Addison, Ill.–The William Penn bowling teams competed in the USBC Singles Sectionals on Friday. Rok Kostric (Sr., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management) will be the lone Statesmen representative in the Intercollegiate Singles Championships. He placed third among 276 bowlers, totaling 1,337 pins across his six games for an average of 222.8. Connor Rissi (Fr., Cedar Rapids, […]
Mar 13 2022 | Posted in
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Jamestown, N.D.–Salima Omari (So., Iowa City, Iowa) carried her momentum from the conference tournament into nationals and performed well, falling just shy of hardware at the NAIA National Invitational Friday. Omari concluded the season by going 2-2 at 155 pounds, ending up one win shy of placing in the top eight to earn All-America laurels. […]
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St. Louis, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team suffered their fourth loss of the season, losing to the Missouri Baptist Spartans by scores of 20-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-13, 11-15. The Spartans opened the first set with a 7-1 lead and quickly extended that lead to 12-5. The Statesmen tried to battle their way back, but […]
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AUBURNDALE, FLA. — The Central College baseball team was outslugged by Illinois Wesleyan University Sunday afternoon, falling 11-3 in the first game of its spring break trip to Florida. The Titans (4-5) pounded 16 hits compared to seven for the Dutch (1-2). “Their offense is elite,” coach Casey Klunder said. “They don’t strike out and […]
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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 […]
Mar 11 2022 | Posted in
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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 […]
Mar 10 2022 | Posted in
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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 […]
Mar 9 2022 | Posted in
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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 […]
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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., […]
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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 […]
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