Knoxville, Tenn.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team passed its first test of the season with flying colors, crushing Tennessee Wesleyan 20-5 in non-conference play Friday. Only a few spots separate #8 WPU (2-0) from the Bulldogs (0-2), who are unofficially 16th in the NAIA, but Friday’s bout ended up being a one-sided affair. The Statesmen […]
Sylvania, Ohio–The William Penn men’s volleyball team attacked at a high clip Friday as it defeated #14 Lourdes 3-0 in non-conference play Friday. The #9-ranked Statesmen (4-1) got past the Gray Wolves by scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-15, headlined by a hitting advantage of .371-.084. The visitors also posted a blocking edge of 9-2 over […]
Pella–The William Penn men’s wrestling team won numerous matches, including claiming one weight class, as it wrapped up the regular season at the Central Last Chance Invitational Friday. Four grapplers reached the championship match with 133-pounder Lane Scorpil (So., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Industrial Technology) pacing the navy and gold with a title. The sophomore finished […]
Leavenworth, Kan.–The Statesmen baseball team was in contention both times on Opening Day, but could not come up with the timely hits in two non-conference losses Friday. William Penn (0-2) fell 4-2 to host Saint Mary and then dropped a 7-5 decision to Dordt in eight innings. The Spires opened the scoring with a run […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team is getting close to full strength as the regular season winds down and the raters have taken notice as the NAIA released its fifth set of polls this week. As a team, WPU is seventh nationally with 113 points. Menlo (Calif.) is first with 206 points, while Life (Ga.) […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team rolled in its final home dual meet, defeating Central Methodist 37-8 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. WPU (5-5, 1-3 Heart), which donned custom National Guard singlets on Military Appreciation Night, won six of the eight contested bouts and also earned free points twice. Teya Garner (Fr., San […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team split against a pair of top programs to start the campaign and it helped the squad advance in the rankings as the NAIA released its first top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (2-1) gained one spot from its preseason position to #9 with 183 points. The Statesmen have now been ranked for […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen bowling teams continue to sit in the top 20 as the NAIA produced its fourth RPI rankings recently. The Statesmen women are currently ninth in the NAIA with an RPI of .610, while SCAD-Savannah (Ga.) is now #1 at .689. WPU is also up to 21st among schools from all divisions in the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team has five members rated in the league as the NAIA released its sixth and final set of polls this week. Entering the national-qualifying Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship next Friday and Saturday, William Penn is tied for 41st in the nation with 12 points, while Grand View is first […]
Fayette, Mo.–Alyssa Hames (Jr., Ackley, Iowa, Psychology) hit double figures in points and rebounds and the Statesmen women’s basketball team played well in three quarters, but could not get past Central Methodist in a 69-51 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss Wednesday. William Penn (3-21, 2-18 Heart) was outshot just 40.3%-35.2%, but attempted 18 fewer […]
