Tucson, Ariz.–The Statesmen softball team closed out its time in the Grand Canyon State with a split against two strong opponents Thursday. WPU (7-7) fell to #19 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 5-3, but wrapped up the day with a 5-4 win over Northwestern in eight innings. Northwestern is receiving votes nationally. Olivet Nazarene 5, WPU 3 […]
PELLA — The Central College men’s and women’s track and field squads had nine members recognized as All-Midwest Region performers for the indoor season by the USTFCCCA Tuesday night. To be named All-Region, an athlete must either be ranked in the top-5 of an individual event in the region or be part of a top-3 […]
Davenport–In need of a big win to change the proverbial tide, the William Penn men’s lacrosse team unfortunately did not get it Wednesday as it fell 14-7 to #3 St. Ambrose in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference action. WPU (3-3, 0-2 KCAC) was aggressive throughout, outshooting the Fighting Bees 42-38, but could not get enough of […]
Parkville, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team had a rematch against the Park Pirates on Tuesday. After winning their first matchup in five, the Statesmen fell in five sets of 29-31, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19, 7-15. The Pirates opened with a lead, but WPU evened the game at the midway point. The score remained deadlocked for […]
Davenport, Iowa–The William Penn women’s lacrosse team narrowly missed upsetting the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees, falling 15-13 on Tuesday. The first quarter ended in a 3-3 deadlock. The hosts opened with the first two scores of the game, but a trio of Statesmen helped send the game to the second quarter tied. Bailee Royal (Jr., […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team saw its national ranking dip a bit after a pair of setbacks as the NAIA released its second top-10 poll Wednesday. WPU (3-2, 0-1 KCAC) fell out of the top 10 and is now in the receiving votes grouping at #14 with 14 points. The navy and gold are one […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team is off to a hot start this season and the national raters have rewarded them as the NAIA released its first top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (11-3) is unofficially 33rd nationally with 26 points. It is the first time the program has been included in the rating since ending the 2019 […]
Oskaloosa–After suffering its first league loss, the William Penn men’s volleyball team reeled off another long winning streak to keep itself in a lofty position as the NAIA released its fourth top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (18-3), which was 8-1 in this last ratings period (last night’s loss to Park did not figure into this rating), […]
Tucson, Ariz.–The William Penn softball team rallied to knock off a pair of squads receiving votes to highlight its third and fourth day of spring break. WPU (6-6) defeated Dickinson State (N.D.) 8-5 and Jamestown (N.D.) 9-3 Tuesday, but had its winning streak snapped at four Wednesday with a 10-2 setback (5 innings) to Aquinas […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — A seven-run seventh inning sparked the Central College baseball team to a 9-3 win in its first game of the 2022 season Tuesday against the University of Wisconsin – Superior. Central (2-0) made it a sweep against the Yellow Jackets (0-4) with a 5-2 victory in the second game. “I was really […]
