EMU's volleyball women snapped an eight-match losing skid, finally picking up their 10th win of the season in a 3-1 decision over Ursinus Saturday afternoon in Carlisle, Pa. The Royals also dropped a 3-0 decision to host Dickinson University, leaving their record at 10-17 after the day. ... read more about Four-setter over Ursinus gives EMU women’s volleyball team their tenth season win 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
A first-half goal was enough, as EMU's soccer women picked up a key 1-0 ODAC win against Guilford Saturday in Harrisonburg. The Royals move into a tie with GC for ninth in the league standings at 3-5. ... read more about Royals earn big ODAC win over Guilford, enter ODAC tournament from EMUroyals.com
Simone Horst, special collections librarian at the Sadie Hartzler Library, shares excerpts from the diary of Emanuel Suter, a potter who fled with his family during the Civil War. "Diaries have a special ability to shed light on our present realities by exposing similarities and differences in daily life across time," she writes, in this blog post on the Anabaptist Historians website. ... read more about Learn from the Civil War-era refugee experience of Valley potter Emanuel Suter, writes special collections librarian Simone Horst from Anabaptist Historians
In Coach E.A. Jackson's second season, success continues to be about building foundations, and Wednesday's contest against Bridgewater showed a team with grit and resiliency that Jackson expects to define her program. ... read more about Field hockey plays well in 3-2 loss to Bridgewater from EMUroyals.com
EMU's volleyball women came home from Randolph College Thursday night with a disappointing 3-1 loss, eliminating them from contention for a postseason tourney bid. The Royals (9-16 / 2-8 ODAC) won the first set before dropping three straight. ... read more about Volleyball wins first set, then drops three against Randolph College from EMUroyals.com
Harrisonburg City Public Schools has become a leader in Virginia for its approach to dual language learner education, says a new report from New America, a think tank and civic enterprise committed to renewing American politics, prosperity, and purpose in the Digital Age. Eastern Mennonite University alumni make up the bulk of the program's teachers. ... read more about Harrisonburg’s dual-language program and its many EMU-trained teachers recognized as state leader from New America
Playing on the par-72, Williamsburg Golf Club course, Eastern Mennonite had brothers Andrew Alderfer (Faber, Va./Nelson County) and Josh Alderfer (Faber, Va./Nelson County) each shoot a 77 or better on the first day, as the team was tied for eighth out of 14 squads at the tourney. A couple of individuals struggled on day two, triggering a fall in the team position, leaving EMU in 13th with a two-day total of 664 (+88). The Royals had shot a 322 (+34) on Monday. ... read more about Royals end fall season with VSGA Invitational in Williamsburg from EMUroyals.com
A second-half eruption gave EMU's field hockey women control in a 6-2 win over Transylvania University on Monday, snapping a three-game losing skid. The Royals (5-7) trailed 1-0 at halftime before rallying for the huge second half. ... read more about Royals explode in second half with six-goal outburst over Transylvania from EMUroyals.com
Junior keeper Matthew Overacker (Mount Crawford, Va./Turner Ashby) has been stabilizing the defensive effort from his position in front of the net and leading a large group of young players. ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week: Matthew Overacker from EMUroyals.com