Ella Shockley and Allison Patel scored goals, and West Chester put on another defensive clinic to shut out host East Stroudsburg, 2-0, in the quarterfinals of the 2025 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Tournament at Whitenight Field Saturday afternoon.
West Chester (14-6) advances to the national semifinals for the eighth time since 2011 and first time since 2022 with the win over East Stroudsburg (16-5).
The Golden Rams improved to 13-6 in the Division II Tournament with the win and will take on Newberry College (19-0) on Friday in Bloomsburg at Steph Pettit Stadium on the campus of Bloomsburg University. The game will be a rematch of a regular-season encounter between the Golden Rams and Wolves, won by Newberry, 3-0, on Sept. 20.
“Everybody played extremely well today,” 15th-year head coach Amy Cohen said afterwards. “We got a lock-down defensive performance from the backs, and the outside middies were just spectacular today. And, of course, (goalkeeper) Alina Burger was awesome.”
It didn’t take long for the visiting Golden Rams to jump on top as Shockley scored off a penalty corner in the first three minutes of the contest. Erin O’Donnell picked up an assist on the insert.
That’s when West Chester’s defense kicked into high gear until the Golden Rams picked up an insurance tally in the final 10 minutes of the game.
“I think the key was our ability to play a calm, cool and collected game,” junior Sofia Brown commented afterwards. She was one of those outside middies that coach Cohen was boasting about. “We played a possession game and worked the ball out of the back. We were able to connect on our passes and get the ball up field.”
West Chester’s defense yielded just three shots in the entire game, and Burger was able to steer all three of them aside – making one particularly spectacular save in the second half.
“Burger was great back there,” Brown said. “Her communication is phenomenal. Everyone just pulled together today.”
Patel picked up that insurance tally late in the contest off a rebound from a shot by Veerle Hersman.
West Chester held a 14-9 advantage on overall shots. Seven found the cage for the Golden Rams. East Stroudsburg goalkeeper, Sydney Pope, made five saves in the contest.West Chester also showed a 10-6 margin in penalty corners on the afternoon.Women’s Basketball
Glenville State 71, West Chester 68 >> The West Chester University women’s basketball team (1-1) was back in action on Saturday afternoon in a rematch of the 2023 NCAA Atlantic Region Championship game against Glenville State (2-0). West Chester led by as many as 13 late in the third quarter, but a late 11-0 run by the visiting Pioneers was enough to propel the visitors to a narrow 71-68 victory over the Golden Rams.
The fourth quarter had everything a basketball fan would want from a game, which had been back and forth throughout the afternoon as the game remained tight down the stretch. Glenville State used an 11-0 run late to erase its deficit and take a 67-64 lead with 1:11 to play. Kimi Sayson answered back with a big corner three on an assist from Mazur, which cut the deficit to 67-66 with under a minute to play.
Glenville State converted at the free throw line late and took a 71-66 lead, its largest of the game, before a Marianna Papazoglou layup cut the deficit to 71-68. West Chester nearly came away with a late turnover, but Glenville State recovered control just in time and held on to avoid falling to the Golden Rams, prevailing by a 71-68 final.
2025 Mountain East Rookie of the Year Nwando Okigbo was as advertised for Glenville State, as the sophomore scored a team-best 13 points along with 13 rebounds as one of three Pioneers in double figures. Jayda Allie and Pinkney added 12 points each, along with nine points from Khalia Bryant, as the Pioneers escaped Hollinger.
Immaculata 63, Ursinus 58 >> Immaculata closed strong, outscoring Ursinus 17-9 in the fourth quarter to secure a 63-58 road victory on Saturday afternoon. Olivia Ettorre powered the Mighty Macs with 19 points, knocking down 4 of 6 from three-point range while adding three rebounds and a steal. Abby Grillo contributed 12 points and five boards, and Carly Coleman added 10 points, nine rebounds, and came up with a crucial steal with eight seconds left to help seal the win.
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