Salina, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team was unmatched Friday and Saturday as it won all four of its matches at the Kansas Wesleyan Tournament. WPU (8-5) opened the weekend with a 3-0 sweep over Xavier (La.) (25-14, 25-22, 25-15) Friday and then also swept Stephens 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-14) later in the day. On Saturday, […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team delivered a commanding performance with a 4-0 victory over Briar Cliff in its final non-conference match Saturday. #14 WPU (6-0-1) dominated by outshooting the Chargers 21-4, including an 11-2 edge in the opening 45 minutes. The navy and gold broke through against Briar Cliff (1-5-1) in the 15th minute when […]
Pella–The William Penn men’s cross country team got its 2024 season underway with a third-place effort at the Central Invitational Friday. WPU finished third out of eight teams with 60 points. Host Central took the team crown with 25 points. The Dutch also had the top individual harrier as Jack Brown finished the 6K race […]
Pella–The Statesmen women’s cross country team started its campaign Friday by traveling west on Highway 163 to compete in the Central Invitational. With only four Statesmen in the field, William Penn unfortunately did not post a score, while host Central claimed the team crown with 19 points. Teah Miller of Central topped the 83-runner 5K […]
Atchison, Kan.–The Statesmen football team was unable to overcome turnovers as well as big plays in a 45-27 loss to #19 Benedictine in a Heart of America Athletic Conference North-South crossover game Saturday. WPU (1-1) was outgained just 480-439, but committed five turnovers (all interceptions). The navy and gold did almost all of their damage […]
Oskaloosa–Several members of the Statesmen shotgun sports team lit up the scoreboards this summer as they prepared for another big season in the navy and gold. Tanner Muff (Jr., Lincoln, Neb., Public Accounting) took the High Overall Athlete trophy at the Iowa State National Sporting Clays Association Championships in the main event with a score […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team secured an impressive 4-0 victory over Olivet Nazarene in Thursday’s non-conference match. #14 WPU (5-0-1) outshot the Tigers 16-6 (11-2 in shots on goal), resulting in four goals as Sean Bohan (Sr., Dublin, Ireland, Business Management) kept ONU scoreless in his season debut. William Penn registered six attempts in the […]
St. Louis, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s soccer team scored in the first two minutes of action Tuesday, but unfortunately came up short the rest of the afternoon as it finished with a 1-1 tie against non-conference foe Harris-Stowe State. WPU (2-1-3), which defeated Stephens 2-1 less than 24 hours earlier, earned its third draw of the […]
Ashland, Mo.–The William Penn women’s soccer team notched its second victory of the fall as it rallied past Stephens 2-1 in non-conference action Monday. WPU (2-1-2) controlled the action with a 30-8 edge in shots, but failed to score on any of its first 15 attempts. The Stars (0-2-1), however, who had just four shots […]
Oskaloosa–Connor O’Reilly (Sr., Letterkenny, Ireland, General Accounting) had a part in several goals as he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week Monday. O’Reilly garnered his first league accolade after helping the 14th-ranked Statesmen (4-0-1) to two victories and a tie, including knocking off #4 Oklahoma Wesleyan last […]
