Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen baseball team put runners on the pads, but could not produce enough runs as it was swept by Baker in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday. WPU (9-14, 1-7 Heart) lost by scores of 8-5 and 10-3. The visitors, who matched BU (11-15, 9-3 Heart) with eight hits each […]
Tucson, Ariz.–The Statesmen softball team finished a full week of games with four wins during its spring break trip. The week began for WPU (11-13) last Sunday with an 11-2 (5 innings) loss to Viterbo (Wis.) and a 7-0 setback to Embry-Riddle (Ariz.). On Monday, the Statesmen fell 7-0 to Northwestern and 3-0 to Simpson […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen baseball team was unable to get the bats going Saturday as it was swept by Baker in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. William Penn (9-12, 1-5 Heart) lost by scores of 8-2 and 3-2. In both outings, the navy and gold recorded six hits. Conversely, the Wildcats (9-15, 7-3 […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen dance team closed out its 2024 campaign by battling at the NAIA Midwest Regional Qualifier Saturday. William Penn finished sixth out of eight teams with a final round score of 79.86 points (80.63 in the prelims). Baker claimed the championship with 90.56 points. Team members included Jili Butler (So., Ottumwa, Iowa), […]
Salina, Kan.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team served up a season-high 14 aces to claim a 3-1 non-conference victory over Kansas Wesleyan Thursday. #6 WPU (14-3) won by scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-18, 25-15. The visitors, who posted a .295-.191 hitting advantage (64-35 margin in kills), made up for 25 attacking errors (just 13 for […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team has ridden a winning streak into the best ranking in school history as the NAIA’s second top-10 poll was released Wednesday. WPU (7-1), which has now won five in a row, is #4 in the country with 79 points, improving two spots from its previous best mark. The navy and […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the February Player of the Month laurels. Junior men’s track and field athlete D’Artagnon Beaver (Rockford, Ill., Human Services) earned the Male award, while junior women’s wrestler Adaugo Nwachukwu (Jr., San Jose, Calif., Exercise Science) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the […]
Longview, Texas–The William Penn men’s golf team began its spring season out of state Monday and Tuesday as it competed in the FST Invitational hosted by LeTourneau. WPU finished 11th out of 12 teams with a three-round score of 923 (303-302-318) at the par-72 Pinecrest Country Club. Southwestern (Texas) topped the standings at 874 (286-292-296). […]
Lamoni–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team got back on track Tuesday as it swept Graceland 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. #6 WPU (13-3, 7-2 Heart), which won by scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-22, posted a hitting advantage of .414-.041. The visitors, despite allowing the first point to GU in each round, dominated the […]
Atchison, Kan.–A great defensive effort helped the Statesmen men’s lacrosse team overcome a season low in goals as it knocked off #4 Indiana Tech 11-7 in non-conference action Tuesday. Playing at a neutral site (Benedictine College’s campus), #6 William Penn (7-1) recorded its first-ever win over a top-five program. The navy and gold only held […]
