by Wade Steinlage Fayette, Mo.–The William Penn volleyball team nearly rallied for a huge league win and then used that momentum to sweep a non-conference foe as it competed in a triangular Saturday. WPU (7-15, 2-8 Heart) opened the day with a 3-2 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Central Methodist (21-25, 15-25, 25-17, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team put the #6 program in the nation on its heels, but failed to tally the equalizer in a 1-0 Heart of America Athletic Conference setback to MidAmerica Nazarene Saturday. WPU (5-4-1, 2-3 Heart) kept the visitors off the board for nearly the entire first half, but the […]
by Wade Steinlage Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn volleyball team started well in each set Friday, but could not the momentum alive as it fell 3-0 to #21 Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (6-14, 2-7 Heart), which lost by scores of 15-25, 23-25, 20-25, was outhit .243-.084. The teams split the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–After a bit of inconsistent play to start the season, the Statesmen women’s golf team dropped a few spots as the NAIA’s first top-25 poll was released Friday. WPU fell from #17 in the preseason poll to #25 with 104 points. Morningside is the only other team from the Heart of America […]
Oskaloosa–At least one of the polls is recognizing the success the Statesmen men’s golf team is having early on this season as the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches’ Poll was released Friday. William Penn is tied for 52nd with one vote in the unofficial rating. The Statesmen, who are one of five representatives from the Heart of […]
by Wade Steinlage This Saturday, during halftime of the Statesmen football game against Avila, three new members will be inducted into the William Penn University Athletics Hall of Fame. BG Campbell (Class of 1975) was described by teammates as one of the most influential members of the men’s golf team. He was named to the […]
by Wade Steinlage Dubuque–The Statesmen women’s soccer team overcame a sizeable disparity in shot attempts to defeat Clarke 3-1 Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. WPU (4-4, 1-3 Heart) was outshot 34-12, but took advantage of its opportunities to claim its first win in league play. Raunice Butler (Jr., Nassau, Bahamas, Physical Education) put […]
by Wade Steinlage Dubuque–The William Penn men’s soccer team went on the offensive Tuesday in defeating Clarke 4-3 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. WPU (5-3-1, 2-2 Heart), which owned a 27-15 advantage in shots, tied a season high for goals against the Pride (2-6, 0-2 Heart). Francis Koroma (Sr., Brooklyn Park, Minn., General […]
by Wade Steinlage Canton, Mo.–The Statesmen volleyball team could not come up with the big points in crucial situations and suffered a 3-1 Heart of America Athletic Conference setback to Culver-Stockton Tuesday. Despite outhitting the home team .180-.170, William Penn (6-13, 2-6 Heart) lost by scores of 15-25, 25-19, 24-26, 26-28. The visitors got off […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule is pleased to announce the hiring of Abu Ibrahim as the Director of Sports Medicine. Ibrahim comes to WPU from Wayne State College in Nebraska where he served more than two years as an Assistant Athletic Trainer. He was the trainer for the WSC football […]
