by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Thanks to a pair of ‘free’ chances, the Statesmen women’s soccer team got back on the winning trail with a 3-1 win over Simpson in non-conference action Saturday. Due to an officiating schedule mishap, the game started over an hour later than originally scheduled, but that did not seem to affect William […]
by Wade Steinlage Altoona–The young women’s cross country team took a nice step forward Friday by finishing in the top half at the Grand View Invitational. The women ended up third out seven programs in the 5K race with 94 points, while the men were fifth out of five teams with 142 points in the […]
by Wade Steinlage Des Moines–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team squared off against the rival Grand View Vikings Friday in Heart of America Conference action. William Penn played the number two nationally ranked Grand View well the first two sets but dropped the third and were swept by the conference foe (25-22, 25-19, 25-9). WPU (10-5, […]
by Wade Steinlage Davenport–The Statesmen women’s soccer team pushed its best competition of the season to the limit, but came up just short in a 2-1 overtime loss to St. Ambrose Wednesday. WPU (3-1-1) was outshot 17-5 and trailed 1-0 at the 35:50 mark on a penalty kick. Fortunately, the navy and gold answered right […]
by Wade Steinlage Davenport–Amgad Hassan (Jr., Falls Church, Va., Computer Science) scored in the first half and the defense held up yet again as the William Penn men’s soccer team shut out St. Ambrose 1-0 in non-conference play Wednesday. WPU (4-1) won its third-consecutive game despite tallying just eight shots. Conversely, the Fighting Bees (1-3-1) […]
by Wade Steinlage Memphis, Tenn.–Strong play at the top of the lineup helped the Statesmen men’s golf team begin its 2018-2019 season with a top-half showing at the NAIA Memphis Shootout Monday and Tuesday. #21 William Penn placed fifth out of 13 teams with a three-round score of 900 (300-305-295) at the par-71 TPC Southwind […]
by Wade Steinlage Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team returned to Heart of America Athletic Conference Action Tuesday as they took on the Mount Mercy Mustangs. William Penn (10-4, Heart 1-1) edged Mount Mercy (11-3, Heart 1-1) in four sets (20-25, 25-15, 27-25, 25-19) to earn their first Heart victory of the season and first […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Anna Matthew (Fr., Glendale Heights, Ill., Biology) joined an exclusive club Saturday as she helped the Statesmen women’s soccer team to a 5-1 win over Hannibal-LaGrange in non-conference play. Matthew recorded four of her team’s goals as William Penn (3-0-1) remained undefeated this year. She is just the sixth player in program […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team took advantage of some unplanned home cooking to take down Hannibal-LaGrange 1-0 in non-conference action Saturday. The matchup was originally scheduled to be played in Missouri, but all fields in Hannibal were unplayable due to the heavy rain the area received this week. Still desiring to […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Eduardo Bonatto (So., Rio Grande, Brazil, Business Management) posted the best game of his career, warranting him being named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week Monday. Bonatto took home his first weekly award after guiding the Statesmen to an overtime win against Avila. The sophomore assisted […]
