Playing their first home ODAC Tournament game since 2006, EMU's soccer women suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss Monday night to ninth-seeded Randolph College. The Royals end the year with a record of 8-10-1.
The eight wins are the most in Coach Ted Erickson's three seasons and second-highest total since 2008. With a roster consisting of no graduating seniors and nearly 50% of players new to the program, the future looks bright for Eastern Mennonite. ... read more about Women’s soccer drops 1-0 to Randolph in ODAC tournament from EMURoyals.com
The Royals earned a 2-0 win at Emory & Henry Saturday afternoon, eliminating the Wasps from postseason contention while also jumping themselves over rival Bridgewater into sixth place in the ODAC.
The men secured a bye out of the first round, and now advance directly into the ODAC Tournament quarterfinals. EMU (9-7-4 / 4-3-2 ODAC) will play at No. 3 Roanoke College in Salem, Va., Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The semifinals and championship are next Saturday and Sunday at the highest remaining seed to advance out of the quarterfinals. ... read more about Soccer takes four-game winning streak into the postseason from EMUroyals.com
The future looks bright for the field hockey women. Despite knowing they were out of the playoff picture going into Saturday's season finale against Lynchburg, the Royals played one of their better games of the year.
Eastern Mennonite had the ODAC-leading Hornets tied up at halftime before eventually falling by a final of 4-1. They end the year with a record of 7-10 overall, including 2-6 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The seven wins are the most since 2011. ... read more about Royals put pressure on Hornets, end season 7-10 from EMUroyals.com
EMU's soccer women held off visiting Randolph College Tuesday night to pick up a huge 2-1 win, drawing the teams into a tie for eighth place in the ODAC standings. Now with the head-to-head tie-breaker, the Royals have knocked Randolph from the possibility of hosting an ODAC Tournament first round game. ... read more about Royals closer to first round home game after win over Randolph from EMUroyals.com
EMU's soccer men are hitting their stride at just the right time. Freshman Daniel Obour (Alexandria, Va./Mount Vernon) scored the game-winner with just 6:03 left, as the Royals upset Randolph-Macon 3-2 in Ashland, Va., Saturday afternoon. Eastern Mennonite improves to 7-7-4 overall and 2-3-2 in the ODAC with their second straight win over a team ahead of them in the conference standings. The Yellow Jackets (9-3-2 / 5-2 ODAC) entered the day tied for first in the league ... read more about Men’s soccer picks up second straight late upset win over Randolph-Macon from EMUroyals.com
