Tucson, Ariz.–The Statesmen softball team has opened its annual spring break trip with a trio of victories, including one by mercy rule. On Sunday, WPU (3-5) defeated Dakota Wesleyan 3-2 before falling to St. Francis (Ill.) 9-4. Then on Monday, the navy and gold were perfect with a 5-2 victory over Presentation and an 8-0 […]
Oskaloosa–Both the William Penn men’s and women’s bowling teams will get to fight for NAIA hardware as they earned berths to the NAIA National Championship. The Statesmen are one of 12 teams in each Championship, garnering at-large berths based off of impressive resumes. Five at-large bids were doled out for each tournament, while seven men’s […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team was stymied on offense as it fell to #7 Indiana Tech 10-1 in non-conference play Saturday. In an effort to get ahead of forecasted storms, the game was moved up two hours, but Mother Nature still wreaked havoc, postponing the start more than a half hour with a lightning delay. […]
Davenport–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team was in the thick of it at the halfway point Saturday, but could not keep up with its foe in the latter stages in a 21-10 non-conference loss to Concordia (Mich.). In a matchup that featured a pair of lightning delays, William Penn (2-3) briefly caught said lightning in its […]
Oskaloosa–Capping off the first day of their very first hosted tournament, the William Penn men’s volleyball team defeated the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes in straight sets of 25-13, 25-16, 25-16. After trading the opening two points, WPU ripped off a number of big runs to put the opening frame out of reach early. They took nine […]
Wichita, Kan.–Cameron Hargrove (Fr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Undecided) recorded one of the biggest upsets in the tournament, but fell just shy of All-America status at the 65th Annual NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championship Friday. The 149-pounder owned a 2-2 mark, landing one win short of getting on the podium in his first trip to nationals. He […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team bulldozed its competition Saturday as it finished the William Penn Invitational with a perfect 4-0 record. Winners of eight in a row, #2 WPU (18-2) opened its day with a 3-0 sweep of Morningside (25-21, 25-19, 25-19) before also taking care of Central Christian (Kan.) in three sets (25-11, […]
Palos Heights, Ill.–The William Penn baseball team had a series against the Trinity Christian Trolls this weekend, finishing with a four-game sweep. WPU 7, TCC 2 The Trolls took advantage of a pair of miscues in the first inning to get on the board first. The Statesmen, however, responded in a big way. Nathan Jessell […]
Brookings, S.D.–Loubert Dagrin (So., Miami, Fla., Sociology) bettered his own school record at the biggest meet of the year en route to gaining hardware at the 57th Annual NAIA Indoor National Championship. Dagrin garnered his second All-America honor by placing fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, breaking his old top mark in a time of 7.94 […]
Charlotte, NC – The NJCAA National Office released the second installment of rankings for the regular season, including Division I and II softball and all three divisions of baseball. Below is a summary of the rankings from Monday’s announcement: DI Baseball | Walters State (AL) took over the No. 1 spot by three points in […]
