Thursday, January 31, 2013
West Chester University baseball head coach, Jad Prachniak, and field hockey head coach, Amy Cohen, were honored at the 109th annual Sports Awards Dinner sponsored by the Philadelphia Sports Writers’ Association.
The following is a press release from the West Chester University Athletic Department. West Chester University baseball head coach, Jad Prachniak, and field hockey head coach, Amy Cohen, were honored at the 109th annual Sports Awards Dinner sponsored by the Philadelphia Sports Writers’ Assocation on January 28 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, N.J. Prachniak led the baseball team to its first NCAA championship title in school history. The title was only the second NCAA championship for a men’s sport at West Chester University with the first being the men’s soccer crown in 1961. The 2012 campaign was Prachniak’s first year as head coach, and the team tied the single-season record for wins with 46 that was established in 2009. The…
Friday, January 11, 2013
The defending national champion Golden Rams have been ranked the number one team in the nation by a preseason poll.
The following is a press release from the West Chester University Athletic Department. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper recently selected West Chester University as its preseason No. 1-ranked program heading into the 2013 campaign. It marks the first time in program history that West Chester has been preseason ranked No. 1 by any media or coaches' poll. The defending national champions earned 628 points, outdistancing national runner-up Delta State (614 points). The Golden Rams topped the Statesmen, 9-0, in the NCAA Division II title game last June to pick up the school's first national title in baseball while becoming the first team from the state of Pennsylvania to win an NCAA baseball championship at any level. West Chester (46-10) has its…
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Senior Alexandra Lennon posted her second double-double of the season, but it was not enough for host West Chester to overcome No. 11 Holy Family, 72-61.
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Tuesday, January 1
The following is a press release from the West Chester University Athletic Department. Senior Alexandra Lennon posted her second double-double of the season, but it was not enough for host West Chester to overcome No. 11 Holy Family, 72-61, in a non-league women’s basketball contest inside Hollinger Field House Sunday afternoon. West Chester (5-4) trailed by just one point at the half. However, Holy Family (12-1) pulled away in the final 13 minutes to claim the victory. Lennon made a layup with 27 seconds left in the first half to pull West Chester within one, 33-32, at the break. However, Holy Family went on an 11-2 run to start the second half and got out to a 10-point lead with 17 minutes to play. That advantage would expand to 13, …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Three West Chester University football players named to the all-region team.
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
The following is a press release from the West Chester University Athletic Department. Three West Chester Golden Rams were named All Super Region 1 it was announced Thursday afternoon. Sophomore LB Ronell Williams was a first-team selection while RB Rondell White and PK Shawn Leo were second-team picks. The Daktronics, Inc., All-Super Region 1 squad is voted upon by the sports information directors in four different conferences (CIAA, Northeast 10, PSAC and WVIAC). The first team selections move on to the national ballot for a chance to become an All-American. White concluded a spectacular junior campaign by setting the school’s single-season rushing record with 227 yards on the ground in the season finale at Clarion. The first team …
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Four members of the back-to-back National Championship field hockey team also named to the All-American team.
The following is a press release from the West Chester University Athletic Department. Two-time national champion West Chester University landed four players on the 2012 Longstreth / National Field Hockey Coaches' Association Division II All-America squad it was announced Tuesday afternoon. Kristin Arnold, Kayla Gluchowski, Kelsi Lykens and Michele Schrift were all named to the top squad. West Chester (20-2) earned its second straight NCAA Division II national championship with a 5-0 victory over host UMass-Lowell in the title game on Sunday. The Golden Rams also defeated the River Hawks for the national championship in 2011. Senior midfielder Michele Schrift was named a first team All-American for the second straight year. She led the …
Monday, November 12, 2012
The West Chester University field hockey team wins its second national title in a row Sunday.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
The following is a press release from the West Chester University Athletic Department. Top-ranked West Chester University scored three goals in the first half and two more in the second half and successfully defended its NCAA Division II Field Hockey championship with a 5-0 shutout over host UMass-Lowell Sunday afternoon at Cushing Field. West Chester (20-2) tied the school’s single season record for wins while securing its second straight NCAA title and sixth national championship in program history. Both of West Chester’s championships the last two years have come at the expense of UMass-Lowell (19-4), who was making its sixth straight appearance in the national title game. “This has been just an amazing experience,” WCU head coach …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Golden Rams running back Rondell White shatters the school's single-season rushing record.
The following is a press release from the West Chester University Athletic Department. Junior RB Rondell White shattered the school’s single-season rushing record with his fourth 200-yard rushing performance of the season, and PK Shawn Leo tied his own school record with four field goals, helping West Chester (7-4) to a 33-12 victory over host Clarion (4-7) Saturday afternoon. White rushed for a season-high 227 yards on 38 carries and scored one touchdown to lead the Golden Rams to the win. He finishes the year with 1,548 rushing yards, which bested former WCU RB Mike Eckmeyer’s 1,539 yards rushing in 2002. White finished with 254 all-purpose yards, which put him over 2,000 all-purpose yards this fall. His final total of 2,202 all-…
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Shippensburg scores 21 points in the fourth to defeat West Chester.
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
The following is a press release from the West Chester University Athletic Department. No. 13 Shippensburg scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to come from behind and defeat host West Chester on a Homecoming Weekend at John A. Farrell Stadium Saturday. Rondell White went over 100 yards rushing for the fifth time this year and now has 1,000 yards rushing on the season. However, Shippensburg QB Zach Zulli threw for 345 yards and five TDs to lead the Red Raiders (8-0, 5-0 PSAC East). West Chester (5-3, 3-2) held the nation’s top-ranked offense to just 27 yards on three possessions during a scoreless third quarter. However, the Golden Rams were shut out in the second half as the Red Raiders completed their comeback in the …
Sunday, October 14, 2012
The Golden Rams score 41 in victory over LIU Post.
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
The following is a press release from the West Chester University Athletic Department. Junior Rondell White amassed a career-high 343 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns to lead host West Chester University to a 41-6 victory over visiting LIU Post in a PSAC Eastern Division clash Saturday afternoon at John A. Farrell Stadium. West Chester (5-2, 3-1 PSAC East) scored 34 unanswered points to keep pace in the Eastern Division with a big showdown looming next Saturday at home against No. 16 Shippensburg on Homecoming. LIU Post (2-4, 1-3) never got much going for the exception of a scoring drive at the beginning of the second quarter that briefly made it 7-6. White finished with 167 yards rushing and another 176 receiving, rushing …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Bloomsburg scores with 15 seconds left in overtime to lift the No. 5 Huskies to a 3-2 victory over top-ranked West Chester University.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The following is a press release from the West Chester Univeristy Athletic Department. Bloomsburg’s Brooke Simonovich finished off a 2-on-1 break, tipping in a centering pass from Alexis Weber with 15 seconds left in the first overtime session, lifting No. 5 Huskies to a 3-2 victory over top-ranked West Chester Saturday afternoon. The loss drops the Golden Rams to 10-2 overall and 5-1 in the PSAC Eastern Division and into a conference tie with Bloomsburg (11-3, 5-1). An enthusiastic crowd at Vonnie Gros Field got a chance to witness a dramatic and fast-paced overtime period that included a penalty stroke by West Chester, which was blocked with a spectacular save by Bloomsburg goalkeeper Megan Eppley. Nancy Stehman drew a penalty midway…
