Eastern Mennonite Royals Explained

Eastern Mennonite Royals
University:Eastern Mennonite University
Association:NCAA
Conference:Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Continental Volleyball Conference (men's volleyball)
Division:Division III
Director:Carrie Bert
Location:Harrisonburg, Virginia
Teams:17
Basketballarena:Yoder Arena at University Commons
Baseballfield:EMU Baseball Field
Soccerstadium:EMU Turf Field
Nickname:Royals
Color1:White
Color2:Royal Blue
Hex1:FFFFFF
Hex2:4169E1
Pageurl:http://www.emuroyals.com/

The Eastern Mennonite Royals (also EMU Royals) are the athletic teams that represent Eastern Mennonite University, located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports. The Royals compete as full, non-football members of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. In men's volleyball, a sport not sponsored by the ODAC, EMU competes in the Continental Volleyball Conference. Altogether, Eastern Mennonite sponsors 16 sports: 7 for men and 9 for women.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports

Women's sports

Individual teams

Basketball

At the end of the 2009–10 season EMU's men's basketball team had 25–5 record and was ranked No. 4 in the nation by D3hoops.com.[1]

Softball

In the spring of 2010, women's softball entered in the ODAC tournament as the 8th seed team. They advanced to the championship game and defeated Virginia Wesleyan 5–1 to become the 2010 ODAC champions, advancing to the D-III national softball tournament for the first time in school history.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Mike Barber. "A New Life for EMU," Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News Record, 23 March 2010, p. C1. www.dnronline.com. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  2. Matthew Stoss. "EMU Suddenly 'It'," Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News Record, 27 April 2010, p. C1. www.dnronline.com. Retrieved 16 August 2010.