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Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s soccer team notched its first win of the 2025 campaign, defeating Hannibal-LaGrange 2-0 in non-conference action Monday. The Statesmen (1-0-1) dictated play throughout the evening, outshooting the Trojans (0-2) by a 13-5 margin. WPU placed seven of those attempts on frame, while H-LG managed just two. Despite generating seven scoring opportunities […]
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North Sioux City, S.D.–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team traveled to the Siouxland Invitational Friday and Saturday and came home with three more wins to add to its early season total. William Penn (5-1) opened the tournament Friday with a 3-1 win against Bismarck State (N.D.) (12-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-20), but then succumbed to Dakota State […]
Sep 1 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The defending national runner-up William Penn men’s soccer team sits in that same position as the NAIA released its preseason top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU, which was 20-3-3 a year ago, starts the 2025 campaign at No. 2 with 462 points. It matches the highest rating ever for the navy and gold, while it is also […]
Sep 1 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team is expected to finish near the middle of the league standings this fall as the 2025 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coaches’ Poll was released Thursday. WPU, which was 18-16 (8-10) last year, is picked to place ninth with 110 points. The conference headliner is Missouri Baptist with 205 points […]
Sep 1 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team opened the 2024 campaign with a narrow 2-1 loss to Indiana Tech in a top-20 non-conference matchup Thursday. The contest marked the head coaching debut of Joseph Minton, who spent the past three years as an assistant with the program before taking the helm this season. No. 2 WPU […]
Sep 1 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team began the 2024 season with a hard-fought scoreless draw against Harris-Stowe in non-conference action Saturday evening. The Statesmen (0-0-1) dictated much of the match, outshooting the Hornets (0-0-1) 9-3. WPU placed five attempts on goal, while Harris-Stowe landed all three of its shots on frame. William Penn produced five scoring […]
Sep 1 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team collected a plethora of academic awards as the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its 2024-2025 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes and top team GPAs. As a program, William Penn ranked 11th in the NAIA with a 3.650 combined Grade Point Average, missing out on the top 10 by just .001 point. Additionally, a […]
Aug 14 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–D’Artagnon Beaver (Sr., Rockford, Ill., Human Services) wrapped up his Statesmen career by being recognized as one of the NAIA’s top scholar-athletes as the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country teams were announced Wednesday. Beaver was one of 11 individuals named to the First Team, while an additional nine athletes collected […]
Jul 21 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–William Penn softball player Laila Smith (Olympia, Wash., Elementary Education) will represent the Heart of America Athletic Conference as she was named the league’s 2024-2025 A.O. Duer Award recipient Tuesday. The A.O. Duer Scholarship Award has been presented by the NAIA since 1967 to one male and one female junior student-athlete in any sport who […]
Jul 21 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) closed out his William Penn career by being recognized as one of the NAIA’s top scholar-athletes as the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Men’s At-Large teams were announced Wednesday. Putzier was one of 10 individuals named to the First Team, while an additional 10 players from various sports […]
Jul 21 2025 | Posted in
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