by Wade Steinlage Peosta–William Penn Baseball was playing for more than just a pair of Heart of America Athletic Conference wins on Saturday as they entered a doubleheader with Clarke. Its skipper, Head Coach Mike Laird, came into the contests just two wins shy of 1,000 in his coaching career, which would make him just […]
by Wade Steinlage Olathe, Kan.–The Statesmen softball team opened Heart of America Athletic Conference play on a sour note, falling twice to MidAmerica Nazarene Friday. WPU (9-11, 0-2 Heart) lost by scores of 8-4 and 3-0. The visitors unfortunately failed to come up with a hit in the day’s first competition. Only two batters reached […]
by Wade Steinlage Kansas City, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team came up just shy of its second upset in less than 48 hours as it fell 88-86 to #2 seed Lewis-Clark State in the second round of the NAIA Division I National Championship Friday. The loss ends an incredible streak for #6 seed WPU […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–For the first time in nearly four decades, the William Penn women’s basketball program claimed both a top-team honoree as well as multiple recipients as the NAIA Division I All-America teams were released Thursday. Vashti Nwagbaraocha (Sr., Milwaukee, Wis., Exercise Science) was named to the 10-person first team, while Kate Ylitalo (Jr., […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–For the first time in program history, a William Penn baseball player earned a weekly national award as Alec Myers (Jr., Casper, Wyo., Biology) was tabbed as NAIA Pitcher of the Week Tuesday. Myers captured the accolade after posting a perfect game against Lincoln (Ill.) last Saturday, the first perfect game for […]
by Wade Steinlage Kansas City, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s basketball team shrugged off the critics and naysayers Wednesday and just went about its business, knocking off Vanguard 69-53 in the first round of the NAIA Division I National Championship. With the ‘upset’ win over the third-seeded Lions (25-7), #6 seed William Penn (22-11), out of the […]
by Wade Steinlage Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen baseball team suffered through a tough opening game Wednesday, but responded to net a split against Mount Mercy in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. William Penn (16-4, 2-1 Heart) dropped the first game 11-2 to snap its seven-game winning streak, but rebounded to take the second contest […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–A pair of Statesmen women’s basketball players were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2018-2019 Daktronics-NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athletes Monday. Jenna Santi (Sr., Oak Creek, Wis., Sports Management) earned her second career laurel with a 3.90 Grade Point Average, while Kate Ylitalo (Jr., Maple Plain, […]
by Wade Steinlage Joplin, Mo.–The William Penn University Baseball team returned to action after a week layoff with a pair of doubleheaders, Friday against York (Neb.) and Saturday against Lincoln (Ill.). The Statesmen (16-3, 2-0 Heart) captured four W’s to extend their current winning streak to seven games and capped it off with a historical […]
by Wade Steinlage Billings, Mont.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team unfortunately saw its incredible 2018-2019 campaign end abruptly Wednesday, falling to Lewis-Clark State 64-58 in the first round of the NAIA Division I National Championships. Third-seeded William Penn, winners of the program’s first-ever conference tournament crown and the first regular season conference title in 31 years, […]
