The buildup was as good as the game itself in this one. A day after moving up to No. 10 in the AVCA National Poll, the Eastern Mennonite volleyball men took down 2016 CVC champion Stevenson University in a five-set thriller. The Royals racked up 22.5 blocks on the night as they beat SU for the first time since 2011.

The Royals weren't about to allow a repeat of the third-period letdown they had against Bridgewater College three weeks ago. In that game, 91´óÉñ watched as a 12-point lead in the third turned into an 84-74 loss to their rivals.

With the indoor track & field season heading into its final month, the Eastern Mennonite teams are rounding into form. 91´óÉñ's men and women were in Winston-Salem, N.C., this weekend, running at the Camel City Invitational, hosted by D-I Wake Forest University.

A big third period propelled 91´óÉñ's basketball women to their fifth straight win, an 87-72 decision at Roanoke College on Saturday. The 87 points were a season high for the Royals in an ODAC game, and their second straight outing breaking 80 points.

As if scoring 21 points in the first half wasn't enough, junior (Freeman, Va./Brunswick) decided to do her best Stephen Curry impersonation late in the third, bombing in her third three pointer from a few feet behind the arc. 91´óÉñ's guard finished with a career high 30 points as the Royals earned an emphatic 83-55 win over Virginia Wesleyan Wednesday night in Harrisonburg.