Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team battled for 40 minutes Saturday, but came up short in a 63-58 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Central Methodist. WPU (1-4, 0-2 Heart) was outshot 49.0%-31.6% and outrebounded 38-28, but was in the game until the final seconds. That was largely due to a 13-for-17 showing at […]
Marshall, Mo.—The William Penn men’s soccer team clinched its first-ever league tournament crown as it defeated #1 seed Missouri Valley 1-0 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Final Wednesday. The #2 seed Statesmen (16-2-3), ranked #5 in the NAIA, not only captured the Heart title (its first of any kind–regular season or tournament), […]
Oskaloosa– A dominant second half powered the William Penn men’s basketball team to a 70-52 victory over Mount Mercy in Wednesday’s Heart of America Athletic Conference opener. William Penn (4-1, 1-0 Heart) started fast, opening the game with a 6-0 run, but the Mustangs (1-4, 0-1 Heart) quickly caught up, claiming the lead at 10-8. […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team was saddled with a loss in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener, falling 66-47 to Mount Mercy Wednesday. The Statesmen (1-3, 0-1 Heart) were outshot 47.3%-33.9% and trailed 37-28 in the rebounding category to the Mustangs (3-1, 1-0 Heart). The start of Wednesday’s contest was a back-and-forth affair […]
Oskaloosa–Aidan Piet (So., Meridian, Idaho, Business Management) finished high in the standings last weekend, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Bowler of the Week Monday. Piet, who garnered his second career laurel (first this season), helped the Statesmen place 13th at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic last Saturday and […]
Oskaloosa–Zao Estrada (Fr., Bluffton, S.C., Sociology) started her William Penn career with a masterful week, and her efforts were rewarded as she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Wrestler of the Week Monday, presented by Musco. The freshman garnered her first award by going a perfect 6-0 last week. She opened with her […]
Oskaloosa – The William Penn men’s soccer team used a flurry of offense to advance to the league’s title game as it defeated #3 seed Clarke 3-0 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Semifinals Saturday. The Statesmen, seeded second with a program-best #5 national ranking, now advance to the Heart Championship, where they […]
Forest City–Zao Estrada (Fr., Bluffton, S.C., Sociology) and Devin Patton (Jr., Plano, Texas, Business Management) cruised to the top of their respective podiums as the William Penn women’s wrestling team competed at the Waldorf Open Saturday. Estrada won the 117-pound crown with a 5-0 record that featured four technical falls and one fall. Her pin […]
Cedar Rapids–D’Artagnon Beaver (Sr., Rockford, Ill., Human Services) became the third William Penn men’s cross country league champion Saturday as he paced the Statesmen at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. Behind a first-place effort by Beaver, William Penn placed fourth out of 13 teams with 97 points. Mount Mercy took home the team […]
Rockford, Ill.—The Statesmen women’s bowling team performed well over the weekend as it reached the semifinals at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic last Saturday and Sunday. William Penn placed fourth in a competitive field of 30 teams, tallying 7,619 pins across five regular games and 16 Baker games. Mount Mercy led the qualifying rounds with 8,424 […]
