Senior Day Tribute-- Saturday, February 19th

Over the weekend, William Penn honored a total of 20 seniors at the men's and women's basketball games. These seniors have all contributed to their athletic teams over the past four years and will forever be Statesmen.

The Lady Statesmen seniors honored were Rachel Butler, Roni Connelly, Sam Darley, Carleigh Hobson, Patricia O'Neill, Ashton Perez, Jacelynn Smith, Christa Subbert, Ashley Tindrell, and April Wilbur.

The Lady Statesmen ended their regular season Saturday on a high note defeating Ashford 77-45. Leading scorer for William Penn was Kim Thompson with 24 points followed by Christa Subbert with 23 points. Subbert currently sits in second place for the school,s all-time scorer with 1,085 and needs 54 points to tie the first place record. Orielle Thomas led the team in rebounding with 15 and contributed six points.

Penn's women's basketball tied for second place in Midwest Collegiate Conference with a record of 21-9 overall and 12-4 in conference.

The Statesmen seniors honored Saturday were Deon Bergeron, Boris Bobic, Nick Coffey, Jordan Letzring, Jonathan Pope, and Ryan Wilson.

In a last minute shot, the Statesmen lose a heartbreaker to Ashford, 61-60. Brandon Beasley led the men with 12 points followed by Blake Walker with 10 points. William Penn's mens basketball team finished sixth in the MCC with a record of 14-15 overall and 6-10 in conference.

The William Penn senior cheerleaders recognized were Danielette Harmon, Jennifer Miller, Stephanie Morris, and Rachel Throgmartin.

The Statesmen cheerleaders also recently competed in the 2011 Midwest NAIA Regional Competitive Cheer and Dance Invitational. Finishing in first place, clinched the cheerleaders a spot at the NCA/NDA Collegiate Nationals in Florida.

A Special Thanks goes out to all the seniors for their hardwork and dedication to William Penn!

WPU Toilet Paper Tradition

The long-standing tradition of throwing toilet paper continued during the men’s basketball game between rivals William Penn and Grand View on Wednesday, February 9th. The gym was packed on both sides with over 500 people ready to launch toilet paper at any second.


Within seven second of the game, toilet paper flew as the first basket was scored by William Penn’s number three, Blake Walker. The Statesmen went on to win the game 50-48 over the Vikings.

The leading scorer and rebounder for William Penn was Alan Douglas with 13 points and nine rebounds, followed up by teammates Wiebe Goodyk with 10 points and Blake Walker with nine points.



The toilet paper tradition has been going on since the early 1980’s, and was originally a war between Central and William Penn. It started back when William Penn was part of the NCAA Division III. Once the Statesmen moved to the NAIA and the Midwest Collegiate Conference, they quickly choose a new rival--the Vikings.

“This is a fun tradition that unites the students and campus,” said Athletic Director Greg Hafner.

Since the 1980’s the Grand View Rivalry has been a close match up as the Statesmen are one game up on the Vikings (18-17 playing record). Coach John Henry was a part of the Penn’s basketball tradition as a player until graduation in 1997, and then joined back to the tradition as a Coach in the 2001-2002 seasons. Coach Henry currently holds a 15-8 record over Grand View.

William Penn men’s basketball is currently 13-14 (5-9 MCC), and will travel to Dubuque, Iowa Saturday, February 12th for a 3 p.m. start against Clarke University.

For more information on the Men’s Basketball team, go to http://www.statesmenathletics.com/sport/12/4.php

Lady Statesmen Remain in Top 25

The newest NAIA National Polls have come out and William Penn University is making their presence known. William Penn is ranked 16th in the nation. Here are the polls:

NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Rating #8 - February 7, 2011
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
(Iowa Institutions bolded)
1. Davenport (Mich.) (15)
2. Northwestern
3. Morningside
4. Sioux Falls (S.D.)
5. Kansas Wesleyan
6. Indiana Wesleyan
7. St. Francis (Ind.)
8. Daemen (N.Y.)
9. Black Hills State (S.D.)
10. Walsh (Ohio)
11. Sterling (Kan.)
12. Ozarks (Mo.)
13. Iowa Wesleyan
14. Cedarville (Ohio)
15. St. Ambrose
16. Northwest (Wash.)
17. Cornerstone (Mich.)
18. Tennessee Wesleyan
19. Briar Cliff
19. Marian (Ind.)
21. Indiana-Southeast
22. Jamestown (N.D.)
23. Mount Marty (S.D.)
24. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)
25. William Penn

Others receiving votes: Southwestern (Kan.) 58; Valley City State (N.D.) 45; Montreat (N.C.) 44; Notre Dame (Ohio) 23; Concordia (Ore.) 23; Peru State (Neb.) 15; Saint Thomas (Fla.) 15; Huntington (Ind.) 15; Mount Mercy 14; Concordia (Mich.) 10; Dordt 7; Bethel (Ind.) 7; Milligan (Tenn.) 5; Minot State (N.D.) 4; Union (Ky.) 3; Brescia (Ky.) 3; Holy Names (Calif.) 3; Florida Memorial 1; Indiana Tech 1; Bethel (Kan.) 1; Corban (Ore.) 1.