COLUMBUS, Miss. -  The W women's basketball team bid farewell to its three seniors – Mia Bowen, Calysia Phillips, and Conley Langford – in the final game of the season at home, in a 68-53 loss to St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) leader Webster University. The Owls finish the 2025-26 campaign at 8-16 overall and 5-11 in the SLIAC.
 
And while the season may not have ended as the squad would have wanted, there were many positives to hold close. And the accomplishments of its three seniors is right at the top of MUW's list.
 
For Bowen, a one-year transfer from NCAA Division I Arkansas-Little Rock, it was a season to shine and find a home on the Columbus campus. Bowen, a biology major who will graduate in May, proved to be one of the SLIAC's premier players, leading The W in scoring and rebounding, by averaging a double-double of 17.6 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.
 
But where Bowen gained national attention is with her shot-blocking abilities. In one season, she set the school records for blocks in a game (10), season (100), and career (100). Entering Saturday, Bowen was second in the nation in total blocks, before adding six more swats versus Webster. Bowen scored 13 points and pulled down 14 rebounds against the Gorloks, for her 13th double-double game of the year.
 
Phillips capped a two-year stint with MUW. Phillips was a second team all-SLIAC selection last season, despite missing several games at the tail end of the year with a leg injury that ended her junior year (and kept her sidelined until the holiday break of this, her senior, season). Phillips had six points and four rebounds in her career finale on Saturday.
 
Langford, entering the year as a two-time all-SLIAC pick, has been the face of the Owls women's basketball program during her four years in Columbus, and departs owning – or near the top – of virtually every school offensive record on the books. Chief among those stats is ranking as the modern era career record holder for both points (1,524) and rebounds (704). Her official stat line versus Webster in her 89th, and final, game as an Owl was: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, as well as going 3-for-3 with her trademark three-point shot.
 
Freshman guard Jakayla Smith, from New Hope High School, reminded MUW fans what the future holds. Smith was 5-of-7 from the floor, and 2-for-3 from beyond the arc, on her way to 14 points against the SLIAC leader.