No. 14 West Chester Shuts Out Shippensburg, 3-0

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - No. 14-ranked West Chester men's soccer defeated Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division rival Shippensburg University 3-0 on Saturday. The win gives West Chester a 7-1-1 record (4-0-1 in conference).

How it happened:

• Doug Goitia (Mount Pocono, Pa. / Mountain East) scored his third goal of the season to give West Chester the lead in the 24^th minute. Matt Stevenson (Lansdale, PA / Pennridge) tallied the assist on the goal.
• The Golden Rams increased their lead to 2-0 in the 52^nd minute as Brett Miller (Washington Crossing, Pa. / Council Rock North) scored his first goal of the season.
• Daniel Grindrod (Neshaminy / Feasterville, PA) sealed the deal in the 58^th minute, scoring his second goal of the season. His goal was set up off of a corner kick from Stephen Thompson (Mechanicsburg, PA / Cumberland Valley), who recorded the assist. 

Inside the numbers:

• Grindrod has now scored a goal in the past two contests.
• Junior goalkeeper Drew Fink (Boiling Springs, Pa. / Boiling Springs) made his first collegiate appearance in net today for the Golden Rams, taking over for Daniel Good (Exton, PA / Downingtown East) in the 72^nd minute. The two keepers combined for West Chester's fourth shutout of the season.
• West Chester is now 7-1-2 in their last ten matches against Shippensburg, dating back to 2011. 

Up Next:

The Golden Rams are on the road on Wednesday as they travel to Bloomsburg University. Their matchup against the Huskies will take place at 7 p.m.