Eastern Mennonite controlled the first 10 minutes against the Bison, but couldn’t score despite four shots. The Bison struck first, getting a rebounded stickback in the 13th minute to go up 1-0.

´³³Ü²Ô¾±´Ç°ùÌý (Mountville, Pa./Hempfield) then helped turn things around.  In the 19th minute Cox set up  (Media, Pa./Delaware County Christian) after a corner as the goal equalized the score. Then just four minutes before halftime, Cox picked up her second assist helping  (Harleysville, Pa./Christopher Dock) scored the go-ahead goal, making it 2-1.

The Royals stepped up their defense in the second 35 minutes, allowing Bethany to take just four shots in the frame.  (Lothian, Md./Southern) made one save on Bethany’s only shot on goal in the half, and it was enough to secure 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s first win.

The women had a 16-11 advantage in shots, including 12-7 on goal. They also had a 7-3 edge in corners. Daley finished with six saves. Derstine took five shots with four on goal, while Williams and  (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) each put three on target.

Sophomore (Mountville, Pa./Hempfield) had a big hand in the victory, as she charted her first career hat trick. The midfielder scored the game’s first goal just 5:35 in, then added a second unassisted score in the 33rd minute.

The Royals earned a penalty corner just before the half and scored in stoppage time to lead 3-0 at the break.  (Harleysville, Pa./Christopher Dock) caged the goal with an assist from (Chester, Va./Thomas Dale).

In the 42nd minute, Derstine set up (Allensville, Pa./Belleville Mennonite). Then Brinkley picked up her second helper in the 50th minute, as Cox scored for her hat trick.

Virginia Wesleyan got their goals in the 57th and 64th minutes, but it was far too late to dig out of the hole.

(Matoaca, Va./Matoaca) made 10 saves between the pipes.  (Powhatan, Va./Powhatan) and (Media, Pa./Delaware County Christian) each notched a defensive save.

The Royals are now 4-3 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and are fifth heading into their regular season finale at first-place Lynchburg on Wednesday. The win pushes the women two full games ahead of Washington and Lee, which is sixth. Bridgewater is a half-game ahead of 91¶ÌÊÓƵ at 4-2, while Shenandoah is 5-2. Both teams hold tie-breakers over the women, meaning the Royals will likely be playing as the fifth seed in the ODAC Tournament, which starts next Saturday.

After playing well but losing all seven of their season-opening non-conference games, the Royals took on Washington and Lee Wednesday night in just their second home contest of 2013. Less than five minutes in, (Harleysville, Pa./Christopher Dock) scored a goal to give the women a 1-0 advantage.

The Generals settled down and actually out-shot 91¶ÌÊÓƵ in the opening frame, but couldn’t dent the cage.  Finally in the 60th minute W&L equalized to make it 1-1.

Each team had great chances to get ahead in the final 10 minutes of regulation, but missed opportunities and great saves sent the game into extra time.

Playing a man up after a Washington and Lee yellow card, the Royals struck. Derstine fired a shot after a penalty corner, and the Generals’ goalie made a great save. Knowing she couldn’t hold the ball without drawing a penalty, the goalie pushed the ball out, but Williams was right there for a point-blank shot into the corner.

Both teams had 14 shots in the game, but Eastern Mennonite was much more efficient, putting 12 shots on goal compared to seven for the W&L. (Matoaca, Va./Matoaca) made six saves in between the pipes.

Derstine and (Mountville, Pa./Hempfield) each had four shots on goal.

The overtime win was 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s first OT game since a victory over Bridgewater in the ODAC Quarterfinals in 2011.

Now 1-7 on the season and 1-0 in ODAC play, the Royals step back out of the league to host St. Mary’s (Md.) on Saturday. Game time in Harrisonburg is 2 p.m.

All of 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s ODAC-sponsored sports were represented on the All-Academic Team.  Men’s volleyball competes in the Continental Volleyball Conference and is not eligible for the ODAC team.

The ODAC All-Academic Team eclipsed 1,000 student-athletes for the seventh consecutive year and set a new high-water mark for conference honorees for the fourth year in a row.  With representatives from each of the 17 ODAC institutions (including Catholic University for football only and Greensboro College and Notre Dame of Maryland University for swimming only), 1,459 student-athletes earned recognition on the 2012-13 ODAC All-Academic Team.

Eligibility for the ODAC All-Academic Team is open to any student-athlete that competes in a conference-sponsored sport, regardless of academic class.  He or she must achieve at least a 3.25 grade point average for the year to be considered for an ODAC All-Academic Award.

The entire list of Royals named to the ODAC All-Academic Team is listed below.

Nels Akerson – Cross Country, Track & Field
Elizabeth Alderfer – Cross Country, Track & Field
Sonja Anderson – Field Hockey
Kayley Argenbright – Women’s Basketball
Trey Barrett – Men’s Basketball
Ruthie Beck – Softball
Jennifer Blankenship – Women’s Basketball
Jessica Blanks – Field Hockey
Carol Brinkley – Field Hockey
Jonathan Bush – Men’s Soccer, Track & Field
Hannah Chappell-Dick – Cross Country, Track & Field
Hannah Clemmer – Cross Country, Track & Field
Melissa Cox – Field Hockey
Nicolette Cuevas – Softball
Mary Beth Danaher – Field Hockey
Patty Danaher – Cross Country, Track & Field
Jenessa Derstine – Field Hockey
Alli Eanes – Cross Country, Track & Field
Katie Eckman – Cross Country
Ryan Eshleman – Men’s Soccer
Jonathan Estrada – Baseball
Daniel Friesen – Men’s Soccer
Chantelle Garber – Field Hockey
Jessica Goertzen – Women’s Volleyball
Naomi Good – Women’s Soccer
Patrick Graber – Cross Country, Track & Field
Derek Harnish – Men’s Soccer
Bethany Hench – Field Hockey
Ryan Henschel – Baseball
Brooke Hensley – Softball
Jordan Hollinger – Men’s Soccer
David Hooley – Men’s Soccer
Holly Jensen – Women’s Soccer
Brianna Kauffman – Field Hockey
Janna Kaufman – Women’s Soccer
Rachel Kennel – Women’s Volleyball
Lanae Kreider – Cross Country, Track & Field
Jonathan Leaman – Men’s Golf
Parker Leap – Men’s Soccer
Mattie Lehman – Women’s Volleyball
Mollie Lehman – Field Hockey
Rachel Lehman – Women’s Volleyball
Lexi Link – Women’s Volleyball
Owen Longacre – Men’s Basketball
Karla Martin – Women’s Volleyball
Katie Martin – Women’s Volleyball
Phillip Martin – Track & Field
Ian Mast – Men’s Soccer
Mark Mast – Men’s Soccer
Saralyn Mast – Cross Country, Track & Field
Brittany McDonaldson – Women’s Golf
Thomas Millary – Cross Country
Katie Miller – Women’s Volleyball
Michelle Miller – Women’s Volleyball
Kaitlyn Morris – Softball
Austin Mumaw – Men’s Soccer
Joel Murray – Men’s Golf
Dan Nafziger – Cross Country, Track & Field
Jolee Paden – Cross Country, Track & Field
Jesse Parker – Cross Country, Track & Field
Hannah Patterson – Track & Field
Alicia Poplett – Women’s Soccer
Jess Rheinheimer – Women’s Basketball
Steph Rheinheimer – Women’s Basketball
Sara Ritchie – Women’s Volleyball
Krista Rittenhouse – Cross Country, Track & Field
Adriana Santiago – Field Hockey
Meghan Schaefer – Cross Country
Juni Schirch – Cross Country, Track & Field
Jacob Shank – Men’s Soccer
Aaron Sloan – Track & Field
Kayla Smeltzer – Women’s Volleyball
Aaron Springer – Cross Country, Track & Field
Andre Swartzentruber – Men’s Golf
John Toney – Men’s Golf
Alena Yoder – Women’s Volleyball
Andrew Yoder – Men’s Soccer
Kegan Yoder – Men’s Soccer
Tyler Yoder – Men’s Soccer
Michelle Zook – Field Hockey

The Lady Royals started quickly, firing a shot on goal less than a minute and a half in.  On the rebound, (Souderton, PA/Christopher Dock) found (Chester, VA/Thomas Dale) three feet from the cage for an easy score.  Brinkley’s second goal of the season made it 1-0.

Play continued tight until the second half, when the women scored again in similar fashion.  (Mountville, PA/Hempfield) slapped a shot in the 55th minute which was saved.  (Richmond, VA/Manchester) was there for the rebounded goal to push the lead to 2-0.

The insurance proved necessary, as the Generals scored on a breakaway just over a minute later.  W&L fired six more shots over the final 14 minutes, but 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s defense held for the 2-1 win.

The Lady Royals had a 15-11 edge in shots, including an impressive 14-3 advantage in shots on goal.

(Matoaca, VA/Matoaca) made two saves between the pipes to earn the win.

Brinkley and Santiago each had five shots on goal to lead the team.

Eastern Mennonite improves to 3-7 overall, but more importantly to 2-2 in the ODAC.  The women are tied for fourth place in the league with games remaining against the fourth other teams in the middle of the ODAC standings.

The Lady Royals play a non-conference date at Frostburg State on Tuesday, followed by an ODAC game at Roanoke on Wednesday.

In addition, two incoming students, Hannah Chappell-Dick, a senior at Bluffton High School in Bluffton, Ohio, and Charlie Good, a senior at Warwick High School in Lititz, Pa., were recognized as Yoder Scholars, the highest academic award an incoming student can receive.

“I’m very excited about the number and caliber of students who applied this year,” said Mark Sawin, program director and chair of history at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ. “Hannah and Charlie are both wonderfully creative and curious people with wide-ranging interests and strong leadership abilities. I’m grateful they’ve decided to join us as next year’s Yoder Scholars.â€�

Honors student candidates are evaluated on academic performance, community and extra-curricular involvement, creativity, clarity of thought and leadership potential. In addition to being in the honors program, candidates submit a portfolio of their high school achievements, write a series of essays and meet with a member of the honors faculty for a one-on-one interview.

“The interaction with faculty mentors and each other in a variety of settings provides an opportunity for highly motivated scholars to develop as thinkers and wrestle with big questions,” says Sawin, a 2008-09 Fulbright Scholar at University of Zagreb in Croatia.

Chappell-Dick is an incoming biochemistry major while Good plans to major in chemistry.

The students accepted into the honors program are:

Alex Bender from Sarasota, Fla., Pine View School

Malachi Bontrager from Westbrookville, N.Y., Iowa Mennonite School

Rachel Bowman from Archbold, Ohio, Archbold High School

Kristoffer Broadley from Wichita, Kan., homeschooled

Anne Brothers from Rockville, Md., Montgomery Blair High School

Ashley Cox from Mountville, Pa., Hempfield High School

Melissa Cox from Mountville, Pa., Hempfield High School

Patty Danaher from South Chesterfield, Va., Matoaca High School

Isaac Driver from Harrisonburg, Va., Eastern Mennonite High School

Amy Feeser from Lancaster, Pa., Penn Manor High School

Rehana Franklin from Modesto, Calif., Modesto High School

Derek Harnish from Strasburg, Pa., Lampeter-Strasburg High School

Kate Harrold from Millersville, Pa., Penn Manor High School

Amanda Helfrich from Bradford, Ohio, Greenville Senior High School

Caitlin Holsapple from Harrisonburg, Va., Eastern Mennonite High School

Melissa Jantzi from Albany, Ore., Eastern Mennonite High School

Brianna Kauffman from Harleysville, Pa., Christopher Dock Mennonite High School

Andrea King from Lititz Pa., Warwick High School

Kari King from Harrisonburg, Va., Harrisonburg High School

Sierra Kiser from Stuarts Draft, Va., Stuarts Draft High School

Jaclyn Kratz from Telford, Pa., Christopher Dock Mennonite High School

Rachelle Kratz from Telford, Pa., Christopher Dock Mennonite High School

Brooke Lacock from Paradise, Pa., Pequea Valley High School

Olivia Mast from Lancaster, Pa., Lancaster Mennonite School

Katie Miller from San Antonio, Tex., Louis D. Brandeis High School

Maddie Miller from Wellman, Ia., Iowa Mennonite School

Elise Mitchell from Elkhart, Ind., Elkhart Central High School

Erin Nafziger from Archbold, Ohio, Archbold High School

Jolee Paden from Saint Joseph, Ill., St. Joseph-Ogden High School

Aaron Patterson from Midlothian, Va., homeschooled

Alicia Poplett from Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata Senior High School

Emilie Raber from Dalton, Ohio, Central Christian High School

Jesse Reist from Lancaster, Pa., JP McCaskey High School East

Jess Rheinheimer from Manheim, Pa., Lancaster Mennonite School

John David Satriale from Gap, Pa., Lancaster Mennonite School

Lauren Sauder from Smoketown, Pa., Lancaster Mennonite School

Michelle Sauder from Linville, Va., Eastern Mennonite High School

Carissa Sherer from Joy, Pa., Donegal High School

Kritika Shrestha from Germantown, Md., Clarksburg High School

Rachel Springer from Minier, Ill., Olympia High School

Seth Stauffer from Lebanon, Pa., Northern Lebanon Jr-Sr High School

Sarah Sutter from Urbana, Ill., University Laboratory High School

Kate Swartz from Spring City, Pa., Christopher Dock Mennonite High School

Sam Swartzendruber from Kalona, Ia., Iowa Mennonite School

Ryan Swartzendruber from Sellersville, Pa., Christopher Dock Mennonite High School

Stephanie Toth from Lake Milton, Ohio, Cardinal Mooney High School

Aaron Wile from Telford, Pa., Christopher Dock Mennonite High School

Alena Yoder from Elkhart, Ind., Bethany Christian High School

Kegan Yoder from Plaine City, Ohio, Jonathan Alder High School