Under the direction of head coach Sue Lubking, the 1979 West Chester University women’s lacrosse season got off to an inauspicious start as the Golden Rams won just two of their first five games. However, a win over second-ranked Maryland inspired West Chester’s women to finish the regular-season 4-2 and enter the U.S. Women’s Intercollegiate Lacrosse Coaches’ Association (USWILCA) national tournament with a 6-5 mark. From there, West Chester ran the table, rattling off five consecutive victories, including a triumph over nearby rival Ursinus in the national championship game – avenging a pair of losses to the Bears earlier that spring. In all, the Golden Rams won their final six contests of the season to take home the top prize in women’s lacrosse that year. West Chester was armed with 12 players, who would later be named to the Philadelphia College Lacrosse Association All-College team.