West Chester vs Bentley
Game Details: March 2 I 1 P.M.
Location: Vonnie Gros Field (West Chester, Pa.)
Series: 3-0
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Last Time Out
West Chester leapt out to a 6-0 lead in just over seven minutes, led 13-1 at the end of the first quarter, and 7-2 at the half en route to a dominant 24-2 victory over American International College (1-3) on Friday afternoon. The Golden Ram defense, led by three saves from Morgan Koons (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood), pitched a second-half shutout, while the Golden Ram offense added seven goals to its tally, including five in the third quarter, to cruise to victory. West Chester ended the game with a 41-9 lead in shots, a 17-10 lead in turnovers (12-5 in caused turnovers), and an 18-9 lead in draw controls. The Golden Rams were successful on 9-of-10 clear attempts and ended the afternoon with a 19-7 lead in ground balls. Keri Barnett (Glenolden, Pa./Archbishop Carroll) and Grace Rosica (Dublin, Pa./Pennridge) led the team in scoring on Friday with four goals and one assist for five points each as two of 15 Golden Rams to score in the victory.
First Timers
Morgan McClintock (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley), Audrey Miller (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson), Maddy Mela (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), Nicolette Giordano (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) and Anna Vaccerelli (Medina, Oh./Medina) all scored their first goals as Golden Rams in the 24-2 victory on Friday afternoon against American International.
Flock Talk
Keri Barnett (Glenolden, Pa./Archbishop Carroll) is first on the team in scoring with 10 goals and three assists for 13 points, while Kendall Fortune (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) and Grace Rosica (Dublin, Pa./Pennridge) are second on the team in goals with six each along with two and one assist for eight and seven points, respectively. Sydney Wasdick (Pottsgrove, Pa./Pottsgrove) has five goals to her name early this season, while Lila McMahon Skates (West Linn, Ore./West Linn) leads the second unit in goal-scoring with four, along with two assists for six points on the year. McClintock is first on the team in assists with four after handing out three in the victory on Friday afternoon.
Power Surge
West Chester has scored 45 goals through its first two games, entering play on Sunday afternoon averaging 22.5 goals per game on the season.
It’s An Honor
Barnett earned PSAC East Athlete of the Week honors this week as the Golden Rams' first weekly award winner of the 2025 season.
Rank and File
After debuting as a consensus No. 5 in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) and USA Lacrosse Magazine polls last week, West Chester moved into fourth this week after opening its season with a dominant victory over Roberts Wesleyan.
Home Sweet Home
This weekend’s games are the second and third games and home games of the year for West Chester. They are also the second and third home games of an eight-game homestand to open the season for the Golden Rams.
Honoring Rossi
Each week, West Chester bestows the No. 25 practice jersey on a player who, in honor of their former teammate, embodies the work ethic and passion that Golden Ram alum Julia Rossi had for the game. Captain Kendall DiCamillo (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) is the player selected to wear the no. 25 jersey on game day throughout the 2025 season as she works to honor and carry on Julia Rossi's legacy, which West Chester honored with its second annual Julia Rossi tribute game on Saturday vs Roberts Wesleyan. Coincidentally, WCU and Roberts combined to score 25 goals in this game last Saturday afternoon.
Series History
West Chester is 3-0 vs Bentley since the first meeting between the two teams in 2006. West Chester opened the series with a 20-7 victory in March of 2006 before capturing a 17-13 win in West Chester in February 2023. The Golden Rams renewed the series with their first trip to Waltham, Massachusetts, in March of last year, escaping Bentley with a narrow 14-11 victory. The Golden Rams average 17 goals per game in their series vs the Falcons with the most significant margin of victory being that 17-3 win on Vonnie Gros two years ago.
Scouting Bentley
No. 17 Bentley (1-1) fell to No.15 Kutztown by a 16-11 final on Friday evening in Kutztown. The Falcons trailed 5-1 after the first quarter but battled back to score 10 goals in the next three quarters, keeping the game close throughout the afternoon. Maeve Johnson and Amanda Davis scored three goals each, and Johnson added three assists for a team-best six points. Ashlee Wargo made 10 saves in goal in an attempt to limit the Golden Bear offense. Kutztown ended the game with a 38-33 lead in shots and a 15-13 lead in groundballs, while Bentley finished the afternoon with a 16-14 lead in draw controls. Both sides committed 14 turnovers as Bentley was 13-for-17 on clear attempts, while Kutztown was 18-for-24.
Entering play averaging 11.0 goals per game, Bentley will need to continue to be strong on its clear attempts (33-for-39; .846) on the season and make the most of any free-position attempts (7-for-11; .636) to keep pace with the high-powered Golden Ram offense on Sunday afternoon in West Chester. Ashlee Wargo will likely face her most demanding test of the season to date on Sunday as the senior goalkeeper enters play with a 10.86 goals-against average and 14 saves on the year with a .424 save percentage in 105 minutes of work. Offensively, Maeve Johnson leads the team in goals and points with nine goals and three assists for 12 points, while Amanda Davis is second on the squad, in goals with seven goals and one assist for eight points. Caitlin Keenan leads the team in assists with four and two goals for six points on the year.
