LANGSTON, OK (KELO) — The Dakota Wesleyan women’s first round NAIA Tournament game was postponed from Friday to Saturday, due to wild fires in the area.
DWU was supposed to play The Master’s University at 8 p.m. in Oklahoma on Friday night, however wild fires in the area forced a change.
The Great Plain Athletic Conference posted an update on X around 8:04 p.m. Friday.
“The DWU women’s basketball game in Langston, Oklahoma will not happen tonight, because of wild fires in the area. All the teams are safe and evacuating. More to come. Stay tuned and pray for the firefighters and emergency personnel in this area to keep this under control,” the GPAC said on X.
DWU Director of Athletics Ross Cimpl posted an update on X at 9:59 p.m. Friday.
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Cimpl said that everyone is safe at the hotel and as of that moment, there was no additional concern.
Dakota Wesleyan will now play The Master’s on Saturday at 5 p.m. If they win, the second round game will be Sunday at 3 p.m.