York, Neb./Seward, Neb.–The William Penn cheerleading team opened its competition campaign with two meets Friday and Saturday. On Friday, WPU finished 10th out of 10 teams at the York Crown Classic with a score of 58.33 points. Grand View topped the standings with 84.88 points. William Penn then stayed in the Cornhusker State Saturday, traveling […]
Atchison, Kan.–The William Penn men’s basketball team was excellent from deep as it took down Benedictine 86-60 to claim the outright regular season Heart of America Athletic Conference crown. The Statesmen (23-2, 19-0 Heart), winners of 19 in a row, made 45.2% of their shots from the field while shooting an impressive 51.4% from three-point […]
Canton, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team had its best hitting performance of the season as it swept Culver-Stockton 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. #14 WPU (4-5, 3-3 Heart) defeated the Wildcats (0-9, 0-5 Heart) by scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-21. The visitors outhit C-SC .515-.054 and also managed a 9-4 […]
Pella–The William Penn men’s wrestling team had a handful of grapplers hit the mat one more time before the league championship as the Statesmen competed at the Central Last Chance Invitational Friday. Kael Bunce (Jr., Stockbridge, Mich., Mechanical Engineering) will be entering the national qualifier on a high note as he won the 157-pound weight […]
Fremont, Neb.–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team got in one last competition before its league championship as it battled at the Midland Warrior Open Sunday. Four grapplers posted two victories with 116-pounder Brittany Cotter (So., Katy, Texas, Nursing) and 130-pounder Tatiana Garcia (Fr., Amarillo, Texas, Psychology) both pinning a pair of foes. Mami Selemani (Jr., Iowa […]
Atchison, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team was doomed by a big fourth quarter as it fell 61-51 to Benedictine in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup Saturday. WPU (9-17, 6-14 Heart) was outshot 43.8%-38.8% by the Ravens (9-17, 6-14 Heart) and was outrebounded 36-22. Points were hard to come by for the navy and […]
Williamsburg, Ky.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team was unable to keep its winning streak going as it fell to #3 Cumberlands (Ky.) 18-7 in non-conference action Friday. WPU (2-1) was outshot 47-37 (27-22 in shots on goal) against the Patriots (2-0). The first period was a lopsided affair, as the home team got out to […]
Williamsburg, Ky.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team was unable to collect a massive upset, falling 18-8 to #1 Reinhardt in non-conference action Sunday. In a game in which it was outshot 52-31 (31-21 in shots on goal), WPU (2-2) unfortunately could not get anything going through the first 30 minutes as it fell behind 15-0 […]
Kansas City, Mo.–The William Penn softball team had a rough start to the season as it was swept in a non-conference doubleheader by Avila Saturday. The Statesmen (0-2) fell to Avila (2-1) by scores of 3-2 and 10-4. No WPU batters struck out in the opener, but the navy and gold also struggled to find […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team could not put away #13 Missouri Baptist Friday, falling 3-2 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. The fifth-ranked Statesmen (1-4, 0-2 Heart) lost by scores of 28-26, 25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 15-13. The hosts held a .279-.254 hitting clip, but committed seven more service errors (21-14) than the Spartans […]
