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:West Chester Golden Rams

{{short description|West Chester University of Pennsylvania sports teams}}

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|hex1=512D6D|university= West Chester University of Pennsylvania

|association= NCAA

|conference= Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)

|division= Division II

|president=Christopher M. Fiorentino|director= Terry Beattie

|location= West Chester, Pennsylvania

|country={{flag|USA}}|teams= 23

|stadium= John A. Farrell Stadium

|baseballfield= Serpico Stadium

|soccerstadium=Rockwell Field

|basketballarena= Hollinger Field House

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|mascot= Rammy

|nickname= Golden Rams

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|pageurl= https://wcupagoldenrams.com/

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The West Chester Golden Rams represent West Chester University of Pennsylvania, which is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in intercollegiate sports. They compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in NCAA Division II.

The university currently fields 23 varsity Division II men's and women's teams.

The men's basketball team is coached by Damien Blair and won its first NCAA Division II Tournament game in 2018.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=EJ |title=West Chester basketball teams highlight local small-college landscape |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/colleges/west-chester-mens-basketball-widener-cabrini-ursinus-20181107.html |access-date=May 9, 2020 |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=November 7, 2018}} In 2019–20, the team was ranked eighth and began the season on a 13-game win streak.{{cite news |last1=Geoghegan |first1=Neil |title=Unbeaten West Chester University earns highest NCAA ranking in 37 years |url=https://www.dailylocal.com/sports/unbeaten-west-chester-university-earns-highest-ncaa-ranking-in-years/article_cbbf8f34-31bb-11ea-92f1-030f5d1df0ea.html |access-date=May 9, 2020 |work=Daily Local News |date=January 8, 2020}}

The Men's soccer team is coached by Michael Benn, who has been with the Golden Rams for 10 years. He has led them to the NCAA Division II Tournament 4 times, one trip seeing them go to the National final and the PSAC conference tournament 7 times as of 2021.{{Cite web |title=Michael Benn - Men's Soccer Coach |url=https://wcupagoldenrams.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/michael-benn/2001 |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=West Chester University Athletics |language=en}}

Facilities

  • John A. Farrell Stadium (Football/Outdoor Track & Field)
  • Hollinger Field House (Men's & Women's Basketball/Volleyball/Men's & Women's Indoor Track & Field/Men's & Women's Diving)
  • Serpico Stadium (Baseball)
  • Rockwell Field (Men's & Women's Soccer)
  • Vonnie Gros Field (Field Hockey & Lacrosse)

Varsity athletic teams

Men's

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross-Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Swimming & Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field

Women's

  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross-Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Lacrosse
  • Rugby
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming & Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball

National championships

The West Chester University Golden Rams have won a total of 14 team national championships.

=NCAA national team championships=

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!style="background:#512D6D; color:#FFC72C;" |Division

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|rowspan="8"| NCAA

|rowspan="1"| Pre-Division (1)

| Men's Soccer (1)

| 1961

| Saint Louis

| 2–0

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|rowspan="7"| Division II (7)

|rowspan="2"| Baseball (2){{cite web|title=Division II Baseball Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2014/d2/Champs.pdf |work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=January 16, 2016}}

| 2012

| Delta State

| 9–0

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| 2017

| UC San Diego

| 5–2

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|rowspan="3"| Field Hockey (3)

| 2011

| UMass Lowell

| 2–1

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| 2012

| UMass Lowell

| 5–0

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| 2019

| Saint Anselm

| 2–1

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|rowspan="2"| Women's Lacrosse (2){{cite web|title=Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_lacrosse_champs_records/2014/d2/Champs.pdf |work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=January 10, 2016}}

| 2002

| Stonehill

| 11–6

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| 2008

| C.W. Post

| 13–6

=AIAW/DGWS national team championships=

Prior to the NCAA sanctioned women's sports, West Chester University's women's teams competed for national championships under the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) and its predecessors, the Division for Girls' and Women's Sports (DGWS) and the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW).

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|rowspan="5"| AIAW

|rowspan="1"| -

| Women's Basketball

| 1969

| Western Carolina

| 65–39

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|rowspan="4"| -

|rowspan="4"|Field Hockey

| 1975

| Ursinus

| 2–1 (ps)

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| 1976

| Ursinus

| 2–0

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| 1977

| Ursinus

| 1–0

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| 1978

| Delaware

| 3–2

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|rowspan="1"| DGWS

|rowspan="1"| -

| Women's Swimming & Diving

| 1972

| -

| -

Notable athletes

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

  • {{Official website}}

{{Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference navbox}}

{{National Intercollegiate Rugby Association}}