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Lebanon, IL - Basketball schedules are just starting to fly off the shelves, and on Friday morning, that was exactly the case for the McKendree University Women's Basketball program, which unveiled its 27-game regular season calendar.]]>WBBSched2627Fri, 7 Aug 2026 10:00:00 CST1223208https://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/7/21/womens-basketball-named-to-wbca-25-26-academic-top-25-team-honor-roll.aspxhttps://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/7/21/womens-basketball-named-to-wbca-25-26-academic-top-25-team-honor-roll.aspxWomen's Basketball

Lebanon, IL - The McKendree University Bearcats Women's Basketball team received some exciting news on Wednesday afternoon as they were revealed to have made the cut on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) 2025-26 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for NCAA Division II.]]>WBBAcademicTop252526Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:59:00 CST1223197https://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/6/25/baseball-44-bearcats-bestowed-glvc-council-of-presidents-academic-excellence-status.aspxhttps://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/6/25/baseball-44-bearcats-bestowed-glvc-council-of-presidents-academic-excellence-status.aspxBaseball, Men's Basketball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Men's Wrestling, Women's Basketball, Women's Bowling, Women's Soccer, Softball, Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has identified 635 student-athletes across all 15 full-time institutions and three associate members who have earned the GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award, it was announced on Thursday, June 25th.]]>GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence (2025-26)Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:52:00 CST123189https://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/6/24/baseball-45-mckendree-student-athletes-earn-glvc-brother-james-gaffney-distinguished-scholar-accolade.aspxhttps://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/6/24/baseball-45-mckendree-student-athletes-earn-glvc-brother-james-gaffney-distinguished-scholar-accolade.aspxBaseball, Men's Basketball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Men's Wrestling, Women's Basketball, Women's Bowling, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Softball, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has identified a record 780 student-athletes who have earned the Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award for the 2025-26 academic year, as announced on Wednesday, June 24th.]]>GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholars (2025-26)Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:16:00 CST123188https://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/6/23/baseball-record-setting-377-bearcats-accumulate-glvc-all-academic.aspxhttps://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/6/23/baseball-record-setting-377-bearcats-accumulate-glvc-all-academic.aspxBaseball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Basketball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Men's Wrestling, Women's Basketball, Women's Bowling, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Softball, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Wrestling, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced Tuesday, June 23rd, that 4,768 student-athletes have garnered GLVC All-Academic distinction for the 2025-26 season.]]>GLVC All-Academic (2025-26) 5Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:49:00 CST123187https://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/6/22/mens-basketball-14-squads-honored-with-glvc-team-all-academic.aspxhttps://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/6/22/mens-basketball-14-squads-honored-with-glvc-team-all-academic.aspxMen's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Softball, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Swimming & Diving

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced its 2025-26 Team Academic All-GLVC honorees on Monday, June 22nd, recognizing a Conference-record 219 teams from 20 schools for their academic success during the past academic year.]]>GLVC Team All-Academic (2025-26)Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:57:00 CST323185https://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-mckendree-finishes-second-in-the-2025-2026-glvc-commissioners-cup.aspxhttps://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-mckendree-finishes-second-in-the-2025-2026-glvc-commissioners-cup.aspxBaseball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Basketball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Men's Wrestling, Women's Basketball, Women's Bowling, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Softball, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, General, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Wrestling, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – McKendree University finished second in a closely contested Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Commissioner's Cup standings with a total of 81.5 points the league announced on Thursday.]]>McKendree Finishes Second in the 2025-2026 GLVC Commissioner’s Cup Fri, 15 May 2026 09:15:00 CST123158https://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/3/12/parks-named-to-d2ccas-all-midwest-region-team-for-bearcat-womens-basketball.aspxhttps://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/3/12/parks-named-to-d2ccas-all-midwest-region-team-for-bearcat-womens-basketball.aspxWomen's Basketball

Lebanon, IL - Postseason honors continue to roll in for the McKendree University Women's Basketball team. On Thursday morning, it was announced that Bearcat junior forward Baylie Parks had brought in another award, this time a Second Team All-Midwest Region selection from the Division-II Collegiate Commissioners Association. It's the second such honor for Parks, who was named to the organization's First Team All-Midwest Region group for the 2024-2025 season.]]>ParksD2CCAAllRegion26Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:31:00 CST1222974https://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/3/6/bearcat-womens-basketballs-season-ends-in-glvc-quarters.aspxhttps://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/3/6/bearcat-womens-basketballs-season-ends-in-glvc-quarters.aspxWomen's Basketball

St. Louis, MO - The McKendree University Women's Basketball team went toe-to-toe with the Lewis Flyers in the GLVC Tournament Quarterfinal round on Friday afternoon at UMSL's Mark Twain Building. The game was within a single-digit margin all the way up until the fourth quarter, when Lewis secured the game's first double-digit lead. They would never look back, out-scoring McKendree 50-31 in the second half for a 77-63 victory, ending the Bearcats' season and snapping their program record-tying seven-game win streak with a final record of 18-9 overall and 15-5 in the GLVC. It wasn't without a remarkable fight from McKendree, who had Baylie Parks turn in a 23rd career double-double, and a near double-double from Taylor Fohey to keep the Flyers within reach.]]>ParksReboundLewisGLVC26Fri, 6 Mar 2026 14:48:00 CST1222949https://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/3/4/bearcat-womens-basketball-lands-three-all-glvc-picks.aspxhttps://mckbearcats.com/news/2026/3/4/bearcat-womens-basketball-lands-three-all-glvc-picks.aspxWomen's Basketball

Lebanon, IL - The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced its 2025-26 Women's Basketball All-GLVC honorees on Wednesday, March 4th, with three McKendree Bearcats honored. Baylie Parks (first team), Kyra Taylor (second team), and Kylie Moeller (sportsmanship) all received postseason recognition for their respective roles on the Bearcat roster during the season.]]>WBBALLGLVC2526Wed, 4 Mar 2026 16:08:00 CST1222936