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WEST CHESTER, Pa. - West Chester University opens its home slate this afternoon on Hall of Fame Day at John A. Farrell Stadium. It marks the second time in the all-time series that West Chester will open its home slate against Gannon. The Golden Rams defeated the Golden Knights, 21-17, on that only other occasion in 2012.
West Chester is 71-23-2 overall in home openers since 1920 and 32-16 in home openers inside Farrell Stadium since it opened its gates in 1970. Additionally, the Golden Rams are 10-5 in home openers under current head coach
Bill Zwaan, Sr. West Chester is coming off a very convincing 44-6 non-league victory on the road over Bentley University out of the Northeast-10 Conference. The Golden Rams scored 27 points in the second quarter and never looked back. As a result, West Chester's
Nate Barnes was named the PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week while teammate
Andrew Chegia was named the Eastern Division Special Teams Athlete of the Week.
Gannon, featuring consensus first-team All-America running back Marcus Jones, is coming off a 35-32 loss at home to Southern Connecticut State, which also competes in the Northeast-10 Conference. The two teams combined for 40 points in the fourth quarter, including three touchdowns in the final minute of play, to break open what was a 14-13 contest in favor of SCSU through 45 minutes of play. Gannon held a 25-20 lead late when Southern Connecticut State scored on a 7-yard run and then returned an interceptoin for a touchdown to take the lead for good.
At halftime, West Chester University will introduce the crowd to the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Seven former student-athletes and the 2008 women's lacrosse national championship team will be honored. The Hall of Fame banquet will be held Saturday evening at 7 p.m. inside Sykes Student Union ballrooms.
