https://blcvikings.com/rss.aspx?path=wbballLatest news items for Bethany Lutheran College Athleticsen-us60https://blcvikings.com/news/2026/4/13/womens-basketball-wegner-palmer-named-finalists-for-umac-scholar-athlete-leadership-award.aspxhttps://blcvikings.com/news/2026/4/13/womens-basketball-wegner-palmer-named-finalists-for-umac-scholar-athlete-leadership-award.aspxBaseball, Women's Basketball

Bethany senior student-athletes Megan Wegner (Marshall) and Xavier Palmer (Holmen, Wis.) have been named two of 16 finalists (eight male, eight female) for the 2026 UMAC Scholar-Athlete Leadership Award, the conference office announced Monday.]]>Megan Wegner is a member of the Bethany women's basketball team (left) and Xavier Palmer (right) is a member of the baseball team.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:44:00 CST97560https://blcvikings.com/news/2026/3/24/mens-basketball-four-vikings-earn-csc-academic-all-district-basketball-honors.aspxhttps://blcvikings.com/news/2026/3/24/mens-basketball-four-vikings-earn-csc-academic-all-district-basketball-honors.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's Basketball

The 2025-26 Academic All-District Men's and Women's Basketball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, were released Tuesday and four Bethany student-athletes were recognized for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.]]>2526BBCSCAADTue, 24 Mar 2026 12:43:00 CST37531https://blcvikings.com/news/2026/3/3/hunter-hulke-purfeerst-highlight-umac-womens-basketball-awards.aspxhttps://blcvikings.com/news/2026/3/3/hunter-hulke-purfeerst-highlight-umac-womens-basketball-awards.aspxWomen's Basketball

The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference announced its 2025-26 women's basketball awards Tuesday and Bethany took home three of the top honors as well as four All-Conference recipients.]]>202526UMACWBBTue, 3 Mar 2026 14:16:00 CST97507https://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/25/womens-basketball-season-ends-with-semifinal-loss-to-north-central.aspxhttps://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/25/womens-basketball-season-ends-with-semifinal-loss-to-north-central.aspxWomen's Basketball

Bethany women's basketball had its season ended abruptly in the UMAC semifinals Wednesday with a 73-64 upset loss to North Central.]]>Morgan HulkeWed, 25 Feb 2026 20:54:00 CST97492https://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/24/mcgee-named-umac-womens-basketball-athlete-of-the-week.aspxhttps://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/24/mcgee-named-umac-womens-basketball-athlete-of-the-week.aspxWomen's Basketball

Bethany sophomore Arinn McGee (Pipestone) was named UMAC Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday.]]>Arinn McGeeTue, 24 Feb 2026 10:45:00 CST97490https://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/21/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-routs-north-central-finishes-umac-season-12-0.aspxhttps://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/21/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-routs-north-central-finishes-umac-season-12-0.aspxWomen's Basketball

Bethany women's basketball closed out the regular season Saturday with a dominant 92-65 win at North Central.]]>Kenadi ArndtSat, 21 Feb 2026 15:19:00 CST97486https://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/19/womens-basketball-claims-umac-title-no-1-seed-for-playoffs.aspxhttps://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/19/womens-basketball-claims-umac-title-no-1-seed-for-playoffs.aspxWomen's Basketball

The road to the NCAA national tournament runs through Mankato as Bethany women's basketball earned the UMAC regular season championship outright and No. 1 seed for playoffs with a 72-52 win over UM-Morris on Thursday evening.]]>2025-26 WBB ChampsThu, 19 Feb 2026 21:27:00 CST97483https://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/18/mens-basketball-basketball-games-vs-um-morris-rescheduled-to-thursday.aspxhttps://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/18/mens-basketball-basketball-games-vs-um-morris-rescheduled-to-thursday.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's Basketball

The Bethany women's and men's home basketball games scheduled for Wednesday evening against UM-Morris have been postponed to Thursday, due to the weather and driving conditions.]]>Schedule ChangeWed, 18 Feb 2026 15:10:00 CST37482https://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/14/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-clinches-share-of-umac-title-defeats-superior-55-48.aspxhttps://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/14/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-clinches-share-of-umac-title-defeats-superior-55-48.aspxWomen's Basketball

A new Bethany women's basketball championship banner will unfurl from the rafters of North Gym as a result of a 55-48 win over UW-Superior on Saturday afternoon.]]>Kaylee HunterSat, 14 Feb 2026 16:48:00 CST97474https://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/11/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-clinches-share-of-umac-title-defeats-unw-63-56.aspxhttps://blcvikings.com/news/2026/2/11/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-clinches-share-of-umac-title-defeats-unw-63-56.aspxWomen's Basketball

Bethany women's basketball extended its winning streak to nine games Wednesday following a 63-56 win at Northwestern, improving to 12-10 overall and 9-0 in the conference.]]>Arinn McGeeWed, 11 Feb 2026 20:08:00 CST97470