SHIPPENSBURG, Pa.- Peter Tichy (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) scored twice to help lead the West Chester University men's soccer team (1-1-2, 1-0-0) to a 2-0 victory over Shippensburg (1-1-2, 0-1-0) in Shippensburg on Saturday afternoon.
It didn't take long for Tichy to open the scoring on Saturday as the senior scored his first goal of the afternoon in the 11
th minute off an assist from
Lukas Bentsen (Erie, Pa./McDowell), who has now scored a point in each of the last three games, including goals at Wilmington and Mercy leading up to the start of PSAC East play.
After carrying a one-goal lead into the halftime break, Tichy struck again in the 55
th minute off an assist from
Joshua Rick (Berwyn, Pa./Devon Prep) to give the Golden Rams a comfortable 2-0 lead.
Jaden Howard (Townsend, Del./Middletown) made four saves for his and the Golden Rams first shutout victory of the season.
Ryan Krumenacker made seven saves for Shippensburg in the loss.
West Chester finished the game with an 18-7 lead in shots and a 9-5 lead in shots on goal along with an 8-3 lead in corners.
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West Chester will be back in action on Wednesday night at Millersville beginning at 7 p.m.