Box Score
WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Jen Hutchinson and Lara Bodenstab each scored their first career goals as No. 13 West Chester used a three-goal second half to down visiting Millersville on an overcast Tuesday afternoon at South Campus Field.
West Chester (3-1, 2-1 PSAC East) picked up its second straight league win, after dropping the opener at Bloomsburg. Millersville (1-4, 0-3 PSAC East) fell to 0-3 in league play following the setback.
A slow first half gave way to an explosive second frame for the Golden Rams. Hutchinson opened the scoring in the 68th minute, blasting a shot from the top of the penalty circle that rocketed past Marauders’ goalkeeper, Brandi Tipton.
Bodenstab then scored just four minutes later, taking a well-placed corner kick by Jessica Bennett and depositing it into the back of the net to put West Chester up, 2-0.
Ashley Kershaw sealed the West Chester victory with a one-touch goal in the 90th minute off a beautiful goal-line feed from Heather Manorek.
However, the real story for the Rams came on the defensive side of the ball as West Chester’s experienced backs held Millersville without a shot on goal for the entire game. Millersville failed to attempt any shot at all until the 89th minute, which bounced wide of the net.
West Chester freshman goalkeeper Lyndsie Bernardini notched her third shutout in four games this season without needing to make a save.
The Golden Rams outshot the Marauders by a count of 17-1.
West Chester returns to action on Saturday afternoon as they square off against Mansfield in another PSAC East showdown at 12 p.m. back at the South Campus Soccer Field.
