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
A goal in each half gave EMU's soccer women a 2-0 win over Hampton University Saturday afternoon in Harrisonburg. Their fourth shutout of the season was easily the most impressive, as Eastern Mennonite earned the victory over the D-I Pirates. ... read more about Royals blank D-I Hampton University 2-0 from EMUroyals.com
Eastern Mennonite University setter Jasmine Johnson (Staunton, Va./Robert E. Lee) moved into second place on EMU's career assists list on Saturday, bolstered by a season-high 46-assist effort against North Carolina Wesleyan. ... read more about Johnson moves to no. 2 in EMU volleyball career assists from EMUroyals.com
Visiting Randolph-Macon put in two second-half goals to get by EMU's soccer women Wednesday night. The loss drops the Royals to 5-5-1 overall and 2-2-0 in the ODAC, while R-MC improves to 2-4-2 and 1-1-0. ... read more about Women’s soccer drops ODAC contest to Randolph-Macon from EMUroyals.com
Freshman Emily Price (Hampton, Va./Homeschool) caged a hat trick to highlight an all-around team effort as EMU (4-4) rolled over Notre Dame (Md.) in field hockey action Sunday in Harrisonburg. ... read more about Price and Royals roll over visiting Gators, 9-1 from EMUroyals.com
Playing in her first collegiate tournament, EMU women's golfer Olyvia Longacre (Telford, Pa./Christopher Dock) did what she was supposed to do – get accustomed to the college game. ... read more about Women’s golf tees off 2016 season from EMUroyals.com
The Royals opened ODAC play Saturday with a thorough domination of Sweet Briar on the road, picking up a 6-0 win. EMU's soccer women snap their only losing skid of the season with the decision, improving to 4-3-1 overall. ... read more about Royals in control from opening tough on 6-0 shutout from emuroyals.com
Being a staple in the men’s soccer team’s offense has become the norm for junior Juan Luna (Mount Jackson, Va./Stonewall Jackson). Juan notched four goals in two games last week, landing the ODAC Player of the Week as well as the Royals Athlete of the Week. ... read more about Athlete of the Week: Juan Luna from EMUroyals.com
Becca Hardy broke a program record by landing nine kills on just ten swings with no errors in a win against Mary Baldwin. ... read more about Hardy breaks record as EMU sweeps Mary Baldwin from EMUroyals.com
Katie Mansfield, director of STAR, was among the speakers from the US, Ghana and Pacific Island countries at the first-ever Pacific Peace Conference in Suva, Fiji. Leda Werner, Women's Peacebuilding Leadership Program director, was also in attendance. ... read more about STAR director offers keynote at first Pacific Peace Conference in Fiji from Fiji Times