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 […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Loubert Dagrin (So., Miami, Fla., Sociology) and women’s lacrosse player MacKenzie Petersen (Jr., Albertville, Minn., Public Accounting) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of February 28-March 6, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Dagrin, in his second trip to NAIA Nationals, placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles. […]
Oskaloosa–Two Statesmen were integral parts in guiding their team to a perfect week and were lauded for their efforts as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week awards were announced Monday. Landon Krause (So., Appleton, Wis., Sports Management) was named Attack of the Week, while Charlie Figy (So., Appleton, Wis., […]
PELLA—Shutdown defense carried Central College softball catcher Madison Farrington (junior, Marshalltown, East Marshall HS) to all-tournament honors at the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic. The team was named following the three-day, 24-team tournament that completed play Sunday in Columbus, Georgia. The elite field featured five of the top six teams in the preseason NFCA Division […]
