Today we quickly look at this week's football opponent Waldorf.
But first a look back over the week…
The men's golf finished 15th out of 17 teams at the Iowa Wesleyan Tournament with Adriaan de Villiers finishing 23rd out of 100 golfers. While the Lady Statesmen, finished 5th out of 13 teams at the Concordia Invitational. Maggie Yang was the Lady Statesmen’s highest finisher placing 9th out of 77 athletes.
Women's volleyball picked up a win over Waldorf on Tuesday improving their overall record to 8-6, 1-1 MCC. The Lady Statesmen will play in the Ashford Tournament this upcoming weekend.
Last weekend, Cross Country participated in the Luther Invitational. Lead runner for the men was Nick Reynolds with a time of 22:43 (100th place) and lead runner for the women was Kyra English with a time of 22:08 (131st place). Statesmen & Lady Statesmen will head to the Iowa Intercollegiate Championships in Ames, Iowa this weekend.
Men's and women’s soccer continue their fall season action. The WPU men were defeated by St. Mary (Kan.) on Friday 1-2 and tied Illinois College on Sunday 0-0. The women's soccer team beat St. Mary (Kan.) 1-0, and then lost to Illinois College 1-2 on Sunday. Both soccer teams will play home Saturday at 5 & 7 p.m. against Mount Mercy.
Now on to know your opponent this week for the 6 p.m. (Central) kick off between William Penn and Waldorf. The contest will be carried locally by MCG 22 TV and also broadcast on KBOE local Radio.
1.) The College was founded in 1903 as a result of “The Great Hotel War of Forest City.”
2.) In the spring of 1994, the College was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to offer its first bachelor’s degrees. Waldorf became a fully accredited bachelor’s degree granting college in February of 2001.
3.) Notable Alumni include Brad Anderson, CEO of Best Buy, who received his A.A. from Waldorf College in 1969. Other distinguished alumni include John K. Hanson, founder of Winnebago Industries; Irving "Bud" Alne, former Lockheed executive; Dennis N. Highby, CEO of Cabela's; Kent Stock, coach of Norway Iowa High School baseball portrayed by actor Sean Astin in the film The Final Season; and Dan Meyer, 2007 Ig Nobel Laureate in Medicine, and President of the Sword Swallowers Association International. Bob Backlund, a former professional wrestler, who is considered a top 50 Pro Wrestler ever was a 2x wrestling All-American
4.) Waldorf Stats after 2 games:
Type G RushYds PassYds TotalYds Avg RushTD PassTD
Team Overall 2 181 185 366 183.0 1 0
Opp Overall 2 363 221 584 292.0 5 2
Type G SoloTkl AstTkl TotTkl PassDef PassInt ForcFum BlockKick Saf
Team Overall 2 66 70 136 5 2 2 0 0
Opp Overall 2 63 90 153 7 3 4 1 1
5.) Waldorf Ranks after two games:
Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Pat Kicking (1.000)
Ranks Number 7 in Division I in Pass Defense per Game (110.500)
Ranks Number 13 in Division I in 4th Down Conv. (75.000)
Ranks Number 22 in Division I in Opponent First Downs (30)
Ranks Number 26 in Division I in Total Sacks Against (4.000)
Ranks Number 27 in Division I in Sacks Against (2.000)
Ranks Number 30 in Division I in Opp 3rd Down Conv. (29.200)
Ranks Number 30 in Division I in Total Defense per Game (292.000)
Ranks Number 31 in Division I in Total Sacks By (4.000)
Ranks Number 31 in Division I in Punt Returns Yds per Att (10.000)
Ranks Number 31 in Division I in Sacks By (2.000)
Ranks Number 37 in Division I in Opp 4th Down Conv. (50.000)
Ranks Number 37 in Division I in KickOff Returns Yds per Att (21.200)
Ranks Number 41 in Division I in Pass Def Effiency (113.000)
Ranks Number 43 in Division I in Penalty Yds per Game (58.500)
Ranks Number 45 in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (25.500)
