Early goal not enough as Marauders split with no. 3 West Chester

Wednesday, September 16

West Chester, PA

2:00 PM

Millersville University

5-1-1, 4-1-1

West Chester

4-0-1, 3-0-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Millersville	1	0	1
West Chester	0	1	1

Photo by: Caley Kuestner

9/16/2026 4:50:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Aidan Bishop, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - The Millersville women's soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw against No. 3 West Chester on Wednesday afternoon after the Golden Rams scored a late equalizer in the final minutes of regulation.

The Marauders showed no signs of being intimidated by the third ranked Golden Rams, striking first in the sixth minute. Brook Balliet found senior Aubrey Strohecker, who finished the opportunity to give Millersville an early 1-0 lead. The goal marked Strohecker's 11th of the season and extended her scoring streak to five consecutive matches.

WSOC: Make it goal No. 11 for Aubrey Strohecker! The senior puts Millersville ahead 1-0 over No. 3 West Chester! pic.twitter.com/gBhV3zIQu0
— Millersville Marauders (@VilleMarauders) September 16, 2026

West Chester responded with consistent offensive pressure, putting the Millersville defense to work throughout the contest. The Marauders held their ground and limited the Golden Rams' opportunities, with freshman goalkeeper Megan Taltavull making four saves to keep West Chester off the scoreboard.

"Meg did well today and made a huge save for us." said head coach Matt Procopio. "She is continuing to learn and grow with each game. We had her on the ball a lot today too."

Millersville carried its lead into the final minutes before West Chester found the equalizer. Following a throw in, the Golden Rams quickly turned the opportunity into a goal that found the upper left corner, tying the match at 1-1 with less than five minutes remaining.

"It was good to get the early goal for sure." said Procopio. "We did defend well for spells but we were also under more pressure than we would have liked, especially in the second half. We will need to be better going forward at handling these types of moments. We have to be able to close games out."

Neither team was able to find a game-winning goal, resulting in a 1-1 draw. With the result, the Marauders now sit second in the PSAC East standings. Millersville returns to action next Wednesday when it hosts Shepherd, which currently sits atop the PSAC East standings.

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