WEST CHESTER, Pa.- The West Chester University women's volleyball team (9-11, 1-5) is set to return to the court this weekend for a pair of important matches against East Stroudsburg (12-7, 5-2) and Kutztown (18-4, 6-2) on Friday and Saturday evenings. West Chester will host East Stroudsburg on Friday night before heading to Brandywine Heights High School in Mertztown to visit Kutztown on Saturday afternoon beginning at 4 p.m. as Keystone Arena undergoes renovations in 2026-27.
West Chester vs. East Stroudsburg
Match Details: October 16 – 6 P.M. | Hollinger Field House (West Chester, Pa.)
Series: 48-41
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West Chester at Kutztown
Match Details: October 17- 4 p.m. I Brandywine Heights HS (Mertztown, Pa.)
Series: 34-25
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Five Things to Know
- West Chester enters play this weekend following a dominant 3-0 victory over Lackawanna on Senior Day in Hollinger Field House last Saturday afternoon. The Golden Rams rolled to a 25-13 first-set victory and never looked back in a 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-17) win over the Falcons. CeCe Isenberg (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) led West Chester in kills with 13 and added three blocks, hitting .524 (13-2-21) in the win, while West Chester hit .359 (44-11-92) as a team.
- Anna Richardson (Smyrna, Del./Smyrna) remains the team's leader in kills with 163 but is followed closely by Gwen Atkins (Morristown, N.J./Morristown) and Isenberg with 162 and 159, respectively. Brooke Forester (Langhorne, Pa./Conwell-Egan) is first in aces with 26, followed by Atkins with 24, while Hailey Atkins (Morristown, N.J./Morristown) leads the Golden Rams in digs with 222. Ada Koksal (Istanbul, Turkey/Terakki) and Bria Stepp (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca) are first and second in assists with 374 and 217, respectively.
- East Stroudsburg enters the weekend at 12-7 overall and 5-2 in league action after a 3-0 loss at Lock Haven on Saturday, which dropped the Warriors to 7-6 in matches away from home. Jordan Orava leads the Warriors in kills with 277, while Allison Flynn is first in both aces (27) and digs (276), and Orava is a close second with 165. Kyra Bishop leads the team in assists with 393, and Harry Berry is first in blocks with 77.
- Kutztown enters play at 18-4 on the year and 6-2 in league action, including a 3-1 win at Shippensburg earlier this week. The Golden Bears are playing their home matches at Brandywine Heights High School in Mertztown (103 Old Topton Rd., Mertztown, PA 19539) and are perfect at home this season, including a 3-0 win over Millersville last Saturday evening. Paige Skinner is first in kills with 303, while Madilyn Bogovic is second with 236. Ellie White leads Kutztown in blocks with 62, while Paige Skinner is also first in aces with 35. Emma Baldridge is first in assists with 434, and Saige Thibodeaux is first in digs with 365.
- West Chester fell to 48-41 against East Stroudsburg earlier this season after a 3-1 loss at ESU in the first meeting. West Chester has not defeated ESU since a 3-2 win in West Chester in October 2022. Against Kutztown, West Chester is 34-25 after falling to the Golden Bears earlier this season in Hollinger for the first time since November 2011.
Up Next
West Chester will play its non-league finale against Wilmington in Hollinger Field House next Tuesday night, beginning at 6 p.m., before hosting Bloomsburg next Friday night, which is also scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
