KUTZTOWN, PA - Tatum Altman (North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick) scored five goals and added seven more assists for a 12-point outing as fourth-ranked West Chester went on the road to defeat Kutztown, 25-5, inside Andre Reed Stadium in the regular-season finale.
West Chester (11-0, 11-0) finishes the regular season undefeated and earns the top seed in the PSAC Tournament. The Golden Rams receive a bye in the first round and will take on the winner of East Stroudsburg vs. Bloomsburg in the conference semifinals next Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Vonnie Gros Field. Kutztown finishes its season at 1-12 overall and 1-11 in the conference.
The Golden Rams scored 15 goals in the first half and 10 more in the second to easily put the game out of reach early. Altman's five markers gives her 39 on the season. Teammates
Trisha Baud (West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) and
Hannah Stanislawczyk (Mohnton, Pa./Gov. Mifflin) each reached 30 goals on the year in the win as well. Baud had a hat trick and Stanislawczyk tallied four times.
Kelly Baumann (South Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman) scored twice and added three assists in the win.
Defensively,
Molly Reinhart (Sinking Springs, Pa./Wilson) was credited with five ground balls and four caused turnovers. She was stout in front of goalkeepers
Julianne Clemens (Springfield, Pa./Spring-Ford),
Jessica Gorr (Exton, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) and
Ellie Hughes (Abington, Pa./Abington). Both Clemens and Hughes were credited with three saves each.
Lindsay Monigle (Rehoboth Beach, Del./Cape Henlopen) etched her name all over the scorebook Wednesday, scoring twice, assisting on two others, while also picking up three ground balls and causing a pair of turnovers.
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