Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn women’s basketball team suffered a frigid shooting performance Wednesday as it fell 59-42 to Baker in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (9-18, 6-15 Heart) was outshot 43.1%-30.2% by the Wildcats (13-13, 9-12 Heart), including a 33.3%-15.0% deficit from behind the arc. The visitors were also outrebounded 39-33. Points […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen men’s basketball team suffered its first Heart of America Conference loss of the season Wednesday, falling in overtime to Baker 96-93. The loss, which ends WPU’s 20-game win streak (dating back to November 26), moves the seventh-ranked Statesmen to 24-3 overall and 20-1 in the league. The win streak ties the […]
STORM LAKE—Central College secured at least a share of its 18th conference men’s basketball championship Wednesday and did so with an exclamation mark, posting an 81-54 road runaway at Buena Vista University. But hit the pause button on the celebration. One regular-season game remains for a chance at an outright crown as the Dutch (17-6 […]
STORM LAKE—On a night filled with offensive struggles, guard Abby Johnson (sophomore, Ankeny) delivered a career-high 24 points to lift the Central College women’s basketball team to a 68-59 road win at Buena Vista University Saturday. Meanwhile, the Dutch (8-16 overall, 5-10 American Rivers) again brought rock-solid defense in winning their third game in the […]
Oskaloosa–Keaten Griffen (Fr., Longview, Texas, Software Engineering) and Raven Williams (Grad., Las Vegas, Nev., Master’s of Organizational Leadership) claimed recognition for big performances as the Heart of America Athletic Conference announced its weekly track and field awards Monday. Griffen was named the Heart’s Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, while Williams garnered the Heart’s […]
Oskaloosa–Baseball player Brian Thomas (Jr., Shingle Springs, Calif., Sports Management) and softball player Valeria Quiroga (Sr., Brownsville, Texas, Sociology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of February 6-12, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Thomas was dominant against Hastings last Saturday, tossing six shutout innings in his first appearance of the season. […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team rolled in its first two sets Tuesday and then produced a big rally in the third to sweep Graceland 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. Winners of three in a row, #14 WPU (5-5, 4-3 Heart) defeated the Yellowjackets by scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-23. The navy and […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team dominated the glass and the paint in a 102-84 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Missouri Valley in its last home game of the regular season Monday. In a game rescheduled from February 4, the Statesmen (24-2, 20-0 Heart) won their 20th game in a row and continued […]
PELLA—For the second time this season, Central College’s Sam Beatty (senior, Mount Pleasant) is the field performer of the week in American Rivers men’s indoor track and field. Beatty received the award for the third time in his career after winning the high jump at the Darren Young Classic at Grinnell Saturday. Beatty soared a […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team collected a much-needed win Friday as it defeated Missouri Valley 3-1 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. #14 WPU (3-5, 2-3 Heart) won by scores of 19-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-22 despite being outhit .250-.229. In what has been a liability for the navy and gold so far […]
