SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Wayland Baptist broke out to a 37-8 lead but couldn’t hold on as the Flying Queens fell to Southern Oregon, 68-66, in a First Round game of the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship here Tuesday night. Wayland (21-11), ranked the equivalent of 35th in the NAIA, led by 29 points midway…
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The Wayland Baptist Flying Queens will face Southern Oregon in Santa Barbara, Calif., in the Opening Round of the 42nd annual NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championships. The Flying Queens (21-10), ranked the equivalent of 35th in the NAIA, are seeded 10th in their 16-team quadrant while the Raiders of Southern Oregon (23-7), ranked the equivalent…
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Wayland Baptist fell behind early, caught up but couldn’t hold on as the Flying Queens fell to Southwestern Christian University in the championship game of the Oklahoma Ford Dealers Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament here Tuesday, 70-60. The win gives the sixth-seeded Lady Eagles (17-13) their first SAC Tourney title and first-ever trip…
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WBU to play for fifth-straight league tourney crown at 5:30 Tuesday vs. SCU SOURCE: wbuathletics.com BOX SCORE OKLAHOMA CITY – Wayland Baptist hit nine 3-pointers and 13-of-15 free throws, and Jenna Cooper scored nine of the Flying Queens’ 11 overtime points to secure a hard-fought 86-84 win over 17th-ranked Texas Wesleyan in the semifinals of…
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The Grand Opening of the Flying Queens Museum was a fun and inspiring event on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. This project was a collaboration between the Hutcherson Flying Queens Foundation, Inc. and Wayland Baptist University. The museum had been a dream for former Flying Queens for at least a decade. Below is a gallery of…
Read Moresource: Wayland Athletics Three Wayland Baptist Flying Queens were recognized by the Sooner Athletic Conference, with Jenna Cooper-Jackson named to the First Team, Kaitlyn Edgemon making the Second Team and the All-Defensive Team, and Taylor Houston voted to the All-Freshman Team. Cooper-Jackson, a 6-foot senior forward from Claude, is a four-year all-conference honoree, including the…
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