Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s lacrosse team suffered its first setback of the season, falling 16-9 to the Ave Maria Gyrenes. It didn’t take long for the visitors to strike, as they scored only 20 seconds into the match and once again after 90 seconds had passed. William Penn had an answer, as MacKenzie Petersen (Jr., […]
Kansas City, Kan.–The William Penn baseball team played an abbreviated slate this weekend due to weather cancellations, but finished their short trip with two victories over the Columbia Cougars and Saint Mary Spires. WPU 6, CC 3 The Cougars struck first with a run in the bottom half of the first, but Nick George (So., […]
Des Moines, Iowa–The William Penn men’s bowling team competed in the Heart of America Athletic Conference championship, narrowly missing their second consecutive conference title. They fell 4-2 in the championship round, coming in second place. The Statesmen had a strong first day of the tournament, finishing their 28 Baker games on Saturday with a nearly […]
Des Moines, Iowa–The William Penn women’s bowling team competed in the Heart of America Athletic Conference championship. They came within a few games of capturing the conference title, but fell just short and took second place. The Statesmen finished their round of 28 Baker games in the middle of the pack among the seven teams, […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–Salima Omari (So., Iowa City, Iowa) topped her weight class as the William Penn women’s wrestling team battled against the rest of the league at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU placed fourth out of seven teams with 54.5 points, while Grand View claimed the crown with 136.5 points. Omari […]
Lindsborg, Kan.–The Statesmen softball team gave its opening-day opponent all it could handle, but fell a bit short in both battles as it was swept by Bethany (Kan.) in a non-conference doubleheader Sunday. William Penn (0-2) lost by scores of 2-1 and 7-5 to the Swedes (5-5), who are receiving votes nationally and coming off […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn competitive dance team wrapped up its 2022 season at the NAIA Midwest Regional Friday. WPU placed eighth out of eight teams with 44.47 points, while Baker won the crown and the automatic bid to NAIA Nationals with 92.65 points. The Statesmen entered finals in eighth after scoring 45.00 points in […]
Oskaloosa–No insane comeback was needed Friday night as the Statesmen men’s basketball team avenged its only loss of the season and advanced in the league tournament, defeating Central Methodist 92-81 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Semifinals. #1 WPU (29-1), which had lost 79-73 to the Eagles (22-10) on the road back on December […]
Oskaloosa–Returning home for the first time in over two weeks, the Statesmen men’s volleyball team dominated another ranked foe, sweeping #13 Missouri Valley 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Friday. #2 William Penn (12-2, 10-1 Heart) won by scores of 25-11, 25-19, 28-26 to complete the season sweep of the Vikings (9-5, 4-4 […]
Oskaloosa–Five grapplers from the William Penn women’s wrestling program enter postseason action ranked nationally as the NAIA released its sixth and final set of regular-season polls Thursday. The Statesmen are led by 116-pounder Catherine Steinkamp (Fr., Quincy, Ill., Biology) and 191-pounder Samantha Ruano (Fr., Romeoville, Ill., Business Management) as both 16th in the country at […]
