Oskaloosa–The No. 6 William Penn men’s volleyball team battled No. 11 Mount Mercy but ultimately fell 3-1 Tuesday in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup. William Penn (9-4, 6-3 Heart) dropped the contest to the Mustangs (13-2, 9-2 Heart) with set scores of 25-22, 24-26, 18-25, and 26-28. Both squads produced strong offensive efforts […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team slipped a few rungs as the NAIA released its third top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (10-5, 6-4 Heart) has dropped to No. 10 in the nation with 56 points. Eight Heart of America Athletic Conference’s schools are now ranked, led by No. 3 Park. Missouri Valley (No. 5), Mount Mercy (No. […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team has used two high-level victories to improve nationally as the NAIA released its second top-10 poll Wednesday. WPU (3-1) has gained two positions since the last rating to be No. 5 with 39 points. It marks the 15th-consecutive poll in which the navy and gold have been ranked. It […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced its February Players of the Month. Baseball player Shane Mailloux (So., Santee, Calif., Business Management) earned the male honor, while women’s wrestler Christianah Ogunsanya (So., Akure, Nigeria, Kinesiology) was selected as the female recipient. Mailloux’s award is his first, while Ogunsanya is now a two-time recipient […]
Oskaloosa–The No. 10 William Penn men’s volleyball team powered past Mount Vernon Nazarene in straight sets Wednesday in nonconference action. William Penn (10-5) secured the 3-0 win over MVNU (8-7) with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, and 25-17. The Statesmen posted hitting percentages of .393, .536, and .333, while the Cougars finished at .167, .259, […]
Oskaloosa–Baseball player Keoni Young (Sr., Las Vegas, Nev., Exercise Science) and softball player Shannon Van Rheenen (Fr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Nursing) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of March 2-8. Young hit .500 (4-for-8) as the Statesmen dropped a pair of one-run games to Central Methodist last Saturday. In the opener, […]
Kansas City, Mo. – The Statesmen baseball team dropped both of its matchups against Avila it is final nonconference series before entering conference play this weekend. WPU (9-8) was ousted against the Eagles despite only allowing runs in two innings in its first game. Avila 7 – WPU 5 Down 3-0 early, the visitors took […]
Tucson, Ariz.– The Statesmen softball team traveled to the desert to compete in the Tucson Invitational Games beginning Thursday. William Penn opened the tournament by splitting a pair of contests, falling to Indiana Wesleyan 5-0 before bouncing back with a 9-3 victory over College of Saint Mary. Indiana Wesleyan 5, WPU 0 WPU was unable […]
Tucson, Ariz.– On day two of the Tucson Invitational Games, William Penn once again split its contests Friday, falling to Dakota Wesleyan 3-1 in game one before earning a 12-7 victory over Embry-Riddle in game two. Dakota Wesleyan 3, WPU 1 In a pitchers’ duel through the first four innings, the game remained scoreless as […]
Tucson, Ariz.– On day three of the Tucson Invitational Games, William Penn struggled in both contests Saturday, falling to Providence 6-5 before dropping a second game to Dickinson State 8-2. Providence (MT) 6, WPU 5 Providence (7-10) jumped out to an early lead, scoring runs in the bottom of the first and second innings to […]
