Game Report - West Chester 17 - Millersville 16

The Golden Ram (3-1, 1-0) overcame a nor'easter and a sluggish start to nip the visiting Millersville Marauders (0-4, 0-1) by a score of 17-16 in the PSAC East opener for both teams.

The best way to describe the first half was an embarassing disaster, and it was an all-around team effort. The WCU offense went three-and-out to open the game. Then the Golden Ram defense allowed Millersville to convert four third downs on its opening drive, including jumping offisde on a third-and-five. After the defense made a goal-line stand, Anthony Delle Donne was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct giving West Chester the ball at their own one. Rather than merely pushing the pile forward to buy some room or throwing over the top, the first play from scrimmage called for a handoff five yards deep in the end zone which resulted in a safety for the Marauders. The subsequent free kick gave Millersville a short field which they easily navigated 43 yards for a touchdown to stretch their lead to 9-0.

The Golden Ram offense got one first down, but soon were forced to punt. West Chester's defense did get a stop, but Millersville's punt glanced off a West Chester blocker at midfield and the Marauders recovered. This time Millersville finished the drive and took a 16-0 lead into the locker room. At the break, the Marauders held advantages in first downs (13-3), third down conversions (8 of 12 to 1 of 4), rushing (130-12), plays (46-16) and time of possession (24:54-5:06).

In the second half, the West Chester defense dominated while the offense slowly warmed up. Quarterback Colin O'Sullivan (19 of 29, 217 yards, 1 TD, 1 int) completed passes to Dylan McKenzie (4 catches, 77 yards), Future Robertson (5 catches, 32 yards) , and Ryan Johnston (2 catches, 10 yards) for first downs. The Golden Rams had first-and-goal from the six, but like last week, "goal to go" is a challenge for this team and West Chester settled for a Tommy Pajic 25-yard field goal. But at least the Golden Rams were on the board and seemed to have some momentum.

After the West Chester defense forced another quick three-and-out, the Golden Rams reached the Millersville 12 after a 38-yard pitch and catch from O'Sullivan to McKenzie. But O'Sullivan's next pass into the end zone was intercepted thwarting a trip into the red zone. Near the end of the third quarter, a Millersville running back got what appeared to be a favorable spot for a first down. The West Chester sideline reacted poorly and was flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Fortunately, the Golden Ram defense stood tall and forced a Ville 41-yard feld goal attempt which failed. And that seemed to end the Marauders hopes.

O'Sullivan led the West Chester offense 76 yards in four minutes, completing passes to McKenzie, Reese Clark (2 catches, 24 yards), Blake Thomas (2 catches, 27 yards), and Will Silverman (2 catches, 24 yards) capped by a 10-yard touchdown pass to Mic Johnson (2 catches, 23 yards, 1 TD). The wave of momentum grew. On the ensuing kickoff, Rondell Bradley made the tackle at the Millersville 12 and the defense only allowed one first down giving West Chester the ball at midfield with five minutes remaining.

Now the first downs were rolling for the Golden Ram offense - a 10-yard pass to McKenzie, an 11-yard run for Johnson, a 10-yard pass to Robertson, and a 13-yard pass to Johnson. This time with first-and-goal from the three, Johnson (9 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD) bowled his way into the end zone and Rylan Zuk's PAT gave West Chester a 17-16 lead. The Golden Ram defense then allowed a total of two yards over Millersville's final two possessions in the contest and the victory was secured.

Since Millersville ran 75 plays, there were a lot of tackles for the West Chester defense. Linebackers Ricardo Delgado (12 tackles, 1 PBU) and Luke Trunell (12 tackles) led the way with Jack Fry (10 tackles), Jamir Reyes (9 tackles) and Elijah Motley (9 tackles, 1 PBU) making significant contributions. Defensive lineman Debrick Johnson (4 tackles, 1 PBU, 1 QBH) continues to be a force up front while Eddie Bowen registered a 6-yard sack on Millersville's penultimate possession.

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West Chester Athletic Site - West Chester Finishes Off Come-From-Behind Victory Over Millersville on Homecoming Weekend

Millersville Athletic Site - Late rally helps West Chester squeak past Millersville

Golden Rams Review - Photo Album - Millersville

Game Replay

Game Preview - Millersville

The Golden Rams (2-1) open PSAC East play when they host the Millersville Marauders (0-3). Kickoff for homecoming at Tomlinson-Fillippo Field at Farrell Stadium is scheduled for Saturday at 2:00.

Series History:
West Chester leads the overall series 74-18. Millersville alumnus Drew Folmar is in his first year at the helm after J.C. Morgan was fired midway through the 2025 season. After several assistant coaching stints, Folmar, a four-time All-PSAC East quarterback for the Marauders from 1997-2000, spent 2013 as head coach at Kutztown and subsequently served as an assistant at Lehigh, Elon, and Bucknell.

Last 10 Meetings:

Year	H/A	W/L	Score	Year	H/A	W/L	Score
2015	Away	Win	48-3	2021	Away	Win	42-14
2016	Home	Win	52-0	2022	Home	Win	26-14
2017	Away	Win	27-24	2023	Away	Loss	23-14
2018	Home	Win	42-16	2024	Home	Win	41-23
2019	Away	Win	48-7	2025	Away	Win	38-7

Last Meeting:

09/27/2025 West Chester 38 - Millersville 7

The Golden Ram defense held Millersville to just 217 yards of total offense. Defensive end Seamus McCain had six tackles including two sacks. Jamir Reyes had two interceptions and Ronnell McCorn also made a pick. Kicker Rylan Zuk converted all five of his PAT attempts and also made a career-long 47-yard field goal.

Scouting the Opponent:

The Marauders have struggled to find a healthy quarterback this season. Senior Ryan Zeltt (17 of 28, 144 yards) left their opener after just one offensive series due to an injury. He was relieved by junior Tommy Hunsicker (17 of 31, 177 yards, 1 TD, 2 int) who also started their second game. But Hunsicker got hurt in that contest and was relieved by sophomore Eddie Corkery (10 of 25, 190 yards, 2 TD's 1 int). Zeltt returned to play most of their game last week, a 70-10 loss to #11 Slippery Rock. Among the eleven guys who have caught passes from the trio of quarterbacks are freshman wide receiver Jayden Walters (8 catches, 207 yards, 2 TD's), wide receiver Caileb Howse (8 catches, 46 yards), team captain Colin Hastings (6 catches, 62 yards), and speedy Nakhi Bullock (6 catches, 52 yards, 1 TD). While Hunsicker (23 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD's) is their leading ground gainer, running backs Mekhi Ashby (33 carries, 114 yards) and Xavier Kingcade (14 carries, 13 yards, 1 TD) get the bulk of the carries.

Linebacker Bryce Beutler (30 tackles, 2.0 TFL) is on his way to repeating as an All-PSAC East selection. Experience comes from fellow linebacker Kai Stiansen (21 tackles, 2.5 TFL) and defensive back and Bishop Shanahan graduate Nick Romano (19 tackles). Freshman defensive lineman Amir Anderson (9 tackles, 2.0 TFL) has one of the team's three sacks this season, while his line mate Max Hostetter (10 tackles, 1 int, 1 QBH, 1 blocked kick) has one of the team's three interceptions. Defensive back Antonio Johnson (1 tackle, 4 PBU) is second in the PSAC in pass breakups, and Golden Ram fans may recall that defensive back Damir Williams-Bey originally committed to West Chester.

Roger Staron (22 punts, 37 avg, 7 FC, 3 I20) handles the punting, while Gryffin Mitstifer (1 of 1 FG, 27 yards, 3 of 4 PAT) and Keegan Maher (1 of 1 FG, 36 yards, 1 of 1 PAT) split the place kicking duties.

Analysis:

It's pretty clear that coach Folmar is playing the guys that he recruited. That is, this team is very young. Through three games this season, the Marauders have been outscored 134-48 and have been outgained 1,690-787. One place that Millersville has found success is red zone offense where they are 5 for 5. If the Golden Rams play as well as they did last week in Edinboro, the large crowd should be celebrating a lot on homecoming.

Massey Ratings is projecting a 38-17 Golden Ram win while Versus Sports simulates and even wider margin of 40-15.

Game Coverage:

Live Stats   Video   Game Program

West Chester Athletic Site - West Chester Welcomes Millersville on Homecoming Weekend

Millersville Athletic Site - 'Ville football's early season slate stays tough with road trip to West Chester

D2football - PSAC Columnist - PSAC Week Four Preview

Player News - Colin O'Sullivan Named PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week

For his efforts during West Chester's 44-24 defeat of Edinboro, redshirt junior quarterback Colin O'Sullivan has been named PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week.

Of his 19 pass attempts, O'Sullivan completed 14 of them to seven different receivers for 231 yards and two touchdowns. He also had three carries for ten yards including a touchdown.

Colin O'Sullivan accounted for three touchdowns (Photo Chuck Greco)

PSAC Site - PSAC Football Athletes of the Week: Week 3

West Chester Athletic Site - Pair of Golden Rams Pull Down Athlete of the Week Honors in the PSAC East

Player News - Tommy Pajic Named PSAC East Special Teams Athlete of the Week

For his efforts during West Chester's 44-24 defeat of Edinboro, redshirt sophomore kicker Tommy Pajic has been named PSAC East Special Teams Athlete of the Week.

Pajic, who accounted for 14 points, was perfect on the day connecting on all five PAT's and field goals of 20, 31 and 45 yards. His nine kickoffs averaged 58 yards with three going for touchbacks.

Tommy Pajic nails a 45-yard field goal (Photo Chuck Greco)

PSAC Site - PSAC Football Athletes of the Week: Week 3

West Chester Athletic Site - Pair of Golden Rams Pull Down Athlete of the Week Honors in the PSAC East

Game Report - West Chester 44 - Edinboro 24

The Golden Ram offense was solid all day and the defense had a stellar second half as West Chester (2-1) strolled to a 44-24 win over Edinboro (2-1) at Sox Harrison Stadium. When Jack Corrigan only comes on the field to hold for place kicks, you know the offense had a good game. West Chester had a total of ten possessions that ended with five touchdowns, three field goals, a fumble and the end of the game.

Miles Goodwin with one of his five solo stops (Photo Chuck Greco)

Edinboro opened the game by running right through the West Chester defense ending the ten-play, 76-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run. The Golden Ram offense responded with their own clock draining drive, going 83 yards in seven minutes to tie the game on Future Robertson's (8 carries, 32 yards, 1 TD) one-yard run. After a quick Edinboro three-and-out, West Chester went on another 83-yard touchdown drive capped by Mitch Ragni's one-yard plunge. Edinboro then consumed almost eight minutes of the clock, but West Chester's defense stiffened and only allowed a 25-yard Fighting Scot field goal.

Blake Thomas spins away from tacklers on one of his catches (Photo Chuck Greco)

In the waning minutes of the first half, the Golden Rams incurred some significant adversity. An ill-advised kickoff return was compounded by a block in the back penalty giving West Chester the ball at their own three-yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, Mic Johnson (21 carries, 83 yards; 1 catch, 29 yards, 1 TD) lost a fumble. The Golden Ram defense stood tall, but on fourth-and-goal, Edinboro pushed it across the goal line and took a 17-14 lead into the locker room. It wasn't a good way to end what was otherwise a solid half of football.

Golden Ram blocking creates a huge hole for Mic Johnson (Photo Chuck Greco)

But the second half was all West Chester. Quarterback Colin O'Sullivan (14 of 19, 231 yards, 2 TD's; 3 carries, 10 yards, 1 TD) connected wth Johnson on a 19-yard touchdown pass. Then Debrick Johnson registered a strip sack of the Fighting Scot QB giving the Golden Rams the ball at the Edinboro 35-yard line, which setup an O'Sullivan one-yard touchdown score. A three-and-out by the WCU defense led to a Tommy Pajic 20-yard field goal. Another three-and-out by the Golden Ram defense led to a Pajic 31-yard field goal to put West Chester up 34-17. If the situation wasn't already out of hand for Boro, they muffed the ensuing kickoff which was recovered by Ronnell McCorn. On the first play from scrimmage, O'Sullivan connected with Blake Thomas (5 catches, 113 yards, 1 TD) for a 24-yard touchdown. Pajic later tacked on a 45-yard field goal to end West Chester's scoring blitz.

Anthony Delle Donne bats down an Edinboro pass (Photo Chuck Greco)

There were lot of superlatives in this game:

• In the second half, the West Chester defense allowed a total of 90 yards with 80 of them coming on one touchdown pass play against reserves.
• Maine transfer Blake Thomas had a tremendous Golden Ram debut, using his 6'4" frame and speed to be West Chester's first 100-yard receiver this season.
• On West Chester's opening drive, head coach Duke Greco was aggressive going for it on fourth-and-one from the 50-yard line. The Golden Rams were successful on all three of their fourth down attempts.
• Ragni, mainly known for his blocking, had two carries in the game - converting the aforementioned fourth-and-one and the one-yard touchdown run.
• The West Chester defense had three critical sacks in the contest: Debrick Johnson's strip sack; a solo sack on fourth down from Solo Bambara; and Jack Fry turned a second-and-one into a third-and-12 which led to an Edinboro shanked punt.
• With the Golden Rams facing a third-and-five, O'Sullivan, who usually only runs when he has to, scampered six yards on a designed run play for the first down.
• The West Chester offensive line didn't allow a single sack in the contest and the Golden Rams lost only ten yards rushing in the entire game.
• With kicker Rylan Zuk not making the trip, Pajic, who normally only handles kickoffs, was perfect on the day with five PAT's and field goals of 20, 31 and 45 yards. He also had three touchbacks on his nine kickoffs.
• Defensive back Miles Goodwin made a game-high five solo stops and a total of eight tackles.
• The Golden Rams held a 13 minute advantage in time of possession which is a testament to both sides of the ball.

James Fisher had 31 yards on the ground (Photo Chuck Greco)

While West Chester was five-for-five in the red-zone, that area of the field is still a challenge for the offense. The first touchdown took three plays from the Edinboro four-yard line. Midway through the third quarter with first-and-goal from the one, O'Sullivan's TD run came four plays later. And a first-and-goal from the six resulted in a field goal.

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West Chester Athletic Site - West Chester Gets Offensive in 44-24 Win Over Edinboro

Edinboro Athletic Site - Football Falls to West Chester

Golden Rams Review - Photo Album - Edinboro

Game Replay

Game Preview - Edinboro

The Golden Rams (1-1) head to the northwest corner of the commonwealth to take on the Edinboro Fighting Scots (2-0). Kickoff at Sox Harrison Stadium is scheduled for noon on Saturday.

Series History:
West Chester leads the all time series 7-5 with the last meeting coming in 2021.

Although these two teams play infrequently, Edinboro has a habit of spoiling significant events for the Golden Rams. In 2006 on the first game played on Farrell Stadium's new FieldTurf, the Fighting Scots prevailed 28-14. And then in the 2010 home opener, on Michael Horrocks Day, when the statue of the former Golden Ram quarterback and United Airlines pilot was unveiled, Edinboro tipped West Chester 16-14.

After earning a share of the division title last year in his only season at Edinboro, head coach Matt Scott was named PSAC West Coach of the Year and then departed to become the defensive coordinator at the University at Albany. Fighting Scot's defensive coordinator Eric Crandall was named Edinboro's interim head coach in December.

Their most famous recent football alumnus is Trevor Harris who is in his 14th season in the Canadian Football League. He was a member of the Grey Cup winning Ottawa Redblacks in 2016 and Toronto Argonauts in 2012. Last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Harris not only won the Grey Cup again, he was named the game's most valuable player after completing a record 85.2% of his passes in the contest.

Last 10 Meetings:

Year	H/A	W/L	Score	Year	H/A	W/L	Score
1986	Home	Win	37-9	2007	Away	Win	32-16
1987	Away	Win	49-28	2010	Home	Loss	16-14
2000	Home	Loss	13-6	2016	Away	Loss	54-51 2OT
2001	Away	Win	30-26	2017	Home	Win	62-28
2006	Home	Loss	28-14	2021	Home	Win	41-37

Last Meeting:

9/18/2021 West Chester 41 - Edinboro 37

Midway through the fourth quarter, sophomore defensive end Michael Gobora intercepted an Edinboro potential game-tying two-point conversion attempt and returned it 98 yards to extend West Chester's lead to 34-30. The Fighting Scots scored a touchdown with just over three minutes left to take a 37-34 lead, but the Golden Rams answered with a Ja'Den McKenzie one-yard touchdown of his own to give West Chester a 41-37 advantage. However, it wasn't until WCU defensive back Obi Anyatonwu intercepted Edinboro in the end zone on the last play of the game, that West Chester was able to breathe easily again. For the game, the West Chester defense had four sacks, forced four turnovers and held Edinboro to just 108 yards on the ground.

Scouting the Opponent:

All-PSAC West offensive tackle Dylan McWilliams entered the transfer portal after last season. He reportedly turned down offers from Robert Morris, Albany, Tennessee Tech, Indiana State and Bryant to return to the Fighting Scots. McWilliams provides protection for IUP transfer Nico Marchitelli (32 of 60, 374 yards, 1 TD) who tends to be the throwing quarterback and Bo Swartz who runs more (9 carries, 39 yards, 2 TD's) but is very efficient in the passing game (6 of 8, 57 yards, 2 TD's). Running backs Jerry Dinkins III (38 carries, 159 yards, 1 TD) and Antwan Ceasar (20 carries, 89 yards) carry most of the load in the backfield. Tight end Jeremiah Neeley (8 catches, 131 yards, 2 TD's) is Edinboro's top returning pass catcher while receivers Jacob Coburn (11 catches, 145 yards), Evan Low (3 catches, 44 yards) and tight end Clayton Bezon (4 catches, 40 yards, 1 TD) provide additional big targets.

On special teams, Ethan Schlief averages 34 yards on his 15 punts, with 2 going at least 50 yards. Kicker Tanner Bruzda has converted just one of his four field goal attempts (33 yards) but has been successful on all four PAT's.

All-PSAC West safety Nate Deanes (1 tackle, 2 PBU) returns to lead the Edinboro defense, but it was fellow safety Ty Reali (16 tackles, 1 int) who captured PSAC West Defensive Player of the Week for his 12 tackle, 1 interception perfomance in a week one win over Ohio Dominican. Linebacker Wyatt Wallick (12 tackles, 1 sack) has Edinboro's only sack this season, but redshirt freshman defensive lineman Montrice Webster (13 tackles, 3.0 TFL) is becoming a force up front after he won PSAC West Defensive Player of the Week last week. Linebackers Jaden Branch (10 tackles, 1.5 TFL) and Parker Hoff (10 tackles, 1.0 TFL) are always around the ball.

Analysis:

With just one sack and one turnover, the Edinboro defense doesn't appear to be high intensity, however, they held Bloomsburg to just two field goals last week and allow just 257 yards per game. If the Golden Ram offense puts forth a solid, balanced approach, and minimizes mistakes, they should be able to score. The Fighting Scot offense has only one turnover this season, and their two-headed quarterback approach is working. Swartz has four touchdowns in just 17 touches, so hopefully the West Chester defense pays attention when he enters the game. Perhaps West Chester's advantage in special teams will come into play as well.

Massey Ratings is expecting a 28-21 Edinboro win and Versus Sports simulates a similar 29-20 Fighting Scot victory.

Game Coverage:

Live Stats   Video

West Chester Athletic Site - West Chester Heads to Edinboro for Crossover Tilt Saturday Afternoon

Edinboro Athletic Site - Football Hosts West Chester on Saturday

D2football - PSAC Columnist - PSAC Week Three Preview