News
March 13, 2012
Ygarza Named All-Region Third Team
Eastern Mennonite sophomore Bianca Ygarza has picked up a hefty postseason award, earning a spot on the D3hoops.com All-South Region Third Team.
February 25, 2012
Guilford Edges Royals In Overtime Of ODAC Semifinals
Despite a dramatic last-second shot to force overtime, a trip to the ODAC Championship game was not to be for the Eastern Mennonite women, as they fell 62-59 Saturday afternoon to third-seeded Guilford.
February 23, 2012
Royals Open ODAC Tournament With 63-55 Win Over Roanoke
The Eastern Mennonite women took over midway through the first half of their ODAC Quarterfinal game Thursday and came away with a 63-55 win over seven-seeded Roanoke. The Royals advance to the Semifinals and will play Saturday against either #3 Guilford or #6 Bridgewater at 3:00pm.
February 22, 2012
Sophomore Trio Named To All-ODAC Teams
The Eastern Mennonite women’s basketball team has worked well as a team all the way to a 21-3 record in the regular season. But today the Royals had a trio of sophomores honored individually to the all-conference teams.
February 20, 2012
Ygarza Earns Second Player Of The Week Honors
Eastern Mennonite sophomore Bianca Ygarza had an outstanding close to the regular season, helping the Royals to three straight road wins which locked up the second seed in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament. As a result, she was named the ODAC Player-Of-The-Week.
February 18, 2012
Royals Control Guilford To Lock Up ODAC's Second Seed
Heading into Saturday’s season finale at Guilford College, the Eastern Mennonite women knew they controlled their own destiny for the second seed in next week’s ODAC Tournament. The Royals responded in a big way, controlling the second half in a 68-56 win.
February 17, 2012
Women Head Into Finale With 88-59 Thumping Of Wasps
It took a few minutes to get going, but by the end it was all EMU Friday night, as the women’s basketball team rolled over Emory & Henry 88-59 on the road. The Royals broke off a 26-26 tie in the first half and closed on a 62-33 surge over the final 27 minutes.
February 14, 2012
Women Back On The Winning Track
The Royals recovered well from their overtime loss to Virginia Wesleyan, dominating Randolph College Tuesday evening, 64-35. The women controlled the boards and made a living at the free throw line as they led by as many as 31 points to improve to 19-3 overall and 15-3 in the ODAC.
February 11, 2012
Marlins Slip By Royals In Overtime Battle Of ODAC Leaders
In a clash between two teams tied for first in the ODAC, you would expect a lot: big runs, dramatic comebacks, clutch shots. Saturday’s game between Eastern Mennonite and Virginia Wesleyan had all of those, although the final result left the home fans on the short end, as VWC took an 82-76 win from the Royals in Harrisonburg.
February 7, 2012
Women Set Final Home Game As Play 4Kay
The Eastern Mennonite University women's baskeball team has announced a Play 4Kay (formerly WBCA PinkZone) game for its home basketball game this Saturday against Virginia Wesleyan at 4:00pm.
February 6, 2012
Rheinheimer's Hot Stretch Earns Her ODAC Player Of The Week
Sophomore Stephanie Rheinheimer (Manheim, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) helped the EMU women go 3-0 last week and take over first place in the ODAC standings. Today the conference recognized her as the ODAC Player of the Week.
February 4, 2012
Rheinheimer Hits Game-Winner With 12 Seconds To Go
The Eastern Mennonite women entered Saturday’s game with Roanoke with the 11th-best offense in the nation. The Maroons held EMU 30 points below their season average, but the Royals still found a way to get the win, getting a late bucket to steal a 45-44 decision.
February 2, 2012
Royals Shoot 52% And Extend Home Streak To 21 Straight
The Eastern Mennonite women took over early Thursday night and ran away with a 92-46 non-conference win from visiting Mary Baldwin College. The victory extended the Royals’ home winning streak to 21 straight games.
January 31, 2012
Women Put It Together Over Final 5:03 For Key ODAC Win
The sign of a good team is when it can overcome rough spells and still earn a win. Despite trailing by 11 with five minutes to play, Eastern Mennonite’s women stepped up their defense, which in turn fueled their offense to a 23-3 game-ending run and a 71-62 win over Randolph-Macon.
January 28, 2012
Defense Lets Women Down As Nine-Game Winning Streak Snapped
Shooting 49% from the floor is nice, but if you can’t stop the other team it won’t get you the win. The Eastern Mennonite women found that out Saturday afternoon at Lynchburg, where the Royals had a nine-game winning streak snapped in a 75-72 loss to the Hornets.
January 27, 2012
Royals Overcome Slow Start And Run By Randolph, 79-48
From the opening minutes of the game, you wouldn’t have known that visiting Randolph was still looking for its first conference win. But after falling behind 10-2 to the WildCats, the Eastern Mennonite women quickly regrouped and controlled the rest of the game in a 79-48 victory in Harrisonburg Friday night.
January 24, 2012
Winning Streak Hits Eight As Women Hold Off Bridgewater, 66-65
When the two teams met in November, Eastern Mennonite needed a big second half to grab a win at Bridgewater. Tuesday night in Harrisonburg, the Royals never trailed. But they did need to weather a tense final minutes before securing a 66-65 victory to extend their winning streak to eight games.
January 21, 2012
Women Roll Over Washington And Lee, 75-55
Faced with a tough opponent, the Royals responded well. So well, in fact, that they trailed for only 17 seconds in a 75-55 trumping on Washington and Lee Saturday afternoon in Harrisonburg.
January 17, 2012
Women's Basketball Game Moved To 3:00PM
The start time for the Eastern Mennonite women's basketball game with Washington and Lee this Saturday has been moved back an hour to 3:00pm.
January 17, 2012
Royals Top Hollins For Second Six-Game Winning Streak
The Eastern Mennonite women held off Hollins on the road Tuesday night, getting a 75-68 win to push their winning streak to six games.
January 14, 2012
Royals Notch Key ODAC Win Over Guilford, 60-50
The women have done it again. As is starting to become common, the Royals ended the game on a big run, taking an impressive 60-50 win from ODAC-leader Guilford Saturday afternoon in Harrisonburg.
January 13, 2012
Women Control From Start To Finish In 90-51 Win
With back-to-back games in front of them, the Eastern Mennonite women decided to take the stress out of the weekend and win the first game in easy fashion. The Royals scored the first six points Friday and never trailed in a 90-51 home win over Emory & Henry.
January 10, 2012
Ygarza Caps Comeback With Game-Winning Layup
Eastern Mennonite closed the game on a 20-4 run, and Bianca Ygarza gave the women their first lead of the second half with the game-winning layup, securing a 64-62 ODAC victory at Washington & Lee Wednesday night.
January 3, 2012
Royals Outscore LC 44-34 In Final 20 Minutes To Earn Win
Despite some early game rust, the Eastern Mennonite basketball women controlled the second half against Lynchburg Tuesday night, taking an 81-72 ODAC win in Harrisonburg.
December 19, 2011
Yoders Pulls In Player Of The Week Honors
Last year, Kala Yoders earned a starting role late in the season and was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year. This year, she continues to step up her play and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference named her the Player of the Week for her play over Dec. 12-18.
December 17, 2011
EMU Women Head Into Break With A Win
A week after taking their first loss of the season, the EMU women got back on the winning track with a 60-48 trumping of Shenandoah in Harrisonburg Saturday afternoon.
December 10, 2011
Marlins Hold Off Royals, 62-57
Virginia Wesleyan scored 41 points in the second half to hand the Eastern Mennonite University Royals their first loss of the season, 62-57, Saturday afternoon in Virginia Beach, Va.
December 3, 2011
Royals Control Hollins For Griffin’s 100th Win
Eastern Mennonite led from start to finish Saturday afternoon, topping Hollins 67-40 to start perfect on the year and give seventh-year Head Coach Kevin Griffin his 100th career win.
November 30, 2011
Royals Again Dominate The Second Half To Down Roanoke
A definite pattern is developing for the EMU women – bide their time in the first half and then take over down the stretch.
November 28, 2011
Women Control Final Minutes To Earn 61-53 Win At Bridgewater
The depth of Eastern Mennonite can take some time to establish its edge, but that depth proved crucial Monday night in a 61-53 win at rival Bridgewater.
November 22, 2011
Royals Control 2nd For Impressive Win Over ODAC Favorites
Balance was again the key, as the deep EMU women took over in the second half and grabbed an 85-78 road win from preseason favorite Randolph-Macon.
November 19, 2011
Everyone Scores As Women Break Records
Records were falling Saturday afternoon as the Eastern Mennonite women scored first and never trailed in a 113-33 domination of York (NY).
November 18, 2011
Women Grab 26 Steals In 83-57 Win Over Stevenson
For nine minutes the game was close. Then the EMU women took over, finishing the first half on a 26-10 tear and cruising to an 83-57 win in their season opener.
November 8, 2011
SEASON PREVIEW: Raising Expectations
Like a volcano preparing to erupt, the Eastern Mennonite women’s basketball team has been steadily improving.
November 3, 2011
Basketball Women Picked Fifth By ODAC Coaches
Apparently the rest of the ODAC respects EMU’s young players. The basketball women were picked fifth in the conference’s preseason poll, packed in a group of five teams who fill slots two through six and are separated by a mere 13 points.
October 17, 2011
Royals Open 2011-12 Season With Two-Day Classic
The Eastern Mennonite University women’s basketball team will open its 2011-12 season with a tip-off classic, welcoming three teams to Yoder Arena on Nov. 18-19.
August 4, 2011
Basketball Women Bring In Another Nine New Players
Last year, Coach Kevin Griffin guided an incredibly young team to a 15-11 finish, as he had just two upper classmen on a 12-person roster. This year Eastern Mennonite's women's basketball coach again brings in a flood of talented newcomers, as seven freshman and two transfers will put on Royals uniforms for the first time later this fall.
