William Penn Athletics News–September 17
William Penn University Athletics
Statesmen Tie Future HAAC Foe
Interview video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x5P1iBnShI&feature=youtu.be
Oskaloosa–A tie is rarely a desired result, but playing against a tough foe from its future conference the William Penn women’s soccer team earned exactly that with a 0-0 decision with Avila (Mo.) Wednesday.
The Statesmen (3-4-1) were outshot just 16-12 and weathered an early onslaught of offensive chances. The contest eventually evened out and actually went in strong favor of WPU in the second overtime as the Eagles (4-2-2) went a player down when one individual was whistled for her second yellow. Unfortunately, the navy and gold could not take advantage, but still came up with a positive result against a Heart of America Athletic Conference squad that finished 2013 with a 15-3-1 mark.
Alyce Correia (So., Perth, Australia, Elementary Education) managed a team-high five shots, while Silvia Munoz (Jr., Paramount, Calif., Elementary Education) added three off the bench.
Kelly Button (Sr., Tucson, Ariz., Business Management) finished with eight saves in the tie.
Next Up: William Penn travels to Marshall, Mo. next Tuesday to face Missouri Valley in non-conference play at 1 p.m.
WPU Falls 5-2 to Avila
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team could not dig itself out of a huge early hole in falling 5-2 to Avila (Mo.) in non-conference play Wednesday.
William Penn (4-3) was only outshot 11-8, but permitted a goal in the third minute. Two more Eagle scores were then tallied at the 13:08 and 22:39 marks. The two programs will see a lot of each other in the future when the navy and gold join Avila in the Heart of America Athletic Conference next fall.
The hosts slowly started to chip away at the deficit right before halftime when Milo Bruce-Burgess (Sr., Brockenhurst, England, Physical Education) got WPU on the board unassisted in the 39th minute.
Adrian Macias (Jr., Denver, Colo., Applied Mathematics) also scored unassisted at the 47:28 mark to make it a one-goal contest. Unfortunately, the remainder of the evening went to Avila (4-2-1) with tallies in the 63rd and 83rd minutes.
Austin Ryan (Sr., Parkersburg, Iowa, Business Management) paced the offense with three shots, while Mason Bandy (Sr., Calgary, Alberta, Biology) recorded six saves Wednesday.
Next Up: William Penn stays at home next Tuesday to host Graceland in non-conference play at 7 p.m.
William Penn Loses in Straight Sets to Waldorf
Forest City–The Statesmen volleyball team could not break from its current slide with a 3-0 loss to Waldorf in non-conference play Wednesday.
William Penn (2-14), which lost by scores of 15-25, 21-25, 18-25, was outhit .170-.094.
Kayce Skocko (Jr., Watsonville, Calif., Business Management) guided the visitors with 11 kills, while Kylie Giger (Jr., Elkhart, Ind., Exercise Science) added five winners. Leyra Jusino (Jr., Bayamon, P.R., General Biology) assisted on 18 points and served up two aces, while Danielle Breeher (Jr., St. Louis, Mo., Undecided) posted 13 digs. Erika Getz (Jr., Parsons, Kan., Physical Education) also tallied a solo block in the setback.
“We are getting better at making the changes we have been working on,” Head Coach Jennifer Carlson said. “We just could not put a ball away tonight.”
Next Up: William Penn returns home next Tuesday to host Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) in non-conference play at 7 p.m.
