Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team collected a much-needed win Friday as it defeated Missouri Valley 3-1 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. #14 WPU (3-5, 2-3 Heart) won by scores of 19-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-22 despite being outhit .250-.229. In what has been a liability for the navy and gold so far […]
York, Neb./Seward, Neb.–The Statesmen dance team had two successful days as it competed in a pair of meets Friday and Saturday. On Friday, WPU finished fourth out of 10 teams at the York Crown Classic on Friday with 80.33 points, while Grand View was first at 88.93. The navy and gold then continued their campaign […]
Winfield, Kan.–The William Penn baseball team had three big offensive performances in starting the season undefeated Friday and Saturday. WPU (3-0) opened the year with a 15-9 win over host Southwestern Friday. The Statesmen then swept Hastings (Neb.) in a neutral-site doubleheader, 12-0 and 11-5. WPU 15, Southwestern 9 The William Penn offense got on […]
Grinnell–The Statesmen track and field teams collected four event crowns and also broke two school records as they competed at the Grinnell Darren Young Classic Saturday. The William Penn men were second out of 10 teams with 108.5 points, while Central edged them out with 113.5 points. WPU’s women were eighth out of nine squads […]
York, Neb./Seward, Neb.–The William Penn cheerleading team opened its competition campaign with two meets Friday and Saturday. On Friday, WPU finished 10th out of 10 teams at the York Crown Classic with a score of 58.33 points. Grand View topped the standings with 84.88 points. William Penn then stayed in the Cornhusker State Saturday, traveling […]
Atchison, Kan.–The William Penn men’s basketball team was excellent from deep as it took down Benedictine 86-60 to claim the outright regular season Heart of America Athletic Conference crown. The Statesmen (23-2, 19-0 Heart), winners of 19 in a row, made 45.2% of their shots from the field while shooting an impressive 51.4% from three-point […]
Canton, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team had its best hitting performance of the season as it swept Culver-Stockton 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. #14 WPU (4-5, 3-3 Heart) defeated the Wildcats (0-9, 0-5 Heart) by scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-21. The visitors outhit C-SC .515-.054 and also managed a 9-4 […]
Pella–The William Penn men’s wrestling team had a handful of grapplers hit the mat one more time before the league championship as the Statesmen competed at the Central Last Chance Invitational Friday. Kael Bunce (Jr., Stockbridge, Mich., Mechanical Engineering) will be entering the national qualifier on a high note as he won the 157-pound weight […]
Fremont, Neb.–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team got in one last competition before its league championship as it battled at the Midland Warrior Open Sunday. Four grapplers posted two victories with 116-pounder Brittany Cotter (So., Katy, Texas, Nursing) and 130-pounder Tatiana Garcia (Fr., Amarillo, Texas, Psychology) both pinning a pair of foes. Mami Selemani (Jr., Iowa […]
Atchison, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team was doomed by a big fourth quarter as it fell 61-51 to Benedictine in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup Saturday. WPU (9-17, 6-14 Heart) was outshot 43.8%-38.8% by the Ravens (9-17, 6-14 Heart) and was outrebounded 36-22. Points were hard to come by for the navy and […]
