News
November 27, 2012
Royals Land Three On CVC All-Academic Team
Three EMU men’s volleyball players have been named to the inaugural Continental Volleyball Conference All-Academic Team. Student-athletes competing in the CVC must maintain a grade point average of 3.30 or higher for the current academic year to be eligible for the honor.
April 13, 2012
Prock Picks Up All-Division Award
Senior Nolan Prock picked up a unique honor, as he has been named to the first ever CVC All-East Division Team. This year was the inaugural season of the Continental Volleyball Conference.
April 4, 2012
Stevenson Knocks EMU From Tournament Berth
Facing a “win-and-you’re-in” situation Wednesday night at Stevenson, the Eastern Mennonite volleyball men came up just a few points shy. The Royals dropped three straight matches, falling each time by a slim 25-22 score.
March 31, 2012
EMU Finishes 2-1 At CVC Weekend And Stands In Third
After Friday’s important win over Thiel, the EMU volleyball men held serve Saturday at the CVC Weekend, taking a win over PBU before falling to No. 4 Juniata. The Royals wrap up their regular season Wednesday night at Stevenson. A win against the Mustangs would assure the men a top three spot in the East Division and berth in the inaugural CVC Tournament.
March 30, 2012
Royals Open Weekend With Key Win Over Thiel
The Royals started off their second CVC Weekend in a big way Friday night, taking a key 3-1 victory from Thiel College. The men get Philadelphia Biblical followed by No. 4 Juniata tomorrow.
March 17, 2012
Royals Sweep Fontbonne To Finish Wisconsin Invitational
The Eastern Mennonite men’s volleyball team earned a split on day two of the Wisconsin Invitational, playing two matches in Milwaukee, WI. The Royals opened by falling to No. 8 Nazareth, their third straight contest against a highly ranked opponent. EMU then ended their Midwest trip with a 3-0 sweep of Fontbonne.
March 16, 2012
Volleyball Men Fall To Two Ranked Opponents In Wisconsin
The Eastern Mennonite men’s volleyball team opened up their two-day play at the Wisconsin Invitational Friday afternoon, dropping a pair of matches to No. 3 Carthage and No. 5 New York University.
March 10, 2012
Volleyball Men Sweep Ramapo To Split Tri-Match
By the end of the day, the Eastern Mennonite men’s volleyball team was looking as good as it had all year. The Royals split their tri-match hosted by Philadelphia Biblical University on Saturday, falling to their hosts in four before sweeping Ramapo, a team which had been getting votes in the national poll.
March 3, 2012
Royals Close CVC Weekend With Sweep Of PBU
The Royals continued their play at a Continental Volleyball Conference weekend in Owings Mills, MD, on Saturday. The men split with Juniata and Philadelphia Biblical, coming home with a 7-8 record overall record.
March 2, 2012
Men Within Points But Fall To Thiel
Getting close but not close enough, the Royals came up short in a 3-0 decision against Thiel Friday evening to open up their first-ever Continental Volleyball Conference weekend. EMU was out-scored by an average of three points per game to slip to 0-2 in CVC play.
February 29, 2012
Royals Come Up Short On Senior Night
The Eastern Mennonite volleyball men hosted Stevenson Wednesday night in the Continental Volleyball Conference opener for both teams. The Royals seemed a bit out of sync most of the evening, dropping a 3-0 decision on Senior Night.
February 18, 2012
Volleyball Royals Sweep Pair From Rust College
Saturday’s tri-match didn’t look exactly like it was supposed to, but the Royals still got to play two matches, winning both against Rust College.
February 11, 2012
EMU Splits Home Tri-Match
The Eastern Mennonite men’s volleyball team doesn’t have a lot of home contests this season, but on Saturday they gave the home fans a lot to watch, hosting a tri-match. The men went 1-1 on the day, with both four-set matches showing some fantastic play.
February 8, 2012
Royals Move Start Times To 10:00AM
The Eastern Mennonite men's volleyball team has moved the start times of each of its upcoming home tri-matches to 10:00am.
February 5, 2012
Volleyball Men Finish 2-2 At AVI Invitational
After knocking off one nationally ranked opponent on Saturday, the Royals failed to equal the fete on Sunday. Despite heading home with a 2-2 overall record from the Thiel College AVI Invitational, the volleyball men proved they could play with the best teams in the nation.
February 4, 2012
Royals Impressive With Two Wins At AVI Invitational
The EMU men’s volleyball team had a successful entry into D-III play this season, impressively sweeping a pair of contests Saturday at the Thiel College AVI Invitational in Greenville, PA. The Royals play two more matches on Sunday.
January 21, 2012
Royals Get By Alumni In Annual Exhibition
The EMU volleyball men hosted their annual alumni match Saturday morning. Aside from the exciting match, fans enjoyed seeing a number of past Royals back on the court. The current Royals won 3-1.
January 14, 2012
Royals Split Final Day At MOC Volleyball Festival
The Eastern Mennonite men’s volleyball team wrapped up day two of its season-opening weekend at the Mount Olive College Volleyball Festival on Saturday, earning a split against two D-II opponents.
January 13, 2012
Royals Hit Well In Opener But Fall In Four
The Eastern Mennonite men's volleyball team opened up its 2012 season with a loss to D-II Quincy Friday at the Mount Olive College Volleyball Festival. The Hawks won in four games in the season-opener for both teams.
January 12, 2012
SEASON PREVIEW: Volleyball Men Returning For A New Look
For the first time in a couple of years, experience may be a strength for the Eastern Mennonite men’s volleyball team. They will need it, with the Royals joining a new conference full of perennial powers.
January 3, 2012
Volleyball Men Picked 8th In New Conference
The EMU volleyball men have been tabbed eighth in the inaugural Continental Volleyball Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
November 28, 2011
Alum Derek King Takes Interim Position With Men's Volleyball
Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Derek King as interim men’s volleyball coach.
August 1, 2011
Royals Land Trio To Men's Volleyball Squad
After graduating just one senior, the Eastern Mennonite men's volleyball team will add a handful of new faces this year. The three-person recruiting class for the Royals, who finished 11-17 last spring, was announced today.
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.
April 27, 2011
Men's Volleyball Joins Continental Volleyball Conference
The Royals men's volleyball program will have a new conference in 2012. Gary Williams, Associate Athletic Director of Carthage College announced the forming of the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC), a nation-wide men's volleyball conference with ten NCAA Division III Institutions focused on academic and athletic excellence. Williams will serve as the conference's first commissioner.
