Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s bowling team took advantage of home cooking as it rolled, figuratively and literally, to a league crown at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship last Saturday and Sunday. The Statesmen were first out of seven teams in qualifying with 4,685 pins in 24 Baker games. Baker was the next-closest program […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s bowling team fell just short of the top hardware as it took second at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday and Sunday. WPU, which was the top qualifier out of six teams with 4,588 pins in 24 Baker games, was upended twice by Baker which came out of the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team remains undefeated in the young 2023 season, downing non-conference foe Health Sciences and Pharmacy 18-6 in its home opener Sunday. WPU (3-0) took an early lead in the game, scoring four times in the first quarter, while UHSP (0-1) scored its first goal ever (first year for the program) just […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen dance team wrapped up its competition season by battling at the NAIA Midwest Regional Saturday. WPU opened the day with a preliminary score of 66.40 points and then bettered that mark to 68.03 points for its finals performance. Overall, the navy and gold placed eighth out of nine teams with host […]
Kansas City, Mo.–The William Penn baseball team could not find enough firepower as it opened its Kansas City trip with a pair of losses Saturday. WPU (6-3) lost to Tabor 6-3 and Doane 8-2. Tabor 6, WPU 3 The Bluejays got out to an early 2-0 lead after two innings, but Nick George (Jr., Sarnia, […]
McPherson, Kan./Lindsborg, Kan.–The William Penn softball team gained more experience this past weekend as it played four games in the Jayhawk State Saturday and Sunday. WPU (3-7) opened with McPherson Saturday, falling 3-1 and 7-0. The team then met up with Bethany Sunday, dropping the opener 5-4, but salvaging the weekend by winning the nightcap […]
St. Louis, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team was nearly flawless as it swept #14 Missouri Baptist 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. #9 WPU (9-5, 8-3 Heart), which won by scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-21, owned a hitting edge of .397-.132. The victors also tallied an 8-5 advantage in blocks, while […]
Oskaloosa–Mami Selemani (Jr., Iowa City, Iowa, Business Management) and Catherine Steinkamp (So., Quincy, Ill., Biology) each closed out their days strong to qualify for nationals as the William Penn women’s wrestling team competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU placed seventh out of seven teams with 50.5 points, while Grand View […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team partook in a dogfight Saturday night, coming out on top 90-81 over #4 seed Baker in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals. The top-seeded Statesmen (27-3), who avenged their lone conference loss of the year, were again dominant rebounders with a 54-32 advantage. Amongst that tally were […]
Black Mountain, N.C.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team had a shot at a signature win, but failed to keep pace in the second half in a 10-6 loss to Keiser (Fla.) in non-conference play Saturday. WPU (4-3) was outshot just 36-34 in a tight battle with the Seahawks (5-0). The first quarter was a back-and-forth […]
