West Chester Knocks Off No. 8 Kutztown, 4-1

Box Score KUTZTOWN, Pa. – West Chester scored three second-half goals to erase a halftime tie en route to a 4-1 victory over eighth-ranked Kutztown inside Andre Reed Stadium Saturday evening.
 
West Chester (6-6, 3-2 PSAC) moved ahead of Kutztown (7-4, 2-2) into fifth place in the conference standings with the win. It also ended a two-game skid by the Golden Rams.
 
Sr., Dayle Paustian (Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) scored one goal and assisted on two others of the Golden Rams' three second-half tallies to lead the charge and give West Chester a 3-1 advantage with 15 minutes left in the contest. Kaitlin Hatch (Sewell, N.J./Washington Twp.) scored each of the Rams' final two goals.
 
Kutztown had taken a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute of the contest. However, Rachal Toppi (Glassboro, N.J./Glassboro) tied the game nearly two minutes later, and that is how things stood heading into the break.
 
Sarah Krause (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) made six saves in picking up the win in the cage.
 
West Chester returns to action next Saturday when the Golden Rams host Bloomsburg at Vonnie Gros Field.