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ORU Closes in on Mid-Con Championship: Soaring streak
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer
5/14/2007
Last Modified: 5/14/2007 5:32 AM
Eagles begin quest for 10th league title
Maybe the only way Oral Roberts doesn't win its 10th consecutive Mid-Continent Conference championship is if the league changes its name.
Which, apparently, will happen on Tuesday, when the Mid-Con holds a press conference to formally announce its name change to the Summit League, effective June 1.
On Sunday, the Golden Eagles took one more step toward their 10th straight conference crown, beating Centenary 3-2 in dramatic fashion and sweeping their four-game series with the Gents to improve to 33-15 overall and 15-1 in Mid-Con play.
ORU's rein of Mid-Con dominance ranks only behind Oklahoma State's NCAA record of 16 straight Big Eight titles from 1979-95 and Wichita State's 14 consecutive Missouri Valley crowns from 1987-2000. Texas won 10 Southwest Conference championships in a row twice.
ORU's magic number to clinch the regular-season title is one. They finish the schedule next weekend with a four-game series at second-place Western Illinois (30-20 overall, 11-5 Mid-Con). The following weekend, the Leathernecks host the Mid-Con Tournament. . . . (read more)
Go State!
ORU Closes in on Mid-Con Championship: Soaring streak
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer
5/14/2007
Last Modified: 5/14/2007 5:32 AM
Eagles begin quest for 10th league title
Maybe the only way Oral Roberts doesn't win its 10th consecutive Mid-Continent Conference championship is if the league changes its name.
Which, apparently, will happen on Tuesday, when the Mid-Con holds a press conference to formally announce its name change to the Summit League, effective June 1.
On Sunday, the Golden Eagles took one more step toward their 10th straight conference crown, beating Centenary 3-2 in dramatic fashion and sweeping their four-game series with the Gents to improve to 33-15 overall and 15-1 in Mid-Con play.
ORU's rein of Mid-Con dominance ranks only behind Oklahoma State's NCAA record of 16 straight Big Eight titles from 1979-95 and Wichita State's 14 consecutive Missouri Valley crowns from 1987-2000. Texas won 10 Southwest Conference championships in a row twice.
ORU's magic number to clinch the regular-season title is one. They finish the schedule next weekend with a four-game series at second-place Western Illinois (30-20 overall, 11-5 Mid-Con). The following weekend, the Leathernecks host the Mid-Con Tournament. . . . (read more)
Go State!
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