Golden Ram Football Club: Game Preview

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Game Preview - Cheyney

The West Chester University Golden Rams (4-3, 3-1) celebrate homecoming when they host the Wolves (1-6, 0-4) from nearby Cheyney University. Kickoff in John A. Farrell Stadium is scheduled for 2:00.

Series History:
West Chester leads the series with Cheyney 48-2-1 with Cheyney's last win coming in 1979 by a score of 36-34. Cheyney is under the direction of second year head coach Chris Roulhac who previously served as the team's head coach from 1993-1995, winning PSAC Coach of the Year in 1995.

Last 10 Meetings:

Year	H/A	W/L	Score	Year	H/A	W/L	Score
2006	Home	Win	53-12	2011	Away	Win	23-7
2007	Away	Win	35-13	2012	Home	Win	59-14
2008	Home	Win	60-6	2013	Away	Win	66-14
2009	Home	Win	59-0	2014	Home	Win	58-0
2010	Home	Win	48-34	2015	Away	Win	41-20

Last Meeting:

10/31/2015 West Chester 41 - Cheyney 20

Penalties and turnovers nearly doomed the Golden Rams, but the defense held the Wolves to just 147 total yards. Pete Galiano and John Dubyk each had three tackles and Ted Patton had an interception and a pass breakup to pace the defense.

Pat Moriarty threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns, but also had two interceptions. Eerin Young had 131 yards rushing while Mike Class added 50 yards on the ground. Tyler Karpinski had three catches for 42 yards.

Scouting the Opponent:

The Wolves have a stable of running backs led by freshman Erik Heller (61 carries, 327 yards, 4 TD's). But you could easily see Devin Miller (43 carries, 180 yards), redshirt freshman James Madlock III (51 carries, 191 yards 1 TD) or Brandon French (51 carries, 166 yards, 2 TD's) get the ball. Quarterback Dominick Trautz (56 of 133, 564 yards, 2 TD's, 9 interceptions) looks for either Marcus Lyles (22 catches, 190 yards, 1 TD) or freshman tight end Kyle Berlin (5 catches, 101 yards, 1 TD).

The defense is paced by linebacker Jamiel Hines (48 total tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss). Defensive ends Keyson Dingle (39 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss) and All-PSAC East recipient Joseph Bryant (26 total tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss) look to get into the backfield while cornerbacks Marvin Easter (38 total tackles, 3 pass breakups, 1 interceptions) and Jamaal Smith (26 total tackles, 6 pass breakups) patrol the secondary.

Brendyn Van Demark handles all of the kicking duties, averaging 32 yards per punt, with five inside the 20. He has made five PAT's and converted a 21-yard field goal while having two others blocked.

Analysis:

The Wolves still haven't won a PSAC game in six years since they defeated winless Millersville in October of 2010. Cheyney ranks last in the PSAC in scoring offense, passing offense, total offense, first downs, third down conversions, scoring defense, passing efficiency defense, interceptions, kickoff coverage, punting, and PAT kicking. West Chester is heavily favored by both Atomic Football - 50 points - and Massey Ratings - 43 points.