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KC Bound! Blaylock and Cager Top the Charts as Statesmen Beat MACU William Penn University Men’s Basketball team defeated Mid-America Christian University in the opening round of the NAIA Tournament in Park City, Kansas on Saturday, March 13, 2021. Park City, Kan. — The first-ever matchup between Mid-America Christian University and William Penn pitted two top-end teams against each other for the right to travel to Kansas City for the NAIA National Tournament final site. The Evangels, hot on the heels of a 69-63 victory over Holy Cross (Ind.) Friday night, tested the Statesmen all game lo...

Newman Goes Off, Cager Set Season High as WPU Beats Park Oskaloosa — The semifinal matchup in the men’s Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament was a tale of two halves. The Park Pirates took a lead multiple times over the William Penn Statesmen in the first period, carrying a five-point advantage into the intermission. WPU fortunately bounced back, outscoring the visitors 63-35 in the second half, as Karmari Newman (Sr., Detroit, Mich., Digital Communication) caught fire, leading all players with 35 points, 32 of which came in the second act of the contest. William Penn walked of...

Big Second Half for Statesmen in Win Over Missouri Valley Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team concluded its Heart of America Athletic Conference schedule Wednesday with a sojourn down to Missouri Valley College. The Vikings (8-12, 6-9 Heart) were at the bottom of the standings in the southern half of the conference, but put up quite the fight on home soil. Down one at the half, the Statesmen dominated the second half, outscoring the Vikings 53-31, en route to a 94-73 victory. The team improves its record to 20-1 overall and will conclude regular-season conference play wit...

Big Runs Push WPU to Big Win Over Park Oskaloosa — The first ever men’s basketball matchup between Park and William Penn in league play closed out the 2020 part of the schedule for the Statesmen on Tuesday night. The Pirates, who entered the season receiving votes in the NAIA coaches’ poll, held their own in the first half. But it was all WPU from there and the Statesmen, for the first time in program history, are undefeated at the Christmas break. The 110-81 victory puts William Penn at 11-0 on the year, 9-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play.