Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team struggled throughout in an 88-43 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Grand View Thursday. William Penn (8-11, 5-8 Heart) had 18 turnovers (seven for Grand View) which led to 31 points for Grand View (16-3, 12-1 Heart). WPU was outshot 47.0%-31.3% (40.6%-23.1% behind the arc), while the home team […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team was shut out in Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet action Thursday. WPU (7-12, 0-3 Heart) fell to #18 Baker 32-15 and then lost 48-0 to #2 Grand View. In a meet that featured just four matches, the navy and gold unfortunately dropped all of them to BU. […]
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 […]
