William Penn Athletics News–October 14
William Penn University Athletics
Adams’ Top-Ten Leads WPU at Storm Western Shootout
Indianapolis, Ind.–Stephanie Adams (So., Souris, Manitoba, Business Management) led the charge for the Statesmen women’s bowling team at the Storm Western Shootout Saturday and Sunday.
William Penn placed 15th out of 36 teams with 7,479 pins in six regular games and four Baker sets. Robert Morris (Ill.) topped the standings with 8,216 pins, while Notre Dame (Ohio) was second with a tally of 8,140.
Brittany Ferrara of Notre Dame led the 222-person field with a 195.8 average (1,175 pins); Adams was seventh at 190.5 (1,143 pins).
Not too far behind the leaders was Kelsey Johnson (Sr., Montgomery, Ill., Secondary Education) in 14th at 184.0. Niona Bruce (So., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Secondary Education), at 155.5, also started all six games.
Montana Pence (So., Stronghurst, Ill., Elementary Education) was next with a 155.8 clip in five games. Cybil Lennie (Fr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Undecided) averaged 152.3 pins in three games, while Briell Newberry (Fr., Holland, Mich., Secondary Education) finished with a 130.7 mark in her own three starts. Emily Braga (Jr., Newton, Iowa, Communications) knocked down 124 pins in her lone action.
Next Up: William Penn takes nearly a month off before returning to action on November 8-9 at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic in Davenport and Moline, Ill.
William Penn Takes High Finish in Second Event
Indianapolis, Ind.–Headlined by a bronze individual finish from Jacques Kaune (Jr., Anchorage, Alaska, Business Management), the Statesmen men’s bowling team had a strong showing at the Storm Western Shootout Saturday and Sunday.
William Penn tied for fourth out of 44 teams with 8,667 pins in six regular games and four Baker sets. Vincennes CC (Ind.) topped the standings with 9,015 pins, while Morehead State (Ky.) was second with a tally of 8,866.
Corey Umbrello made it a clean sweep for Vincennes CC as he topped the 299-person qualifying field with a 218.5 average (1,311 pins).
Jacques Kaune (Jr., Anchorage, Alaska, Business Management) was right on Umbrello’s heels, taking third overall at a 214.5 average.
Kyle Clark (Sr., Aurora, Ill., Physical Education) also rolled all six games with a 188.2 clip, but the navy and gold utilized their entire bench to finish off qualifying.
Lucas Perdieu (So., DeWitt, Iowa, Public Accounting), at 203.8, Ryan Howard (So., King, N.C., Music), at 179.3, and Travis Scott (Jr., West Saint Paul, Minn., Physical Education), at 174.5, all started four games, while the trio of Conan Mackey (Sr., Bray, Ireland Public Accounting) (185.0), Michael Applegate (Jr., Council Bluffs, Iowa, Undecided) (172.0), and Shane Strowmatt (Fr., Alton, Ill., Business Management) (171.5) each competed in two rounds.
WPU’s junior varsity was in competition as well with Connor Frederick (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa, History/Government) (199.5) and Stian Hoff (So., Orkanger, Norway, General Accounting) (189.8) both rolling in all six games. The JV squad placed 29th with 7,768 pins.
Cody Adair (So., Kearns, Utah, Undecided) had a 157.2 mark in five games, while Cory Rissman (Jr., Yorkville, Ill., Industrial Technology) averaged 175.8 pins in four games. Kevin Wesely (Jr., Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Industrial Technology) averaged 136.0 over three games.
Two games came from each Chris Brown (Fr., Winston-Salem, N.C., Business Management) (157.5), Jordan Lowery (Fr., Lexington, N.C., History/Government) (153.5), and Kyle Reese (So., Dolton, Ill., Human Services) (148.5).
Next Up: William Penn takes nearly a month off before returning to action on November 8-9 at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic in Davenport and Moline, Ill.
WPU Falls in Four Sets to St. Ambrose
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen volleyball team produced one of its more inspired outings this fall, but unfortunately it was not enough in a 3-1 loss to St. Ambrose in Midwest Collegiate Conference play Tuesday.
William Penn (2-20, 0-3 MCC) lost by scores of 26-24, 14-25, 21-25, 22-25. The hosts were outhit .200-.066.
The opening set was a see-saw battle with WPU pulling out to an early advantage, but then trailing the Fighting Bees 18-14. The Statesmen did not flinch, though, bouncing back with six of the next seven points. SAU (14-14, 2-2 MCC) recaptured the advantage at 21-20 and again at 22-21, but WPU came up with three straight and eventually pulled it out.
William Penn hit .206 in the opening go-round, but quickly fell off the pace with a -.054 mark in a difficult second set.
The third and fourth sets witnessed the Statesmen holding late leads, but failing to close them out in remaining winless in league action.
Kayce Skocko (Sr., Watsonville, Calif., Business Management) had a solid showing with a team-best 13 kills and a .212 hitting clip. Kylie Giger (Jr., Elkhart, Ind., Exercise Science) also reached double figures with 12 kills. The junior had a double-double, adding 12 digs to her kill tally.
Ana Gutch (Sr., Eddyville, Iowa, Secondary Education) and Shawni Wills (So., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology) also managed six winners apiece.
Leyra Jusino (Jr., Bayamon, P.R., General Biology) posted a double-double with 37 assists and 11 digs in addition to three aces, while Danielle Breeher (Jr., St. Louis, Mo., Undecided) dug 19 SAU attempts. Erika Getz (Jr., Parsons, Kan., Physical Education) finished with four blocks (two solos, two assists).
“We showed a lot of energy and enthusiasm tonight,” Head Coach Jennifer Carlson said. “We came out well, but struggled to keep the momentum in the second set. We kept battling in the final two sets, going after every ball. I am proud of our ladies for their efforts in giving St. Ambrose a great fight.”
Next Up: William Penn travels to La Crosse, Wis. next Tuesday to face #7 Viterbo in MCC play at 7:30 p.m.
