Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team enjoyed its first time on its home turf, defeating Ottawa (Kan.) 22-6 in non-conference action Saturday. #6 WPU (6-1) outshot the Braves 52-33 (35-20 shots on goal) and committed just 12 turnovers (16 for OU) in its home-opening victory. Ottawa (2-1) opened the afternoon’s scoring just 1:49 into the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen baseball team was excellent in its first outing Saturday, but could not replicate that performance in the second contest as it split its Heart of America Athletic Conference-opening doubleheader with #22 Central Methodist. WPU (9-8, 1-1 Heart) won the opener 8-1, but dropped the nightcap 13-1. The Statesmen jumped out to a 1-0 […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn cheerleading squad improved throughout the competition, placing itself in the middle of the pack at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. The Statesmen finished fifth out of nine squads with a final round score of 76.53 points. Missouri Valley took home the crown with 90.00 points. The navy […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn dance team faced off against the rest of the league Saturday as it competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. WPU placed sixth out of seven programs with a final round score of 71.11 points (71.27 in the prelims). Grand View won the team crown with 85.49 points. […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s lacrosse team struggled in its first home test of the year, falling 26-9 to Ottawa (Kan.) in non-conference action Saturday. WPU (0-3), which was outshot 48-22, could not overcome 23 turnovers (11 for Ottawa). The hosts scored first with Emily Ferguson (Sr., Waterloo, N.Y., Exercise Science) getting a ball past the […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team ran out of answers on the road Friday as it fell 3-2 to #5 Grand View in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. #7 WPU (12-3, 6-2 Heart) lost by scores of 19-25, 26-24, 19-25, 25-22, 12-15. The squad was outhit .389-.355 and lost the aces battle 8-4 to […]
Oskaloosa–Nine Statesmen women’s wrestlers will vie for postseason glory as William Penn competes in the Second Annual NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championship Friday and Saturday. The Championship, which will be held in Jamestown, N.D. in Harold Newman Arena, will consist of four sessions, beginning with Session I Friday at 10 a.m. The finalized brackets were […]
Oskaloosa–Three individuals from the Statesmen women’s wrestling team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Thursday. Catherine Steinkamp (Jr., Quincy, Ill., Exercise Science), who is now a two-time award recipient, leads the trio with a 3.68 Grade Point Average. Rachel Cotter (So., Katy, Texas Public Accounting), […]
Oskaloosa–Landon Krause (Sr., Appleton, Wis., Business Management) was everywhere defensively, and for his efforts he was named NAIA Men’s Volleyball Defender of the Week Tuesday. The senior’s national award is the third of his career and the second as a Defender (one in 2022). Krause tallied 41 digs (2.93 per set) and 20 blocks (1.43 […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team dropped a bit as the NAIA released its third top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (12-2, 6-1 Heart), which went 4-1 during the last polling stretch, fell two slots to #7 with 208 points. The navy and gold have now been ranked for 16 consecutive ratings. The Heart of America Athletic […]
