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Sam Hovan sat down with women's basketball head coach Rebecca Tillett to talk about the 2021-22 Lancer women’s basketball team.
 
Throughout the podcast, the two talk about what the women’s basketball staff has seen after a couple of scrimmages through the fall. Plus, Tillett describes how she and her staff go through preparation for a scrimmage and how she plans to use a daunting non-conference schedule to once again prepare her squad for Big South play.
 
Tillett also explains who has stood out so far, what they’ve done well and where the team can continue to grow as the year goes along. With the team picked to finish third in the Big South preseason poll, the Lancer women have momentum to carry into the season.

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Episode Notes
Ever wonder how pitches work? What are the physics going on? How do pitcher's make adjustments? Could you design a perfect pitching motion?

On this episode of the podcast, Sam Hovan sits down with softball ace Sydney Backstrom, her head coach Dr. Megan Brown and biomechanics expert Dr. Tim Coffey for a deep dive into how pitching actually works.

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FARMVILLE, Va. – With basketball season just around the corner as the calendar rolls to November, Sam Hovan, Voice of the Lancers, sat down with head coaches Griff Aldrich and Rebecca Tillett to talk all things Longwood basketball.

The trio discuss how each team's fall has gone so far as well as what practice looked like in the midst of an uncertain summer. In addition, Aldrich and Tillett describe how they stayed in contact with their teams during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two also talk about life off the court after things were locked down in the spring.

Both Aldrich and Tillett are entering their third seasons at the head of the men's and women's basketball programs, and both are coming off strong 2019-20 seasons. On the men's side, the Lancers finished a program-best fourth in the Big South, and the women's team hosted a home playoff game for the first time in team history after winning nine more games than the season prior, one of the top turnarounds in the NCAA.

Stay tuned for the next episode of "What the Elwood?" or check out previous episodes for more insight into the people that make Longwood athletics what it is.

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FARMVILLE, Va. – Fall is here, and with it a new face in the Longwood softball dugout in Dr. Megan Brown, who takes over the program following the retirement of legendary head coach Kathy Riley. Sam Hovan, Voice of the Lancers, had a chance to sit down with Brown to discuss Longwood softball on LongwoodLancers.com's "What The Elwood?" podcast. 
 
In the podcast, Brown describes what brought her to Longwood, her coaching philosophy, vision for the program and what she has learned in her more than a decade as a college coach. She also answers some fun "getting to know you" questions, including how she started playing softball after playing baseball as a kid on her brother's team.
 
Brown comes to Longwood with a coaching resume that includes time in the ACC, PAC-12 and SEC, along with extensive playing credentials that include a record-setting All-American career at Florida Southern and six years on the professional softball circuit at home and abroad.
 
Stay tuned for the next episode of "What the Elwood?" or check out previous episodes for more insight into the people that make Longwood athletics what it is.
 
For the full archive of the podcasts, complete with downloadable links, visit the "What The Elwood?" archive.
 

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FARMVILLE, Va. – With summer in full swing, Sam Hovan, Voice of the Lancers, had a chance to do a deep dive into the past of Longwood athletics with Rohn Brown ‘84 in the latest edition of the What The Elwood Podcast. Brown is a Longwood alum who has seen more than 40 years of Longwood athletics, and he recently started a podcast devoted to chronicling the history of Lancers in the past.

Brown describes what he enjoys about hosting a podcast and why he chose to focus on Longwood’s past. He also tells some of his favorite stories and memories through the past four decades, and he explains how he has stayed involved with Lancer athletics through the years.

Brown has written historical features for LongwoodLancers.com and currently serves as the president of the Lancer Club Advisory Board, which is dedicated to supporting a broad-based intercollegiate athletics program at Longwood University by providing student-athletes the opportunity to achieve academic and athletic excellence.

Stay tuned for the next episode of "What the Elwood?" or check out previous episodes for more insight into the people that make Longwood athletics what it is.

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FARMVILLE, Va. – With virtual meetings still the current standard, Sam Hovan, Voice of the Lancers, had a chance to sit down, virtually of course, with a storied alum for a special edition of the What The Elwood podcast. Julie Dayton, a member of both the Longwood Hall of Fame and the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, was awarded the William Henry Ruffner award by the Longwood alumni office, which is the highest honor given by the office.

During the podcast, Dayton describes what her initial response when she found out. Likewise, she recalls some memories from her time at Longwood, and she discusses how her current role as an athletic director has changed how she watches games.

Dayton played for the U.S. Lacrosse national team for 10 years that included a trip to the 1984 Olympic Exhibition and the 1986 World Cup after playing as a two-sport athlete for Longwood. She graduated from Longwood in 1981 after being a two-time All-American in lacrosse while also playing field hockey. In addition to Longwood’s Hall of Fame and the U.S. National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Dayton is in the Virginia Lacrosse Hall of Fame as well as the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.

Currently, Dayton works as the Director of Athletics at St. Catherine’s School in Richmond after serving as a head coach in field hockey at both the University of Virginia and at Dartmouth.

Stay tuned for the next episode of "What the Elwood?" or check out previous episodes for more insight into the people that make Longwood athletics what it is.

For the full archive of the podcasts, complete with downloadable links, visit the "What The Elwood?" archive.

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