Springfield, Mo.–Heart of America Athletic Conference play began for the William Penn baseball team with a four game series against the Evangel Valor. The Statesmen dropped the first three games of the series, but came out on top in game four. WPU 3, EU 5 Tim Jean (So., Libertyville, Ill., Public Accounting) led off the […]
Oskaloosa–A thrilling comeback fell just short on Saturday, as the William Penn men’s basketball team saw its season end at the hands of a last second shot from Indiana University Kokomo. The loss ends the team’s national tournament bid, and brings their final record for the 2021-2022 season to 31-2. Karmari Newman (Sr., Detroit, Mich., […]
St. Louis, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team finished their week with a split on Saturday, winning their conference tilt against the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy before falling to the Cumberland Phoenix. WPU 3, UHSP 0 An early tone set by Eli Herro (Jr., Dousman, Wis., Business Management) gave the Statesmen an early […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team opened their national tournament journey with an 83-72 victory over the Bellevue Bruins, also matching a program record with their 20th consecutive win in the process. The game got started in classic WPU fashion, as Frederick Jackson (Sr., Killeen, Texas, Interdisciplinary Studies) flushed one home to open the scoring […]
Addison, Ill.–The William Penn bowling teams competed in the USBC Singles Sectionals on Friday. Rok Kostric (Sr., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management) will be the lone Statesmen representative in the Intercollegiate Singles Championships. He placed third among 276 bowlers, totaling 1,337 pins across his six games for an average of 222.8. Connor Rissi (Fr., Cedar Rapids, […]
Jamestown, N.D.–Salima Omari (So., Iowa City, Iowa) carried her momentum from the conference tournament into nationals and performed well, falling just shy of hardware at the NAIA National Invitational Friday. Omari concluded the season by going 2-2 at 155 pounds, ending up one win shy of placing in the top eight to earn All-America laurels. […]
St. Louis, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team suffered their fourth loss of the season, losing to the Missouri Baptist Spartans by scores of 20-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-13, 11-15. The Spartans opened the first set with a 7-1 lead and quickly extended that lead to 12-5. The Statesmen tried to battle their way back, but […]
Tucson, Ariz.–The Statesmen softball team closed out its time in the Grand Canyon State with a split against two strong opponents Thursday. WPU (7-7) fell to #19 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 5-3, but wrapped up the day with a 5-4 win over Northwestern in eight innings. Northwestern is receiving votes nationally. Olivet Nazarene 5, WPU 3 […]
Davenport–In need of a big win to change the proverbial tide, the William Penn men’s lacrosse team unfortunately did not get it Wednesday as it fell 14-7 to #3 St. Ambrose in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference action. WPU (3-3, 0-2 KCAC) was aggressive throughout, outshooting the Fighting Bees 42-38, but could not get enough of […]
Parkville, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team had a rematch against the Park Pirates on Tuesday. After winning their first matchup in five, the Statesmen fell in five sets of 29-31, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19, 7-15. The Pirates opened with a lead, but WPU evened the game at the midway point. The score remained deadlocked for […]
