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Men's Soccer
3
Winner Millersville VILLE (10-2-3, 7-1-2)
0
West Chester WCU (9-3-3, 6-2-2)
Winner
Millersville VILLE
(10-2-3, 7-1-2)
3
Final
0
West Chester WCU
(9-3-3, 6-2-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Millersville VILLE 1 2 3
West Chester WCU 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Taylor Campagna, Athletic Communications Student Assistant

Marauders make statement with dominating win over West Chester

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - With just a few games remaining in the regular season, a PSAC East title is on the line for the Millersville men's soccer team, and the Marauders took an edge in a tight race with West Chester and Bloomsburg with a dominating 3-0 victory over the Golden Rams Wednesday afternoon. 

The win--Millersville's fifth in a row--moved the Marauders into first place in the division and one step closer to claiming the division title, now boasting a division record of 7-1-2. 

All season Millersville has deployed a variety of goal scorers and play makers, making it extremely difficult for opponents to defend and maintain. From the first whistle Wednesday, Millersville's offense controlled play and secured an early lead in the 20th minute of play. Bob Hennessey fired a shot on net, which was deflected and followed up by Roy Parkyn, who made the finish. Millersville went into halftime leading 1-0. 

Midway through the second half, Hennessey gained possession in the backfield and sent a long ball down the sideline leading Zander Leik in a foot race with the West Chester defense. Leik quickly settled and placed a shot just over the reach of goalkeeper Daniel Good, extending the Marauder lead to 2-0. Minutes later, Cody Scully found Hennessey making a run up the near sideline. Hennessey beat the defender with physicality and finesse, and placed a low cross into the box finding the foot of Michael Dempsey. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • With three assists this afternoon, Hennessey now ranks eighth overall in the PSAC. He also holds eighth place in goals as well with seven. 
  • Both Roy Parkyn and Michael Dempsey collected their third goals of the season. 
  • The Marauders edged out the Golden Rams in every category, leading 11-6 in shots, 4-1 in saves and 6-3 in corner kicks.  
  • Travis Holiday recorded four saves in net. 

GAME NOTES

  • The series record between Millersville and West Chester is now 27-23-5 in favor of West Chester with Millersville's first win coming in 1968 when the Marauders defeated the Golden Rams, 4-3. 
  • The Golden Rams dropped down to third in the PSAC East with a record of 6-2-2. 
  • Five yellow cards were distributed through the duration of the game. Four went to West Chester and one went to Millersville forward, Josh Rodriguez. 

POSTGAME REACTION FROM STEVE WIDDOWSON:

  • On the overall play vs. West Chester and preparation for Saturday's game vs. Bloomsburg: "The team was superb today and put in a really good performance. We have put in so much work over the last month and experienced some really tough results during that time. However, those experiences have prepared us and tested us for this run in. I couldn't be prouder of how we have grown and developed as a team culminating in today's effort. Now we must start the recovery process and stay grounded as we prepare for another really good team in Bloomsburg whom we play on Saturday."

UP NEXT

  • The Marauders travel to Bloomsburg on Saturday, Oct. 25, to take on the Huskies at 12 p.m. Bloomsburg takes on Lock Haven Wednesday evening, and Saturday's game against Millersville is the Huskies final of the season. The Marauders can clinch the PSAC East Saturday with a win over Bloomsburg and a West Chester loss or tie at Lock Haven. 


 

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