The 2025–26 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lancers, led by fourth-year head coach Erika Lang-Montgomery, played their home games at the Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. The Lancers finished the season 21–10, 11–5 in Big South play, to finish in third place. It was the first time in 25 years the team had recorded 20-plus wins in consecutive seasons. In the Big South tournament, they defeated UNC Asheville in the quarterfinals before being eliminated by second-seeded Radford in the semifinals.
Previous season The Lancers finished the 2024–25 season 22–12, 11–5 in Big South play, to finish in second place. In the Big South tournament, they defeated USC Upstate and Radford, before falling to top-seeded High Point in the championship game. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they were defeated by Duquesne in the first round.
Preseason On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason poll. Longwood was picked to finish second in the conference, with one first-place vote.
Preseason rankings +Big South Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 77 (6) 2 Longwood 69 (1) 3 67 (1) 4 48 5 41 6 33 7 25 8 23 9 22 (1)
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Preseason All-Big South Teams Preseason All-Big South TeamsTeamPlayerYearPositionFirstAmor HarrisJuniorGuardSecondMalea BrownGraduate Student Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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