The Royals are heading into the postseason on a big note after earning a split at No. 9 Messiah College on Wednesday. The non-conference decision puts the softball women at 22-14 as they enter a nine-day lull in the schedule before the ODAC Tournament starts on April 28. ... read more about Softball ends regular season with No. 7 seed in ODAC tournament from EMUroyals.com
Playing in their final home game, EMU's senior class was determined to go out with a win. The seniors either scored or drove in each of the Royals' runs in a 9-5 win over Southern Virginia Monday in Harrisonburg. Eastern Mennonite won four of the five games in their final homestand of 2017. At 17-16 (4-10 ODAC), the Royals end the year with six straight road games, including Wednesday at No. 1 Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va. ... read more about Mathews’ two homeruns help EMU seniors win final home game from EMUroyals.com
EMU softball suffered a disappointing doubleheader loss to visiting McDaniel College Thursday afternoon. The Royals drop to 21-11 overall with their first non-conference losses of the season. Eastern Mennonite heads to Roanoke College on Saturday for their final ODAC games of the season. The Royals are 9-9 in the conference, while Roanoke is 9-7 with a doubleheader remaining against No. 20 Randolph-Macon. ... read more about Seale strikes out 20 but EMU drops both games of doubleheader from EMUroyals.com
EMU's volleyball men got defensive and it worked. The Royals racked up 20 blocks, including 16 over the final three sets, as they shocked top-seeded Marymount University in a 3-2 come-from-behind win in the CVC Tournament semifinals. Eastern Mennonite advances to Saturday's championship, playing at 6:00pm against either Juniata or Stevenson. ... read more about Royals block Marymount for CVC upset from EMUroyals.com
On Wednesday, the Latino Student Alliance at Eastern Mennonite Unviversity shared part of its culture by creating an alfombra, or carpet, for Easter. The colorful work of art is common in Central America and Mexico. It's made up of rice, sawdust and coffee grounds. It's tradition to walk through the art on Easter, in remembrance of Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. ... read more about Latino Student Alliance at EMU shares Easter tradition from WHSV TV-3
A group of students at Eastern Mennonite University found a special way to remember a graduate's legacy of finding nonviolent solutions to problems. Since Monday, the social movement class has welcomed fellow students and staff to sign their name to a banner that read, 'Supporting Peace building in the name of M.J. Sharp.' ... read more about EMU students remember peacebuilding legacy of fallen alumnus from WHSV TV-3
NPR reported last week that President Trump’s travel ban is having a “chilling effect” on international student enrollment at universities across the country. In Harrisonburg, that’s also true when it comes to potential participants in peacebuilding coursework. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports. ... read more about Declining enrollment for peacebuilding program blamed on Trump climate from WMRA/NPR
A third straight offensive outburst powered EMU's baseball men to a 14-6 win over Hood College Wednesday afternoon in Harrisonburg. Eastern Mennonite (15-15) tied their season high with 21 hits, including seven doubles. Since breaking an eight-game skid with a 10-5 win over Bridgewater last Wednesday, the Royals have won five of six games, scoring nine or more runs in each win. ... read more about Royals score first and power past Hood, 14-6 from EMUroyals.com
In a wild game, EMU's baseball team plated four runs in the 10th inning to grab a 12-8 win at USA South power Ferrum College. The Royals needed a run in the ninth to force an extra frame, where they grabbed the momentum to improve to 13-15 on the year. ... read more about Royals score four runs in 10th for 12-8 win at Ferrum from EMUroyals.com
Despite a CVC loss at Stevenson on Saturday, EMU's volleyball men finished the regular season on a winning note as they head into their first-ever CVC Tournament. The Royals took a 3-1 win over Penn State-Altoona to wrap up Saturday's tri-match in Owings Mills, Md., pushing their record to 21-10. ... read more about Royals head to Continental Volleyball Conference tournament as fourth seed from EMUroyals.com