Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s wrestling team faced one of its biggest challenges of the year as it competed at the Missouri Valley Invitational Friday and Saturday. In a tournament that many in the NAIA view as a preview for the national championship, WPU finished 33rd out of 43 teams with 18 points, while Grand […]
Lamoni–The William Penn women’s basketball team could not overcome a tough third quarter as it fell 59-51 to Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. WPU (8-12, 5-9 Heart) was outshot by Yellowjackets (9-11, 4-10 Heart) 37.7%-32.8%, but helped by six long balls from Ally Stewart (Sr., Victoria, Australia, Physical Education), the visiting […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team enjoyed the early festivities and then found stability in the second half to defeat Heart of America Athletic Conference rival Grand View 81-69 in the annual Toilet Paper Game Thursday. The Statesmen (17-2, 13-0 Heart), winners of 13 straight, outshot the Vikings 42.7%-38.8% and outrebounded them 52-39. The crew’s […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team struggled throughout in an 88-43 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Grand View Thursday. William Penn (8-11, 5-8 Heart) had 18 turnovers (seven for Grand View) which led to 31 points for Grand View (16-3, 12-1 Heart). WPU was outshot 47.0%-31.3% (40.6%-23.1% behind the arc), while the home team […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team was shut out in Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet action Thursday. WPU (7-12, 0-3 Heart) fell to #18 Baker 32-15 and then lost 48-0 to #2 Grand View. In a meet that featured just four matches, the navy and gold unfortunately dropped all of them to BU. […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletic Department is proud to unveil a new website in a continued partnership with PrestoSports. Remaining at its same URL, www.statesmenathletics.com is on its fourth version (last redesign came in 2020). This is the first time, however, that it has operated as a PrestoSports website, as WPU worked with SID Help–now […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team stayed together and pulled off a come-from-behind 89-82 overtime victory over Peru State in a Heart of America Athletic Conference battle Wednesday. #13 William Penn (14-2, 10-0 Heart), which has now won 10 games in a row, got outshot 35.6% to 34.2%, but the key difference came from the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team has again improved nationally as the NAIA’s fourth top-25 poll was released Wednesday. WPU, which is now 14-2 overall (10-0 Heart), jumped four spots from the last rating to #13 with 358 points. The Statesmen have now been ranked in the top 25 for 64 consecutive polls. William Penn is […]
Peru, Neb.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team was doomed by a big run in the third quarter as it fell 59-48 to Peru State in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup Wednesday. WPU (7-9, 4-6 Heart) was outshot 44.6%-36.0% by the Bobcats (6-10, 2-8 Heart), but won the free-throw battle 66.7%-36.4% (8-4 advantage) in a […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team led from start to finish in a matchup of ranked teams as it dropped #18 Evangel 76-73 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. Winners of 11 in a row (all in league play), the 13th-ranked Statesmen (15-2, 11-0 Heart) were in control throughout, leading by double digits […]
