Dubuque–The Statesmen women’s basketball team won the third quarter and was within striking distance, but could not finish off the rally as it fell 84-66 to #4 Clarke in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Saturday. WPU (1-4, 0-1 Heart) was outshot 40.0%-30.8% and outrebounded 55-44, but committed a season-low 12 turnovers. The visitors […]
Dubuque–The William Penn men’s basketball team could not hold off Clarke as it fell 98-90 in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Saturday. WPU (1-4, 0-1 Heart) outshot the Pride 50.8%-43.5% and held a 43-33 edge in rebounding, but was outscored 33-18 at the free-throw line. Larontae Mormant (Sr., Bloomington, Minn., Business Management) scored […]
Davenport–The Statesmen men’s bowling team struggled to find the groove Saturday and Sunday as it competed at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic. WPU placed 32nd out of 44 teams with 7,015 pins. Wichita State (Kan.) led qualifying with 8,433 pins, but was knocked off by #7 seed Mount Mercy in the match play finals 2-1. Michael […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s shotgun sports athlete Russell Malterud (Grad., North Branch, Minn., Master’s of Organizational Leadership) and women’s shotgun sports athlete Holly Boeke (Jr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of October 30-November 5, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Malterud won the High Overall Athlete award at the Iowa Four-Year […]
Forest City–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team took a tie and turned it into a lopsided affair as it defeated Waldorf 32-14 in its Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet opener Thursday. WPU (1-0, 1-0 Heart) won seven of the night’s 10 matches, including three by fall and one by technical fall, to win on […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team continues to be near the top of the national and league standings as the NAIA released its first set of polls this week. WPU is now fifth in the nation with 153 points, while Life (Ga.) tops the NAIA with 197 points. Menlo (Calif.) (191), Grand View (179), and Southern […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team experienced just a few small changes to their rankings as the NAIA released its first set of polls this week. WPU remains 28th in the nation with 53 points, while Grand View is first with 239 points. Life (Ga.) is next with 217 points, while Southeastern (Fla.) (169), Menlo […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team is essentially assured of more action this fall and will head into the national tournament with a strong ranking as the NAIA released its final top-25 poll Wednesday. Despite dropping its final two games of the season entering nationals, WPU (11-4-4 overall) is still rated 17th with 224 points. The […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team was unable to strike a match to get a fire going as it fell 84-45 to Columbia in non-conference action Wednesday. WPU (1-3) was outshot 43.8%-23.9% and outrebounded 62-38 in a game where it failed to knock off Columbia (4-0), a squad receiving votes nationally. The visitors dug themselves […]
Waukee–The William Penn shotgun sports team finished off an immaculate fall campaign by taking gold at the Iowa Four-Year State Shoot Saturday and Sunday. WPU placed first out of seven teams with a score of 1,588-for-1,750. The competition, although under a different name, basically serves as the conference championship and the navy and gold have […]
