WEST CHESTER, Pa.- After winning its second in a row to open PSAC East play over Shippensburg on Saturday afternoon, the West Chester University women's basketball team (8-5, 4-3) will conclude its final homestand of the regular season on Tuesday against defending PSAC Tournament Champion, Kutztown (7-6, 3-3) in Hollinger Field House beginning at 5:30.
West Chester vs Kutztown
Game Details: January 13 I 5:30 P.M.
Location: Hollinger Field House (West Chester, Pa.)
Series: 51-39
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Last Time Out
West Chester concludes its final homestand of the regular season on Tuesday evening after defeating Shippensburg to open the homestand and improve to 2-0 in East play on Saturday afternoon in front of an Alumni Day crowd. West Chester erased an early deficit as the team trailed 15-13 at the end of the first quarter en route to a 66-51 win over the Raiders.
Kimi Sayson (Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional) led West Chester in scoring with a career-high 13 on 5-of-9 shooting from the field, including two makes from beyond the arc, as West Chester shot 45.3 % (24-of-53) from the field, including a 4-for-19 (21.1 %) effort from beyond the arc. The Golden Rams also shot 66.7 % (14-of-21) from the line. West Chester led by as many as 18 early in the fourth quarter after a 15-0 run late in the first half, which helped West Chester erase its early deficit and carry a 33-25 lead into the halftime break. Sayson was one of two Golden Rams in double figures as
Bella Mazur (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) added 11 of her own, along with a team-high four assists in the PSAC East triumph.
Flock Talk
Led by
Macie McCracken (North Wildwood, N.J./Wildwood), who is averaging 11.5 points per game, West Chester enters play on Tuesday averaging 66.5 points per game on 42.7 % shooting from the field and 25.6 % shooting from beyond the arc, while also shooting 71.8 % at the free throw line. West Chester is even with its opponents in both rebounding (38.8) and turnovers (17.2) per game.
Marianna Papazoglou (North Wildwood, N.J./Wildwood Catholic) is second on the team in scoring, averaging 9.5 points per game, while her 4.9 rebounds per game is tied with
Lena Stein (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley), who is third in scoring, averaging 8.6 points per game for the team high.
Ava Mazur (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) is first on the team in assists, averaging 3.2 helpers per game. McCracken and Stein are also tied for the team lead in steals, averaging 1.5 steals per game.
Youth Movement
West Chester's rookie class continues to make a major impact as the Golden Ram newcomers account for 54.1 % (467-of-864) points this season, averaging 35.9 points per game as a group through their first 13 collegiate games.
A Helping Hand
West Chester is one of the top assist teams in Division II, entering play 14th in the nation and first in the PSAC in assists per game at 17.0 per game, while also ranking second in the PSAC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 0.99 on the season.
Home Sweet Home
West Chester has been among the best teams in the Nation at home in recent seasons as the Golden Rams are 49-15 in Hollinger since the beginning of the 2021-22 season and are 40-7 at home since January 2023 when the team began a 27-game home winning streak, which ran until December 2024 and was for a night the longest active home winning streak in Division II women's basketball.
Series History
West Chester is 51-39 all-time against Kutztown after winning the first meeting between the two rivals a year ago and dropping the last two, with the final clash coming in the PSAC Quarterfinals against the eventual PSAC Champion Golden Bears. West Chester is 5-5 against Kutztown in its last 10 matchups and has not lost to the Golden Bears in West Chester since February 2022, with wins in each of the last four meetings in Hollinger. In these four meetings, West Chester has won by double digits in three of four, with the lone narrow victory coming in a 46-39 victory over the Golden Bears in Hollinger in February 2024.
Kutztown is plenty familiar with Hollinger this season, as the Golden Bears began their season in Hollinger alongside West Chester in the Carol Eckman Memorial Classic. Similarly to West Chester, Kutztown went 1-1 on the opening weekend, falling to Glenville State by a 64-60 final in the first game before downing Salem on Saturday by a 71-35 final, which sparked a modest two-game winning streak as well as a stretch that saw Malouf's charges win three of four heading into an early December clash with Indiana (Pa.).
Scouting Kutztown
Kutztown (7-6, 3-3) enters play following a 60-46 home loss to Lock Haven on Saturday afternoon. Kutztown led by four after the first quarter and by three at the half, but was doomed by a third-quarter performance in which the Golden Bears scored just two points on 0-for-11 shooting from the field, resulting in an eventual 14-point loss. Kutztown shot 30.8 % (16-of-52) from the field and 17.6 % (3-for-17) from beyond the arc, while also going 11-for-14 (78.6 %) at the line, including a 2-for-4 (50.0 %) effort in the third quarter. Madison Siggins led Kutztown in scoring with 19 points on 7-of-18 shooting, including two makes from three-point land, along with seven rebounds, as the Golden Bears fell for the second time in 2026.
Led by Siggins, who averages 10.1 points per game, Kutztown enters play averaging 63.7 points per game on 41.0 % shooting from the field, along with a 29.0 % effort from beyond the arc, while also shooting 70.1 % at the line. The Golden Bears hold a slim +1.4 (37.1-35.7) rebounding advantage and a +0.9 lead in turnovers, forcing 20.0 turnovers per game. Olivia Smelas is first in rebounding, averaging 8.5 rebounds per game, while Bella Quinn is first in assists, averaging 3.5 assists per game.
Up Next
West Chester will be back in action on Thursday evening at Bloomsburg, beginning at 5:30 p.m., before having a bye on Saturday ahead of its next home game against Shepherd on January 21 at 5:30 p.m., followed by a visit to Lock Haven on January 24 at 1 p.m.
