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
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 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 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 6, 2011
Ygarza Named ODAC Player-of-the-Week
Bianca Ygarza had been a wrecking ball for EMU this week, running her streak of scoring in double digits to every game this season and pushing EMU to 6-0. The Old Dominion Athletic Conference took notice and named Ygarza the conference Player of the Week.

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.

June 13, 2011
Yoders Claims VaSID Rookie of the Year Award
Eastern Mennonite women's basketball player Kala Yoders (Myerstown, Pa./ELCO) has added another award as the result of her fine freshman season with the Royals. After helping EMU to a 15-11 season, Yoders was named the state's Rookie of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID).

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.

February 24, 2011
W&L Ends Royals' Year Again, 86-56 In ODAC Tourney
The Royals have dug themselves out of a number of double digit deficits this season, but Thursday at the ODAC Quarterfinals they found a hole they couldn't get out of. Facing a veteran Washington & Lee team which won the 2010 ODAC Tournament, fifth-seeded Eastern Mennonite never led in a season-ending 86-56 loss.

February 23, 2011
Yoders Named Top Rookie, Rittenhouse And Lamneck Honored
Eastern Mennonite women's basketball player Kala Yoders has been named Old Dominion Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year as well as All-ODAC Honorable Mention. Leading scorer Danielle Rittenhouse was named All-ODAC Second Team while fellow sophomore Sara Lamneck took All-ODAC Honorable Mention in a vote of ODAC coaches.

February 21, 2011
Yoders Gets Three Starts And Player Of The Week Award
In her first three starts of the season, freshman Kala Yoders responded by leading Eastern Mennonite to three straight wins, including an impressive win over Guilford in overtime. The Old Dominion Athletic Conference took notice of her efforts and named Yoders the ODAC Player of the Week.

February 19, 2011
Royals Women Force OT And Steal Win From Guilford
The Eastern Mennonite women's basketball team found a way to end the regular season with some drama. After two convincing wins full of offense earlier in the week, the Royals got locked in a physical, defensive match Saturday at home against Guilford, but still pulled out a big win in overtime, 79-74.

February 18, 2011
Women Win With Second Straight Offensive Explosion
The Eastern Mennonite women's basketball team showed that Tuesday's 101-33 win wasn't a fluke, as they poured in 96 more points Friday night in a big win over Emory & Henry. The Royals shot 50% in the game and had a 48-22 domination in rebounding, as they scored 48 in each half and took a 96-75 romp over the Wasps in Yoder Arena.

February 15, 2011
Women Click On All Cylinders In Record-Breaking 101-33 Win
When Eastern Mennonite's women played at Randolph on Jan. 28, they struggled to hit their shots and snuck away with a 60-54 win. Tuesday night in Harrisonburg everything worked for the Royals on both ends of the floor as they opened each half with a huge run and cruised to a 101-33 win, breaking the record for largest winning margin.

February 12, 2011
Women Come Back From Deficit But Fall By Four At VWC
The Eastern Mennonite University women's basketball team fought back from a 15-point deficit in the first half, but couldn't sneak a win on the road, falling at Virginia Wesleyan 60-56. The Royals fell behind 20-5 before tying the game at 27-27. But the Marlins kept the edge in the second as EMU took the four-point loss.

February 5, 2011
Women Get Comeback Win For Third Time In Four Games
Whatever the reasoning, the Eastern Mennonite women's basketball team seems to play their best ball in the second half. For the third time in their last four games the Royals overcame a double digit deficit in the second to steal a win. Saturday was the biggest of the three, as the women upset second-place Roanoke, 68-61, in Harrisonburg.

February 1, 2011
Yellow Jackets Dominate Women In First Half In 82-58 Decision
The Eastern Mennonite women's basketball team was in Ashland Tuesday night to take on conference-leading Randolph-Macon. The Royals had beaten R-MC by 21 when they played in Harrisonburg in late November, but the Yellow Jackets got their revenge on their home floor, controlling the women in an 82-58 decision.

January 29, 2011
Yoders And Defense Put The Clamps On Lynchburg
For the second night in a row, Eastern Mennonite used a huge second half to secure an ODAC win. Friday the Royals outscored Randolph 38-25 in the second to take a six-point win on the road. Saturday the women were hosting Lynchburg and again trailed at halftime. But a 49-32 score over the final 20 minutes earned EMU a 75-63 victory.

January 28, 2011
Royals Outscore Randolph 38-25 In The Second Half And Win
It took a bit to get started, but the Eastern Mennonite women's basketball team used a big second half to pick up a 60-54 win at Randolph Friday night. The Royals trailed by as many as 11 in the first half before retaking the lead midway through the second half and taking the six-point win.

January 25, 2011
Comeback Comes Up Five Points Short In Loss At BC
When the two teams met in Yoder Arena on Nov. 29, Bridgewater took over early and took an easy 62-42 win from Eastern Mennonite. The Royals headed south to take on their rivals Tuesday night. A pair of dry spells was too much for the women to overcome as they dropped an 85-80 decision on the road.

January 22, 2011
Generals Control Second Half And Steal 67-61 Decision
For the third time in the last five meetings, the Eastern Mennonite women have let big leads against Washington & Lee slip through their hands. Last season the Royals twice held double digit cushions before losing. Saturday afternoon in Lexington was No. 3, as EMU led by as many as 15 points, only to see the Generals catch fire and steal a 67-61 win.

January 18, 2011
Bench Helps Lead Women Past Hollins In ODAC Win, 72-56
The Eastern Mennonite women's basketball team picked up a solid win at home Tuesday night, topping Hollins 72-56 in Yoder Arena. The starters powered the offense early while the bench carried the team late as the Royals moved to 7-3 and fourth place in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

January 15, 2011
No Shortage Of Drama In Double Overtime Loss At Guilford
Playing two games in two days is hard enough. Going into double overtime of the second game of a roadtrip makes it even tougher. Even with those cards stacked against them, the Eastern Mennonite women still had a lead midway through the second OT before Guilford took the momentum and the win, 94-86.

January 14, 2011
Women Shoot 53% In 81-61 Drubbing Of Emory & Henry
On the strength of a 15-2 run, the Eastern Mennonite women blew open a tight contest in the first half and never looked back in an 81-61 win over Emory & Henry Friday night. The Royals shot 53% in extending their season-best four-game winning streak in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference road matchup.

January 11, 2011
Rittenhouse's Jumper Pushes Women To 70-69 Win In OT
While the defense should be credited for holding a talented Washington & Lee squad in check, Danielle Rittenhouse's jumper with 1:48 left in overtime provided the difference on the scoreboard, as Eastern Mennonite knocked off the Generals in Harrisonburg Tuesday night. The women battled back from a four-point deficit late in regulation before Rittenhouse sealed the win in OT over last year's conference champions.

January 6, 2011
Everyone Scores As Women Roll Over Mary Baldwin
The Eastern Mennonite women have their third two-game winning streak of the season and have bumped their record over .500 for the first time after Thursday night's 74-49 thumping of Mary Baldwin on the road. The Royals never trailed as all 11 women in uniform scored at least two points, pushing EMU's record to 6-5.

January 4, 2011
Royals Shoot 56% And Hold Off Lynchburg On The Road
Two and a half weeks without a game seemed to help the EMU offense. Because of the holiday break the Eastern Mennonite women hadn't played since Dec. 18, and still they shot 56% from the floor in Tuesday's win over Lynchburg. The Royals led most of the game, but had to come from behind with five minutes to play to grab a 72-69 win.

December 18, 2010
Hornets Overcome Lead And Knock Off EMU Women
A quick start wasn't enough for Eastern Mennonite Saturday afternoon at Shenandoah. The Royals scored the first five points of the game and led by as many as seven in the first half, before the host Hornets scored 14 straight to seize momentum and the win, 76-68.

December 11, 2010
Royals Overcome Frigid Start And Claim 59-51 Win
The true heart of a team isn't seen in how big of leads they hold. Rather, it's seen in how they handle adversity. The Eastern Mennonite women saw plenty of adversity as they started 1-for-17 from the floor, yet the Royals found a way to overcome a double digit deficit and take a 59-51 win over Virginia Wesleyan Saturday in Yoder Arena.

December 4, 2010
Women Pour In 73 Points In Big Win At Hollins
Saturday at Hollins, the Eastern Mennonite women were looking to solve their offensive woes. After shooting a combined 24% and averaging 41.5 points in losses earlier in the week to Bridgewater and Roanoke, the Royals turned things around in hurry. The women shot a blistering 60% in the first half at Hollins and rolled away with a 73-58 win.

December 1, 2010
Offensive Struggles Continue At Perennial Power Roanoke
When Sara Lamneck (Swoope, Va./Buffalo Gap) drained a three pointer to give EMU the first points of the game at Roanoke, things looked good. After the Maroons scored the next 18, things did not look so good. The Royals never regrouped and dropped the road contest Wednesday night, 59-41.

November 29, 2010
Offense A No-Show As Women Lose To Bridgewater, 62-42
Young teams go through growing pains, and Monday was one of those nights. After scoring the first bucket against Bridgewater, the Eastern Mennonite women fell behind 10-2 and never regrouped, dropping a 62-42 decision to their rivals.

November 23, 2010
Royals Stifle Randolph-Macon To Open ODAC Play, 62-41
Having a player record a double double is not a rare occurance. Having two do it in the same game is. But with Eastern Mennonite holding Randolph-Macon to just 27% shooting, there were plenty of defensive rebounds to go around, and two Royals women collected double doubles in a 62-41 drubbing of the Yellow Jackets.

November 20, 2010
Eastern Mennonite Earns First Win From The Line
The Eastern Mennonite women's basketball team faced a tall task in Saturday's consolation match of the Franklin & Marshall Tournament - the host team. The Royals locked up with the host Diplomats in a game which saw 14 ties. But it was EMU who broke off the final tie and then iced a 65-58 win by netting 9 of 10 free throws in the final 2:05.

November 19, 2010
Late Rally Comes Up Just Short For Royals
In the women's season-opening loss against Averett, they attempted just 12 free throws. Friday at the Franklin & Marshall Tournament, the women were determined not to let a lack of free throws derail them. The Royals ended up setting a record for free throws made in a game, but couldn't stop Catholic from scoring and suffered an 81-77 loss in a back-and-forth game.

November 16, 2010
Late Cougar Run Downs EMU Women In Opener, 74-66
Sometimes in a back-and-forth game, the final decision comes down to a short span in the contest. That was the case Tuesday night as the Eastern Mennonite women opened their season at home against Averett. The game saw seven ties and six lead changes, but a six-minute span in the second was all the Cougars needed to sneak a 74-66 win away from EMU in Harrisonburg.