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Former Lyon athlete, ORU coach Bernis Duke passes away

ASN — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:42:42 +0000

Lyon Athletics
Matthew Jagodzinski, Assistant Athletic Director for Media and Communications

BATESVILLE, Ark. – Former Arkansas College men’s basketball player Bernis Duke passed away early Tuesday morning.

Duke played at Arkansas College from 1950-53. He was inducted into the first class of the Lyon College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983. Duke was also a champion heavyweight boxer.

“We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Lyon College Hall of Famer, Bernis Duke,” said Director of Athletics Kevin Jenkins. “Bernis was an outstanding basketball player during his time at Lyon and was a great supporter of Lyon College athletics after graduation. Bernis was a great man and a tremendous influence on many people throughout his life. Please keep his family and friends in your prayers.”

Duke was a legendary tennis coach at Oral Roberts, where he coached for 33 years. His teams won over 550 matches as he was inducted into the ORU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. Duke was also inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Oklahoma Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017.

During his distinguished career, Duke had 28 straight winning seasons and was ranked within the top 10 nationally numerous times. In 1969, his team finished with a perfect 24-0 record. Duke retired from ORU in 1999 as the sixth winningest coach in NCAA Division I history.

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Razorbacks will host baseball regional

ASN — Mon, 29 May 2017 19:02:35 +0000

The NCAA Tournament is coming back to Fayetteville.

The University of Arkansas is one of 16 programs hosting regional tournaments this weekend as the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

This will mark the sixth time that Baum Stadium will be a regional site and the first time since 2010. Arkansas has also hosted the super regional tournament twice (2004, 2015) and won each time.

The Razorbacks (42-17) and the top seed in the regional and will meet No. 4 seed Oral Roberts (42-14) on Friday at 7 p.m.

No. 2 seed Missouri State (40-17) will face No. 3 Oklahoma State (30-25) in the first game on Friday, with first pitch set for 2 p.m.

2017 NCAA Fayetteville Regional Schedule

Friday, June 2
Game 1 – No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 2 Missouri State, 2 p.m. CDT (ESPN3)
Game 2 – No. 1 Arkansas vs. No. 4 Oral Roberts, 7 p.m. CDT (ESPN3)

Saturday, June 3
Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)

Sunday, June 4
Game 5 – Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 6 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4, 8 p.m. (ESPN3)

Monday, June 5
Game 7 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary), 6 p.m. (ESPN3)

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Trjoans fall at Oral Roberts

ASN — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:15:28 +0000

From Little Rock Sports
Patrick Newton, Associate Athletic Director for Communications

TULSA – Little Rock fell to 9-3 with a 63-48 loss at Oral Roberts (3-10) on Monday night at The Mabee Center.

The Trojans finished the game shooting 34.5 percent from the floor and were 0-15 from the 3-point line. It was Little Rock’s first game without a made 3 since Nov. 2013. The Trojans committed 15 turnovers in the game.

Oral Roberts shot 37.5 percent from the floor but made 7 of 19 3-pointers. The Golden Eagles were 14 of 18 from the free throw line on the night.

Little Rock trailed by six at the break and trimmed the margin to four in the second half, but Oral Roberts used a 16-4 run to grow its lead to 54-38 with 6:42 to play and the Trojans pulled no closer than 10 the rest of the way.

Maurius Hill led Little Rock with 13 points while adding eight rebounds. Jalen Jackson scored 12 points and had six rebounds and four steals. Lis Shoshi finished with six points, 14 rebounds, four block and four steals.

ORU was led by Jalen Bradley’s 14 points. Anderson scored 12 and grabbed eight rebounds.

The Trojans trailed 27-21 at halftime after shooting 26.9 percent over the first 20 minutes. Oral Roberts only shot 39.3 percent from the floor but made 5 of 11 3-pointers to take a six-point lead into the locker room.

The Trojans are back in action Wednesday night at Florida in a game that can be seen on the SEC Network and WatchESPN. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. CST from the new Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

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