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William Penn University Athletics
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team is right where it needs to be as it enters this week’s league tournament, moving up to #30 as the sixth NAIA Division I top-25 poll was released Tuesday.
The Statesmen (18-12) are in a great position to possibly steal a postseason berth, but still have work to do, beginning with a Heart Tournament Quarterfinal matchup with #4 seed MidAmerica Nazarene in Olathe, Kan. Wednesday at 7 p.m. The navy and gold, who are seeded fifth, will likely need to win their quarterfinal contest and also have a good showing in the semifinals to garner an at-large bid; an automatic berth is awarded to the tournament champion.
WPU, which owns 12 points, is one of five programs from the league in this week’s poll. Baker tops the group at #8, while Benedictine is #13 and Central Methodist is #21. Clarke is also receiving votes at #28.
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) is #1 for the sixth-straight poll with 250 points and all 10 first-place votes. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Vanguard (Calif.), and Shawnee State (Ohio) round out the top five.
