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EMU’s basketball women are hoping a home-heavy schedule helps their young team.<\/p>\n

The Royals released their 2016-17 season schedule today, which features 13 home dates on the 24-game slate. Despite two more home games than last year, including seven of the ten before ODAC play starts in earnest, the women will also need to adjust quickly, getting a tough pre-Christmas schedule.<\/p>\n

Click here to see the entire 2016-17 season schedule.<\/a><\/p>\n

The new season opens with likely the toughest opponent, as nationally-ranked Christopher Newport visits Harrisonburg on November 19. With a young roster last year, the Captains out-did expectations and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA National Tournament. The game will immediately follow the final game of the EMU men’s tip-off invitational, featuring the Runnin Royals and Gallaudet, giving basketball fans a great Saturday<\/span><\/span> afternoon ticket.<\/p>\n

Following the CNU date, play at Penn State-Harrisburg before opening ODAC play against upstart Emory & Henry on Nov. 26<\/span><\/span>. The Wasps finished third in the conference standings last year. EMU can find a little solace in being able to host that early-season game.<\/p>\n

The women close November with a road game at Catholic before hosting Ferrum on Dec. 3<\/span><\/span>. Both squads are traditionally powerful, with Catholic making a trip to the national tourney two years ago, while Ferrum’s most recent trip in 2014.<\/p>\n

The date with the Panthers also opens a stretch where the Royals play five of six at home. EMU also hosts Roanoke, Trinity (D.C.), Mary Baldwin and Frostburg State, while making a trip to Hood, before getting into ODAC play in the second semester.<\/p>\n

Conference home games include: Washington and Lee, Hollins, Guilford, Virginia Wesleyan, Randolph and Bridgewater on Feb. 7<\/span><\/span>. The road game with the rival Eagles is Jan. 17<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

With the unbalanced ODAC schedule, the Royals drew home-and-away dates with Bridgewater, Roanoke, Randolph, Hollins and Emory & Henry. The other league teams they will only play once.<\/p>\n

The regular season wraps up with trips to Randolph-Macon and Lynchburg.<\/p>\n

First Round games of the ODAC Tournament will be on Tuesday, Feb. 21<\/span><\/span>, featuring seeds 5-12 in the final league standings.\u00a0 The Quarterfinals are Friday, Feb. 24<\/span><\/span>, at the Salem Civic Center, with the Semifinals and Championship that Saturday<\/span><\/span> and Sunday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Eastern Mennonite finished last season with a record of 18-8 overall, including 10-6 in the ODAC. They lost 53-48 to Washington and Lee in ODAC Tournament quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

Season tickets to EMU basketball games will be available starting Tuesday, November 1<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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