Eastern Mennonite University held its Athletic Honors Banquet on April 17 in a time of reflecting upon and honoring the journeys of the Royals’ student-athletes. Seniors Andy Richter (Perkasie, PA/Christopher Dock) and Marla Young (Fishersville, VA/Wilson Memorial) won the President’s Awards, the highest athletic award given out by EMU.
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The sign of a good team is when it can overcome rough spells and still earn a win. Despite trailing by 11 with five minutes to play, Eastern Mennonite’s women stepped up their defense, which in turn fueled their offense to a 23-3 game-ending run and a 71-62 win over Randolph-Macon.
After trading leads in the first half, neither team scored over the final 3:28 of the frame as the Yellow ...More
When the two teams met in November, Eastern Mennonite needed a big second half to grab a win at Bridgewater. Tuesday night in Harrisonburg, the Royals never trailed.  But they did need to weather a tense final minutes before securing a 66-65 victory to extend their winning streak to eight games.
For the first time since the opening tip, the Eagles tied the score at 62-62 with a Jenny ...More
The women have done it again. As is starting to become common, the Royals ended the game on a big run, taking an impressive 60-50 win from ODAC-leader Guilford Saturday afternoon in Harrisonburg.
Against the Quakers, who entered on an 11-game winning streak and the last remaining team without a loss in conference play, Eastern Mennonite closed on a 24-11 run over the final 12:13. Wit ...More
Despite some early game rust, the Eastern Mennonite basketball women controlled the second half against Lynchburg Tuesday night, taking an 81-72 ODAC win in Harrisonburg.
The win pushes Eastern Mennonite women to 8-1 overall and 5-1 in the ODAC.
After EMU got the first bucket of the game, the Hornets took over and led by as many as ten in the first half at 25-15. ...More
Last year, Kala Yoders (Myerstown, PA/ELCO) earned a starting role late in the season and was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year. This year, she continues to step up her play and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference named her t ...More
Courtesy Daily News Record, Dec. 6, 2011
Kevin Griffin said he’s been asked why his two leading scorÂers — Bianca Ygarza and Raiven PatterÂson — don’t start, but the Eastern MenÂnonite University women’s basketball coach just shrugs it off.
The seventh-year coach admits it’s an unusual arrangement, but after opening the season 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the Old ...More
The depth of Eastern Mennonite can take some time to establish its edge, but that depth proved crucial Monday night in a 61-53 win at rival Bridgewater. The Royals held BC to one field goal over the final 4:27, ending on a decisive 12-5 run.
After the women scored the first four of the game, they used an 11-2 run to spark to a 15-8 lead. But the Eagles then clamped down on defense an ...More
Like a volcano preparing to erupt, the Eastern Mennonite women’s basketball team has been steadily improving. With another round of talented newcomers bolstering the roster, seventh-year Coach Kevin Griffin is hoping this is the year it all comes together.
“We have the talent to compete,” he said, “but I think seven of the top eight teams (in the ODAC) have thre ...More
The Eastern Mennonite University women’s basketball team will open its 2011-12 season with a tip-off classic, welcoming three teams to Yoder Arena on Nov. 18-19.
The classic will be two of the Royals’ 14 home games in their 24-game schedule, which was released today. EMU hosts York (NY), Stevenson and Mary Baldwin at the classic, playing Stevenson at 8:00pm on Nov. 18 and Y ...More
