by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Vashti Nwagbaraocha (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis., Exercise Science) put on a show Wednesday night, simply willing the Statesmen women’s basketball team past Grand View 68-62 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. With the win, William Penn (11-4, 5-1 Heart) is now off to its best 15-game start since 1988-1989 (12-3). The win […]
by Wade Steinlage Lamoni–The William Penn wrestling team could not come out on top in some tight middle-weight matchups as it dropped a 25-21 Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet to Graceland Tuesday. WPU (1-4, 0-2 Heart) opened the evening with the early 6-0 lead as John Altieri (Jr., Warwick, R.I., Sociology) was awarded […]
by Wade Steinlage Lamoni–In a day full of obstacles to overcome, the Statesmen men’s basketball team did enough to hand Graceland its first Heart of America Athletic Conference setback in a 90-84 win Saturday. #3 William Penn (14-1, 4-1 Heart) is now tied with the Yellowjackets (10-6, 4-1 Heart) at the top of the North […]
by Wade Steinlage Lamoni–A strong defensive effort headlined the William Penn women’s basketball team’s 77-42 victory over Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (10-4, 4-1 Heart), which is off to its best 14-game start since 2010-2011 (also 10-4), limited the Yellowjackets (4-9, 1-4 Heart) to just 24.5% from the field. The […]
Pella–A small crew represented the Statesmen wrestling team as it competed at the Under Armour Invitational hosted by Central Saturday. Jacob Rios (Fr., El Mirage, Ariz., General Accounting) won once by technical fall at 133 pounds, while 157-pounder Dennis Simmons (So., Tucson, Ariz., Sociology) claimed a major-decision victory. Next Up: William Penn will travel to […]
by Wade Steinlage Fort Wayne, Ind.–The Statesmen wrestling team found itself on the bottom side of two matches as it opened up the second half of its season at the NWCA National Duals Thursday. WPU (1-3) began the double-elimination dual tournament with a 49-4 loss to #1 Grand View and was then knocked out of […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Turnovers and hot perimeter shooting by its foe was too much to overcome as the Statesmen women’s basketball team fell 82-55 to #9 Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Wednesday. Despite not having played in 25 days, William Penn (9-4, 3-1 Heart) was not terribly rusty as it pulled out […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–All five starters eclipsed double figures as the William Penn men’s basketball team started the second half of its season on a high note with a 109-91 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory over Benedictine Wednesday. #3 WPU (13-1, 3-1 Heart) was outshot 49.3%-48.7%, but those numbers are deceiving as Wednesday’s matchup–the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–John Altieri (Jr., Warwick, R.I., Sociology) and Jason Beebe (Fr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Business Management) remain ranked in the league as the NAIA recently released its third set of ratings. Altieri continues to pace William Penn as he is 12th in the nation at 125 pounds; his rating helps the navy and gold […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team opens 2018 in the same position it ended 2017 as the NAIA Division I poll was released Tuesday. WPU (12-1, 2-1 Heart) has 202 points to remain #3 in the nation. The navy and gold are joined in the top 25 by fellow Heart of America Athletic […]
