Sterling Heights, Mich.–The Statesmen women’s bowling team concluded its campaign with a strong showing against the NAIA’s best as it competed at the Fourth Annual NAIA National Championship Thursday and Friday. William Penn posted a 1-2 record, eventually reaching the fifth round before being eliminated. The Statemen started the Championship by earning the #4 seed […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team won a tightly and hotly-contested battle Friday, defeating #12 Missouri Valley 3-1 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. #5 WPU (16-3, 9-2 Heart), which outhit the Vikings .234-.166, won by set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-21. In an emotionally-charged matchup that witnessed a plethora of ties and […]
Parkville, Mo.–The Statesmen softball team nearly recorded a shutout in the opener and then rallied to finish off the sweep as it battled with Park in its Heart of America Athletic Conference-opening doubleheader Friday. WPU (13-13, 2-0 Heart) won by scores of 3-1 and 6-4. Despite being outhit 8-5 in the first contest, the Statesmen […]
Fremont, Neb.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team scored the first 21 goals of the day en route to a 25-2 non-conference thrashing of Midland Thursday. #4 WPU (8-1), which has won six games in a row, completely dominated the contest, including posting a 73-10 advantage in shots. The visitors could not be stopped, especially early […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen baseball team returned to the win column in the opener before struggling to find offense in the nightcap as it split a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with Culver-Stockton Thursday. William Penn (10-15, 2-8 Heart) commenced its four-game series by winning the first game 8-5 and dropping the second contest 4-0. The […]
Oskaloosa–Four members of the William Penn men’s bowling team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Wednesday. Jared Smith (Sr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, General Accounting) heads the grouping with a 3.80 Grade Point Average, while Garraty Richmond (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa, New Media) is right behind him at […]
Oskaloosa–With a win over the then-#2 team in the country, the William Penn men’s volleyball team picks up two spots as the NAIA released its fourth top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (15-3, 8-2 Heart), which defeated Park (#2 at the time), jumped two positions to #5 with 234 points. The navy and gold have now been […]
Oskaloosa–Two members of the William Penn women’s bowling team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Wednesday. Gabi Evans (Sr., West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology and Sociology) leads the duo with a 3.66 Grade Point Average, while Olivia Pilcher (So., Ottumwa, Iowa, Exercise Science) qualifies with a […]
Oskaloosa–Two members of the William Penn men’s basketball team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Wednesday. Marcelino Edwards (So., Nassau, Bahamas, Computer Science) tops the duo with a 3.60 Grade Point Average, while Spencer Grant (So., Nevada, Iowa, Sports Management) owns a 3.59 GPA. The […]
Oskaloosa–Alyssa Hames (Jr., Ackley, Iowa, Psychology) was honored for her excellence in the classroom as she was named a 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete Wednesday. Hames, who is a first-time Scholar-Athlete award recipient, owns a 4.00 Grade Point Average. A total of 887 women’s basketball players from within the NAIA were awarded the laurel. […]
