Canton, Mo.–After a slow start, both teams caught fire and it was the Statesmen men’s basketball team that yet again won a tight one, defeating Culver-Stockton 95-90 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (27-1, 18-1 Heart), which has now won 16 games in a row, scored 60 points in the second half […]
Brighton, Mich./Dearborn, Mich.–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team thumped one foe and a day later earned its first nail-biter of the season as it remains perfect this season. William Penn (3-0) defeated Cleary 23-2 Friday and then held off Michigan-Dearborn 7-5 Saturday to stay unblemished. WPU 23, Cleary 2 Boston Romero (So., Las Vegas, Nev., Business […]
Canton, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team concluded its 2021-2022 campaign with a 54-40 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Culver-Stockton Saturday. William Penn (5-25, 5-14 Heart) was stymied on offense, being limited to just 25.0% from the field. The visitors’ defense was solid, though, holding the Wildcats (14-14, 8-11 Heart) to 39.6% overall, but […]
PELLA—It was a Senior Night to remember for Caden Mauck (5th-year, Kansas City, Mo., Blue Springs South HS) and the Central College men’s basketball team Saturday. Mauck topped the 1,000-point mark for his career and pumped in a team-high 16 points to propel the hot-shooting Dutch to an 89-73 season-ending triumph over Simpson College before […]
PELLA—Some early turnover issues for the Central College women’s basketball team gave nationally ranked Simpson College the only opening it needed to roll up a 109-64 win Saturday. The young Dutch close the year at 6-15 overall and 4-11 in American Rivers play. They committed 31 turnovers, including 12 in the first period. “Our turnovers […]
Forest City–The William Penn women’s wrestling team hit the mat one final time before competing for league glory as it faced off in a pair of Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meets Friday. WPU (3-6, 3-3 Heart) defeated Waldorf 21-16 and then dropped Missouri Valley 30-9. In an unorthodox start, the Waldorf dual started […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the January Player of the Month laurels. Senior men’s basketball player Kevion Blaylock (Houston, Texas, Information Technology) earned the Male award, while junior women’s basketball player Morgan Terry (Cornersville, Tenn., Biology) claimed the Female honor. The accolade is the fourth for Blaylock in […]
PELLA—An off-target first-half offense led to the Central College women’s basketball team’s second loss to Luther College in five days, 68-50 Wednesday. Luther (9-15 overall, 6-9 American Rivers) bolted to a 12-0 lead as the Dutch misfired on their first nine field goal tries. Central (6-14 overall, 4-10 conference) climbed within 14-9 at the end […]
Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Athletic Department, along with the men’s basketball team has designated the upcoming National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XI Championship game as Coaches vs. Cancer Night on Saturday, Feb. 26. The Warriors, who secured home court advantage for the three-team regional tournament, will host the winner of (2) […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team finished off their regular season home schedule with a 106-79 victory over the Clarke Pride. The Statesmen are now 26-1 overall and 17-1 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. WPU immediately went on a 14-3 scoring run in the first four minutes of the game as Chanze Cruesoe […]
