MILLERSVILLE, Pa.- After opening PSAC East play with a road victory on Saturday afternoon, the West Chester University men's soccer team (1-1-2, 1-0-0) will conclude its road trip on Wednesday night with a visit to PSAC East rival Millersville (4-1-1, 1-0-0) for the latest chapter in the rivalry between the Golden Rams and Marauders under the lights of Pucillo Field beginning at 7 p.m.
West Chester at Millersville
Game Details: September 16 – 7 P.M. | Pucillo Field (Millersville, Pa.)
Series: 29-25-7
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Five Things to Know:
- West Chester continued its five-match road trip, which is believed to be the second-longest in Division II this season, and picked up its first win of the campaign with a 2-0 victory over rival Shippensburg. Peter Tichy (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) scored both goals in the victory, and Jaden Howard (Townsend, Del./Middletown) made four saves to earn his first shutout of the season.
- After his two goals in a win over Shippensburg on the road on Saturday afternoon, Tichy is tied for the team lead in goals with two for four points on the season. Lukas Bentsen (Erie, Pa./McDowell) added an assist in this victory and continues to lead the Golden Rams in points with two goals and an assist for five points on the season. Jaden Howard (Townsend, Del./Middletown) picked up his first win and shutout of the season to improve to 1-0-1 and lower his goals-against average to 0.80.
- Millersville enters play 1-0-0 in league action with a win at Shepherd last Wednesday and 4-1-1 overall after playing to a scoreless draw at Lackawanna on Saturday afternoon. Millersville finished the match with a 16-7 lead in shots and a 4-3 lead in shots on goal along with a 9-1 advantage in corners. Logan Kratz made three saves to pick up the shutout for Millersville, while Rowin Thomas made four stops of his own.
- Zander Leik and Roy Parkyn are first and second on the Marauders in scoring with three goals each for seven and six points, respectively. Haven Thomas and Omar Warthen have two goals each as well. Gavin Massimi is 3-1-0 in goal with a 0.92 goals-against average, while Kratz is 1-0-1 with seven saves and a 0.00 goals-against average in 248 minutes.
- West Chester went 1-0-1 against Millersville last year, including a home victory to open the season series and a 1-1 draw at Millersville in late October, which was instrumental in the Golden Rams' late-season playoff push. West Chester is 29-25-7 against the Marauders all-time and 2-1-2 in the last five meetings, including a 2024 PSAC Quarterfinal clash in which West Chester advanced past the Marauders.
Up Next
West Chester returns home this weekend to host Bloomsburg on Rockwell Field on Saturday afternoon, beginning at 2:30, in the second game of a doubleheader, as the Golden Rams women's team hosts Mansfield at 12 p.m.
