SHIPPENSBURG, Pa.- Following a hard-fought 3-2 loss at Mercy on Wednesday night, the West Chester University men's soccer team (0-1-2, 0-0-0) is set to return to action on Saturday at Shippensburg (1-0-2, 1-0-0) to open PSAC East play beginning at 2 p.m. on David See Field.
West Chester at Shippensburg
Game Details: September 12- 2 P.M. | David See Field (Shippensburg, Pa.)
Series: 33-11-7
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Five Things to Know
- West Chester heads to Shippensburg for its first PSAC East game of the season on Saturday afternoon in search of its first win of the campaign as the Golden Rams are off to a 0-1-2 start through three non-league games in 2026. After a scoreless draw at Holy Family and a 1-1 draw at Wilmington, West Chester jumped out to a 2-1 lead at Mercy on Wednesday afternoon but fell to the Mavericks after the hosts scored a pair of goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half to earn a 3-2 victory over the visiting Golden Rams.
- Maksym Komperda (Whitehall, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) scored his first goal of the year on Wednesday at Mercy to tie the game at 1-1 in the early going before Lukas Bentsen (Erie, Pa./McDowell) scored his second goal in as many games to give West Chester the lead. Bentsen leads the team in scoring in the early going, scoring two of the team's three goals for four points on the year. In goal, Jaden Howard (Townsend, Del./Middletown) is 0-0-1 with a 1.33 goals-against average in 135 minutes of action over the course of two starts, while Alexi Amanatidis (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./The Shipley School) is 0-1-1 with a 1.33 goals-against average in 135 minutes of action as well. Howard has 10 saves on his ledger this season, while Amanatidis has been credited with nine of his own.
- In a similar position to the Golden Rams entering play against Bloomsburg on Wednesday night in Shippensburg, Shippensburg got its first win of the season after a pair of draws to open the campaign with a 3-1 win over the visiting Huskies to open PSAC East play. A hot first half made the difference for Shippensburg on Wednesday night at David See Field as the Raiders scored three goals in the first 40 minutes, including a pair from Nate Herb, which was enough for the Raiders to hold off a second-half Bloomsburg comeback bid for a 3-1 victory. Ryan Krumenacker made a pair of saves in the win for the Raiders.
- Julius Dogan and Nate Herb are tied for first on the team in scoring with two goals each for four points, while Kyle Ganley and Zac Slevin have one goal each. Krumenacker is 1-0-2 in goal with a 1.33 goals-against average with nine saves over the course of three games.
- West Chester is 33-11-7 against Shippensburg after splitting the season series in 2023 and 2024 and going 1-0-1 against the Raiders a year ago. The Golden Rams' victory over the Raiders came on the final day of the regular season and sent West Chester back to the PSAC Tournament, eventually helping the Golden Rams qualify for the PSAC Semifinals after a 1-0 quarterfinal win over Lock Haven. West Chester is 31-7-6 against the Raiders in regular-season league matches.
Up Next
West Chester will continue its road trip next week with a visit to Millersville on Wednesday at 7 p.m. before returning home to host Bloomsburg on September 19, beginning at 2:30.
