Coach Hawker and the team put Longmeadow volleyball on the map posting a 13-8 record and their second tournament appearance. With only three returning players from the 10-9 1998 season, the team was inexperienced and not predicted to do well. In 1999 the team overcame incredible obstacles and went farther than any team in Longmeadow volleyball history. In an intense quarter-final match, Longmeadow avenged their 1998 quarterfinal loss to Westfield 3 to 1. In the semi-finals, Longmeadow fell to Minnechuag 3 to 1. The greatest achievement, however, was that volleyball at Longmeadow was a pleasure to watch. After 4 years of volleyball, the Lancers were almost breakeven at 34 wins and 35 losses.