Saints and Royals Headed to Semifinals

Saints and Royals Headed to Semifinals

The 2024 CVC Tournament opened up tonight and saw Marymount University and Eastern Mennonite University win their quarterfinal round matches to advance to Friday's semifinal round. Juniata, the #2 seed, will take on Marymount at 5:00 p.m. on Friday while #1 Southern Virginia will face Eastern Mennonite at 7:30 p.m. All matches will be held at Washington & Lee University. 

Tickets to the semifinal matches and championship match must be purchased online HERE Adults (13 and up) are $10 each day while kids (6-12) are $5 per day. Students with a valid CVC member ID and Washington and Lee ID as the hosts are free. Anyone under 5 years old is free.

#3 Marymount defeated #6 Rutgers-Newark, 3-1

  • Marymount moved on after defeating Rutgers-Newark 25-10, 19-25, 25-17, 25-23
  • The Saints hit .387 as a team in the match including .800 in the opening set
  • Devon Robinson led Marymount with 12 kills
  • Lucas Blanco had a match-high 15 kills for the Scarlet Raiders

#5 Eastern Mennonite defeated #4 Randolph-Macon, 3-0

  • The Royals won 25-15, 28-26, 25-22
  • Eastern Mennonite hit .400 as a team
  • Andre Mill had a team-high 11 kills for the Royals
  • Ian Wagenhauser led Randolph-Macon with 17 kills
  • This is the Royals first post-season win since 2018