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Posted: Feb 16, 2026 7:11 AMUpdated: Feb 16, 2026 8:11 AM
OKWU Men Officially to NAIAs
Oklahoma Wesleyan’s men’s basketball team is headed to the NAIA Tournament officially, as the Eagle men clinched the one-seed in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference with a win over York, Nebraska on Saturday.
It was a sweep for OKWU over the Panthers.
On the women’s side, the Lady Eagles won closer one, 82-75.
Wesleyan used good free throw shooting from Khassidy and Khamille Warr in the second half to pull away. Gracie Alexander scored a team-high 20 points.
Kamryn Pheonix scored 13 of her 14 points in the second half, including this basket and the foul.
OKWU wins its second in a row and improves to 6-14 overall.
On the men’s side, the Eagles blasted York, 86-50. OKWU held the Panthers to under 25-percent shooting for most of the evening.
17 different OKWU players scored. Wesleyan forced 19 York turnovers, including this one that led to an easy basket.
With the win and a Friends victory over McPherson later in the evening, OKWU clinched the one-seed in the KCAC tournament and an automatic berth into the NAIAs.
Oklahoma Wesleyan can win the conference outright on the men’s side with a win on Wednesday at home against Evangel.
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