Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team failed to shut the door on Mount Mercy in an 88-77 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss Thursday. WPU (4-13, 3-10 Heart), which was outshot 50.0%-42.3%, countered by being much stronger on the glass with a 49-36 edge. Unfortunately, 16 turnovers (12 for MMU) and a difficult night at […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team unfortunately struggled from the opening tip as it fell 87-56 to Mount Mercy in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Thursday. William Penn (3-14, 2-11 Heart) was outshot 49.3%-34.3% and lost the rebounding battle 41-37. The navy and gold matched MMU (9-7, 7-6 Heart) with a basket apiece in the […]
Oskaloosa–In a top-10 battle featuring a large number of ranked wrestlers, the William Penn women’s wrestling team fell 32-12 to #3 Grand View in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Wednesday. #8 WPU (2-3, 0-1 Heart) started slowly on the program’s inaugural Senior Night as Samantha Ruano (Sr., Romeoville, Ill., Business Management) and […]
Marshalltown, IA – Backed by a career-night from sophomore Trevion LaBeaux (Waterloo, IA/Ames), the No. 16 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball team rolled to an 82-52 victory over Marshalltown Community College in the team’s Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) opener. The Warriors outscored the Tigers 44-22 in the second half to run away with the […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team was unable to take advantage of being at home as it fell 28-15 to Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet action Tuesday. WPU (4-9, 1-4 Heart) dropped six of the nine contested bouts against the Yellowjackets (4-6, 2-3 Heart) with four of those setbacks coming via […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the December Player of the Month laurels. Sophomore men’s track and field athlete Max Finley (Richville, N.Y., Computer Science) earned the Male award, while senior women’s bowler Gabi Evans (West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology and Sociology) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s basketball player Willie Anderson (Jr., Norristown, Pa., Applied Computer Science) and women’s basketball player Ally Stewart (Sr., Victoria, Australia, Sports Management) have been named Statesmen of the Week for the week of January 8-14, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Anderson topped the navy and gold bench versus Central Methodist with 19 points last Wednesday. He […]
Lamoni–The William Penn women’s basketball team was resourceful from behind the arc, but it was too little as the Statesmen fell 75-62 to Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Monday. The Statesmen (3-13, 2-10 Heart) knocked down 10 three-pointers, but were outshot 52.8%-33.8% in a game where they were unable to keep up […]
Lamoni–The Statesmen men’s basketball team had few answers for Graceland Monday as it fell 112-83 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. William Penn (4-12, 3-9 Heart) was outshot 54.5%-40.3% on a night when it trailed from the opening tip. The visitors failed to get the proverbial engine started Monday against the Yellowjackets (13-3, 10-2 […]
PELLA-Central College center Joshua Van Gorp (senior, Pella, Pella Christian HS) is included on the Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List as the small-college men’s basketball player of the year. The Clarence “Bevo” Francis Award is in its eighth year of being presented annually to the top player from among the NCAA Division II, Division […]
