WPU Wins Sloppy Game in OT
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team overcame 26 turnovers to sneak past Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Park 65-58 in overtime Tuesday.
In the first matchup between the programs since the 1996-1997 campaign, William Penn (6-4, 6-3 Heart) denied the Pirates (1-8, 0-8 Heart) their first league win by limiting them to just 30.4% from the field. It was also the first overtime contest of the year for WPU, which shot 39.6% overall.
The navy and gold out of the gate, giving the ball away on five of their first seven possessions and falling behind 8-2 to Park. The hosts then scored five in a row, but could not capture the lead, eventually trailing 17-12 after 10 minutes of play. WPU committed nine turnovers in the opening period.
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Huge Run Helps Statesmen to Road Win
Cedar Rapids–The William Penn women’s basketball team overcame several issues to slip past Mount Mercy 57-51 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Thursday.
The Statesmen (5-4, 5-3 Heart), playing without starting point guard Maci Kuchta (Fr., Columbia, Mo., Biology) due to injury, trailed by as many as 11 points early in the third quarter, but rallied with an incredible 21 unanswered points. Still not out of the woods, the squad fought off the Mustangs (1-4, 1-4 Heart) down the stretch to claim victory.
Little went right for the visitors offensively in the first half as they trailed 23-20 at the break, including shooting just 26.9% from the field (16.7% 3-PT) and 36.4% from the free-throw line. Bailey Reardon (So., River Falls, Wis., Elementary Education), who entered averaging 9.8 points per game, unfortunately struggled to get anything going and suffered foul trouble.
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