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Softball sweeps Sweet Briar
Emory & Henry’s softball team came up big this weekend with a two game sweep of Sweet Briar College, winning 11-3 in the first contest and 6-5 in the finale.
Chelsea Campbell
The Lady Wasps (3-19, 3-13 ODAC) dominated the opening match, scoring five runs in the first inning and four in the second to jump out [...]
Wasps baseball splits with Virginia Intermont
Lee VanLear knocked in two runs with a single to give Emory & Henry’s baseball team a 3-2 walk-off win over the Cobras.
The rally was ignited by a bunt single by Anthony Lowry and followed by a double to right field by Keith Fenner. Codie Mitchell was walked by Virginia Intermont to load the bases [...]
E&H tennis player given ODAC weekly honor
Freshman Matt Nelson was named Old Dominion Athletic Conference player of the week went 4-0 last week in singles and matched the perfect record in doubles at the team’s tournament in Hilton Head, S.C.
Nelson and doubles partner Chip Wintringham led the Wasps to team wins over Heidelberg, Penn State-Behrend , Northwestern College and Juniata.
Nelson lost [...]
Hollins defeats Lady Wasps
Sarah Petty netted a team-high 22 points for Emory & Henry as the Lady Wasps (6-16, 5-12 ODAC) dropped an ODAC game to Hollins on the road, 73-71.
Baylie Snyder scored 20 points for E&H.
Jasmine Greene led Hollins (2-21, 1-17 ODAC) with 29 points.
The game marked the end of a 69 game conference losing streak for [...]
E&H men earn first ODAC win
Emory & Henry’s men’s basketball squad finally grasped its first Old Dominion Athletic Conference win in dramatic fashion on Saturday, topping Hampden-Sydney by a score of 71-69. Terrance Grigg nailed a turn-around floater in the lane with 5.5 seconds remaining to give the Wasps the win.
Grigg, a junior, finished with 17 points and nine rebounds [...]
E&H basketball falls short against Lynchburg
Emory & Henry’s hardcourt struggles continued Saturday against Lynchburg College, as the Wasps suffered a 96-91 loss. A strong first half, during which Lynchburg outscored E&H 62-43, carried the Hornets.
Lynchburg finished with five scorers in double-digits and was led by senior Steven Echols, who tallied 36 points and made seven of nine 3-point attempts. Danny [...]
Women’s soccer wins season finale in extra period
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Emory & Henry’s women’s soccer squad finished their 2009 season in dramatic fashion Wednesday with a 2-1 overtime win over the Guilford Quakers. Sophomore Alison Azbell netted the winning goal through three defenders in the extra frame.
Kellie Flaherty scored E&H’s first goal just over the Quaker goalkeeper’s head with six minutes remaining [...]
Wasps football falls to Bridgewater
After being shut out last week against Randolph-Macon, E&H’s football team focused on offense in practice this past week, and it showed. The Wasps’ offense registered 34 points against visiting Bridgewater College, but the Eagles managed 38 and earned the victory. The loss is Emory & Henry’s third straight, and their record falls to 4-3, [...]
Volleyball takes down Roanoke
E&H senior Twyla Sessor
Emory & Henry’s volleyball team defeated Roanoke College in a five game thriller Wednesday night, moving to 13-4 overall and 2-3 in ODAC play. The Wasps’ Twyla Sessor, a senior, notched 23 digs en route to setting an ODAC record with 1,794 digs for her career. The mark was previously held by [...]
500th victory for Wasps football comes against Methodist
Emory & Henry football became only the seventh institution in the state of Virginia to win 500 football games in school history.
