 in honor of John H. and Karen Williams Chichester (Classof 1974), features a state-of-the-art, climate-controlled environ-ment with safety ventilation systems and hazardous materialssafeguards, as well as a high-tech infrastructure for classrooms,laboratories and distance-learning facilities. A greenhouse andherbarium, housing the world’s largest collection of Virginia plantspecimens, are located on the roof.

More recently, a multifaceted Health and Fitness Center openedin August 2007. Located on Main Street adjacent to Frazer Resi-dence Hall, the 74,683-square-foot, 2-1/2-story facility features awide range of amenities including an indoor track, basketball andracquetball courts, a climbing wall, workout rooms, juice bar, andthe latest weight, exercise and training equipment. The buildingreceived a Gold Certification Rating in Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED) from the U.S. Green Building Coun-cil. One of the more popular buildings on campus is the two-story,60,000-square-foot Dorrill Dining Hall located on Brock Commonsacross from the Lankford Student Union. Named in honor of Dr.William Franklin Dorrill, Longwood’s 23rd president, this multipur-pose facility with its curved, colonnaded portico overlooking IlerField was the first on campus to utilize geothermal heating andcooling. The flexible interior design provides space for banquets,meetings and special events along with a Grand Dining Room seat-ing 500 and an arcade seating an additional 700.

In fall 2009, the Center for Communication Studies and Theatreopened a new era for one of Longwood’s fastest-growing pro-grams. The three-story, 41,983-square-foot building is home to theDepartment of Communication Studies and Theatre and Long-wood Theatre productions, and is situated between the south endof Bedford Hall and Franklin Street across from the Hull EducationCenter. The new building features a highly flexible 174-seat “blackbox” theater, in which the seats and stage can be moved around.A studio theater, of about 80 seats and also flexible, will be usedfor student productions. There is also a scene shop, a costumeshop and a drafting lab. The center also houses the Jack BlantonGallery, which features more than 160 of the 230 pieces of artworkdonated by Jack Blanton to the Longwood Center for the VisualArts. Nearly 1,000 students reside in three campus-managed apartmentcommunities: Longwood Landings at Mid-Town Square, Long-wood Village and Lancer Village. Some of the amenities and fea-tures of the apartments are private bedrooms (some with privatebaths), full kitchens (most with dishwashers), washer-dryer units,large living areas, high-speed Internet and cable television. Two ofthe three communities have fitness rooms, and one has a swim-ming pool and a game room. On campus, Wheeler and Cox Hallsrecently reopened following complete renovations. These resi-dence halls now include elevators, air conditioning, bathroomswith ceramic tile and new fixtures, contemporary study roomswith modern amenities, and common areas with outside terraces. Longwood Landings at Mid-Town Square, which opened in August2006, is a residential village that includes four four-story buildingswith the top three floors dedicated to student housing and theground floor devoted to leased retail space. Longwood studentsoccupy 96 four-bedroom and 24 single-room apartments. Retailersinclude Barnes & Noble, which operates Longwood’s bookstoreand includes a Starbucks Café, and a Chick-fil-A and Moe’s South-west Grill operated by Longwood Dining Services (ARAMARK).Willett Hall, named for former Longwood President Henry I. Wil-lett Jr., is a health, physical education and recreation complex lo-cated on Brock Commons. It has a gymnasium with 1,807 seats; a

complete weight-training laboratory; a 25-meter pool with a 1-meter board, underwater lighting and observation window; a 350-seat natatorium; a modern dance studio with a floating floor andstaging capacity; and one of the state’s best-equipped laboratoriesfor the study of human performance as it relates to exercise,sports, health and the arts. A 3,000-square-foot addition to WillettHall houses a sports medicine/rehabilitation facility for the health,recreation and kinesiology programs. Not far from cam-pus students canenjoy the facilitiesat Longwood Es-tate, which fea-tures a complex ofathletic fields forfield hockey,lacrosse and soc-cer, along with anine-hole golfcourse. The presi-dent’s home,Longwood House,is situated on theestate.

Longwood Univer-sity is accreditedby the Commissionon Colleges of theSouthern Associa-tion of Colleges andSchools (SACS: 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033; 404-679-4500) to award bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Other accredita-tions include the National Council for Accreditation of TeacherEducation (NCATE), the Virginia State Board of Education, the Na-tional Association of Schools of Theatre and the National Associ-ation of Schools of Music. Specific program endorsements includethe undergraduate social work program that is accredited by theCouncil on Social Work Education; the undergraduate therapeuticrecreation program that is accredited by the National Recreationand Park Association; the athletic training program that is accred-ited by the Council on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education(CCATE); and the undergraduate and graduate business adminis-tration programs that are accredited by the Association to Ad-vance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB- International). For the 14th straight year, Longwood University is ranked amongthe best in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report survey. The newUSN&WR “America’s Best Colleges” report, released in Septem-ber 2011, ranks Longwood 10th in the category “Top Public Univer-sities-Master’s” in the South. Among all SouthernUniversities-Master’s (public and private) Longwood remainswithin the top tier at No. 29. Additionally, Longwood is one of only135 schools in the Southeast selected as a “Best in the Southeast”in the Princeton Review’s 2012 Best Colleges: Region by Regionlistings. The Princeton Review also named Longwood one of thenation's “Best Value” colleges and universities, including Long-wood as one of 75 public institutions to be featured in its book,"The Best Value Colleges: 2012 Edition." And, for the third year,Longwood University is included as one of the 650 best collegesin the United States in the Forbes 2012 list of America’s Best Col-leges.


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THE FARMVILLE AREALongwood University is located in historic Farmville, Virginia --65 miles west of Richmond, 48 miles east of Lynchburg, and 60miles south of Charlottesville -- the Heart of Virginia. The Townof Farmville has a population of approximately 6,800. The Farmville Area is comprised of the town of Farmville, alongwith the counties of Prince Edward and Cumberland. This areaserves as a retail hub and commercial activity center for eightcounties of Southside Virginia and has a service market of morethan 100,000 people. Education is a dominant factor in thearea, with three outstanding colleges offering educational andtraining opportunities. In addition to Longwood, Hampden-Sydney College and Southside Virginia Community College arelocated in the area. The Farmville Area has a diversified economy with strong man-ufacturing, trade, service, and agricultural sectors. Manufac-turing activity centers around natural resources, textiles, anda variety of industrial and consumer goods. The Town of Farmville is also home to the annual Heart of Vir-ginia Festival (first Saturday in May) and many historical sites,including Appomattox Courthouse and Sailors Creek Battle-field. These points of interest make the Farmville Area a veryattractive place to be. Located in and near town are churches,hotels, motels, a country club, a municipal airport, and a com-munity hospital. Many additional points of interest are withina short distance of the Farmville area.

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIAThe Commonwealth of Virginia is one of the original 13 colonies.Named for the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I of England, Virginiawas England’s first successful overseas colony and the site ofthe first permanent English settlement in America. West Vir-ginia was part of Virginia until 1863. Virginia’s rich political heritage helped shape the democraticprinciples on which the United States was founded. Virginiaplayed an important role in the American Revolution (1775-1783), and it entered the Union as the 10th of the original 13states on June 25, 1788. During the American Civil War (1861-1865) the state’s capital, Richmond, was also capital of the Con-federacy. The state has long been nicknamed Old Dominion. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, andJames Monroe, all Virginians, were founding fathers of theUnited States and were among the first five U.S. presidents.Virginia is also the birthplace of U.S. presidents William HenryHarrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson. Virginia is the 35th largest state in the United States, boundedon the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north and east byMaryland and the District of Columbia, on the west by West Vir-ginia and Kentucky, and on the south by Tennessee and NorthCarolina. According to the 2010 national census, Virginia’s populationwas 8,001,024, ranking it 12th among the states. Virginia Beach(435,619) is one of the most popular resort destinations on theEast Coast, as well as Virginia’s largest city. Richmond (192,913)is the state capital and a center of banking and insurance, andof both retail and wholesale trade. The Naval Base at Norfolk(229,112) and the Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth (101,377) em-ploy thousands of civilians and military personnel. Hampton(145,017) is important for its aviation activities such as LangleyAir Force Base and a National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-tration (NASA) facility. In Newport News (178,281) is a shipyardthat builds naval ships, including aircraft carriers. Alexandria(136,974) is part of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Lynchburg (67,720) is the site of light industries. Roanoke(91,552) is the largest city in western Virginia.

Civilian and military employment, mostly with the federal gov-ernment, is an essential part of the Virginia economy. The Pen-tagon, which houses the Department of Defense, is located inVirginia and is the leading federal employer in the northern partof the state. There are also important military bases in Virginia,particularly the massive complex of army, navy, and air forcebases in the vicinity of Norfolk.

Average January temperatures range from less than 32°F in thewest to more than 42°F in southeastern Virginia. Average Julytemperatures range from more than 78°F in the southeast toless than 68°F in the western mountains. Total precipitationranges from about 35 to more than 50 inches. Snowfalls aremoderate, except in the mountain regions. Besides Virginia, three other states - Kentucky, Massachusettsand Pennsylvania - use the term commonwealth as part of theirofficial names. The delegates to the convention in Williams-burg, when the first Constitution of Virginia was adopted onJune 29, 1776, used commonwealth as the name for the newform of government. It is very likely they had in mind the Puri-tans’ rebellion against the Crown in England more than 100years earlier. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts also chose to be called com-monwealths after independence from Great Britain. The other10 former colonies took the name “state,” the term used in theDeclaration of Independence. Kentucky was once part of Vir-ginia. When Kentuckians joined the Union as the 15th state in1792, it also kept the name commonwealth.

Source(s): Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce;

Commonwealth of Virginia(via Encarta Encyclopedia, MSN Learning & Research);

Virginia Tourism Corporation


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Marge Connelly, a longtime Virginia resi-dent and financial services executive,began her responsibilities as LongwoodUniversity’s top leader on June 1, 2012.As Longwood’s interim president, Con-nelly provides direction at the highestlevel in areas including strategic plan-ning, financial operations, fundraising,and government and community rela-tions. She also works to build andstrengthen relationships betweenLongwood and its key constituencies,including alumni; donors; current stu-dents and their parents; board mem-bers; and leaders in government,business and education. A former mem-ber and rector of Longwood’s Board of

Visitors, Connelly brings substantialknowledge of the university to her new position.

Prior to becoming Longwood’s interim president, Connelly worked asa financial services executive at Barclaycard, Wachovia Securities andCapital One Financial Services.Most recently, she spent 2-1/2 years living in London and working forBarclaycard as the global chief operating officer, responsible for alloperations and technology supporting Barclaycard’s business activi-ties throughout the UK, Europe and the United States.

Prior to her time at Barclaycard, Connelly was chief operating officerfor Wachovia Securities, the third-largest retail brokerage firm in theU.S. (now Wells Fargo Advisors), where she oversaw the firm’s infor-mation technology and operations management and served on theExecutive Committee. In that role, she orchestrated the completetransformation of the company’s operations and led integration ef-forts that enabled acquisitions resulting in a growth rate in excess of30 percent.

Before joining Wachovia Securities, Connelly was an executive vicepresident for Capital One Financial Services, where she managedmuch of the company’s operations and technology, and worked onidentifying and cultivating relationships with other business, govern-ment and community leaders. During her tenure with Capital One, shewas instrumental in building the infrastructure and culture to enablethe company’s growth from 5 million customers in 1994 to approxi-mately 50 million customers in 2005. She was a member of CapitalOne Senior Management Team and also served as the company’s co-CIO for two years.

Connelly has served on a number of boards both locally and nationallythat emphasize healthcare, economic development and education.She was a member of the Executive Advisory Council for the Univer-sity of Richmond’s Business School, the Virginia Commonwealth Uni-versity Business School Foundation Board, and also chaired theGreater Richmond Partnership. She received an honorary doctoratefrom Virginia Union University and currently serves on the board ofThe Women’s Initiative in Charlottesville, Va.

She was appointed by former governors Warner and Kaine to theCouncil on Virginia’s Future and chaired the Virginia Workforce Coun-cil. In addition, she was a member of the CJW Medical Center Boardof Trustees and Venture Richmond Executive Committee. She has alsoserved as chair of the Central Virginia Food Bank, and served on theExecutive Committees of the Greater Richmond YMCA and the WorldAffairs Council of Greater Richmond.

Connelly has been a member of the Greater Richmond Chamber ofCommerce, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the National BetterBusiness Bureau, the Executive Committee of Richmond Renaissance,the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board and the Richmond Re-gion 2007 Advisory Council. She also was involved with numerous fi-

nancial services industry groups, participating on several committees,including the Operations Committee of the Securities Industry and Fi-nancial Markets Association (SIFMA), the Depository Trust ClearingCorporation (DTCC) and the Executive Advisory Committees of bothVisa and Visa International.

She has received numerous accolades for her business and civic con-tributions, including being named by Equality Virginia as one of 20 Out-standing Virginians in 2009, receiving the 2007 Public Service Awardfrom the VCU Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs andbeing honored as one of the “Professionals Who Made a Difference”by Longwood University. She was named one of the most influentialwomen by Richmond Magazine in 2006, one of the area’s most influ-ential leaders by Style Magazine in 2004 and 2005 and “Woman of theYear in business” by the YWCA in 2003. She also was named a “Top100 IT Leader” by CIO Magazine, one of the “Hottest CIO’s” by FutureBanker and one of the “50 most powerful GLBT people” in the UK.Connelly has appeared on C-Span and been cited in several magazines,including Business Week and Fast Company. She also has appearedat some of the most prestigious business conferences, speaking onwomen and leadership, the Internet, customer service, businessethics, diversity and a number of other topics.

Connelly grew up in the small community of Horseheads, N.Y., andhas a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University ofDelaware. She lives with her partner, Julie Christopher, in Keswick,Va., and has two grown children.

Longwood Universityinterim PresidentMarge Connelly

executive assistant to the President for Governmental affairs and Special ProjectsMs. Brenda L. Atkins

Vice President of Facilities management and real PropertyMr. Richard W. Bratcher

Vice President for administration and FinanceMr. P. Kenneth Copeland, Jr

Special assistant to the President and director of events and ceremoniesMs. Diane Easter

Vice President of information and instructional technology ServicesDr. Frank X. Moore III

Provost and Vice President for academic affairsDr. Kenneth B. Perkins

Vice President for Student affairsDr. Tim J. Pierson

Vice President for university advancementDr. Bryan K. Rowland

dean, college of Business and economicsDr. Paul T. Barrett

dean of admissionsMs. Sallie McMullin

dean, college of Graduate and Professional Studies Dr. Jeannine Rajewski Perry

dean, cook-cole college of arts and SciencesDr. Charles D. Ross

dean, college of education and Human ServicesDr. Wayne K. Wright

director of Physical PlantMr. Ben Myers

director of Public Safety and chief of PoliceMr. Robert Beach


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Troy Austin is in his eighth year at Long-wood University during 2012-13, and hisfifth full year as Director of Athletics fol-lowing his appointment on April 22, 2008.He previously served as the interim ADfrom August 2006 to April 2008. Austin'sefforts during his tenure were essentialto Longwood gaining Big South Confer-ence membership.

Austin, one of the youngest Division I ath-letics directors in the nation (34), was ap-pointed to and served a three-year term(2009-12) on the Division I-AAA AthleticsDirectors Association (ADA) ExecutiveCommittee, and was re-appointed to asecond three-year term (2012-15). He

spearheaded the creation and developmentof A Blueprint for Success, a five-year (2009-14) Strategic Plan for Long-wood University Athletics. Austin oversees an intercollegiate athleticsdepartment where the overall undergraduate cumulative grade pointaverage is 3.0 among 200-plus student-athletes. He served on the selec-tion committee for the appointment of retired Brigadier General PatrickFinnegan who served as Longwood University's 25th president from2010-12.

Austin served in a critical role as Longwood completed the final year ofits NCAA Division I Reclassification during 2006-07. He represented thedepartment during a three-day visit to campus in September 2006 by afour-member Peer-Review Team as well as an NCAA Representative dur-ing the Division I Certification Self-Study and Evaluation process. Austincoordinated the compilation of information for the school’s annual Ath-letics Report and Updated Strategic Plan that year as well.

Austin has supervised 14 intercollegiate athletics programs and respec-tive coaching staffs, and an administrative support staff over the pastsix academic years. He has administered an annual budget of over $8 mil-lion, while developing and implementing marketing strategies to brandthe department. Austin has overseen facility capital upgrade projects forbasketball, baseball, softball, soccer, field hockey and women’s lacrosse.Prior to his appointment as interim AD, he had been the director of de-velopment for intercollegiate athletics at Longwood from October 2005to August 2006, assisting with the department’s external relations ef-forts, including the direction of the Lancer Club and its executive coun-cil.

Austin was the director of program development and marketing rela-tions for the National Football League Coaches Association (NFLCA)from 2003-05. At the NFLCA, he directed the development and market-ing of NFLCA programs, properties, and special events. In this capacity,Austin sought marketing partners for the NFLCA, and negotiated mar-keting opportunities for NFL assistant and head coaches. In addition, heoversaw the membership benefits program for the 750 active and retiredNFL coaches, facilitated sponsorships with corporate partners, andserved as a liaison between NFLCA and marketing partners among manyother duties and responsibilities.

While pursuing his post-graduate degree at VCU (2002-03), Austin servedan internship within VCU Athletics Marketing and Promotions where hecontributed to the development of promotional efforts for creating andmaintaining fan interest while assisting with marketing efforts to attainnew sponsors. Prior to his time at VCU, he served an internship withinDuke University Athletics as the Life Skills Coordinator where he directedthe nationally renowned educational program, ‘Verizon Read with theBlue Devils’, for elementary school children.

A native of Orange, New Jersey, Austin earned his Bachelor of Arts de-gree in sociology, along with a certificate in markets & managementfrom Duke where he was a four-year football letterman. A team captainas a senior, he earned the William J. Griffith Service Award and wasnamed the team’s Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman. Austin earnedhis Master of Science degree in sports leadership from the VCU Centerfor Sports Leadership.

IT’S OFFICIAL

Longwood University President Dr. Patricia P. Cormier re-ceived a letter from The NCAA dated July 11, 2007 statingthat the organization’s Division I Management Council Ad-ministrative Committee, acting on behalf of the Division IManagement Council, had approved the recommendationfrom the Division I Management Council Membership Sub-committee to transfer Longwood to Division I active mem-bership as of September 1, 2007. The Lancers competedduring 2007-08 as one of three new members of NCAA Divi-sion I.

KEY DATES TO NCAA DIVISION I STATUS

November 12, 2002: President Cormier informs NCAA of in-tent to reclassify to Division I

August 2003: NCAA approves move into first year of reclas-sification

September 1, 2004: Full compliance with all Division I legis-lation and membership requirements

September 2004: Men’s Golf and Women’s Lacrosse ac-cepted into Multidivisional Reclassification

September 2005: Longwood begins its Division I Certifica-tion Self-Study

May 15, 2006: Longwood submits its Division I CertificationSelf-Study Report to the NCAA

September 15-16, 2006: Men’s Golf competes in school’s firstofficial Division I event at Rutgers

September 25-27, 2006: NCAA Peer-Review Team visits cam-pus to conduct certification evaluation

April 9, 2007: NCAA approves Longwood Self-Study processas successfully completed

May 2007: Men’s Golf earns invitation and competes inschool’s first NCAA Division I post-season competition

July 11, 2007: NCAA approves Longwood for Division I activemembership during 2007-08

September 1, 2007: Longwood begins competition as offi-cially-certified Division I member

January 23, 2012: Longwood invited to join the Big SouthConference following a vote by the Big South Council ofChief Executive Officers

July 1, 2012: Longwood becomes the 12th member of the BigSouth Conference


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Michelle Meadows is in her eighth year atLongwood University during 2012-13, and waspromoted to her new position of AssociateAthletic Director in February 2009, after serv-ing as Assistant Athletic Director from July2005. She was also appointed as the Depart-ment’s Senior Woman Administrator in July2007. Prior to Longwood, Meadows was theAssistant Compliance Director (2003-05) atVirginia Commonwealth University whereshe earned her Master of Science from the

Center for Sports Leadership in 2003.

As Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Enhancement,Meadows’ supervises and directs the Compliance, Academic Services,and Life Skills programs for student-athletes. Meadows was instru-mental upon her arrival in 2005 in enhancing the department’s NCAAcompliance program with a focus on education and monitoring thatwas vital to Longwood’s reclassification and certification as a DivisionI program in 2007. During the early stages of her tenure, her vision ledthe creation and development of an Academic Services Departmentin October 2006 providing resources to student-athletes for their ath-letic, academic, career and personal pursuits. In February 2009, herrole was expanded to include actively directing the academic servicesprogram as part of the Student-Athlete Enhancement Department.

Under Meadows’ direction, the department has experienced its’ high-est academic achievements as a Division I program with the implemen-tation of the Academic Game Plan Program and Lancer LegacySpeaker Series, improvements to tutoring and peer mentoring re-sources, and the development of an academic learning facility for stu-dent-athletes. In the spring semester of 2012, the Athletic Departmentobserved its highest academic success to date with a 3.04 cumulativeGPA and four consecutive semesters above the 3.0 GPA mark.

A Richmond native, Meadows graduated summa cum laude from Vir-ginia Tech in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in human nutri-tion, foods, and exercise. She was a four-year starter in softball for theHokies and a three-time Academic All-American, the first student-ath-lete to do so at Virginia Tech at that time. She was named the Atlantic10 Player of the Year and Atlantic 10 Softball Student-Athlete of theYear in her senior season. She was the recipient of a NCAA Postgrad-uate Scholarship Award and was honored by Virginia Tech with theSkelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics at the conclusionof her career. On October 22, 2010, Meadows was inducted into theVirginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame for her contributions as a VirginiaTech student-athlete.

Meadows is also a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes andserves as faculty advisor for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries at LongwoodUniversity.

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Bill Irish is in his fourth year at LongwoodUniversity during 2012-13, beginning em-ployment May 25, 2009, and serves as amember of the department’s senior man-agement team. Prior to Longwood, heworked for The Thomas James Company,an event management, operations, andmarketing consulting group in Atlanta, fol-lowing an appointment as director of op-erations for the 2008 NCAA Division IISpring Championships Festival in Hous-ton. Irish previously had been a vice-presi-dent of programming operations and scheduling for FOX SportsSouth/SportSouth Networks from 1995-2008.

Irish handles the department budget management along with over-sight of travel procedures, athletic facilities, athletics laundry serv-ices, and team sport supervision for field hockey, men’s andwomen’s golf, as well as men’s and women’s tennis. He serves asthe department’s liaison with the Budget Office, Accounting and Fi-nancial Reporting, the Longwood Foundation, Facilities and MaterialManagement, Human Resources, and Information Technology Serv-ices, and serves on both the Longwood Campus Impact and theSafety/Emergency Management Committees as well.

At FSN South/SportSouth, Irish’s vast and varied duties included se-lection of seasonal schedules for professional and collegiate teamsand conferences, input and upkeep of the monthly schedules, terri-torial switching reports as mandated by professional and collegiatecontracts, and served as the contract administrator and networkcontact for ACC Live and SEC-TV programming packages. He was in-volved in negotiation and administration of all regionally-developedprogramming agreements and underwritten regional network pro-gramming, worked directly with the controller and the executiveproducer on the annual programming budget, and was the formatadministrator for the network his last five years, working with adsales and production to create the most effective formats for thenetworks.

In addition, Irish worked for the Turner Sports-managed and oper-ated SportSouth Network as both director of programming (1992-95) and program manager (1990-92), and for Pacific Sports Network(1989-90) as program manager. He served as the assistant executivedirector for operations and event management at the Chick-Fil-APeach Bowl (1988-89), was the director of athletic marketing, travel,radio & TV at Rice University (1985-88) and was the athletic businessmanager at Rice (1984-85) as well. Irish was also the director of com-munity relations/group ticket sales manager/broadcasting, and mer-chandising manager for the Houston Gamblers (1983-85) of thenow-defunct United States Football League.

A native of Houston, Irish earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in in-dustrial psychology from the University of St. Thomas in Houston.His wife, Teresa, is a native of Front Royal and serves as the execu-tive assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Long-wood.


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ASSOCIATE AD FOR MEDIA RELATIONSGREG PROUTY

Greg Prouty is in his 20th year at Longwood Uni-versity during 2012-13, and his 16th year oversee-ing athletics media relations and sportsinformation while serving as a member of the de-partment’s senior management team. He waspromoted to associate athletics director in Feb-ruary 2009, serving as the sport supervisor forwomen's soccer as well as men's and women'scross country, after previously being named anassistant athletics director in October 2004.

Prouty coordinates all publicity and promotionfor the 14-sport intercollegiate athletics programand its student-athletes, including administration

of the athletics website while overseeing the dailyoperation of the office. His direct sport responsibilities include men’s basket-ball, baseball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s andwomen’s cross country. He was recently appointed to a three-year term (2012-15) on the Big South Conference Hall of Fame Committee.

Prouty was the assistant sports information director at Longwood from 1991-95 before serving two years (1995-97) as the sports information director atLynchburg College. He is a member of both the College Sports Information Di-rectors of America (CoSIDA) and the Virginia Sports Information Directors(VaSID), and has served previous stints with CoSIDA’s charity, ethics, publica-tions contest, and publications awards publicity committees. Prouty has servedon the MVP Sports Media Training Advisory Board since April 2010. He has re-ceived six citations of excellence from CoSIDA for publications, including two'Best in the Nation' awards, and a 'Third in the Nation' award for the 2001-02men's basketball media guide.

Prouty has served as media coordinator at four NCAA Division II Soccer Cham-pionships, including the 2002 and 2003 men’s and women’s national champi-onships that were co-hosted by the City of Virginia Beach and Longwood. Hehas served as the assistant media coordinator for five NCAA Division II SoftballChampionships (2002, 2001, 1999, 1997, 1995) in Salem, Virginia -- champi-onships that were co-hosted by the City of Salem and Longwood. Additionally,Prouty served as the official scorer at the 1999 softball championship. He waselected and served as chairperson of the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference(CVAC) sports information directors from February 1999 until August 2000, andhas previously coordinated selections for three All-State (VaSID) and All-Region(DAKTRONICS) teams (1994-2004). Prouty currently coordinates the VaSID All-State University Division men’s basketball team as well as the Division I Inde-pendent men’s basketball team. He serves on the selection committee forVaSID's 'Rich Murray Journalism Scholarship' as well.

A native of Norwich, Ohio, Prouty earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in publicrelations with an option in sports information from Eastern Kentucky Universityin December 1988. He completed a one-year internship at ABC affiliate WTVQ-TV in Lexington, Ky., and then worked with the Indianapolis Colts during the1989 NFL season as a public relations intern. Prouty and his wife Paula, a 1985Longwood graduate, have a daughter, Megan Leigh (14).

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR MEDIA RELATIONSASHLEY ROBBINS

Ashley Robbins is in her first year at LongwoodUniversity during 2012-13, beginning employmenton July 10, 2012. She will assist with the daily op-eration of the office, while also serving as the pri-mary liaison for five of the school’s NCAA DivisionI teams, including field hockey, men’s soccer,women’s basketball, softball and women’slacrosse. Robbins comes to the Lancers followingthe completion of a 10-month apprenticeship atBoston College, where she was responsible forfour Eagles’ sports.

At Boston College, Robbins worked with the

school’s nationally-ranked field hockey and women’s lacrosse programs alongwith rowing and swimming and diving. She assisted with football and women’sbasketball game-day media relations and operations, while also helping coor-dinate the communications efforts for the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball EastRegional hosted by BC this past March at the TD Garden in Boston.

Prior to Boston College, Robbins spent four years in the Syracuse UniversityAthletic Communications Department. In 2009, she was named an undergrad-uate sports information director for the school’s cross country, track and fieldand softball programs, and in 2011, she traveled to the BIG EAST Women’s Bas-ketball Tournament as an assistant SID. Other highlights for Robbins at SU in-clude being part of the media coordination team for the 2010 NCAA Men’sBasketball East Regional and a featured writer in the game program for a 2008NBA exhibition between Phoenix and Denver at the Carrier Dome.

In addition to her collegiate experience with Syracuse and Boston College, Rob-bins has worked in a communications role with professional organizations suchas the New England Revolution and the Boston Bruins during their 2011 StanleyCup campaign. She also spent time with the Bay State Games, the state gamesof Massachusetts, where she implemented the use of StatCrew software forthe maintenance of statistics during the Summer Games.

A native of Leominster, Massachusetts, Robbins graduated summa cum laudefrom Syracuse University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in sportmanagement and a minor in public communications studies. Robbins and herfiancé, Travis, reside in Farmville.

ATHLETICS VIDEO COORDINATORGARY MAIORANO

Gary Maiorano is in his first year at Longwood Uni-versity during 2012-13, beginning employment onAugust 6, 2012. He will be responsible for coordi-nating the production, integration, and distribu-tion of all multimedia entities used with athleticsand athletics venues. Maiorano served 22-plusyears at Syracuse University in various video andelectronic media communication roles, most re-cently as assistant director for electronic mediacommunications from 1995-2011.

Maiorano helped to promote a positive image ofSyracuse University and its programs through hisaward-winning video presentations for mass media,special events and the internet. He supervised day-to-day operations of thehigh definition (HD) video unit that included staffing, purchasing & budget, of-fice coordination, planning and client retention.

Maiorano has direct experience in sports television as well, serving as an inde-pendent contractor for The Media Group from 1987-2007. He worked as a pro-ducer, director or replay operator for various clients, including ESPN, CarrierDome TV and Kodak. Maiorano designed and oversaw the installation of thecontrol room and production elements for Carrier Dome TV, the video boardsystem for Syracuse’s football, basketball and lacrosse teams.

Maiorano was a sports producer at Syracuse Cablesystems from 1981-87 whileresponsible for the administration and production of the Syracuse UniversitySports Television Network. The innovative series was syndicated to several re-gional sportsnetworks for commercial distribution to 20 million homes.

A native of Syracuse, New York, Maiorano earned his Bachelor of Science de-gree in television management from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Com-munications at Syracuse. Among his professional honors are the NationalAcademy of Cable Programming’s ACE Award for Outstanding Sports SeriesProduction, the Council for Advancement & Support of Education’s Gold Medalfor documentary production, and the National Telly Award for biography pro-duction. He and his wife, Maureen, reside near Keysville.


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Jenna Page, assistant adSports medicine

alex ricker-Gilbert, directorcomplience

david Bennett, managerathletics Fields

todd dyer, Head coachWomen’s Soccer

elaine Jones, Head coachWomen’s lacrosse

eric Stroller, assistant admarketing

John Hark, directorStrength and conditioning

Josh Beardassociate Head athletic trainer

kevin Fillman, Head coachmen’s Golf

Bill reinson, Head coachWomen’s Basketball

Scott Bacon, assistant adathletics development

Bryan cornn, managerathletics Business operations

Jon atkinson, Head coachmen’s Soccer

kathy riley, Head coachSoftball

dr. consuelo alvarezFaculty athletics representative

maya ozery, advisoracademic Services

Buddy Bolding, Head coachBaseball

Jakob Gustafsson, Head coachmen’s and Women’s tennis

ali Wright, Head coachWomen’s Golf

Stuart SmithSpecial assistant to the ad

megan miller, Head coachcheerleading

iain Byers, Head coachField Hockey

catherine Hanson, Head coachmen’s and Women’s cross country

kayla miller, managerGame operations & events


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eduardo de Souza, associateHead coach, men’s Soccer

Jennifer Steele, assistant Softball

Jon Benick, assistantBaseball

doug thibault, assistantmen’s Basketball

kyle cook, assistantathletic training

adria crawford, assistantWomen’s Basketball

Brian mccullough, assistantBaseball

ricky yahn, assistantmen’s Basketball

chris deneault, assistantathletic training

todd Faxon, assistantWomen’s lacrosse

richard morris, assistantmen’s and Women’s corss country

Sarah Williams, assistantWomen’s Basketball

casey Wharton, assistantmen’s and Women’s tennis

Wanisha Smith, assistantWomen’s Basketball

kameron carter, assistantWomen’s Golf

missy Woodie, assistantField Hockey

kenny nelson, assistantathletics Field technician

Skip SpainPublic address announcer

carly Fullerton, assistantathletic training

Whitney curtis, assistantmarketing

rick canter, assistantStrength and conditioning

tim Fudd, assistantmen’s Basketball

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dan Benick, assistantBaseball

Johnny colemanmen’s Basketball operations


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Lancer Club Membership Levels & Benefits

Lancer($25-$99)

Bronze Lancer($100-$249)

Silver Lancer($250-$499)

Gold Lancer($500-$1,249)

Platinum Lancer($1,250-$2,499)

All-AmericanLancer

($2,500-$4,999)

Hall of FameLancer

($5,000+)

Tax Deduction

* * * * *Lancer ClubAuto DecalThe LanceNewsletterHospitality RoomPass - BasketballLancer ClubMagnetElwood BobbleheadLancer ClubMerchandiseInvitation to VIPAthletic EventsLancer ClubPremium ApparelTickets to LancerHall of Fame (2)Tickets to LABC (2)

For more information on the Lancer Club, including the many ways you can make a gift, please visit the Lancer Club link at www.longwoodlancers.com.

You can also contact Scott Bacon at 434.395.2081 or via e-mail at [email protected]

*Gifts to the Lancer Club and/or Longwood University totaling $1,250+ will qualify you as a President’s Circle member, entitling you to such benefits.

What is the Lancer Club?

The Lancer Club is the fundraising arm for Longwood University Ath-letics. It is the medium through which alumni, parents, friends, fac-ulty and businesses can provide vital financial support to thestudent-athletes, which comprise the 14 Intercollegiate Athletic pro-grams at Longwood.

How is my gift used?

• Student-athlete scholarships – the student-athletes are theheart and soul of the Athletic Department. While the number ofscholarships awarded to Lancer student-athletes has more thandoubled in the last ten years, there is still a long way to go. Weneed your help to meet the scholarship funding challenge. • Academic excellence• Team traveling expenses • Athletic resources and equipment• And much more...

Lindsey Ottavio ‘13Member of Longwood Women’s Soccer Team“Playing Division I soccer has always been a dream ofmine and Longwood has made that dream come true. Iam very thankful for the opportunity and support thatthe Lancer Club has provided for me. Their contribu-tions help all Lancer student-athletes perform at ourbest.”

Mark MontgomeryFormer Member of Longwood Baseball Team;Current Member of New York Yankees’ Farm System“I’d like to thank everyone who supports LongwoodAthletics. My experience as a student-athlete wastremendous and I know it was because of the support Ireceived from not only my coaches and teammates, butalso from all the people who contributed to the LancerClub.”

2013 schedULeJanuary 19 Saturday vs. Morgan State Richmond, VA 1:00 p.m. february 3 Sunday at Richmond Richmond, VA 1:30 p.m. 9 Saturday at Navy Annapolis, MD 9:00 a.m. 9 Saturday vs. Coppin State Annapolis, MD 2:00 p.m. 20 Wednesday Liberty* Lynchburg, VA 1:00 p.m. 23 Saturday MORGAN STATE Farmville, VA 1:00 p.m.

March 1 Friday at Elon Elon, NC 2:00 p.m. 2 Saturday at Charleston Southern* Charleston, SC 1:00 p.m. 4 Monday at Coastal Carolina* Conway, SC 2:30 p.m. 13 Wednesday UNC ASHEVILLE* Farmville, VA 11:00 a.m. 16 Saturday at James Madison Harrisonberg, VA 2:30 p.m. 17 Sunday at North Carolina Central Durham, NC 1:00 p.m. 20 Wednesday at Radford* Radford, VA 2:30 p.m. 23 Saturday CAMPBELL* Farmville, VA 1:30 p.m. 24 Sunday PRESBYTERIAN* Farmville, VA 1:00 p.m. 26 Tuesday at Virginia State Petersburg, VA 2:00 p.m. 29 Friday at Norfolk State Norfolk, VA 1:00 p.m.

april 5 Friday at North Carolina A&T Greensboro, NC 1:00 p.m. 6 Saturday at Winthrop* Rock Hill, SC 11:30 a.m. 7 Sunday at Gardner-Webb* Boiling Springs, NC 1:00 p.m. 10 Wednesday ASA COLLEGE Farmville, VA 1:30 p.m. 13 Saturday at Howard Washington, DC 1:00 p.m. 17-20 Wed.-Sat. Big South Tournament Rock Hill, S.C. TBD

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