Oskaloosa–For the 10th season in a row, the William Penn men’s basketball team emerged victorious in its annual Toilet Paper Game over the Grand View Vikings. The Statesmen, who won by a 97-77 margin, improved to 10-0 on the season, and 2-0 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Grand View won the tip, but […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team continues to be one of the top programs in the nation as the NAIA released its second top-25 poll Wednesday. William Penn (9-0, 1-0 Heart) is again #3 with 549 points and one first-place vote. It marks the 53rd-consecutive time the Statesmen have been in the top 25 and the […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team closed strong, but it was not enough as it fell 73-60 to Grand View in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. WPU (0-11, 0-2 Heart) had its best shooting effort of the season, going 48.9% from the field. The Vikings (6-2, 1-0 Heart) unfortunately were solid at 47.4% […]
Davenport–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team dug out of a huge hole to knock off St. Ambrose 24-23 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Tuesday. William Penn (2-1, 2-1 Heart) won five of the last six matches, including three by fall, to overcome a 20-0 deficit. While it was a grand ending for […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s basketball player Chanze Cruesoe (So., St. Louis, Mo., Business Management) and women’s basketball player Zantasia White (Jr., Lubbock, Texas, Secondary Education) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 22-28, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Cruesoe opened his week with 16 points and a career-high eight rebounds against Columbia. He […]
Mount Pleasant, Iowa–The William Penn men’s basketball team remained perfect to start the season, defeating the Iowa Wesleyan Tigers by a score of 104-92. The Statesmen conceded an 8-5 lead early on, but quickly took the lead back 10-8 as Frederick Jackson (Sr., Killeen, Texas, Interdisciplinary Studies) made a layup and Karmari Newman (Sr., Detroit, […]
Columbia, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team earned another tough victory on Tuesday, taking down the Columbia Cougars 83-80. The win improves the Statesmen to 8-0 on the year. The first minute of play was quiet, but Karmari Newman (Sr., Detroit, Mich., Digital Communication) got the scoring started with a layup to put William Penn […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team hit 10 three-pointers and outrebounded its foe by 11, but failed to hold its first halftime lead of the season in a 67-65 non-conference loss to Haskell Indian Nations Saturday. William Penn (0-10) led by as many as nine points in the first half, but also trailed by as many […]
Hastings, Neb.–Mami Selemani (So., Iowa City, Iowa, Business Management) won by fall and two of her teammates earned forfeits, but the William Penn women’s wrestling team could not get past Hastings in a 35-15 non-conference loss Tuesday. On a night that only included falls or forfeits, WPU (0-1) dropped its first dual of the campaign. […]
Quincy, Ill.–Playing outside the NAIA for the first and only time this season, the William Penn women’s basketball team was defeated 82-51 by NCAA Division II Quincy Tuesday. The Statesmen (0-9), who were outshot 52.2%-28.8%, actually outscored the Hawks (1-4) by an 8-1 margin at the free-throw line and also committed three fewer turnovers (9-12). […]
