source: wbuathletics.com Wayland Baptist’s Kaylee Edgemon has been named Sooner Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Edgemon led the No. 8 Flying Queens (4-0) to a pair of road wins, 83-70 over Jarvis Christian and 92-71 over LSU-Alexandria. She scored a game-high 22 points and pulled down a team-best 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season…
Read MoreNO. 3 FLYING QUEENS CELEBRATE MILESTONE WIN WITH VICTORY OVER ANOTHER UNBEATEN
photo: Claudia Lusk source: wbuathletics.com It was a battle most of the way, but third-ranked Wayland Baptist remained undefeated and handed Mid-America Christian its first loss of the season as the Flying Queens prevailed in a showdown of Sooner Athletic Conference unbeaten Saturday afternoon in Hutcherson Center, 77-68. “Today we played great team basketball. To…
Read MoreAS AD, NADLER LED WBU ATHLETICS TO GREATNESS
source: wbuathletics.com Because basketball was the main reason that Wayland Baptist University came into her life, one might expect that Dr. Sylvia Nadler was being inducted into the WBU Harley Redin Athletics Hall of Honor as a result of her prowess on the basketball court. That’s not the case; her success was off the court…
Read MoreFLYING QUEENS OPEN SEASON RANKED NO. 8
source: wbuathletics.com Wayland Baptist is ranked No. 8 in the 2022 NAIA Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Flying Queens, who were ranked second in last year’s final poll before being upset in an opening round championship game, are the only Sooner Athletic Conference team ranked, although Science & Arts of Oklahoma and…
Read MoreA LOT WILL BE NEW FOR FLYING QUEENS…EXCEPT SUCCESS, NEW COACH HOPES
source: wbuathletics.com While there’s a handful of proven veterans on the roster, the bulk of the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens 2021-22 lineup will be new, including the coaching staff. Still, the same positive results that the Flying Queens have produced for most of the past decade should be expected again during the upcoming season. Coaches…
Read MoreFOUNDATION SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR PLAYER OUTREACH
Flying Queens Head Coach Jason Cooper is asking former Queens to share their Flying Queens story with the current players. “We are eager to connect with the women who carved this path for these young ladies,” said Cooper. If interested in sharing your Flying Queens story, please send an email with your name, email & phone number, years played at…
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