91¶ÌÊÓÆµ's basketball women used a 25-point second period to take control in a 74-45 win at Shenandoah Wednesday night. The Royals held SU to a pair of single-digit frames, including in the second, to run away with the road win and move into a three-way tie for third place in the ODAC.
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91¶ÌÊÓÆµ's basketball women turned smothering defense into a win on Saturday, beating Hollins by a final of 44-34 in Yoder Arena. The Royals shut out their visitors through the opening period and never trailed as they improved to 10-6 overall and 5-3 in the ODAC.
The Royals split their second straight weekend homestand on Saturday, settling at 2-2 on the year. After a quick sweep of Lancaster Bible in the nightcap, Eastern Mennonite is now 2-0 against Division III competition this season.
The Runnin Royals continue to put up points. The issue has come on the defensive end, where injuries seem to have hurt the men the most. Such was the case on Saturday when 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ put up 82 points, including a 15-for-37 showing from outside, but still got outscored in a 90-82 loss at Randolph.
Londen Wheeler was a senior at 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ when he gave this speech at the 2016 conference, .
The 344 in attendance in Yoder Arena Wednesday night experienced the full gamut of emotions, from joy to sadness, elation to frustration, and everywhere in between. And that was just in the final five seconds.
Melody M. Pannell, assistant professor of social work at 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ, talks about marching with her family members from New York City, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and Harrisonburg, Virginia — "North, South, Liberal, Conservative, White and Black all marching together."
A bad stretch in the third period out-did a good start for 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ's basketball women, as they dropped a frustrating 84-74 decision at rival Bridgewater College Tuesday night.
Giving up the first 10 points of the second period was too much for 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ's women to overcome in a 74-67 loss at Emory & Henry Saturday afternoon. The Royals had a five-game winning streak broken with the decision, falling to 9-5 overall and 4-2 in the ODAC.
The Runnin Royals ended the game on a 33-12 run, picking up a 74-68 road win at Hampden-Sydney Saturday afternoon. 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ's basketball men (8-7/2-4 ODAC) got a much-needed victory in the rigorous Old Dominion Athletic Conference, snapping a two-game skid.