Game Preview - Bloomsburg

The Golden Rams (4-4, 1-3) travel to Bloomsburg to take on the Huskies (6-2, 3-1) on Saturday. Kickoff for Bloomsburg's Military Appreciation Day and Senior Day at Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium is scheduled for 2:00 pm.

Series History:
West Chester leads the overall series 54-29, and these two schools historically have played big games. They met twice in playoffs - in 2008 and again in 2013 - with both postseason games played in Bloomsburg. The Huskies took the 2008 contest while the Golden Rams won in 2013 en route to the NCAA Division II semi-finals. There was the homecoming debacle in 2011 when West Chester took a 35-0 second quarter lead only to see the Huskies rattle off 55 straight points and steal a 55-42 win. The past eight games have been decided by a total of 20 points, including last year's triple overtime thriller.

Former Bloomsburg All-American linebacker Frank Sheptock is in his sixth season as head coach of his alma mater with a record of 25-38 there.

Last 10 Meetings:

Year	H/A	W/L	Score	Year	H/A	W/L	Score
2015	Home	Win	33-22	2021	Home	Win	21-20
2016	Away	Win	27-7	2022	Away	Loss	21-16
2017	Home	Loss	20-19	2023	Home	Win	24-21 OT
2018	Away	Win	17-14	2024	Away	Loss	23-21
2019	Home	Win	20-17	2025	Home	Win	46-44 3OT

Last Meeting:

10/31/2025 West Chester 46 - Bloomsburg 44 3OT

The Golden Rams squandered a 28-14 fourth quarter lead, but looked to secure a win when Rylan Zuk converted a 34-yard field goal to give West Chester a 31-28 lead with 1:06 left in the game. And after the Huskies navigated 55 yards, their 47-yard, game-tying field goal attempt failed with no time left on the clock which appeared to give WCU the win. But the Golden Rams were flagged for roughing the kicker and Bloomsburg's subsequent 32-yard field goal was true to send the game into overtime. The two teams battled into the third overtime when West Chester converted its two-point attempt while Bloomsburg's attempt failed and the Golden Rams escaped with a 46-44 win.

The Huskies had 31 first downs, including converting on 9 of 13 third down attempts, which led to a three-minute advantage in time of possession. Dylan McKenzie made six catches for 133 yards. On the ground, Future Robertson had 79 yards and a touchdown while Mikhail Johnson had 35 yards and a score. Defensively, linebacker Ricardo Delgado made ten tackles while Ronnell McCorn had four tackles and a sack.

Scouting the Opponent:

Declan Clancy (155 carries, 766 yards, 8 TD's) was All-PSAC East as a freshman last year and as the second best running back in the entire conference, he will surely repeat those accolades this season. Eli Zimmerman (48 carries, 229 yards, 2 TD's) is currently third in the PSAC in all-purpose yards, so besides taking handoffs, you'll see him catching passes, and returning punts and kickoffs. Quarterback Zayd Etheridge (80 of 129, 1,058 yards, 5 TD's 3 int) has the fewest pass attempts among starters in the PSAC, but he looks to Justin Wolfe (27 catches, 414 yards, 4 TD's) near the end zone. Alex Achenbach (30 catches, 307 yards) is listed as a running back but is Bloomsburg's second leading receiver. Xavier Diaz (12 catches, 208 yards, 1 TD) and 6'3 Nick Ryan (10 catches, 145 yards) round out the receiving corps.

Defensively, Bloomsburg's top two tacklers are linebackers Garrett Garcia (59 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2 int, 3 QBH) and Nahzier Booker (57 tackles, 5.0 sacks, 1 int, 3 QBH). Defensive end Ian Donohue (26 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 13.0 TFL) is a problem up front. Defensive backs Cole Turner (30 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2 int, 3 PBU) and Zay Pusateri (28 tackles, 7 PBU) patrol the secondary.

Danen Lorusso (18 punts, 34 yd avg, 5 FC, 3 I20) started the season as Bloomsburg's punter, but freshman Cole Richards (12 punts, 40 yd avg, 3 FC, 2 I20, 2 50+) has been more productive over the past three weeks. Peter Kashynski (23 of 24 PAT, 7 of 11 FG, long of 41) has been effective as two of his four field goal misses have come beyond 50 yards. In the return game, Zimmerman (15 yds/return) is second in the PSAC in punt returns and returned a kick 76 yards for a touchdown against Shippensburg.

Analysis:

It's hard to overemphasize the importance of this game for West Chester. Since Duke Greco became head coach of the Golden Rams after the 2023 season, WCU has secured just one win over a team that finished with a winning record per season: a 35-14 win over Shepherd that finished 6-5 in 2024 and a 30-13 win at Bentley that finsihed 7-2 in 2025. With only Shippensburg (3-5) and Gannon (1-7) remaining on West Chester's schedule, Saturday will be the final chance for WCU to get a >.500 win this year.

Prior to the season, the Golden Rams were picked by the coaches to finish fourth in the division. A loss in Bloomsburg would mean that West Chester could finish no better than fifth. While Bloomsburg is 6-2 this year, both losses came in Redman - a 9-6 setback to Edinboro and a 34-0 shutout to East Stroudsburg. More significantly, their two wins were struggles - a 33-27 overtime victory of Gannon (now 1-7) and 20-14 win over Millersville (0-8) last week in a game that the Marauders had two shots to tie the game in the closing seconds from the Bloomsburg 24. So the Huskies aren't sporting a real home field advantage.

From a scoring and overall offense perspective, these two teams are very similar. The primary difference comes in the running game. While the Huskies aren't as dominant in that area as they have historically been, their running game is still very good while West Chester's rush defense is poor. Expect Bloomsburg to exploit the WCU run defense and set up opportunities for effective play action passes. On the other side of the ball, Bloomsburg's rush defense is second in the PSAC only to Kutztown, so West Chester will likely be looking to throw. But that appraoch comes with its own challenges as the Huskies are among the leaders in the PSAC in interceptions with 10 and sacks with 18.

A Golden Ram victory is attainable, but WCU can't afford turnovers and foolish penalties. Massey Ratings is expecting a 24-21 Husky win while Versus Sports simulates a similar 23-21 Bloomsburg victory.

Game Coverage:

Live Stats   Video  

West Chester Athletic Site - West Chester Heads to Bloomsburg For a Halloween Showdown With the Huskies

PSAC Site - PSAC Football Weekly Notes: Week 9

Game Report - #3/#4 Kutztown 41 - West Chester 14

In a game that unfortunately occured as expected, the #3/#4 Kutztown Golden Bears (8-0, 5-0) overwhelmed the Golden Rams (4-4, 1-3) by a score of 41-14.

Why was the outcome as expected? Let's look back to the pregame analysis:

• "Kutztown has the top defense in the PSAC, allowing just 14 points and 248 yards per game." West Chester scored 14 points and amassed 270 yards of offense.
• "The Golden Bears are second in the country in rushing defense, yielding just 2.2 yards/carry and 59 yards/game." WCU had 40 net yards of rushing and an average of 1.7 yards/carry and that includes Cole Ordway's 8-yard run on the last play of the game.
• "Kutztown's offense puts up 46 points and 430 yards per game." Kutztown scored 41 points (missed a PAT and a 33-yard field goal) and totaled 446 yards of offense.
• "Kutztown has a clock-consuming running game." Kutztown had 281 rushing yards with two players hitting the 100-yard mark in the game.
• "Kutztown has an efficient passing game." Kutztown's starting QB was 11 of 16 for 158 yards and 3 TD's with no pass exceeding 22 yards for an eye-popping 213.6 QB rating!

So pretty much on queue.

Colin O'Sullivan threw for 230 yards and a score (Photo Chuck Greco)

On the bright side, Golden Ram quarterback Colin O'Sullivan (32 of 44, 230 yards, 1 TD) had a solid game despite being under heavy pressure most of the game. The offense had two great drives: one to end the second quarter and another to start the third period. For the first scoring drive, after the WCU defense forced a Kutztown three-and-out, the Golden Rams started with the best field position of the day at their own 42. The offense navigated 58 yards in just six plays, capped by an O'Sullian touchdown pass to Adrien Mosley (4 catches, 39 yards, 1 TD) for his first score as a Golden Ram. This narrowed the score to 27-7 with under two minutes remaining in the half, but a good Kutztown kickoff return coupled with a Golden Ram late hit, personal foul penalty gave the home team a short field and they tacked on another touchdown before intermission.

Adrien Mosley breaks a tackle en route to the end zone (Photo Chuck Greco)

Coming out of the locker room, West Chester went on an 18-play, 8-minute touchdown drive converting four third downs and one fourth down along the way. Fullback Efrain Quiles got his first touch as a Golden Ram as he plowed into the end zone from the one to make the score 34-14, but that would be the last of the scoring for West Chester.

Ronnell McCorn fights through a double team (Photo Chuck Greco)

When playing a superior team, the underdog can't afford to make mistakes, yet the Golden Rams committed a few. After falling behind 21-0 early in the second quarter, the Golden Rams lost a fumble on the first play from scrimmage at their own 19-yard line. It only took Kutztown two plays to punch it into the end zone to effectively end the game. A later lost WCU fumble didn't cost any points, but two turnovers is too many. And while Kutztown took more penalties than West Chester, the Golden Rams seemed to pick the most inopportune time for committing them. Twice when the Golden Bears were facing third-and-six, the WCU defense jumped offside making it a much more managable third-and-one. West Chester was called for defensive pass interference when Kutztown already had the ball at the WCU 38, there was the previously mentioned personal foul just before halftime which gave KU a scoring opportunity, and A.J. Sanders was flagged for taunting. The lack of discipline is adversely affecting this team.

Jahi Curtis had a tackle for loss in the game (Photo Chuck Greco)

Notable positives were defensive back Bryan Anderson (4 tackles) who blocked one of Kutztown's PAT kick attempts, and had a key third-down tackle which forced the Golden Bear punt that led to WCU's first touchdown. With starting defensive tackle Jack Fry not dressed, Jahi Curtis (4 tackles, 1 TFL) continues to make the most of his playing time with two solo stops and a tackle for loss. Cornerback Elijah Motley (5 tackles) had a forced fumble that the Golden Bears were fortunate to recover. Offensively, Dylan McKenzie (7 catches, 69 yards) and tight end Ryan Johnston (8 catches, 39 yards) were among the ten players that caught passes for West Chester.

Dylan McKenzie had a game-high 69 yards receiving (Photo Chuck Greco)

Sortable Box Score   

West Chester Athletic Site - No. 3 Kutztown Too Much for West Chester Football Squad, 41-14

Kutztown Athletic Site - Novak navigates No. 3 Golden Bears past West Chester, 41-14, on Homecoming

Golden Rams Review - Photo Album - Kutztown

Game Replay

Game Preview - #3/#4 Kutztown

The #3/#4 Kutztown Golden Bears (7-0, 3-0) will celebrate homecoming by welcoming the Golden Rams (4-3, 1-2) in Andre Reed Stadium on Saturday at noon.

Series History:
West Chester leads the overall series 54-15-1, but Kutztown has won five of the last six meetings.

Jim Clements is 111-30 in his 12 seasons as head coach of the Golden Bears and was named PSAC East Coach of the Year after the past three seasons. Under Clements, Kutztown qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs in six of the past seven years that football has been played, including advancing to the NCAA Division II semi-finals in both 2023 and 2025.

This is a matchup of former coaching colleagues as Clements was head coach at Del Val from 2006 to 2013 while current Golden Rams head coach Duke Greco was Del Val's offensive coordinator and assistant head coach. After Clements departed Del Val for Kutztown, Greco took over the head coach spot at Del Val for eight seasons where he compiled a record of 82-13. Greco joined West Chester prior to the 2024 season.

Last 10 Meetings:

Year	H/A	W/L	Score	Year	H/A	W/L	Score
2015	Home	Win	44-14	2021	Home	Loss	21-14
2016	Away	Loss	20-14	2022	Away	Win	28-9
2017	Home	Win	27-21	2023	Home	Loss	27-17
2018	Away	Win	38-21	2024	Away	Loss	31-13
2019	Home	Loss	30-17	2025	Home	Loss	41-7

Last Meeting:

10/25/2025 Kutztown 41 - West Chester 7

The Golden Bears opened a 21-0 first quarter lead and strolled to a 41-7 victory in front of 5,000+ at Tomlinson-Fillippo Field at Farrell Stadium. The Kutztown defense forced two interceptions and held West Chester to just 47 yards rushing. Quarterback Colin O'Sullivan was 22 of 34 for 193 yards and a touchdown while running back Mic Johnson picked up 27 yards on seven carries. Safety Jamir Reyes led the Golden Ram defense with ten tackles.

Scouting the Opponent:

The Golden Bears had 18 All-PSAC players on last season's national semi-finalist team, and 13 of them return in 2026. The offense is led by three-time All-PSAC East and reigning PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Year, quarterback Judd Novak (105 of 163, 1,466 yards, 13 TD's, 3 int). His top targets are All-PSAC East wide receiver Noah Kracyla (23 catches, 291 yards, 2 TD's), Shippensburg transfer Jaimen Bryant (17 catches, 321 yards, 4 TD's) and Ty'renne Hynson (15 catches, 241 yards, 1 TD). Blocking are four all-conference players in guard Adam Conklin, tackle Shane Hartman, center CJ Conti and tight end Luke Maxwell. Although All-PSAC East running back Steven Burkhardt (12 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD) has played in just two games, nothing has been lost with fellow all-conference back Jaedyn Stewart (96 carries, 449 yards, 7 TD's) and Craig Miller (44 carries, 421 yards, 5 TD's).

The Kutztown defense tops the PSAC in sacks led by three all-conference linemen - Freddie Retter (17 tackles, 5.0 sacks, 8 QBH), Kyree Butler (15 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 2 QBH, 1 PBU) and Mikey Gray (12 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 PBU). All-PSAC East linebacker Eden Johnson (31 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 5 PBU) leads the team in tackles, while all-conference safety Jhaisir Harden (10 tackles, 2 int) and defensive back Trey Lear (15 tackles, 2 int) are among the conference leaders in interceptions.

Freshman kicker Peter Fiorello (41 of 41 PAT, 3 of 4 FG) is third in the PSAC in scoring with 50 points. On his 47 kickoffs, 10 have gone for touchbacks and three have slipped out of bounds. Dakota Campbell (34 yd avg) has only punted 14 times this season. Novak and Retter both appear on the first team on the D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List.

Analysis:

Kutztown has the top defense in the PSAC, allowing just 14 points and 248 yards per game. The Golden Bears are second in the country in rushing defense, yielding just 2.2 yards/carry and 59 yards/game. The West Chester offense has only allowed five sacks this season and none over the past five games, so if they can continue that effort and avoid interceptions, passing may be the way to go.

Meanwhile, the Kutztown offense puts up 46 points and 430 yards per game, paced by a clock-consuming running game and an efficient passing game. Stopping the run hasn't been West Chester's strong suit in recent years and it is likely to get exposed in this contest.

Versus Sports simulates a 40-12 Golden Bear victory, and Massey Ratings predicts a similar 38-10 Kutztown win.

Game Coverage:

Live Stats   Video  

West Chester Athletic Site - West Chester Visits No. 3 Kutztown Saturday at Noon

PSAC Site - PSAC Football Weekly Notes: Week 8

Kutztown Athletic Site - Kutztown athletics issues parking advisory for Oct. 24 Homecoming

D2football - PSAC Columnist - PSAC Week Eight Preview

Game Report - West Chester 52 - Lackawanna 0

The Golden Rams (4-3) overwhelmed the visiting Lackawanna Falcons (0-7) by a score of 52-0.

After West Chester received the opening kickoff, quarterback Jack Pellicciotti (8 of 9, 157 yards, 4 TD's) led the Golden Rams on a nine-play, 64-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard leaping Reese Clark (2 catches, 26 yards, 2 TD's) touchdown catch. Lackawanna muffed the ensuing kickoff, which was recovered by Jim Wade and set up WCU with a short field. Three plays later, Pellicciotti connected with Will Silverman (3 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD) for a nine-yard score.

Will Silverman caught his first TD at WCU (Photo Chuck Greco)

This time, Lackawanna secured the kickoff and ran a couple of offensive plays, but on third-and-five, Peaky Roseborough picked off the Falcon pass and returned it 34 yards for the touchdown. Lackawanna's second possession was a three-and-out, and this time Mayson Talley blocked the Falcon punt.

Mayson Talley snuffs a Falcon punt (Photo Chuck Greco)

Three plays later, Pellicciotti connected with Clark for a 15-yard touchdown. And just like that, with four minutes left to play in the first quarter, West Chester scored more points than they had in the entirety of five games this season.

Reese Clark hauls in his second TD on the day (Photo Chuck Greco)

After that, it was just a matter of the defense staying locked in - which they did. Only once did Lackawanaa cross into Golden Ram territory and that was early in the second quarter. Twenty-seven different WCU defenders were credited with tackles, led by linebackers Ricardo Delgado (6 tackles, 1 sack) and Luke Trunell (6 tackles, 0.5 TFL).

Ricardo Delgado with one of his six tackles (Photo Chuck Greco)

Reserve linebacker Colin Obser (5 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 1 QBH, 1 FR) had the best game of his young career, while defensive lineman A.J. Sanders (3 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 QBH) filled the stat sheet. Overall, the West Chester defense limited Lackawanna to just nine first downs, 98 yards rushing and a total of 179 yards.

This Falcon ball carrier can't escape Debrick Johnson (Photo Chuck Greco)

Besides Pellicciotti's efficient passing game, the Golden Ram offense was paced by Isaiah Wright (9 carries, 68 yards), Mic Johnson (6 carris, 48 yards), James Fisher (4 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD) and Future Robertson (9 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD). Kicker Rylan Zuk converted all seven of his PAT attempts and Tommy Pajic was successful on a 25-yard field goal.

Quarterback Cole Ordway made his first collegiate appearance
(Photo Chuck Greco)

Sortable Box Score   

West Chester Athletic Site - West Chester Shuts Out Lackawanna in Football, 52-0

Lackawanna Athletic Site - Disaster First Quarter Drops Lackawanna College Against West Chester

Golden Rams Review - Photo Album - Lackawanna

Game Replay

Game Preview - Lackawanna

West Chester (3-3) hosts the Lackawanna Falcons (0-6) at Tomlinson-Fillippo Field at Farrell Stadium starting at 6:00 this Saturday.

This past December, Lackawanna announced its move to NCAA Division II. As part of that transition, the Falcons have been invited to join the PSAC although they are not represented in the conference standings or statistics. Lackawanna is the first junior college with a football program to transition directly to NCAA Division II.

When Lackawanna started its football program in 1993, Mark Duda was their defensive coordinator. A year later, Duda became the Falcons' head coach where he remained until he retired after last season. Mark Ross was named the new head coach in December. Among Ross's coaching stops, he spent four years in the 1990's working with East Stroudsburg's defensive ends and was the defensive coordinator at Bloomsburg from 2021-2023.

Series History:
This will be the first time these two teams meet on the football field.

Scouting the Opponent:

The Falcons' three National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1 All-Americans from last season have all moved on to other institutions: offensive lineman Jason Hoskins is now at Old Dominion; quarterback Jacob Tiberi is at Chicago State; and wide receiver Christian Harrison has transferred to Monmouth.

The Falcons have used two quarterbacks in David Naniewicz (68 of 128, 557 yards, 2 TD, 10 int) and Laivon Balthazar (25 of 42, 233 yards, 4 int). Their primary targets are wide receivers Kaeon Jenkins (15 catches, 24 yards, 1 TD), Jamal Jefferson, Jr. (18 catches, 175 yards, 1 TD), Khi'Lee Patterson (19 catches, 139 yards), and Jayden Byrd (8 catches, 111 yards). The main threat in the running game is Jalen Fletcher (86 carries, 267 yards, 3 TD's).

Defensively, the men in the middle are linebackers Brodie Daugherty (31 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2 QBH) and Rashon Giddens (26 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1 PBU). Safeties Keyonte Davis (20 tackles, 5 BU), Billy Maloney (20 tackles), and Jaerone Parker (20 tackles) are among the Falcons' top tacklers. Defensive end Nickolas Logan (11 tackles, 3.0 TFL) is the pressure guy up front.

Kicker Isiah Rodriguez (3 of 4 PAT, 2 of 3 FG) hasn't had a lot of opportunity, but punter Samuel Magnotta (35.6 avg, 5 I20, 2 50+) certainly has.

Analysis:

Lackawanna is a junior college and, as such, they only have a dozen third year players and no fourth or fifth year student athletes. So while their average game result this season is 41-7, consider that they are playing primarily freshmen and sophomores. The Golden Rams have a tremendous opportunity to get both their offense and defense right as they look to the remainder of their season.

Massey Ratings is projecting a 41-7 Golden Ram win while Versus Sports simulates a similar 39-9 West Chester victory.

Game Coverage:

Live Stats   Video   Game Program   

West Chester Athletic Site - New Opponent at Farrell for Golden Rams

PSAC Site - PSAC Football Weekly Notes: Week 7

Lackawanna Athletic Site - West Chester On Deck For Falcons In First-Ever Tussle

Lackawanna Athletic Site - Lackawanna Football Game Notes at West Chester

D2football - PSAC Columnist - PSAC Week Seven Preview