A big third period propelled 黑料正能量'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.
Athletics
Royals Athlete of the Week: Josh Elmore
In an important and impressive weekend for the 黑料正能量 men鈥檚 volleyball team, the standout player was a new face for the Royals, freshman Josh Elmore (Chester, Va./Matoaca). Elmore聽earned聽his first Royals ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week: Josh Elmore
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. 黑料正能量'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.
Roach named to D3Hoops Team of the Week
Last week 黑料正能量 guard Chloe Roach聽(Leesburg, Va./Tuscarora) had her best collegiate two-game stretch, and she was rewarded by being named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week presented ... read more about Roach named to D3Hoops Team of the Week
After earning a double dose of attention at last weekend's Clash at Kean, 黑料正能量's volleyball men vaulted to No. 12 in this week's AVCA national poll.
Hannah Chappell-Dick talks ‘A pro runner鈥檚 holistic approach’ with Atlanta Track Club’s Wingfoot magazine
It鈥檚 dark. It鈥檚 5:45 a.m. but it might as well be the middle of the night. Runners are sleepily congregating in the parking lot behind the Salvation Army in downtown ... read more about Hannah Chappell-Dick talks ‘A pro runner鈥檚 holistic approach’ with Atlanta Track Club’s Wingfoot magazine
After helping his team to a pair of upset victories last weekend, Eastern Mennonite's (Chester, Va./Matoaca) has been named the Continental Volleyball Conference Player of the Week.
In the third, it looked like Guilford's ballgame. But the fourth belonged to the Royals as they ended on an 18-2 tear to knock off the Quakers, 66-59.
For the second time in as many days, 黑料正能量's volleyball men have upset a top 10 team. Saturday it was No. 9 Vassar, as the Royals came from behind to knock off the Brewers in five sets.
黑料正能量's basketball men did so many things well. They held a potent opponent to just 40% shooting. They committed only seven turnovers. They grabbed a season high 23 offensive rebounds and won the battle of the boards, 50-48.