Eastern Mennonite University has announced the resignation of Steve Benson, head coach of the men’s and women’s volleyball programs, effective at the end of July. Benson, who just finished his sixth season at EMU, has accepted a position as the Event Manager for the Florida Region of USA Volleyball. In the 2005-06 season, Benson took over as Eastern Mennonite’s first co ...More
The Royals men’s volleyball program will have a new conference in 2012. Gary Williams, Associate Athletic Director of Carthage College announced the forming of the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC), a nation-wide men’s volleyball conference with ten NCAA Division III Institutions focused on academic and athleti ...More
When Frankie Coto (Miami, Fl./Southwest Miami) graduates from Eastern Mennonite later this spring, he will leave with his name peppered throughout the men’s volleyball record books. On his final regular season match Saturday in Harrisonburg, Coto was content to slam 14 kills without an error and lead his Royals to a 3-0 wi ...More
Eastern Mennonite sophomore Chris Moise (Hollywood, Fl./South Broward) is having a breakout season, averaging a team best 3.16 kills per set. For the second time, NECVA Metro coaches have recognized his play, naming him Metro Player of the Week for matches played Feb. 28 – Mar. 6. Moise was also named Tri-Pl ...More
For all he’s facing, Frankie Coto remains remarkably cool, calm, and collected. His relaxed demeanor defies the situation Coto found himself this year. He is the lone senior on an Eastern Mennonite University men’s volleyball squad that has had two straight losing seasons and lost their top four hitters from the previous year. Th ...More
Chris Moise led all players with 18 kills as the men handed Stevenson its first loss. Faced with an upstart team trying for its second big win in a row, the ...More
The Royals now have a three-match winning streak after a weekend sweep in New Jersey. The EMU volleyball men played a pair on the road this weekend against new divisional opponents, and with Sunday’s 3-1 win at New Jersey City, Eastern Mennonite is now 5-4 on the season and 4-0 in NECVA play. ...More
