BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — The West Chester University men's soccer team (4-4-4, 3-3-2) returned to action at Bloomsburg (4-5-4, 0-3-3) on Saturday afternoon at Steph Petit Stadium. The Golden Rams and Huskies battled throughout the afternoon but settled for a scoreless draw.

Bloomsburg controlled possession throughout the first half, outshooting West Chester 7-1 along with a 4-2 lead in corners, but none of the eight shots by either team found their way on goal to keep the game scoreless heading into the halftime break.

Peter Tichy (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) took a shot on goal in the 49th minute and a chance by Maksym Komperda (Whitehall, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) missed just wide in the 56th minute to keep the game scoreless. 

Jaden Howard (Townsend, Del./Middletown) made a strong stop on a Caleb Sitler shot in the 74th minute and West Chester generated a shot on the counterattack but Ryan Rauber's (Homer N.Y./Tully JR-SR) shot was saved to keep the match scoreless.

Bloomsburg finished the game with an 11-9 lead in shots, although West Chester finished the game with a 3-1 lead in shots on goal and corners were even at 3-3.

Howard made the only save he needed to make to preserve the shutout, while Drew Offenberg made three stops to slow the Golden Ram offense.

Up Next

West Chester will remain on the road next week as the Golden Rams visit East Stroudsburg on Wednesday night beginning at 7 p.m.