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COLLEGE OF OZARKS

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J O H N B R O W N G O L D E N E A G L E S1 Final Four » 2 Sweet Sixteens » 5 NAIA National Tournament Appearances

2019-20 SCHEDULE »

Home: 2-2 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 1-3 | Streak: W1

NOVEMBER W/L SCORE2 CROWLEY’S RIDGE (Ark.) W 82-428 vs Paul Quinn (Texas) # W 89-699 vs #6 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) # L 58-9512 at Evangel (Mo.) L 69-8115 vs #20 Lyon (Ark.) ^ L 56-6716 vs Bellevue (Neb.) ^ L 58-7621 SOUTHWESTERN A.G. (Texas)* L 59-6923 TEXAS WESLEYAN* L 50-53

DECEMBER W/L SCORE3 ECCLESIA (Ark.) W 98-267 COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS (Mo.) 2 p.m.14 at Crowley’s Ridge (Ark.) 1 p.m.

JANUARY W/L SCORE2 SCIENCE & ARTS (Okla.)* 6 p.m.4 at Mid-America Christian (Okla.)* 2 p.m.9 CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (Kan.)* 6 p.m.11 at Langston (Okla.)* 2 p.m.16 at Southwestern Christian (Okla.)* 6 p.m.18 OKLAHOMA CITY* 2 p.m.23 at Wayland Baptist (Texas)* 6 p.m.25 at Oklahoma Panhandle State* 2 p.m.30 MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN (Okla.)* 6 p.m.

FEBRUARY W/L SCORE1 at Science & Arts (Okla.)* 2 p.m.4 at Central Christian (Kan.)* 6 p.m.6 LANGSTON (Okla.)* 6 p.m.12 at Oklahoma City* 6 p.m.15 SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN (Okla.)* 2 p.m.20 OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE STATE* 6 p.m.22 WAYLAND BAPTIST (Texas)* 2 p.m.27 at Texas Wesleyan* 6 p.m.29 at Southwestern A.G. (Texas)* 2 p.m.

^ Southwestern A.G. (Texas) Classic# Colege of the Ozarks (Mo.) Classic* Sooner Athletic Conference Game

THE MATCHUP »

COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS BOBCATS / 6-2Head Coach: Becky Mullis (College of the Ozarks ‘03)Record: 169-35 (7th Season)Assistant Coaches: Seth Hilton

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JOHN BROWN GOLDEN EAGLES / 3-6Head Coach: Jeff Soderquist (John Brown ‘93)Record at John Brown: 344-346 (23rd Season)Overall Record: 344-346 (23rd Season)

GAMEDAY INFORMATION »

DATE: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019LOCATION: Bill George Arena (Siloam Springs, Ark.)TIP-OFF TIME: 2:05 p.m.LIVE VIDEO/STATS: JBUathletics.com • Stretch InternetSERIES RECORD: COFO leads 21-18 all-timeLAST MEETING: JBU 57 at COFO 66 (Nov. 26, 2018)FIRST MEETING: COFO 39 at JBU 68 (Jan. 26, 1980)

COFO RECORD ON THE ROAD: 2-1 (.667)LAST FIVE OUTINGS: 4-1 at Tabor (Kan.): 65-60 W (Nov. 8) vs Bethany (Kan.): 74-64 W (Nov. 9) vs Bellevue (Neb.): 69-60 W (Nov. 15) vs Lyon (Ark.): 74-62 W (Nov. 16) at Columbia (Mo.): 64-76 L (Nov. 18)

OPPONENT BREAKDOWN »

TALE OF THE TAPE » HOW THEY COMPARE »

POINTS FG% 3FG% BOARDS ASSISTS BLOCKS STEALS SCORINGDEFENSE

FG%DEFENSE

3FG%DEFENSE

REBOUNDMARGIN

SCORINGMARGIN

43.068.6 39.6 34.4 14.4 2.1 7.8 65.1 40.7 28.1 -1.8 3.5

4.62.231.437.264.27.22.315.941.031.037.768.8

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QUICK HITS »

» The Golden Eagles close out a four-game homestand this afternoon by welcoming College of the Ozarks (Mo.) to Bill George Arena for a matinee affair.

» The Bobcats (6-2) own a narrow 21-18 all-time advantage over the Golden Eagles as the squads have fought head-to-head since the 1979-80 season. John Brown is 11-10 all-time in Siloam Springs in the series.

» JBU used six double-digit scorers in a 98-26 pounding of Ecclesia (Ark.) on Tuesday evening to end its six-game slide. The hosts built a 27-0 lead before the Royals could find the scoreboard as the Golden Eagles set season highs in points, assists (29), field goals made (39) and triples made (16). Sophomores Maddie Altman and Haley James led all players with 13 points apiece, while senior Ally Teague and freshman Tarrah Stephens added 12 each in the victory. Freshman Jessica Goldman and senior Sarah Williams, returning from injury, contributed 11 in the lopsided affair – a career-high for Goldman.

» After winning six straight, the Bobcats enter today’s matchup coming off a 76-64 setback at No. 9 Columbia (Mo.) on Monday (Nov. 18). C of O hasn’t hit the court in 19 days. Harper Little hit 6-of-8 from the floor to power the Bobcats with a game-high 17 points, but Columbia shot 50 percent from the floor to end the Bobcats’ six-game winning streak.

WHAT’S TRENDING »

» In games decided by ...5 points or less ........................0-16-10 points ...............................0-111 points or more .....................3-4

» At the half ...Leading ....................................3-0Trailing .....................................0-6Tied ..........................................0-0

» When shooting ...At or better than 40%...............3-0Under 40%...............................0-6Better than opponent ...............3-0Worse than opponent ..............0-6

» When rebounding ...More than opponent ................3-1Less than opponent .................0-5Same .......................................0-0

» Behind the arc ...At or better than 40%...............1-1Under 40%...............................2-5

» When turning it over ...Less than opponent .................2-1More than opponent ................1-5Same .......................................0-0

LIKELY STARTERS »

GOLDEN EAGLES PPG RPG APG GP1 Marta Matamala 9.3 3.2 1.6 94 Taylor Fergen 10.8 4.8 5.0 911 Maddie Altman 7.2 2.6 2.6 921 Allie Teague 5.3 4.7 1.0 734 Tarrah Stephens 13.1 6.6 1.0 9

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NUMERICAL ROSTER »

NO. NAME HT. YR. POS. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL1 Marta Matamala 5-10 So. G Madrid, Spain / José Hierro2 Sara Williams 5-7 Sr. G McKinney, Texas / Homeschool3 Jessica Goldman 5-10 Fr. G Evansville, Ark. / Lincoln HS4 Taylor Fergen 5-5 Jr. G Republic, Mo. / Republic HS5 KJ Roh 6-0 Sr. G Lincoln, Neb. / East HS11 Maddie Altman 5-7 So. G Littleton, Colo. / Valor Christian HS12 Jordan Martin 5-9 Sr. G Bentonville, Ark. / Bentonville HS15 Kenzie Silkey 5-5 Fr. G Pryor, Okla. / Pryor HS20 Haley James 5-11 So. F Arlington, Texas / James Martin HS21 Ally Teague 5-11 Sr. F Berryville, Ark. / Berryville HS22 Sierra Bailey 5-10 So. G Alma, Ark. / Alma HS23 Lisa Vanoverberghe 5-11 Fr. F Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain / Colegio Inter. Costa Adeje34 Tarrah Stephens 5-11 Fr. F Wyandotte, Okla. / Wyandotte HS

A-Z ROSTER »

No. Name Yr.11 Maddie Altman So.22 Sierra Bailey So.4 Taylor Fergen Jr.3 Jessica Goldman Fr.20 Haley James So.12 Jordan Martin Sr.1 Marta Matamala So.5 KJ Roh Sr.15 Kenzie Silkey Fr.34 Tarrah Stephens Fr.21 Ally Teague Sr.23 Lisa Vanoverberghe Fr.2 Sara Williams Sr.

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TEAM STAFF »

Title Name Experience Alma MaterHead Coach Jeff Soderquist 23rd Year John Brown ‘93Assistant Coach Von Eshnaur 18th Year Arkansas ‘86Director of Athletic Training Todd Bowden 24th Year Arkansas ‘86Athletic Trainer Holly Bingham 5th Year Southern Nazarene ‘06Director of Sports Information Nicholas Robinson 8th Year Calvin ‘09

1 // Marta Matamala 2 // Sara Williams 3 // Jessica Goldman 4 // Taylor Fergen

12 // Jordan Martin

5 // KJ Roh

11 // Maddie Altman 15 // Kenzie Silkey 20 // Haley James 21 // Ally Teague

22 // Sierra Bailey 23 // Lisa Vanoverberghe 34 // Tarrah Stephens HC Jeff Soderquist

CLASS ROSTER »

No. Name Yr.12 Jordan Martin Sr.5 KJ Roh Sr.21 Ally Teague Sr.2 Sara Williams Sr.4 Taylor Fergen Jr.11 Maddie Altman So.22 Sierra Bailey So.20 Haley James So.1 Marta Matamala So.3 Jessica Goldman Fr.15 Kenzie Silkey Fr.34 Tarrah Stephens Fr.23 Lisa Vanoverberghe Fr.

2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL » JOHN BROWN

SAC STANDINGS »

Rk Team SAC Over GB2 OCU 2-0 8-0 --

TXWES 2-0 5-1 --MACU 2-0 7-2 --USAO 2-0 6-2 --SCU 1-1 7-1 1.0

6 WBU 1-1 6-2 1.0SAGU 1-1 4-3 1.0OPSU 0-2 3-5 2.0JBU 0-2 3-6 2.0CCCK 0-2 2-5 2.0LANG 0-2 1-4 2.0

AC Von Eshnaur

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COFO ROSTER »

NO. NAME HT. YR. POS. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL1 Kyra Hardesty 5-5 So. G Washington, Mo. / Washington HS3 Abby Oliver 5-6 Jr. G Strafford, Mo. / Strafford HS10 Ashley Forrest 5-9 Sr. G Branson, Mo. / Branson HS11 Julie Stone 5-7 Fr. G Thayer, Mo. / Thayer HS12 Aleksei Smith 5-7 Sr. G Berryville, Ark. / Berryville HS15 Annie Noah 6-0 So. F Theodosia, Mo. / Gainesville HS21 Michelle Gabani 5-10 So. G Bolivar, Mo. / Bolivar HS22 Kayley Frank 5-7 Fr. G Strafford, Mo. / Strafford HS23 Harper Little 5-6 Fr. G Clever, Mo. / Clever HS24 Grace Steiger 6-2 Jr. F Cuba, Mo. / Cuba HS30 Jordan Wersinger 5-8 So. G Springfield, Mo. / Kickapoo HS

LIKELY STARTERS »

PLAYER PPG RPG APGG 1 K. Hardesty 4.6 2.5 2.5G 3 A. Oliver 17.0 2.3 1.9G 10 A. Forrest 8.0 3.1 1.4G 12 A. Smith 8.3 4.3 2.0F 15 A. Noah 6.9 5.4 1.4

Combined Season Stats

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Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll Games (6-2) (4-1) (1-1) (1-0)Conference (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0)Non-Conference (6-2) (4-1) (1-1) (1-0)

TOTAL 3-PT REBOUNDS# Player GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT R/G PF A TO BLK ST PTS P/G

1 Kyra Hardesty 8 8 206 25.7 11 33 .333 9 28 .321 6 7 .857 1 19 20 2.5 10 20 14 0 5 37 4.63 Abby Oliver 8 8 226 28.2 47 97 .485 26 55 .473 16 22 .727 3 15 18 2.3 7 15 18 0 6 136 17.0

10 Ashley Forrest 8 8 198 24.8 20 45 .444 17 38 .447 7 10 .700 1 24 25 3.1 11 11 12 5 6 64 8.011 Julie Stone 8 0 93 11.6 11 34 .324 4 13 .308 7 11 .636 5 5 10 1.3 13 12 14 2 8 33 4.112 Aleksei Smith 8 8 216 27.0 22 38 .579 8 17 .471 14 16 .875 6 28 34 4.3 17 16 15 0 3 66 8.315 Annie Noah 8 8 154 19.2 25 61 .410 0 6 .000 5 8 .625 5 38 43 5.4 19 11 9 3 3 55 6.921 Michelle Gabani 8 0 128 16.0 13 27 .481 1 4 .250 12 17 .706 7 9 16 2.0 8 8 3 2 1 39 4.922 Kayley Frank 8 0 129 16.1 11 34 .324 3 14 .214 10 14 .714 8 11 19 2.4 15 6 11 0 5 35 4.423 Harper Little 8 0 93 11.6 14 27 .519 7 16 .438 8 12 .667 1 14 15 1.9 10 7 6 1 10 43 5.424 Grace Steiger 8 0 96 12.0 10 31 .323 0 0 .000 7 15 .467 6 18 24 3.0 11 3 10 3 1 27 3.430 Jordan Wersinger 6 0 62 10.4 6 15 .400 1 1 1.00 1 2 .500 4 4 8 1.3 6 6 6 1 2 14 2.3TEAM 15 28 43 6

College of the Ozarks 8 1601 190 442 .430 76 192 .396 93 134 .694 62 213 275 34.4127115 124 17 62 549 68.6

Opponents 8 1601 197 484 .407 36 128 .281 91 126 .722 87 202 289 36.1152 91 114 11 60 521 65.1

TEAM STATISTICS COFO OPP

SCORING 549 521Points per game 68.6 65.1Scoring margin 3.5 -

FIELD GOALS-ATT 190-442 197-484Field goal pct .430 .407

3 POINT FG-ATT 76-192 36-1283-point FG pct .396 .2813-pt FG made per game 9.5 4.5

FREE THROWS-ATT 93-134 91-126Free throw pct .694 .722

REBOUNDS 275 289Rebounds per game 34.4 36.1Rebounding margin -1.8 -

ASSISTS 115 91Assists per game 14.4 11.4

TURNOVERS 124 114Turnovers per game 15.5 14.3Turnover margin 1.3 -Assist / turnover ratio 0.9 0.8

STEALS 62 60Steals per game 7.8 7.5

BLOCKS 17 11Blocks per game 2.1 1.4

ATTENDANCE 0 0Home games-Avg/Game 5-0 2-0Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOTALOpponents 128 108 158 127 521College of the Ozarks 143 141 133 132 549

Date Opponent Score W L Record Attend

10/25/2019 h Southeastern (Fla.) 56-74 L 010/26/2019 h Sterling (Kan.) 87-69 W 011/05/2019 h Evangel (Mo.) 60-56 W 011/08/2019 a Tabor (Kan.) 65-60 W 3-1 011/09/2019 n Bethany (Kan.) 74-64 W 4-1 011/15/2019 h Bellevue (Neb.) 69-60 W 011/16/2019 h Lyon (Ark.) 74-62 W 011/18/2019 a Columbia (Mo.) 64-76 L 012/07/2019 a John Brown (Ark.) 0-0 012/12/2019 a Evangel (Mo.) 0-0 012/20/2019 h Benedictine (Kan.) 0-0 012/29/2019 a Bellevue (Neb.) 0-0 012/30/2019 n Grand View (Iowa) 0-0 001/03/2020 * n Wilberforce (Ohio) 0-0 001/04/2020 * n Northern New Mexico 0-0 001/07/2020 a University of Virgin Isla 0-0 001/08/2020 a University of Virgin Isla 0-0 001/17/2020 a Lincoln Christian (Ill.) 0-0 001/17/2020 * a Lincoln Christian (Ill.) 0-0 001/18/2020 * n Holy Family (Wis.) 0-0 001/20/2020 h William Woods (Mo.) 0-0 001/24/2020 * n Washington Adventist (Md. 0-0 001/25/2020 * a Lincoln (Ill.) 0-0 001/29/2020 * a Haskell (Kan.) 0-0 001/29/2020 a Southwestern (Kan.) 0-0 002/01/2020 * h Haskell (Kan.) 0-0 002/04/2020 * a Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) 0-0 002/06/2020 * h Cottey (Mo.) 0-0 002/14/2020 * h Lincoln Christian (Ill.) 0-0 002/15/2020 * h Lincoln (Ill.) 0-0 002/22/2020 * a Cottey (Mo.) 0-0 0

Note:*denotes a conference game.

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COFO SEASON STATISTICS »

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2019-20 JBU SEASON STATISTICS »

John Brown (Ark.) Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 05, 2019)All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 3-6 2-2 0-1 1-3CONFERENCE 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-4 2-0 0-1 1-3

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg34 Tarrah Stephens 9-7 251 27.9 46-117 . 3 9 3 9-30 . 3 0 0 17-30 . 5 6 7 19 40 59 6.6 18 0 9 12 12 12 118 13.102 Sara Williams 3-2 66 22.0 9-23 . 3 9 1 5-14 . 3 5 7 10-14 . 7 1 4 4 9 13 4.3 1 0 14 7 0 3 33 11.004 Taylor Fergen 9-9 274 30.4 35-79 . 4 4 3 10-31 . 3 2 3 17-24 . 7 0 8 18 25 43 4.8 23 1 45 22 2 13 97 10.812 Jordan Martin 4-4 116 29.0 14-36 . 3 8 9 7-22 . 3 1 8 7-10 . 7 0 0 5 7 12 3.0 10 1 7 3 0 3 42 10.501 Marta Matamala 9-9 253 28.1 33-89 . 3 7 1 17-50 . 3 4 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 10 19 29 3.2 10 0 14 16 1 4 84 9.311 Maddie Altman 9-4 203 22.6 21-53 . 3 9 6 10-25 . 4 0 0 13-15 . 8 6 7 10 12 22 2.4 13 0 23 12 1 9 65 7.220 Haley James 9-4 174 19.3 22-63 . 3 4 9 2-14 . 1 4 3 17-21 . 8 1 0 16 37 53 5.9 27 1 9 16 2 7 63 7.021 Ally Teague 7-5 138 19.7 13-33 . 3 9 4 8-18 . 4 4 4 3-6 . 5 0 0 9 24 33 4.7 14 0 7 8 1 6 37 5.303 Jessica Goldman 9-1 159 17.7 15-42 . 3 5 7 6-22 . 2 7 3 11-13 . 8 4 6 3 13 16 1.8 14 0 4 14 0 3 47 5.215 Kenzie Silkey 4-0 35 8.8 3-14 . 2 1 4 1-12 . 0 8 3 2-2 1.000 2 5 7 1.8 6 1 3 1 0 2 9 2.322 Sierra Bailey 7-0 51 7.3 5-15 . 3 3 3 3-11 . 2 7 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 4 6 0.9 4 0 3 4 0 1 14 2.005 KJ Roh 7-0 84 12.0 4-20 . 2 0 0 2-9 . 2 2 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 5 11 16 2.3 6 0 5 6 2 0 10 1.4

Team 23 34 57 4Total.......... 9 1804 220-584 . 3 7 7 80-258 . 3 1 0 99-139 . 7 1 2 126 240 366 40.7 146 4 143 125 21 65 619 68.8Opponents...... 9 1803 204-546 . 3 7 4 61-194 . 3 1 4 109-156 . 6 9 9 108 242 350 38.9 152 - 92 133 24 74 578 64.2

TEAM STATISTICS JBU OPPSCORING 619 578 Points per game 68.8 64.2 Scoring margin +4.6 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 220-584 204-546 Field goal pct . 3 7 7 . 3 7 43 POINT FG-ATT 80-258 61-194 3-point FG pct . 3 1 0 . 3 1 4 3-pt FG made per game 8.9 6.8FREE THROWS-ATT 99-139 109-156 Free throw pct . 7 1 2 . 6 9 9 F-Throws made per game 11.0 12.1REBOUNDS 366 350 Rebounds per game 40.7 38.9 Rebounding margin +1.8 -ASSISTS 143 92 Assists per game 15.9 10.2TURNOVERS 125 133 Turnovers per game 13.9 14.8 Turnover margin +0.9 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.7STEALS 65 74 Steals per game 7.2 8.2BLOCKS 21 24 Blocks per game 2.3 2.7ATTENDANCE 0 0 Home games-Avg/Game 4-0 1-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalsJohn Brown (Ark.) 165 141 149 164 619Opponents 131 149 134 164 578

Date Opponent Score Att.11/02/19 CROWLEY'S RIDGE (ARK.) W 82-42 0

S 11/08/19 vs Paul Quinn (Texas) W 89-69 0S 11/09/19 vs Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) L 58-95 0

11/12/19 at Evangel (Mo.) L 69-81 0O 11/15/19 vs Lyon (Ark.) L 56-67 0O 11/16/19 vs Bellevue (Neb.) L 58-76 0* 11/21/19 SOUTHWESTERN A.G. (TEXAS) L 59-69 0* 11/23/19 TEXAS WESLEYAN L 50-53 0

12/03/19 ECCLESIA (ARK.) W 98-26 0

* = Conference gameS = Southwestern A.G. Classic (Waxahachie, Texas)O = College of the Ozarks Classic (Pt. Lookout, Mo.)

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What a year we had in 2018-19 and we are ready to see what 2019-20 brings our way as we continue to work, serve and lead with our student-athletes.

We are so thankful for the accomplishments over the last year. It was a year of suc-cess on the court/field, in the classroom, in community service projects and in individual student-athlete’s lives. Our men’s basketball team, women’s soccer team and two cross country runners (sophomore Ben Martin and freshman Allika Pearson) represented us well at the NAIA National Championships, with women’s soccer finishing in the Round of 16. Our teams competed very well during conference play – finishing in the top half, and falling just short of a regular season and a tournament title in men’s basketball and in women’s soccer! Our men’s tennis team had a banner year and we had the privilege of hosting the SAC/RRAC regional tournament over in Broken Arrow, Okla., with the men and women both winning first-round matches.

The academic awards are at an all-time high. I could not be prouder of the performance in the classroom by our student-athletes, as well as the leadership the coaches are provid-ing in this area. The athletic department finished the school year with a 3.33 cumulative grade point average – the highest since we began tracking 16 years ago! Sixty-three (63) student-athletes were named to the SAC All-Academic Team, while 92 were named to the SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll! All nine of our intercollegiate programs were honored with the NAIA’s Scholar-Team designation and four programs paced all other SAC insti-tutions with the top GPA’s – men’s basketball, volleyball and men’s and women’s cross country! We also had 28 students named NAIA Scholar Athletes – juniors and seniors with at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA!

I couldn’t ask for a more service-minded group. Our women’s basketball team continued work with the local non-profit Ability Tree, while women’s soccer traveled to Colcord (Okla.) Public Schools weekly to work with the Hornets of Character after-school program. Our men’s soccer team led the annual Siloam Springs Fútbol Club clinics in April – once again, spending time with close to 200 local kids. Our men’s basketball team volunteered at Northside Elementary once a week during the fall semester – giving time to those precious kindergartners, while also helping out a local widow with home projects. Our cheer team volunteered hours with the Boys and Girls Club, Ability Tree and participated in Serve Siloam. And we continued our collection of food for the Manna Center at the annual Toilet Paper Game and provided 2,000 rolls of toilet paper to them as well!

The mission of the Golden Eagle Booster Club is to give support to all of the JBU intercollegiate programs. We want our campus, local community, and all alumni to be proud of being a supporter of John Brown University Athletics.

My hope is that you will partner with us during the 2019-20 academic year and assist with our continuing needs.

Sincerely,

Robyn DaughertyDirector of Athletics

GOLDEN EAGLE BOOSTER CLUB »

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