Oskaloosa – The Statesmen women’s basketball team fell it its final home contest of the season against conference foe MidAmerica Nazarene. Both teams struggled shooting on Senior Day as William Penn (7-19, 4-14) was outshot 32.6%-35.2% by the Pioneers (21-3, 17-1) but performed well at the free-throw line, Making 66.7% (10-for-15), while the Pioneers only […]
Rosemont, Ill. — The William Penn softball team succeeded on the third and final day of the Rosemont Dome Tournament Saturday. WPU swept the day, outscoring its opponents 19-7, highlighted by a 12-1, five-inning victory over Mount Mary before edging No. 21 Indiana Wesleyan, 7-6. WPU 12, Mount Mary 1 Breleigh Mengel (Fr., Jefferson, Wis., […]
Rosemont, Ill.– The William Penn softball team returned to action Friday at the Rosemont Dome Tournament, taking on Madonna (Mich.) and Cornerstone (Mich.). The Statesmen (1-2) fell to No. 14 Madonna (3-0) in the opener 7-2, before bouncing back with a dominant 8-0, five-inning shutout over Cornerstone (1-2) in the day’s nightcap. Madonna 7, WPU […]
Sioux City, Iowa–The No. 6 William Penn Statesmen dropped the opening two sets before storming back to defeat the No. 14 Morningside Mustangs in a five-set Heart of America Athletic Conference thriller Friday. William Penn (4-2, 1-1 Heart) secured the reverse sweep with set scores of 23-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22, and 15-12. After hitting just […]
Grinnell–Adedoyin Aderibigbe (Fr., Cedar Hill, Texas, Sociology) became the first female runner to qualify for nationals this season as the William Penn women’s indoor track and field team competed at the Darren Young Classic hosted by Grinnell Friday and Saturday. Aderibigbe topped the 60-meter dash field with a provisional-standard time of 7.62 seconds. She joins […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn Esports team came away with its first earned Rocket League victory, sweeping Culver-Stockton 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Thursday. WPU (2-2), which won its first-ever match via forfeit last week, started Thursday by slipping past the Wildcats 3-2 in the opening bout. After more than a minute of scoreless […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team is back in the national ranking for the first time in nearly three years as the NAIA released its sixth top-25 poll Wednesday. The Statesmen (19-6, 13-4 Heart) are unofficially 36th in the country with five points. It is the program’s first ratings appearance since October 25, 2023 (No. […]
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Making its earliest season debut in program history Sunday, the Central College baseball team started the season with an 8-4 loss against Augustana University (Ill.) before taking a 16-6 win over Grinnell College Leading 9-6 going into the bottom of the seventh, Central (1-1) tagged Grinnell (0-2) for seven runs and […]
Maryville, Mo.–The William Penn men’s indoor track and field team added to its national-qualifying list, while also knocking off school records as it battled at the Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Invitational Friday and Saturday. Headlined by a striking performance from Koby Higginbotham (Fr., Knoxville, Iowa, Exercise Science), two programs records were set and the list […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn eSports team officially got its inaugural Rocket League season underway Thursday as it fell 3-1 to Central Methodist in Heart of America Athletic Conference competition. WPU (10-1), which earned a forfeit Tuesday in its season opener against Graceland, started slow with a 6-2 loss in the opening game. The squad recorded just […]
