The buildup was as good as the game itself in this one. A day after moving up to No. 10 in the AVCA National Poll, the Eastern Mennonite volleyball men took down 2016 CVC champion Stevenson University in a five-set thriller. The Royals racked up 22.5 blocks on the night as they beat SU for the first time since 2011.
Athletics
The Royals weren't about to allow a repeat of the third-period letdown they had against Bridgewater College three weeks ago. In that game, 91短视频 watched as a 12-point lead in the third turned into an 84-74 loss to their rivals.
Jackson resigns as field hockey coach
91短视频 has announced the resignation of head field hockey coach E.A. Jackson. She has accepted a position as the head coach at D-I Towson University. Jackson’s last day ... read more about Jackson resigns as field hockey coach
With the indoor track & field season heading into its final month, the Eastern Mennonite teams are rounding into form. 91短视频's men and women were in Winston-Salem, N.C., this weekend, running at the Camel City Invitational, hosted by D-I Wake Forest University.
A big third period propelled 91短视频's basketball women to their fifth straight win, an 87-72 decision at Roanoke College on Saturday. The 87 points were a season high for the Royals in an ODAC game, and their second straight outing breaking 80 points.
Royals Athlete of the Week: Josh Elmore
In an important and impressive weekend for the 91短视频 men鈥檚 volleyball team, the standout player was a new face for the Royals, freshman Josh Elmore (Chester, Va./Matoaca). Elmore聽earned聽his first Royals ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week: Josh Elmore
As if scoring 21 points in the first half wasn't enough, junior (Freeman, Va./Brunswick) decided to do her best Stephen Curry impersonation late in the third, bombing in her third three pointer from a few feet behind the arc. 91短视频's guard finished with a career high 30 points as the Royals earned an emphatic 83-55 win over Virginia Wesleyan Wednesday night in Harrisonburg.
Roach named to D3Hoops Team of the Week
Last week 91短视频 guard Chloe Roach聽(Leesburg, Va./Tuscarora) had her best collegiate two-game stretch, and she was rewarded by being named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week presented ... read more about Roach named to D3Hoops Team of the Week
After earning a double dose of attention at last weekend's Clash at Kean, 91短视频's volleyball men vaulted to No. 12 in this week's AVCA national poll.
Hannah Chappell-Dick talks ‘A pro runner鈥檚 holistic approach’ with Atlanta Track Club’s Wingfoot magazine
It鈥檚 dark. It鈥檚 5:45 a.m. but it might as well be the middle of the night. Runners are sleepily congregating in the parking lot behind the Salvation Army in downtown ... read more about Hannah Chappell-Dick talks ‘A pro runner鈥檚 holistic approach’ with Atlanta Track Club’s Wingfoot magazine