Glendale – Ariz. – The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced 13 inductees to be enshrined in the Class of 2024, and Wayland Baptist Flying Queens legendary coach, the late great Harley Redin, was named a Women’s Veteran Committee Inductee. Coach Harley J. Redin was one of the most influential individuals in the history of…
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source: wbuathletics.com Plainview, Texas – Four Wayland Baptist Hoopers were named to the Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes List for the 2023-24 season. Emily Sigala, Kaitlyn Jerden, Alice Conely, and Joshua Tucker were named 2024 Daktronics NAIA Basketball Scholar-Athletes for their hard-work in the classrooms this season. In order to qualify for the Scholar-Athletes nominations, athletes must…
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source: wbuathletics.com Plainview, Texas – Wayland Baptist Flying Queen Megan Nestor has been named NAIA Third Team All-American and NCCAA Third Team All-American for her record breaking 2023-24 season. Nestor, a 6’4 post from Canaries, St. Lucia, had an outstanding sophomore season that featured her setting three new Flying Queens records for rebounding. She broke…
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Plainview, Texas – Megan Nestor, Bobbie Fouquet, and Linda Brice were selected to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division 1 Women’s Basketball All-Region teams for their play this season. Nestor was awarded All-Region First Team, Fouquet was named All-Region Second Team, and Linda Brice was named All-Region Third Team. Nestor, the Sooner Athletic…
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BOXSCORE Seward, Nebraska – The Flying Queens fell just short to Concordia University (Neb.) 80-62 in the Second Round of the 2024 NAIA Women’s National Tournament to cap off their 2023-24 season. Wayland Baptist opened the scoring in the Second Round matchup with Emily Sigala knocking down a three off the pass from Bobbie Fouquet….
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Megan Nestor’s 380 rebounds breaks Sharla Harrison Rich’s record for rebounds in a season set during the 1988-89 season. BOX SCORE The Flying Queens had a tough night shooting the ball and a fourth quarter comeback fall just short in the Sooner Athletic Conference Semi-Final Round against the 2-seed, Langston Lions, 61-71. The two teams…
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Plainview, Texas – The Flying Queens had three players compile a total of 5 awards when the Sooner Athletic Conference released the names of All-Conference recipients. Sophomore Megan Nestor received SAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-Sooner Athletic First Team after having a dominant regular season averaging 16 points per game, 13.1 rebounds per…
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