The NAIA has released the 2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll, and the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens will begin the season as the 18
th ranked team in the country.
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The Flying Queens were the only Sooner Athletic Conference team to be selected into the NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches Top 25 Preseason rankings after receiving 200 votes. Mid-America Christian (Okla.) and Langston were the other Sooner Athletic Conference teams to receive votes for the Coaches Top 25, but neither received enough to crack the Top 25.
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The Queens are returning almost everyone from last year's NAIA National Tournament Second Round appearance squad, including NAIA Third Team All-American and SAC Defensive Player of the Year,
Megan Nestor, 2022-23 SAC All-Conference Third Team recipient,
Kaitlyn Jerden, and SAC Freshman of the Year
Bobbie Fouquet.
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The Queens are also returning veteran starting guards,
Emily Sigala and
Linda Brice, along with senior
Kinga Stachowska, sophomore
Peyton North, and sophomore
Jadyn Trusler. The Queens will also feature a slew of transfers including junior
Teodora Popovic, junior
Ksenjia Dokic, sophomore
Charlie Wroe, graduate student
Jaycee Freshour, and sophomore
Callie Humphrey.
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Rounding out the Flying Queens are true freshmen
Brooklyn Hurtado,
Iliana Hernandez,
Addison Pitts, and
Callie Humphrey. Hurtado is a 6'2 forward out of Cisco, Texas, Hernandez is a 5'5 guard out of Canyon, Texas, Pitts is a 6'0 forward from Lubbock, Texas.
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The Flying Queens tip-off their 2024-2025 regular season on Friday, November 1
st with a road contest against Arlington Baptist University. Tip is set for 3:00 PM from Arlington, Texas.
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