SHIPPENSBURG, Pa.- Following a 20-point win at Kutztown on Wednesday night for its 10
th win of 2026, the West Chester University men's basketball team (17-5, 11-4) will look to start a new winning streak against Shippensburg (11-11, 6-9) on Saturday afternoon in Heiges Field House beginning at 3 p.m.
West Chester at Shippensburg
Game Details: February 7 I 3 P.M.
Location: Heiges Field House (Shippensburg, Pa.)
Series: 77-38
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Last Time Out
West Chester trailed for only 14 seconds and was tied for only a moment more as the Golden Rams led by as many as 22 with 1:22 to play in a near wire-to-wire 73-53 victory over Kutztown on Wednesday night inside Keystone Arena.
Ruben Rodriguez Jr. (Reading, Pa./Reading) led all scorers with 18 points, along with seven assists and four rebounds, and was one of three Golden Rams in double figures in the win.
Gabe Moss (Pottstown, Pa./The Hill School) and
Dinari Boykin (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) scored 13 and 12 points, respectively. West Chester shot 48.3 % (14-of-29) from the field in the second half, including a 42.9 % (6-of-14) effort from three-point range to shake off a slow start offensively and roll to the 20-point victory. The Golden Rams finished the game shooting 41.3 % (26-of-63) from the field and 29.2 % (7-of-24) from three-point range, while also going 14-for-16 (90.0 %) at the line, including a 9-of-10 effort in the second half.
Flock Talk
West Chester enters play on Saturday averaging 86.5 points per game on 48.3 % shooting from the field and 33.7 % shooting from beyond the arc, while also shooting 70.5 % at the line. West Chester also holds a 40.7-30.3 (+10.5) lead in rebounding and a +2.5 lead in turnovers as the Golden Rams rank third in Division II in rebounding margin. West Chester's opponents average just 73.5 points per game on 44.7 % shooting from the field and 30.7 % from beyond the arc.
Individually, Rodriguez Jr. leads West Chester in points, rebounds, assists, and steals, averaging 15.5 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.9 steals per game, while
Anthony McCall (Philadelphia, Pa./ANC) is second in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.5 points and 4.4 rebounds. Moss is third in scoring and rebounding, averaging 12.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
Dylan Blair (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West) is second in assists and steals, averaging 4.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
Comeback Kids
West Chester is 5-4 this season when trailing at the half, including comeback wins at Indiana (Pa.) and East Stroudsburg. West Chester nearly erased a 15-point deficit on Monday night against Millersville for what would've been its sixth comeback victory of the season. In the second half of games this season, West Chester is outscoring opponents 981-812, outscoring its foes in every game but five. The last game in which West Chester was outscored in the second half was at Seton Hill when the Griffins outscored the Golden Rams 52-48.
Superlative Central
West Chester is outscoring opponents in the paint (958-700), in second-chance points (387-215), and in points off turnovers (470-369), as well as points off the bench (665-542).
Sharp Shooters
West Chester is 8-1 when shooting north of 50 % from the field and has done so three times in the last six games, the exceptions being East Stroudsburg, Millersville, and Kutztown.
Second Unit Strong
West Chester enters play on Saturday averaging 30.2 points off the bench per game, which is 31
st in Division II and third best in the PSAC.
A Helping Hand
West Chester averages 17.9 assists per game, which is 15
th in Division II and second in the PSAC, trailing only Gannon's 18.1 assists per game.
Crashing the Glass
West Chester is third in Division II in rebounding margin at +10.5, which is also the best in the PSAC. West Chester ranks 16
th in rebounding, averaging 40.7 rebounds per game, including 16.0 offensive rebounds per game, which is fourth best. The Golden Rams rank second in the league in both rebounding and offensive rebounding.
Series History
West Chester holds a 77-38 lead in the all-time series against Shippensburg after posting a 76-54 victory in Hollinger earlier this season. West Chester holds a 48-9 lead in the series when at home, but is 28-28 against the Raiders on the road since December 1951, including an 85-81 loss in Heiges last February, which came the week that the Golden Rams broke into the NABC Top-25. West Chester's last road win over Shippensburg was an 88-73 win in January 2024, which was the team's first win Heiges since December 2015.
Scouting Shippensburg
Shippensburg enters play on Saturday in the midst of a two-game losing streak, which has seen the Raiders fall to 11-11 overall and 6-9 in league play after a 78-60 loss at Millersville on Wednesday night. On Wednesday in Millersville, Shippensburg found itself down 17 at the half, and this early deficit was too much to overcome in the 18-point road loss. Michael Dickson, Jaydon Smith, and Denzel Figueroa all scored 10 points, and Figueroa added 10 rebounds for a double-double as the lone three Raiders in double figures. As a team, Shippensburg shot 37.3 % (25-of-67) from the field and 21.4 % (3-of-14) from three-point range, while also going 7-for-11 (63.6 %) at the line.
As a team, Shippensburg enters play on Saturday averaging 76.0 points per game on 46.1 % shooting from the field and 33.7 % shooting from beyond the arc, along with 70.7 % at the line. The Raiders trail 37.7-34.7 in rebounding, though they hold a slim +0.6 lead in the turnover battle, averaging just under 12.0 turnovers per game and 7.0 steals per game. Shippensburg's opponents enter play averaging 77.7 points per game on 46.1 % shooting from the field and 33.8 % shooting from beyond the arc.
Individually, Markus Frank ranks among the league leaders in scoring, averaging 19.3 points per game, while Smith and Dickson are second and third, averaging 14.4 and 12.9, respectively. Frank is also first on the team in rebounding, averaging 5.0 rebounds per game. Dickson leads the team in assists and steals, averaging 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
Up Next
West Chester will be back in action on Wednesday night at home against Bloomsburg, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
