Field Hockey
Sophomore Lauren Hartzler led the field hockey team to victory with her first career collegiate hat trick against Notre Dame (2-1) last Saturday. Senior goalie Kelsey Troyer added ten saves to her record while her teammates, first-years Rachel Breslin and Skylar Hedgepath, scored twice more against Notre Dame to win the game with a 5-0 final. At this point, the team has an overall record of 4-1 and a current win streak of three games. The team’s next game will be at home against Juniata on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Golf
The men’s golf team broke their previous team record. While playing at the Greene Turtle Invitational hosted by Shenandoah University, senior Riley Kingsley led the team in points. Kingsley carded with 73 (+3), breaking his previous record by five strokes. Sophomore Benjamin Shenk followed Kingsley with a 76 (+6), beating his first-year season of 78 strokes.
EMU ended the invitational with a four-man team score of 311 (+31). The previous record was 316 (+36). The golf team plays next at Tom Kinder Memorial Lakeview Golf Course in Harrisonburg on Monday, Sept. 17.
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
The women’s cross country team came in second at the Eagle Cross Country Challenge at Bridgewater College with a total time of 1:30:57, coming in behind Bridgewater. Junior Elizabeth Nisly ran to first in the individual results of the 4K with a total time of 16:43 and an average mile of 6:43. Senior Laurie Serrell came in third, with a total time of 16:59 and an average mile of 6:49.
The men’s cross country team came in third at the Eagle Cross Country Challenge with a total time of 1:36:13, coming in behind Virginia Wesleyan and Bridgewater College.
First-year Isaac Alderfer came in second and had the fastest time for EMU in the individual results of the 5K, with a total time of 16:40 and an average mile of 5:21. After Alderfer was sophomore Justice Allen in 11th place, with a total time of 18:03 and an average mile of 5:48. Both the men’s and the women’s teams will run again at the Hornet Harrier Invitational — ODAC Preview — in Winchester, Va. on Sept. 22.
Women’s Volleyball
The Royals took a loss in the ODAC opener against Virginia Wesleyan. Virginia Wesleyan took the game after three sets 20-25, 24-26, and 15-25. First-year Hannah Johnson scored ten kills and had a total of 15 digs, while senior Maria Yoder took five kills. After this loss, the volleyball team sits with a 2-5 overall record and a conference record of 0-1. The women’s volleyball team will play next at the Blue Jay Classic in Elizabethtown, Pa. on Friday, Sept. 14.
Men’s Soccer
The men’s soccer team took a loss to William Peace in their last game. The final score was 0-3. In the first half, the men almost managed to tie the game with a shot by junior Joshua Chiquillo. After this match, the official record for the men is 1-2-1 overall; no conference games have been played yet. The men’s soccer team will play again at Messiah on Sept. 15.
