May 14, 2012
Jeff Tyson Set To Head Women's Volleyball Program
Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Jeff Tyson as head women's volleyball coach. Tyson comes to EMU from Marion, IN, where he has been heavily involved in the region's volleyball scene, including four years as an assistant coach at Indiana Wesleyan University.

October 29, 2011
Bowman Leads Lady Royals To Split In Final Matches
Playing in the final matches of her EMU career, senior Tabitha Bowman left a lasting impression by swatting 32 kills in a tri-match split with Southern Virginia and Marymount in Harrisonburg on Saturday.

October 26, 2011
Lady Royals Drop ODAC Match At Bridgewater
The Eastern Mennonite volleyball women closed out the ODAC portion of their schedule Wednesday night, playing at rival Bridgewater College and dropping a 3-0 final.

October 20, 2011
Knights Sweep Past Lady Royals In Buena Vista
The Eastern Mennonite women’s volleyball team lost a 3-0 non-conference decision on the road Thursday night, playing at Southern Virginia. The Lady Royals return to ODAC play next Wednesday night at rival Bridgewater.

October 18, 2011
Women Lose Momentum On Senior Night
Despite a solid win in game one, the EMU volleyball didn’t have enough to finish off the match Tuesday. Visiting Hollins took over momentum in game two and grabbed a 3-1 decision from the Lady Royals.

October 15, 2011
Lady Royals Start Homecoming The Right Way
Playing in front of the biggest crowd of the year, the Lady Royals did not disappoint as they took a 3-0 sweep from Mary Baldwin. Saturday’s match was part of Homecoming Weekend at EMU, as well as Parents Recognition Day.

October 9, 2011
Volleyball Women Fall In Three Tight Games To Wasps
The Eastern Mennonite volleyball team was as Emory & Henry in the second of back-to-back key ODAC matches. On Saturday the Lady Royals lost to Guilford in four, and they fell to the Wasps on Sunday, despite a great effort.

October 8, 2011
Lady Royals Go Four Sets In Loss At Guilford
The Eastern Mennonite volleyball women opened a key road weekend Saturday, needing a couple of victories against middle-of-the-pack ODAC teams to make a run at a tourney bid. Despite one great game, day one of the trip ended in a 3-1 loss at Guilford.

October 5, 2011
Randolph-Macon Sweeps Women In Ashland
The Eastern Mennonite women’s volleyball team hit the road Wednesday to take on Randolph-Macon in Ashland, VA. The Yellow Jackets entered as one of two teams still without a loss in ODAC play, and they ended the contest the same way, sweeping the Lady Royals.

October 1, 2011
Volleyball Women Drop A Pair At Marymount Tri-Match
After besting last year’s win total Thursday at Ferrum, the Lady Royals remained out of the conference. Eastern Mennonite tangled up with Marymount and Saint Vincent Saturday at a tri-match in Arlington, VA, and came home with a pair of losses.

September 29, 2011
EMU Tops 2010 Win Total With Sweep Of Ferrum
The Lady Royals have topped their 2010 win total, and all within the first month of the 2011 season. Thursday night the women swept a match at Ferrum, taking three tight decisions to move to 5-11 on the season.

September 27, 2011
Commanding Generals Take Sweep From Lady Royals
The Eastern Mennonite women’s volleyball team ran into a buzz saw Tuesday night, playing at ODAC powerhouse Washington & Lee. The Generals, who have played in 15 of the last 16 ODAC Championship matches, made quick work of EMU in a 3-0 sweep.

September 22, 2011
Lady Royals Snap Skid And Tie 2010 Win Total
The Lady Royals were looking to break a five-match losing streak Thursday night and they did just that in a lengthy 3-0 sweep of Shenandoah in Harrisonburg.

September 20, 2011
Tough Serving Costs Lady Royals In Loss To Marlins
The Eastern Mennonite volleyball women were looking to break a skid Tuesday night when they hosted Virginia Wesleyan. Although the Lady Royals played well, they couldn’t get past the visiting Marlins in a 3-0 defeat.

September 17, 2011
Hornets Sweep Past Volleyball Women
The Eastern Mennonite women’s volleyball team hosted Lynchburg Saturday afternoon in Harrisonburg. Both teams had played the previous evening, but the Hornets had more energy in a 3-0 sweep.

September 16, 2011
Volleyball Women Come Up Short In 3-1 Loss To WildCats
Matched up with a young but powerful Randolph team, Eastern Mennonite’s volleyball women dug in for an exciting match Friday night in Harrisonburg. The women played well at times, forcing their visitors to four games before falling.

September 13, 2011
Lady Royals Fall To Maroons In Salem
With a chance to equal last season’s win total and defeat Interim Coach Lauren Reznik’s alma mater, the women’s volleyball team came up just short Tuesday night in a 3-0 loss at Roanoke.

September 10, 2011
Lady Royals Split Day Two, Finish 1-3 At Guetle Invite
After dropping a pair of 3-0 decisions to Frostburg State and host Catholic to open play the day before, the Eastern Mennonite volleyball women returned to the court with a split on day two of the Guetle Invitational in Washington D.C.

September 7, 2011
Errors Cost Volleyball Women In Loss At Mary Baldwin
Just four days after beating Mary Baldwin in Harrisonburg, the Lady Royals headed to Staunton for a rematch. The location made a big difference as the Fighting Squirrels slipped by EMU in a five-set thriller.

September 3, 2011
EMU Sweeps Past Fighting Squirrels To Close Classic
In the final match of the day, Eastern Mennonite took on Mary Baldwin to finish off the Hampton Inn & Sleep Inn Invitational. After a sluggish start the women gained control and took a 3-0 sweep.

September 3, 2011
Lady Royals Fall To Mary Washington On Day Two Of Classic
The Eastern Mennonite women's volleyball team opened up play on day two of the Hampton Inn & Sleep Inn Classic Saturday morning with a match against Mary Washington. The tall Eagles got the best of EMU, grabbing a 3-0 sweep.

September 2, 2011
Volleyball Women Top Salem 3-1 To Open Season
Eastern Mennonite opened its 2011 women's volleyball season by hosting the two-day Hampton Inn & Sleep Inn Invitational. The Lady Royals started their play with a 3-1 win over Salem College in an early match.

September 2, 2011
Crimson Eagles Outlast EMU Women In Five Games
Fresh off a five-set loss to Mary Washington, the Philadelphia Biblical University Crimson Eagles stepped right back onto the court against EMU's women. The Lady Royals dropped the first set before falling in five in a match full of wild swings.

August 31, 2011
SEASON PREVIEW: Lady Royals Restore The Roar
For the Eastern Mennonite women’s volleyball team, 2011 will be a bit of something old and bit of something new. Although the leading hitter returns, only five players total are back, meaning the eight new players will get plenty of chances to get on the floor.

August 22, 2011
Nowhere To Go But Up For Volleyball Women
For a team full of young talent, the Eastern Mennonite women's volleyball team can only improve.

August 16, 2011
Reznik Takes Over As Interim Coach Of Women's Volleyball
Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Lauren Reznik as interim women's volleyball coach.

July 25, 2011
Lady Royals Add Eight To Women's Volleyball Team
The Eastern Mennonite University women's volleyball team has announced its recruits for the upcoming 2011 season. Eight new players should add a lot of talent as the Lady Royals try to return to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time since 2007.

July 15, 2011
Benson Steps Down As Men's And Women's Volleyball Coach
Eastern Mennonite University has announced the resignation of Steve Benson, head coach of the men's and women's volleyball programs, effective at the end of July. Benson, who just finished his sixth season at EMU, has accepted a position as the Event Manager for the Florida Region of USA Volleyball.

July 1, 2011
Volleyball Women Play Home Matches In Bunches
Eastern Mennonite released its 2011 women's volleyball schedule today, and the 27-match slate is marked with bunches. The Lady Royals play nearly half of their contests in Yoder Arena, and the 12 home dates are grouped into four separate homestands.

October 30, 2010
Volleyball Women Close Year With Split At Marymount
The Eastern Mennonite women's volleyball team wrapped up their 2010 campaign Saturday, playing a pair of matches in Arlington, Va. The Lady Royals opened with a tense 3-2 win over host Marymount before dropping a three-set match to powerful Susquehanna.

October 26, 2010
Washington & Lee Downs Volleyball Women 3-0
With the season winding down, the Eastern Mennonite women's volleyball team travelled to Lexington, Va., Tuesday night for their final conference match. Washington & Lee proved in control from start to finish, sweeping the Lady Royals and claiming the top seed in the upcoming ODAC Tournament.

October 22, 2010
Lady Royals Push Maroons On Seniors Night
For four years, Monika Burkholder and Elisa Troyer have been regulars on the volleyball court in Yoder Arena. Friday night, the two Eastern Mennonite University seniors played their final home match when the women hosted Roanoke. The Lady Royals gave Roanoke, the ODAC's third-place team, a run for their money, but came up just points short in a 3-0 loss.

October 19, 2010
Knights Keep Lady Royals At Arm's Length In 3-0 Sweep
With back-to-back conference losses having snapped their recent winning streak, the Eastern Mennonite women's volleyball team stepped out of ODAC play Tuesday night hoping to put a mark back into the win column. But Southern Virginia had other plans, sneaking past the women in a tough 3-0 contest.

October 14, 2010
EMU Falls To BC On Dig Pink Night
Sometimes what is happening off the floor is just as important as what is happening on it. Thursday night the Lady Royals hosted rival Bridgewater and while the match had a bearing on conference standings it was also Dig Pink Night, as the teams came together to raise awareness and money to help fight against breast cancer. While the Eagles won the match, the fans raised $526.25 for the cause.

October 11, 2010
Lady Royals Take First Set Before Falling In Four
Riding their two-match winning streak back into conference play, the Lady Royals hit the road to take on one of the best teams in the ODAC, Randolph-Macon. Eastern Mennonite took the first set in Ashland before the Yellow Jackets regrouped to win the match.

October 9, 2010
Volleyball Women Pick Up Second Straight Sweep
Fresh off their 3-0 sweep of Ferrum on Thursday, the Lady Royals stepped back onto the court Saturday afternoon, hosting Mary Baldwin as part of Homecoming Weekend. The women patiently kept control of the game and picked up their second consecutive sweep, topping the Fighting Squirrels 3-0.

October 7, 2010
Women End Losing Skid With 3-0 Sweep Of Ferrum
For over a month, the Lady Royals have been striving for one thing -- another win. Thursday night they got it. On Sept. 3, the Eastern Mennonite volleyball women swept Salem to open the season. On Oct. 7, after 15 consecutive losses, the women picked up another sweep, this time taking down Ferrum in three straight.

October 5, 2010
Early Leads Not Enough To Get Lady Royals A Win
Despite entering with a record only slightly above .500, Lynchburg came in on a tear having won 9 of its last 12. The Eastern Mennonite volleyball team hung with the Hornets early Tuesday night in Harrisonburg before wilting in a 3-0 loss.

October 1, 2010
Wasps Too Much For Lady Royals In 3-1 ODAC Loss
The Eastern Mennonite University women's volleyball team was in Emory, Va., Friday night taking their fifth crack at a conference win. The Lady Royals played good in stretches, but fell to Emory & Henry in four games, 3-1, falling to 0-5 in league play.

September 28, 2010
Lady Royals Can't Hold Lead In Loss To Randolph
In a battle of two teams looking for their first conference win, Eastern Mennonite locked up with Randolph in Lynchburg Tuesday night. More importantly, the EMU volleyball women were looking to end a 12-match losing skid. The women took a 2-1 lead in games, but the WildCats found a way to steal a 3-2 victory.

September 22, 2010
Lady Royals Drop Tough Five-Set Match To Vixen
Desperately in need of a win Wednesday night at Sweet Briar, things looked to be going Eastern Mennonite's way. The Lady Royals took a two games to one lead in the contest, only to have the Vixen grab two straight to hand the women a five-set loss.

September 18, 2010
Quakers Take Three Straight From Volleyball Women
The Eastern Mennonite volleyball women wrapped up their three-match homestand Saturday with a conference date against Guilford. Both teams entered looking for their first Old Dominion Athletic Conference win of 2010, and the Quakers took the prize with a 3-0 sweep of the Lady Royals.

September 16, 2010
Back-And-Forth Contest Goes To Visiting Southern Virginia
The Lady Royals locked up with Southern Virginia Thursday night in Yoder Arena, and the two teams produced an exciting match. After trading tight scores in the first two sets, the visiting Knights took over and won in four, extending EMU's losing skid to ten.

September 14, 2010
Marlins Take ODAC Opener From Lady Royals, 3-0
Still recovering from the loss of middle blocker Nicole Ropp in the first match of the season, the Eastern Mennonite women's volleyball team opened up conference play Tuesday night by hosting Virginia Wesleyan. The Marlins controlled the floor in Yoder Arena, taking a 3-0 win from EMU.

September 11, 2010
Volleyball Women Swept Out Of Frostburg Tourney
The Eastern Mennonite women's volleyball team travelled to Frostburg, Md., this weekend for the Frostburg State Tournament. The Lady Royals opened with the host Bobcats who clawed away a 3-0 sweep of the women. The pattern continued as EMU came up just short in all four contests.

September 8, 2010
Lady Royals Downed By Shenandoah In Three
Playing their first road contest of 2010, the Lady Royals scored first in two of three sets. But the home team regrouped everytime, as Shenandoah University swept Eastern Mennonite Wednesday night in non-conference action, 3-0.

September 4, 2010
Pair Of Losses Drops Volleyball Women To 1-3
Continuing to play without injured middle hitter Nicole Ropp, the Lady Royals found the going tough on day two of the EMU Hampton Inn & Sleep Inn Invitational. Both Mary Washington and Stevenson took wins from the women on the day, dropping them to 1-3 to start the season.

September 3, 2010
Volleyball Women Win And Lose To Open Play
The Eastern Mennonite women's volleyball team opened with the 2010 season by hosting the EMU Hampton Inn & Sleep Inn Royals Invitational. The Lady Royals showed a gritty performance on day one of the Invite, staking one win and one loss.