The Longwood University of today is not your mother’s Longwood College of yesterday. Today’s Longwood University is a bustling college community on a campus that Longwood College graduates of 20 years ago would not recognize.

Where : Cassell Coliseum (cap. 9,847), Blacksburg On the air: Radio—WRNL (910), 1:30

Keith Gabriel scored a game-high 25 points to lead VMI to a 92-74 win over Winthrop in both teams’ Big South Conference opener Wednesday night.

Dre Smith and Cam Long each scored 15 points and George Mason never trailed during a 74-65 victory over Ohio yesterday.

CHRIS HARRIS, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY Sport: Junior basketball guard Local connection: Benedictine Notable: Harris scored 26 points in Navy’s 102-99 triple overtime conquest of William and Mary in men’s basketball. His harvest included six 3-pointers. Harris has made at least one trey in 26 consecutive games—a Navy record. KELLY RENKIN, UNC WILMINGTON Sport: Senior soccer defender Local connection: Clover Hill Notable: Renkin has been named to the all-CAA first team for the third time in as many years despite moving to defense for this, her final season as a collegian. She will depart as UNC Wilmington’s career leader in game-winning goals (15). KELLI CANADA, WASHINGTON COLLEGE Sport: Junior volleyball middle hitter Local connection: James River Notable: Canada was named to the all-Centennial Conference sportsmanship team at season’s end. She was named soon thereafter to her league’s academic honor roll for the second time in as many years. She led her club in blocks (33). ALYSSA LANG, MD.-BALTIMORE COUNTY Sport: Freshman volleyball outside hitter Local connection: Deep Run Notable: Lang was chosen as the America East rookie of the year after leading the Retrievers in kills (305) and service aces (41). She delivered 10 double-doubles and won eight rookie of the week citations, an America East record. TREY THORNTON, LONGWOOD Sport: Senior soccer defender Local connection: Mills Godwin Notable: Thornton started 19 matches for the Lancers, who finished their season by winning the Atlantic Soccer Conference championship. Longwood allowed but one goal in its ASC playoff victories over Houston Baptist and Adelphi. EDDY RATIANARIVO, RANDOLPH Sport: Sophomore soccer midfielder Local connection: Miller School Notable: Ratianarivo was named to the all-ODAC first team after a season in which he scored four goals and assisted on five. He delivered the game-winning goal in the Wildcats’ 2-1 overtime conquest of ODAC foe Guilford.

Calvin Williams scored a career high 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Southeast Missouri State beat Longwood 81-77 yesterday in the Las Vegas Invitational.

Devon Moore scored 17 points, including the go-ahead basket after James Madison squandered a 12-point, second-half lead and the Dukes beat Mississippi Valley State 62-54 Tuesday night in an NIT Season Tip-Off consolation game.

Virginia Tech senior Billy Berlin, a graduate of Midlothian High School, captured all-Atlantic Coast Conference distinction with an 11th-place finish at last weekend’s ACC cross country championship meet in Chapel Hill, N.C. The men’s race attracted a field of 103. Berlin completed the 8K event in 24:41.2. En route, he helped the Hokies secure a third-place team finish—their best since joining the ACC in 2004.

Longwood University senior forward Kirk Williams has been ruled academically ineligible for the fall semester, men’s basketball coach Mike Gillian said yesterday.

COLLEGES WEDNESDAY
Delaware 2, George Mason 1   Virginia 5, Longwood 0