by Wade Steinlage Springfield, Mo.–The William Penn women’s basketball team headed south riding a nine-game winning streak to take on Evangel in a Heart of America Athletic Conference clash. Unfortunately, the Statesmen (17-2, 12-2 Heart) dropped the matchup to the Crusaders (11-7, 6-7 Heart) ending their win-streak, 73-65. WPU was outshot by its opponent 41%-37% […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team returned home riding an eight-game win streak as they took on Culver-Stockton in a Heart of America Athletic Conference showdown on Wednesday. William Penn (17-1, 12-1 Heart) battled through some lapses on the offensive end but came out of the match up with the victory over the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen baseball team will look to surprise the masses this spring after being picked near the bottom of the standings as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll was released Wednesday. The Heart’s 13 coaches placed WPU (15-30 last year, 8-22 Heart) in 11th with 37 points. Central Methodist, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Without a trio of its top players out, several players picked up the slack, but unfortunately it was not enough to stave off an upset as the William Penn men’s basketball team fell 93-92 in overtime to Culver-Stockton in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. #2 WPU (15-3, 9-3 Heart), which […]
by Wade Steinlage Atchison, Kan.–Four bonus-point victories led the William Penn wrestling team to its first Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet win, defeating Benedictine 29-18 Tuesday. WPU (2-3, 1-3 Heart) came out on top at six weights–two by forfeit–to enjoy the lengthy road trip back to Oskaloosa. 125-pounder Nadhelo Charles-Pierre (So., Miramar, Fla., […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Even if the raters will not recognize its success, the Statesmen women’s basketball team is channeling its inner Al Davis and ‘Just Winning Baby’ as the NAIA released its third Division I rating Tuesday. William Penn (16-1, 11-1 Heart), which is tied for the Heart of America Athletic Conference lead, rose one […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team took care of business during the last polling period and remained second as the NAIA released its third Division I rating Tuesday. The Statesmen (15-2, 9-2 Heart) are once again in the runner-up spot with 208 points. The ranking included games played through this past Sunday. […]
by Wade Steinlage Atchison, Kan.–William Penn women’s basketball returned to action on the road against a red-hot Benedictine College Ravens team that has claimed victory in its last six games. The Statesmen (16-1, 11-1 Heart) held off a good offensive showing from the Ravens (11-7, 6-6 Heart) to claim its eighth consecutive victory, 75-64. The […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Well past halfway through the season, the William Penn bowling teams are in position to make another deep run in the postseason. The Statesmen men are currently 13th in collegebowling.com’s power ranking with 3,801 points, while the women are 20th nationally with 2,784 points. A total of 184 men’s teams are included […]
by Wade Steinlage Crete, Neb.–A trio of William Penn men’s track and field athletes will compete for national crowns as they hit qualifying marks at the Doane Ward Haylett Invitational Saturday. Tristen Elmore (Jr., Ovied, Fla., Physical Education) and Mofiyinfoluwa Alade (So., Hoffman Estates, Ill.) both qualified in the high jump, while Sage Ehresman (Jr., […]
