Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletic Department is proud to unveil a new website in a continued partnership with PrestoSports. Remaining at its same URL, www.statesmenathletics.com is on its fourth version (last redesign came in 2020). This is the first time, however, that it has operated as a PrestoSports website, as WPU worked with SID Help–now […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team stayed together and pulled off a come-from-behind 89-82 overtime victory over Peru State in a Heart of America Athletic Conference battle Wednesday. #13 William Penn (14-2, 10-0 Heart), which has now won 10 games in a row, got outshot 35.6% to 34.2%, but the key difference came from the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team has again improved nationally as the NAIA’s fourth top-25 poll was released Wednesday. WPU, which is now 14-2 overall (10-0 Heart), jumped four spots from the last rating to #13 with 358 points. The Statesmen have now been ranked in the top 25 for 64 consecutive polls. William Penn is […]
Peru, Neb.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team was doomed by a big run in the third quarter as it fell 59-48 to Peru State in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup Wednesday. WPU (7-9, 4-6 Heart) was outshot 44.6%-36.0% by the Bobcats (6-10, 2-8 Heart), but won the free-throw battle 66.7%-36.4% (8-4 advantage) in a […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team led from start to finish in a matchup of ranked teams as it dropped #18 Evangel 76-73 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. Winners of 11 in a row (all in league play), the 13th-ranked Statesmen (15-2, 11-0 Heart) were in control throughout, leading by double digits […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team got hot late to complete a huge comeback as it knocked off Evangel 64-58 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (8-9, 5-6 Heart) trailed 53-45 entering the final quarter, but outscored the Valor 19-5 to pick up the win. At the halfway point of the league […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the November Player of the Month laurels. Graduate men’s basketball player Eddie Daley (DeWitt, Mich., Master’s of Organizational Leadership) earned the Male award, while senior women’s basketball player Morgan Terry (Cornersville, Tenn., Biology) claimed the Female honor. The accolade is the first for Daley, while Terry […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s basketball player Chanze Cruesoe (Jr., St. Louis, Mo., Business Management) and women’s basketball player Zantasia White (Sr., Lubbock, Texas, Secondary Education) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of January 2-8, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Cruesoe opened with 16 points in last Wednesday’s win over Mount Mercy. In addition to being 8-for-11 from the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen bowling teams enter the second half of their campaigns in contention nationally as the third NAIA RPI polls were released Monday. The William Penn women slid a few spots, but are still in the top five at #5 at .651. The navy and gold are also 21st in the USBC rankings with […]
Lamoni–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team fell short in its return to league action, falling to Graceland 30-10 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Tuesday. WPU (5-4, 3-3 Heart) won just two matches, but went the distance in all but one bout. 125-pounder Jeffery Myers (Fr., Yelm, Wash., Education) put the visitors on the […]
