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MILLERSVILLE, Pa. –
Rondell White rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 20/22 West Chester University to a 48-3 victory over Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference rival Millersville at Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium on a rainy Saturday night.
West Chester (3-0, 1-0 PSAC) opens the year with three wins for the first time since 1996 while extending its winning streak over Millersville (0-3, 0-1) to 11 straight games.
One week after putting up 612 yards of total offense on Gannon, West Chester bested that effort with 624 yards against the Marauders Saturday. The Golden Rams outgained Millersville by a lopsided 624-121 margin, including a school-record 456 yards on the ground. That total was three yards more than the 453 yards rushing the Golden Rams laid on the Marauders in 2008 when former RB D’Andre Webb rushed for a single-game school record 306 yards and scored five TDs.
“With it raining as hard as it was, which was practically the whole game, we knew it was going to be a running game,” WCU head coach Bill Zwaan said. “(Rondell White) and Brandon Monk did a nice job of finding the seams and hitting the holes.
“And our offensive line up front did a really nice job as well. We needed those guys to have a big day, and they did. But, our wide receivers also did a nice job of blocking down field. They knew they were not going to have a lot of passes thrown their way with it raining as hard as it was. But, they still contributed in a big way.”
Brandon Monk rushed for a career-high 175 yards on 15 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns. Tight end
Tim Brown caught three passes for 89 yards and a score as well.
Adam Dempsey caught a touchdown pass for the second straight game. He finished the day with two catches for 19 yards. Quarterback
Sean McCartney was 9 of 13 for 168 yards and two TD tosses. He spent most of the night handing off to his running backs. West Chester ran the ball a school-record 63 times Saturday night.
Mike Labor led all West Chester players with seven tackles, including half of a sack. He also forced a fumble.
Blaise Schieler finished with six tackles, including four solo stops.
West Chester will return home next Saturday night at 6 p.m. to take on visiting Kutztown on Family Weekend. It is also “Coaches To Cure MD” night as well as “Unite For HER”. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to Farrell Stadium for Saturday’s tilt. “Pink Out” T-shirts will be sold all week long in Sykes Student Union on campus as well as at the football game that evening with proceeds going to help fight breast cancer. Parking will be at a premium around the stadium and on campus. Fans are encouraged to arrive early and expect delays.
NOTES: West Chester defeated Millersville, 48-3, Saturday night … it marks the first time since 1996 that the Golden Rams have opened the season 3-0 … West Chester’s offense has scored 45, 56 and 48 points in its first three games – an average of 49.7 points per game … the win also extended WCU’s winning streak over Millersville to 11 straight games … Sr., RB Rondell White rushed for over 200 yards for the second straight week, picking up 227 yards on 34 carries Saturday against Millersville … he rushed for 245 yards and a pair of scores last week at Gannon … he has now rushed for over 200 yards in a game seven times in his career … White moves into eighth place on West Chester’s all-time rushing list with 2,915 yards in his illustrious career … he also has 27 career rushing TDs … that puts him eighth all-time at WCU in rushing TDs as well … So., RB Brandon Monk posted a career-high 175 yards rushing in relief of White … both White and Monk rushed for over 100 yards, marking the first time since 2004 that West Chester had a pair of running backs each eclipse 100 yards rushing in the same game … West Chester’s 456 yards rushing as a team is a new school record and the sixth time that the Golden Rams have rushed for more than 400 yards in a contest … WCU’s 63 rushing attempts was also a single-game record.
