West Chester vs Lock Haven
Game Details: January 6 I 5:30 P.M.
Location: Hollinger Field House (West Chester, Pa.)
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Series: 37-15
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Happening Pregame
Before tonight’s game, West Chester plans to recognize Michelle Kozicki again for scoring her 1000th point as a Golden Ram on Friday night at Shepherd. Kozicki scored 21 in the victory, including 12 in the second half, with 10 of those 12 coming in the fourth quarter.
Last Time Out
West Chester opened 2025 and PSAC East play with a 68-60 victory over Shepherd on Friday night in West Virginia. With this win, which was powered by a pair of double-doubles from Michelle Kozicki (Wilmington, Del./Padua) (21 pts/12 rebounds) and Anna McTamney (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) (19 pts/career-high 13 rebounds), West Chester has now opened PSAC East play with a win twice in the last three seasons with the lone exception being an OT loss at Lock Haven last January. West Chester scored 11 of the first 12 points and held a 13-3 lead at the end of the first quarter, but despite holding Shepherd to a season-low 26 first-half points, it trailed 26-22 at the half. West Chester erased the deficit early in the third quarter and carried a lead into the fourth. Still, it wasn’t until a late fourth-quarter run, sparked by a layup by Michelle Kozicki, which saw her finish through contact, that the Golden Rams took a 56-54 lead they would never relinquish. West Chester shot 43.8 % (21-of-48) from the field in the win, including 50.0 % (6-of-12) in the third and 60.0 % (6-of-10) in the fourth to leave West Virginia with a victory. One of the top free throw shooting teams in DII, West Chester, shot an uncharacteristic 68.8 % (22-of-32) at the line in the win on Friday.
Flock Talk
Kozicki ranks second in the PSAC in scoring, averaging 20.5 points per game, while her 10.4 rebounds per game is fourth best in the league. Anna McTamney is second on the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 14.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as she also closes in on her 1000th point as a Golden Ram after scoring her 1000th collegiate point in a November victory over Holy Family. Ranking third on the team in scoring, Bella Mazur (Linwood, N.J./Mainland) has been a great addition to the Golden Ram lineup in her rookie campaign, averaging 8.9 points per game thanks in part to four double-digit scoring efforts in five home games. As a team, West Chester averages 66.2 points per game on 39.5 % shooting from the field and 26.3 % from three-point range. West Chester also leads the PSAC and ranks in the top 10 in Division II in free throw shooting, connecting on 79.3 % of its attempts at the stripe.
Working Overtime
West Chester picked up its second OT win of the season on December 17 at Pitt-Johnstown, which marks the first time since 2015-16 that WCU has won two OT games in the same season. (1/23/16 Def. LHU; 2/10/16 Def. ESU). WCU played in OT twice in 2019-20 and has not played in OT more than twice since 2015-16, when the team went 2-1 in the extra period.
Working in the Paint
West Chester has outscored its opponents in the paint in nine of 13 games this season, including a 48-14 lead vs Wilmington. The Golden Rams have outscored opponents 344 (26.4/g)-200 (15.3/g) in the paint this season.
Bella Can Ball
Bella Mazur has had a strong start to her collegiate career, ranking third on the team in scoring, averaging 8.9 points per game. Mazur has scored in double figures five times in her rookie season, including two of the last three and four times in the last five home games.
Chasing 1,000
As West Chester honors Kozicki for her 1000th career point as a Golden Ram, the Golden Rams expect to have at least one more commemorative basketball to present this year as McTamney remains 52 away from her 1000th point as a Golden Ram after reaching the cumulative milestone earlier this season.
Series History
West Chester has been hard to beat at home since returning to action following the COVID-19 Pandemic, going 38-11 in 49 home games, including a record of 32-4 since the beginning of the 2022-23 season. When West Chester squares off against Lock Haven on Monday night at 5:30, it will be the 53rd meeting between the two teams in a series that West Chester leads 37-15. West Chester split the season series with Lock Haven a year ago, dropping its East opener on the road by a 76-73 final in OT before roaring back to win the second meeting in Hollinger by a 58-49 margin. This win in early February was a part of the Golden Rams' 27-game home winning streak, which was halted earlier this season by IUP but not before West Chester matched Harding (Ar.) for the longest active home winning streak in DII women’s basketball.
Scouting Lock Haven
Following an upset win over nationally-ranked Gannon just before the Holiday Break, Lock Haven opened 2025 with a home loss against Kutztown on Friday night, falling to the Golden Bears by a 68-66 final. Lock Haven jumped out to a five-point (19-14) lead after the first quarter but found itself on the wrong end of the scoreboard in the second (16-11) and third (19-14), which, despite a 22-19 fourth-quarter effort proved costly in the loss. Lock Haven hit just 36.5 % (23-of-63) from the field, including a 22.2 % (2-of-9) effort from three-point range, while also shooting just 66.7 % (18-of-27) from the free-throw line. Madeline Evans, who leads the PSAC in rebounding, averaging 11.9 rebounds per game, turned in a 17-point, 12-rebound double-double, while Jenadia Jordan led the team in assists with three. For the year, Lock Haven averages 70.8 points per game on 40.5 % shooting from the field and a 20.9 % effort from three-point range while also hitting 76.1 % of its attempts at the free throw line. IUP transfer Kiera Baughman leads the Bald Eagles in scoring, averaging 15.5 points per game, while Jordan is second, averaging 14.8, followed by Evans in third, averaging 13.1. Baughman also leads the team in assists on the year, averaging 2.9 per game, while ranking second on the team in steals, averaging 1.9 per game.
