big south conference

When you talk about academic and athletic excellence AND service to peers and your university, Madison Hommey is hard to beat. She completed two degrees from Longwood in five years and was a fixture at midfield for the soccer team.  Known as Maddie, she also received the Dan Daniel Senior Award for Scholarship and Citizenship and a Graduate Fellowship from the Big South Conference.  This fall, Maddie starts her teaching career at Jefferson Forest High School in Bedford County. 

The 2012-2013 season was Longwood’s first year in the Big South Conference and the women’s basketball team made it count.  Despite an 8-10 conference record and a #7 seed, they won three games in four days before falling to the #1 seed Liberty Flames in the tournament finals. While the Lancers were loaded with seniors, they also relied on talented freshmen in their historic run.  Kyndal Skersick was one of those freshmen.  The Orlando resident talks about that team and her life after Longwood.