WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Athletics has officially announced that 13-year head women's basketball coach Kelsi Musick has accepted an offer to become the head coach at Oral Roberts University, an NCAA Division I institution in Tulsa.
 
"I will forever be grateful to SWOSU for taking a chance on a small-town Oklahoma girl with big dreams," Musick said. "I hope I have made this town and university proud and brought back the amazing tradition of SWOSU Women's Basketball. Thank you to all my former players for believing in our vision. I'm excited about this new opportunity but will forever be blessed for my time in Weatherford and with Bulldog Nation!"
 
Musick was known for an exciting brand of basketball that led the Lady Bulldogs to seven NCAA Division II National Tournament appearances, including visits in each of the last five seasons, and eight 20-win seasons. Her tenure was highlighted by a 35-2 mark in 2019 that saw SWOSU finish as the national runner-up.
 
Under Musick, the women's basketball program captured five regular season Great American Conference championships, four conference tournament titles, and had five separate All-Americans – most recently with Makyra Tramble, who was named the National Player of the Year in 2022.
 
Musick earned GAC Coach of the Year five times during her tenure. She finishes at SWOSU with a career record of 259-125.
 
"Kelsi Musick has been the model of consistency and success for Southwestern Oklahoma State University and SWOSU Athletics for the past 13 years," Athletic Director Todd Helton said. "She returned the historic Lady Bulldog basketball brand to a national level of prominence and did so while recruiting high-caliber student-athletes, who excelled both on the court and in the classroom. We would like to thank Coach Musick for her tireless efforts in building this program. She has earned the opportunity to lead a Division I program and we wish her and her family all the best as they move on to Oral Roberts."
 
Further information related to the search concerning the new Lady Dawgs coach is forthcoming.