Orry Phillips, Author at The Threefold Advocate

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JBU Volleyball is NAIA Tournament Bound for First Time in History, Faces Tough Test in Bellevue

November 17, 2022 by Orry Phillips Comments are Disabled

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Business is booming in Siloam Springs for volleyball, as the John Brown Golden Eagles have been selected as one of the teams participating in the NAIA Tournament for the first time in program history. This historic moment serves, up to this point in the season, as the highlight of a 2022 run that has taken the program to new heights. Under the leadership of head coach Ken Carver, in his ninth season, the Golden Eagles finished 22-9 overall, with a 14-6 record in conference play during the regular season. This total includes wins over multiple ranked opponents and a 10-2 record inside Bill George Arena, their best home record since 2019.

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JBU Basketball Returns With Winning Efforts on TP Game Night

November 3, 2022 by Orry Phillips Comments are Disabled

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Basketball has officially made its return to the campus of John Brown University on Friday, Oct. 28, when both the men’s and women’s basketball teams opened their season inside Bill George Arena in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. For a second straight season, the JBU women opened their season against Ozark Christian College, while the JBU men opened theirs against Barclay College.

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Riney Honored By SAC, Three Golden Eagles Hit Career Milestones in Eventful Couple of Weeks

October 13, 2022 by Orry Phillips Comments are Disabled

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Over the last couple of weeks, the John Brown Golden Eagles crossed the halfway point in Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) play. JBU won seven of their first eight in SAC play, though the end of September and the first week of October featured multiple tough matchups that looked to test […]

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JBU Volleyball Continues Hot Streak, With Texas-Sized Tests Looming Large

September 29, 2022 by Orry Phillips Comments are Disabled

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The John Brown University (JBU) volleyball team has now crossed the halfway point on their regular season schedule. In the process, they have continued their winning ways. After a mostly successful run in their non-conference slate in August and September, the Golden Eagles kept the wins coming, defeating Oklahoma Panhandle State on Sept. 16 and Wayland Baptist on Sept. 17, both on the road. Following this, they came back home to Bill George Arena, where they turned in winning efforts against Mid-America Christian on Sept. 22 and Science & Arts on Sept. 24. This brought their record to 12-3 overall and 7-1 in Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) play.

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JBU Volleyball Enjoys Mostly Successful Opening Weeks

September 15, 2022 by Orry Phillips Comments are Disabled

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Volleyball season is back at John Brown University, with confidence around the program high. The Golden Eagles, led by head volleyball coach Ken Carver, are coming off of a season that saw them finish with an 18-16 record, making it to the semifinals of the SAC Tournament. While the team fell short of an NAIA Tournament berth, they return most of last season’s roster, as they look to break into the national tournament picture for the first time during the Carver era.

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Spring Semester Recap: Track and field makes history, tennis teams finish with winning records

April 28, 2022 by Orry Phillips Comments are Disabled

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JBU returned from Christmas Break to kick off the second half of the basketball season on New Year’s Day, where both the men and women took wins at home against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The women’s basketball season was briefly put on pause for JBU afterwards due to COVID-19 issues within the program. Because of the Sooner Athletic Conference’s policy on COVID-19, the team had to forfeit their next three games and have losses added to their record. They returned to the court on Jan. 13 against Science & Arts, and after dropping that game (55-50) and the following matchup against Texas Wesleyan (74-72, OT), they proceeded to win their next six, five of which were by double digits.

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Soderquist announces transfer-heavy women’s basketball recruiting class

April 28, 2022 by Orry Phillips Comments are Disabled

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On Thursday, April 14, John Brown University head women’s basketball coach Jeff Soderquist announced the members of his latest recruiting class. The Golden Eagles will enter the 2022-23 season with three newcomers on the roster, two of them being transfers. Bella Irlenborn and Maci Mains head to Siloam Springs with prior playing experience at the collegiate level, while Nadia Akbar joins the program as the lone incoming freshman.

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COLUMN: Why not sign Colin Kaepernick?

April 7, 2022 by Orry Phillips Comments are Disabled

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Spring is now upon us, and each spring brings plenty of developments in the world of sports. In addition to the end of basketball season and the start of baseball, another annual development that has seemingly transpired every spring over the last few years has been the saga surrounding Colin Kaepernick.

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JBU Tennis looks for big push entering last month of the season

April 7, 2022 by Orry Phillips Comments are Disabled

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As April begins, there is now more behind than ahead this season for the tennis teams at John Brown University. What has transpired over the last two months has been the most successful run the tennis program has seen in recent memory, built upon hot starts for both the men and women as well as continued success deeper into their schedules. Now, heading into the final weeks of the season, head coach Mike Campbell is looking for both squads to finish strong.

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Up-and-down ‘21-22 season ends for JBU basketball

March 10, 2022 by Orry Phillips Comments are Disabled

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Another basketball season at John Brown University is in the books. After picking up opening round wins at Bill George Arena in the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament, both the JBU men and women were defeated in the quarterfinal rounds, ending their seasons. The JBU women lost a heartbreaker to Texas Wesleyan in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, Feb. 25 (61-58), while the JBU men were handed their second loss against Wayland Baptist in Plainview, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 26 (74-61).

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