by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team held its home opener on Thursday night in the Penn Gymnasium as they took on the Hannibal-LaGrange Trojans. WPU (6-4) swept the Trojans (2-12) in straight sets (25-21, 25-20, 25-16) to take the non-conference matchup. The Statesmen battled themselves early having committed a handful of errors, […]
by Wade Steinlage Dubuque–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team opened up conference play Tuesday as it took on the Clarke Pride. Unfortunately, the squad was not able to keep up with the Clarke attack and was swept in straight sets (21-25, 19-25, 19-25). WPU (5-4, 0-1 Heart) was outhit by the Pride (9-2, 1-0 Heart) .381-.120. […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Adyson Blom (Fr., Newton, Iowa, Human Services and Sociology) was perfect in a ‘relief appearance’ and for her efforts, she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Monday. Blom picked up her first award in helping William Penn to an overtime victory over Avila. The […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Elise Warne (Sr., Melbourne, Australia, Exercise Science) began her final collegiate campaign with an award-winning start as she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week Monday. Warne won her sixth career weekly honor (first of the year) after leading William Penn to the crown at the Augustana […]
by Wade Steinlage Chicago, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s soccer team received its first blemish of the season Saturday, falling 2-1 in overtime to Robert Morris. The box score told a different story than the scoring summary. William Penn (1-1) outshot the Eagles (1-1) 9-5 in the first half, but gave up an early penalty kick goal […]
by Wade Steinlage Chicago, Ill.–The William Penn women’s soccer team held together for 110 minutes to post a strong result versus a solid opponent, tying Robert Morris 0-0 Saturday. Despite being outshot 19-5 by the Eagles (1-0-1), the Statesmen (1-0-1) remain unbeaten in 2018. It is the second year in a row that WPU has […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s golf team enters the 2018-2019 season as one of the best teams in the nation as the NAIA’s preseason top-25 poll was released Friday. WPU is #21 with 161 points and is first among Heart of America Athletic Conference programs. Culver-Stockton joins the navy and gold in the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s soccer team rolled to an easy win in its 2018 season opener, dropping Waldorf 5-0 in non-conference action Wednesday. WPU (1-0), which outshot the Warriors 29-0, scored just once in the first half, but erupted for four goals in just over 21 minutes after intermission to start 1-0 […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team played inspired ball to begin the 2018 campaign, defeating Waldorf 1-0 in non-conference play Wednesday. William Penn (1-0) scored the contest’s lone goal in the first half and then played the entire second half minus one of its best defenders. The Warriors (0-1), who qualified for the […]
by Wade Steinlage Head Coach Aleesha Cleaver interview video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGNxnyZlytk 2017 record: 12-25 (3-16 Heart, 13th) Starters returning/lost: 5/1 Letterwinners returning/lost: 13/6 Notable returners: Ashley Miller Sr. Kalona, Iowa (Second-team all-Heart, 832 digs) Haley Smith Sr. Adrian, Mich. (Letterwinner, 923 Assists) Jordan Carter Sr. Sigourney, Iowa (Letterwinner, 298 kills, 24 blocks) Nashali Cruz So. […]
