Fayette, Mo.–The William Penn men’s soccer team ended an impressive Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament run Saturday with a 4-0 loss to top-seeded Central Methodist. The program’s first-ever trip to the conference tournament championship game did not turn out how it wanted, but fortunately seventh-seeded William Penn (11-6-3) did not have its season come […]
Des Moines–The William Penn men’s wrestling team saw its best competition thus far this season as it competed at the Grand View Open Saturday. In a tournament separated into two divisions–Open and Freshman/Sophomore–a total of 11 Statesmen had their hands raised in victory. OPEN Makail Stanley (So., Orena, Ill., Biology) paced the navy and gold […]
Lamoni–The William Penn football team could not overcome a plethora of mistakes as it fell 48-13 to Graceland in Heart of America Conference North Division action Saturday. WPU (3-7, 1-4 Heart) posted 323 yards of offense with 11 first downs, but gave up 507 yards and 21 first downs to the Yellowjackets (4-7, 2-3 Heart). […]
Fulton, Mo.–The William Penn women’s basketball team nearly overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half, but ultimately fell 54-51 to William Woods in a non-conference game Thursday. WPU (2-2), which trailed by as many as 10 points early in the third quarter, could not get past being outshot 46.0%-35.0%. The visitors were able to […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team was unable to do get much going Thursday as it fell 35-11 to Iowa Wesleyan in Heart of America Athletic Conference dual-meet action. The Statesmen (0-1, 0-1 Heart), who lost all six of the night’s contested matches to the Tigers (1-0, 1-0 Heart), got on the scoreboard via a […]
Olathe, Kan.–Joaquim Gil (Sr., Valencia, Spain, Master’s of Sports Management) stole not just the ball, but the entire show as his goal in the 90th minute lifted the William Penn men’s soccer team to a 1-0 upset over #3 seed MidAmerica Nazarene in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals Wednesday. #7 seed William […]
Oskaloosa–Edan Sears (So., Telford, England, Sports Management) played an integral part in William Penn advancing in the postseason with an upset last weekend and for his efforts he was named NAIA Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday. The national weekly award is the third all-time for the program (all since 2018) and the first since […]
Oskaloosa–Football player Jagger Blubaugh (Jr., Wichita, Kan., Exercise Science) and shotgun sports athlete Holly Boeke (So., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of October 31-November 6, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Blubaugh led the defense as William Penn held Clarke to just one field goal in last Saturday’s […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team claimed victory in eight matches Tuesday as it defeated Waldorf 39-9 in Heart of America Athletic Conference dual-meet action. William Penn (1-0, 1-0 Heart), which took advantage of three open weights by the Warriors (0-2, 0-2 Heart), nearly blanked the visitors in its home opener. The Statesmen had the lead […]
Parkville, Mo.–The William Penn women’s volleyball team made serious headway, but could not break through the wall as it fell 3-1 to #2 seed Park in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals Tuesday. Third-seeded WPU (21-14), which lost by scores of 17-25, 25-21, 22-25, 17-25, was making its first appearance in the conference […]
