Fayette, Mo.–The William Penn men’s soccer team closed out its regular season with an impressive 2-2 tie against #2 Central Methodist in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. William Penn (9-5-3, 6-4-2 Heart), which had outshot most of its opponents this fall, came up on the short end against the Eagles (12-0-5, 9-0-3 Heart) […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team honored its seniors Saturday and then capped off the festivities by handling Graceland 3-1 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (19-13, 12-6 Heart), which won by scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 26-24, held a .203-.181 hitting edge over the Yellowjackets (8-22, 3-15 Heart). With the win, the Heart’s […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team used record-breaking three-point shooting to win on opening night, dropping Calvary Bible 82-33 in non-conference action Saturday. WPU (1-0), which demolished the old school record with 52 three-point attempts (old record was 37), knocked down a school-record 17 of those tries (old mark was 15). The Statesmen started off […]
Chicago Ill.–The William Penn men’s basketball team finished off a two-game road trip with a 90-81 win over Governors State in non-conference play Saturday. The new-look Statesmen (2-0), who continue to develop as a team, struggled a bit in the first half. They were outshot 48.1%-44.1% through the first 20 minutes, but still led 45-43 […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team failed to keep up with Culver-Stockton, falling 49-21 in Heart of America Conference North Division action Saturday. WPU (2-6, 0-3 North) posted 258 yards of offense with 17 first downs, but yielded 518 yards and 28 first downs to the Wildcats (5-4, 3-0 Heart). After the offense was forced into […]
Fayette, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s soccer team came up short in its final game of the year, falling 7-0 to #8 Central Methodist in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. William Penn (3-12-1, 3-8-1 Heart) was unable to get anything going all day, while CMU (14-2-1, 10-0-1 Heart) jumped out to any early 1-0 lead just […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball will open a new season sitting high nationally as the NAIA released its top-25 preseason poll Wednesday. WPU, which was 31-2 last year, is #7 in the ranking with 457 points. It is the 60th-consecutive time the Statesmen have been in the top 25, but it also snaps a streak of […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule is proud to announce the hiring of Joshua Bell as the Interim Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach. Bell was a three-year letterwinner as part of the William Penn men’s lacrosse program. He helped the team to a 22-15 record from 2020-2022, including a trip to the Kansas Collegiate Athletic […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team scored on over 40% of its attacks as it defeated Peru State 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Friday. WPU (18-13, 11-6 Heart), which won by scores of 25-10, 25-13, 25-11, outhit the Bobcats .413-.055 with 45 winners against just seven errors. The navy and gold also […]
Cedar Rapids–The William Penn’s men’s soccer team traveled to Cedar Rapids Tuesday night and came away with a 2-1 win over Mount Mercy in a critical Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup. In a welcome change from its recent play, William Penn (9-5-2, 6-5-1 Heart) started the game on fire, scoring two goals in the […]
