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GAME # 5 vs. CALIFORNIA (PA) GAME NOTES West Chester University (Pa.) Contact: James Zuhlke, Sports Information Dir. O: 610-436-2235 C: 610-350-8571 Football EMAIL: [email protected] 2012 West Chester Schedule TODAY’S FEATURED EVENT: WEST CHESTER vs. CALIFORNIA (PA) (3-1, 2-0 PSAC East) WEST CHESTER GAME DETAILS Date Opponent ................................Result/Time Record: 3-1, 2-0 PSAC East Date: Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 Aug 30 at Delaware ....................................L, 21-41 Head Coach: Bill Zwaan Location: California, Pa. Sep 8 GANNON (HOF) .......................W, 21-17 Alma Mater: Delaware (‘79) Stadium: Adamson Stadium (6,500) Sep 15 MILLERSVILLE* (FAMILY) ......W, 56-14 Overall Record: 127-54 Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Sep 22 at Kutztown* ..................................W, 45-24 Record at WCU: 73-40 Series: Tied, 4-4 Sep. 29 at California (Pa.) .........................3:30 p.m. vs. Cal: 0-4 Last Meeting: Cal, 30-23 (Sept. 12, 2009) Oct. 6 at East Stroudsburg* ....................1:05 p.m. AFCA Top 25: NR Television: The CW (FOXSports-Pittsburgh = Oct. 13 LIU POST* (VET)..........................1 p.m. Channel 722 on Comcast Cable System Oct. 20 SHIPPENSBURG* (HC) ...............2 p.m. California (Pa.) (subscription service). Oct. 27 CHEYNEY* ...................................1 p.m. Record: 4-0, 2-0 PSAC West WCU Radio: WCHE 1520 Nov. 3 at Bloomsburg* .................................1 p.m. Head Coach: Mike Kellar Play-by-Play: Greg Fry Nov. 10 at Clarion ..........................................1 p.m. Alma Mater: Fairmont St. (‘96) Analyst: L.J. Harrell (or PSAC Championship game) Overall Record: 18-8 Live Audio: www.wche1520.com Record at Cal: 4-0 Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/ * = indicates PSAC East game cup/football/scoreboard.aspx HOF = Hall of Fame Day vs. West Chester: 0-0 FAMILY = Family Day AFCA Top 25: 6 Live Video: http://www.americaonesports. HC = Homecoming com/partner_members.asp?id=80. (fee required) VET = Veteran’s Appreciation Day/Wounded Warrior Project STORYLINE 2012 California (Pa.) Schedule West Chester heads out west for a showdown with nationally ranked California (Pa.) in a matchup (4-0, 2-0 PSAC West) that could have a profound effect on the Atlantic Region rankings when they are released next month. The Golden Rams are unranked, but bring a three-game winning streak into Adamson Sta- Date Opponent ...............................Result/Time dium looking to snap a personal four-game slide against the Vulcans. Saturday’s game will be tele- Aug 30 #13 HILLSDALE .......................W, 30-22 vised live on The CW Pittsburgh and FOX Sports-Pittsburgh. Fans in the West Chester area, who Sep 8 at Kutztown ...................................W, 48-45 are subscribers to Comcast Cable’s FOX Sports Plan can watch the game on Channel 722. Sep 15 at Edinboro* ..................................W, 24-14 Sep 22 #23 INDIANA (PA)*...................W, 26-24 Though the last four meetings have all gone Cal’s way, West Chester has lost each of the last three Sep 29 WEST CHESTER ................... 3:30 p.m. contests to Cal by 12, 11 and 7 points, respectively. That includes the 2008 State Game in which Oct 6 at Clarion* .........................................2 p.m. Cal came away with a 47-36 victory and the PSAC Championship. Don’t expect the Golden Rams Oct 13 LOCK HAVEN* .......................3:30 p.m. to be intimidated by Cal’s national ranking either. The last time WCU took on a Top 10 program, Oct 20 at Gannon* ......................................12 p.m. the Golden Rams ran out to a 35-0 lead on No. 2 Bloomsburg on homecoming last season. Unfor- Oct. 27 SLIPPERY ROCK* ................. 3:30 p.m. tunately for the purple & gold faithful that day, West Chester let Bloomsburg up off the canvas, and Nov. 3 at Mercyhurst* .................................12 p.m. the Huskies eventually stole a 55-42 victory at Farrell Stadium. Nov. 10 MILLERSVILLE ......................3:30 p.m. (or PSAC Championship Game) Cal comes in with a perfect 4-0 mark on the year and ranked sixth in both the AFCA Top 25 *indicates PSAC West game Coaches’ Poll and the D2Football.com media rankings. The Vulcans won last week in a wild fi nish at Adamson Stadium against No. 23 IUP. Cal scored nine points in the fi nal minute of the ball game West Chester Coaches to squeeze out a 26-24 victory in a pivotal matchup for supremecy in the PSAC West. (Game Location) Today marks the fi rst time in 2012 that West Chester will kickoff against a nationally ranked oppo- Bill Zwaan, Sr. (fi eld) Head Coach/ nent. The Golden Rams will also take on No. 21 Shippensburg on Homecoming at Farrell Stadium Offensive Coordinator Oct. 20 and then travel to No. 10 Bloomsburg on Nov. 3. No other 2012 opponents appear in this Gerald Toney (booth) Asst. Head Coach/ week’s AFCA Top 25 coaches’ poll. Special Teams Mike Furlong (fi eld) Defensive Coordinator/ OFF AND RUNNING IN 2012 Defensive Backs West Chester is off to a 3-1 start for the fi rst time since 2007 when the Golden Rams ran out to Osagie Osunde (fi eld) Running Backs/Spc. Tms an 8-1 start and eventually reached the NCAA II Playoffs. The Golden Rams are on a three-game Bill Zwaan, Jr. (fi eld) Wide Receivers/QBs winning streak and have not suffered a loss to a Division II opponent in 2012. Only a 41-21 set- Jim Brazill, Sr. (booth) Strength & Conditioning/ back at Division I-FCS power Delaware in the season opener stands as a blemish on the Golden Tight Ends Rams’ record this fall. It is the second time in Bill Zwaan’s 10-year tenure at WCU that the Rams Jim Brazill, Jr. (booth) Defensive Ends have run out to a 3-1 start (2003). Brian Kelley (booth) Defensive Line Nick Sama (fi eld) Offensive Line Bill Shuey (fi eld) Linebackers LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEKEND ... Jo Jo Patrickt (fi eld) Offensive Line Next Opponent: East Stroudsburg Series: West Chester leads, 54-21 Date: Saturday, Oct. 6 Last Meeting: WCU, 37-26 (Sept. 24, 2011) Location: East Stroudsburg, Pa. Stadium: Eiler-Martin Stadium Kickoff: 1:05 p.m. GAME # 5 vs. CALIFORNIA (PA) GAME NOTES Around The PSAC SCOUTING THE VULCANS Cal U continues its homestand this weekend when it hosts West Chester. Last weekend, the Vul- 2012 PSAC Standings cans rallied to score nine points in the fi nal minute to earn a 26-24 win over then-No. 14 IUP. The Vulcans rallied to a 26-24 win over IUP in the fourth-annual Coal Bowl following a gamewinning, East W L Pct. W L Pct. 30-yard fi eld goal by sophomore Cody Nuzzo with 3.5 seconds left. Senior quarterback Peter La- Bloomsburg 2 0 1.000 4 0 1.000 lich passed for the second-highest total in single-game school history, fi nishing with 438 yards. Shippensburg 2 0 1.000 4 0 1.000 He completed 27-of-40 attempts with three touchdowns. Lalich connected with junior wide re- West Chester 2 0 1.000 3 1 .750 ceiver Nadir Brown for an 80-yard touchdown to trim the defi cit to 24-23 with 52.3 seconds left. E Stroudsburg 1 1 .500 2 1 .667 Senior defensive back Rontez Miles led the team with 13 tackles (six solo) and recovered an LIU Post 1 1 .500 2 1 .667 onside kick to set-up the winning fi eld goal. With its third 4-0 start in the last six years, Cal U Cheyney 0 2 .000 1 3 .250 remained at No. 6 in both the AFCA and D2Football.com Top 25 polls. The Vulcans have been Kutztown 0 2 .000 1 3 .250 ranked in the top 10 of the AFCA poll for four-straight weeks. Millersville 0 2 .000 1 3 .250 In two seasons, senior Peter Lalich has established himself as one of the most prolifi c quarter- West W L Pct. W L Pct. backs in school history. Lalich passed for the second-highest single-game total in school history California (Pa.) 2 0 1.000 4 0 1.000 last week, fi nishing with a career-high 438 yards. His total ranks only behind the record of 443 Mercyhurst 2 0 1.000 3 1 .750 passing yards set by Kevin McCabe in the 2008 PSAC Championship against West Chester. Lalich Indiana (Pa.) 1 1 .500 3 1 .750 ranks second in the league with 1,433 passing yards through four games after shattering the Clarion 1 1 .500 2 2 .500 single-season school record last season. Slippery Rock 1 1 .500 2 2 .500 Edinboro 1 1 .500 1 2 .333 Just moments after missing a game-tying PAT attempt last week, sophomore kicker Cody Nuzzo Gannon 0 2 .000 1 3 .250 made the game-winning 30-yard fi eld goal against IUP with 3.5 seconds left. It marked the fi rst Lock Haven 0 2 .000 0 4 .000 game-winning fi eld goal by Cal U since Marc Domonkos made a 17-yard fi eld goal in overtime - against IUP - on Oct. 30, 2010. Nuzzo has converted 10-of-20 fi eld goal attempts in his career, including four-of-fi ve this year, and made 59-of-67 PAT attempts. This Week’s Schedule/Results Saturday, Sept. 29 In last week’s win, the Vulcans were out-gained on the ground by a 284-28 margin. Cal U was held Shippensburg at Lock Haven 12 p.m. to its lowest single-game rushing total since managing just nine yards in a loss at Shippensburg Mercyhurst at Cheyney 1 p.m.