WCU 2018 Football Game Notes Bentley.Indd
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 2 Super Region 1 Championships 18 PSAC Championships 10 PSAC Eastern Division Championships SERIES HISTORY (0-0) vs. (0-0) Overall: ........................................WCU leads, 2-0 West Chester Bentley In Waltham, Mass.: ......................WCU leads, 1-0 Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 6 p.m. Bentley Stadium Waltham, Mass. In West Chester, Pa.: ...................WCU leads, 1-0 GOLDEN RAMS FALCONS Last Meeting: ...............WCU won 51-9 (8-31-17) 2017 Record: 9-4, (6-1 PSAC East) 2017 Record: 6-4, (6-3 NE-10) Head Coach: Bill Zwaan, Sr. Head Coach: Bill Kavanaugh TELEVISION / VIDEO STREAM Record: 125-58 (16th season) Record: 21-22 (6th season) Bentley University will provide a live video stream Overall: 179-72 (22nd season) Overall: Same of all the action Thursday night from Bentley Sta- 1 GAME dium. The University has partnered with Stretch Internet to stream its home football games live on OPENING KICK the world wide web. West Chester University begins its 97th season Live Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/ of intercollegiate football and 16th under the di- bentley rection of head coach Bill Zwaan when the Golden Rams travel to Waltham, Mass., for a non-league RADIO contest against Bentley University. Radio: WCHE 1520 AM It marks the third straight year that West Ches- Play-by-Play: Mike Samsel ter will open its gridiron campaign against the Analyst: Jimmy Zaborney Falcons. Th e two schools signed a four-year agree- ment in 2016 and will fi nish out that contract next Live Audio: season when Bentley makes a return trip to West www.wche1520.com Chester, Pa., to open the 2019 slate. ONLINE: WCUPAGOLDENRAMS.COM West Chester is 57-37-2 overall in season open- West Chester University’s offi cial athletics web ers since 1920 and 30-28-1 in season openers on site has the most comprehensive and complete the road. Additionally, the Golden Rams are 6-3 pre-game and post-game coverage of West against Northeast 10 opponents on the road in sea- Chester football during the season. son openers, including a win over Bentley in 2016 (31-24). West Chester shows a 9-6 mark in season Live Stats: http://www.bentleyfalcons.com/sports/ openers under Bill Zwaan (since 2003), and are 6-4 Head coach Bill Zwaan begins his 16th season fball/2018-19/boxscores/20180830_dnvc.xml in road season openers since Zwaan took over. patrolling West Chester’s sideline. He has led West Chester is coming off a 9-4 season that his charges to the PSAC Eastern Division title in SOCIAL MEDIA two of the last three seasons and is the odds on Facebook: West Chester Athletics saw the Golden Rams qualify for the NCAA II favorite to do so again in 2018. Twitter: @WCUAthletics Playoff s for the 12th time in school history and ad- Instagram: WCUAthletics vance to the second round of the Super Region I bracket. Bentley is coming off a 6-4 campaign WCU SINCE ZWAAN’S ARRIVAL IN 2003 in 2017 in which the Falcons fi nished third 125-58 overall record (.683) in the Northeast 10 standings. Bentley de- 75-19 conference record (.798) feated conference powers New Haven, at 18-game conference winning streak (2006-09) home in overtime, and on the road at na- 9 seasons with one conference loss, or less tionally ranked Assumption in its fi nal two 5 PSAC East titles games of the season. Th e Falcons will try 4 PSAC East coach of the year awards to carry some of that momentum over into 4 Harlon Hill Finalists the 2018 season as they, once again, take 3 PSAC Championship Game appearances 3 undefeated conference efforts (2004, ‘07, ‘08) on a postseason participant. 3 assistant coaches who have been on Zwaan’s staff all of his 16 years at West Chester (Mike Furlong, Gerald Toney, Nick Sama). 2018 SCHEDULE @ BEN GAN @ SHU MILL SHIP @ BU @ ESU @ KU LHU @ CLAR Aug. 30 Sep. 8 Sep 15 Sep. 22 Sep 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 6 p.m. 12 p.m. 2 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 2 p.m. 4:05 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 12 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2 Semifi nal Appearances @WCUAthletics Game 1 West Chester at Bentley Th ursday, Aug. 30, 2018 WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY A WIN TODAY WOULD ... PSAC PRESEASON SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACTS mark the third consecutive season in which West Chester COACHES POLL opened its football campaign with a win over Bentley while giv- EAST JAMES ZUHLKE ing the Golden Rams a season-opening win in fi ve of their last West Chester (6) Sports Information Director six lid-lift ers. Shippensburg Offi ce: 610-436-2235 Kutztown (1) Athletics Offi ce: 610-436-3555 improve West Chester to 58-37-2 in season openers and 31- Bloomsburg Email: [email protected] 28-1 in season openers on the road. East Stroudsburg improve West Chester’s current win streak over teams repre- Millersville ROB CHRISTE senting the Northeast 10 Conference to six straight games, dating Lock Haven Assistant Sports Information Dir. back to 2011. Offi ce: 610-436-2557 WEST Athletics Offi ce: 610-436-3555 Indiana (Pa.) (7) Email: [email protected] WCU PICKED TO WIN PSAC EAST AGAIN California (Pa.) (1) West Chester University’s football squad was picked to Slippery Rock repeat as the PSAC East champion in a poll of the loop’s head Edinboro LAURENCE MESSLER Gannon Sports Information Grad Asst. coaches released Friday aft ernoon by the Pennsylvania State Ath- Mercyhurst Offi ce: 610-436-2235 letic Conference (PSAC). Clarion Athletics Offi ce: 610-436-3555 West Chester, coming off a 9-4 campaign from a year ago Seton Hill Email: [email protected] that saw them win the Eastern Division title and ad- vance to the second round of the NCAA II Playoff s, WHAT WCU RETURNS FROM 2017 WEST CHESTER QUICK FACTS returns six all-leaguers and a pair of All-Americans Rushing Yards ................................49% in 2018. Eight of the Golden Rams’ 16 returning Passing Yards .................................99% HEAD COACH: BILL ZWAAN, SR starters are on defense where West Chester seems to Receiving Yards ..............................43% Scoring ...........................................80% Alma Mater: ............................... Delaware (1979) be strongest heading into the new year. Career Record: ..............175-72 (.709) 22nd year Total Offense ..................................99% Record at WCU:: ............ 125-58 (.683) 16th year WCU claimed six of the possible seven fi rst- All-Purpose Yards ...........................44% PSAC Record: .................................. 75-19 (.798) place votes aft er appearing in the PSAC Champi- Tackles ............................................66% onship Game last season, before advancing to the Tackles For A Loss ..........................69% ASSISTANT COACHES .......................Location NCAA DII Football Playoff s. It marked the second Sacks ..............................................66% Interceptions ...................................56% Bill Zwaan Jr., (Off. Coordinator/WRs) ............ PB time in three years that West Chester won the East. Mike Furlong (Def. Coordinator/LBs) ...............PB Punt Return Yards ..........................93% Gerald Toney (Assoc. HC/Sp.Tms/DBs) ...........SL If the old adage that defense wins champion- Kick Return Yards ...........................28% Osagie Osunde (RBs/Recruiting) .....................SL ships stands true, then West Chester University Field Goals ...................................100% Jim Brazill, Sr. (Defensive Line) ........................SL football fans will enjoy the 2018 fall campaign. Th e Punting .........................................100% Nick Sama (Offensive Line) ..............................SL Golden Rams are stacked on that side of the ball Pat Spadaro (Tight Ends) ................................PB with plenty of returning starters and plenty of expe- Joe Walsh (Defensive Line) .............................PB THE WCU-BENTLEY SERIES Justin Curry (Wide Receivers) ..........................SL rienced depth. Th is year’s group is fast, physical and West Chester brings an unbeaten 2-0 Sam Scott (Linebackers) ..................................SL hungry. mark against Bentley into Thursday’s season opener. The two teams fi rst met two years ago. TEAM HISTORY SCOUTING BENTLEY First Year of Football .....................................1920 Bentley, coming off a 6-4 season that included a All-Time Record .......................624-291-18 (.678) DATE ........LOCATION............RESULT All-Time PSAC Rec. (since 1960): . 120-58 (.674) pair of victories over teams that were ranked nation- 08/31/17....West Chester ......... W, 51-9 All-Time Bowl Record ......................................3-3 ally in Division II, returns two players who were fi rst- 09/03/16....Waltham ............... W, 31-24 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record ............10-12 team All-Northeast-10 honorees in 2017, sophomore National Championships: ....................................0 wide receiver Austin Ryan and senior safety Nick Athy, also back is two-time second-team Super Region 1 Championships: ...2 (2004, 2013) All-Northeast-10 corner Pete Th orbahn. PSAC Championships: .....................................18 Years:.............................1950, 1952-54, 1956, Athy led the Falcons in tackles last year with his 76 stops second most among NE10 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, defensive backs in 2017. He has a nose for the ball as indicated by his three interceptions, 1989*, 1992*, 1994*, 1999*, 2004*, 2007*. four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles a year ago. (* indicates co-champions; no state game) Th orbahn, a starter in every game the last two seasons, enters the year with career to- PSAC East Championships ..............................10 tals that include 22 pass break-ups, seven interceptions and two pick-6’s. He’s one of three Years.........................1989, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2007-08, 2013, 2015, 2017 Falcon returnees who had least 50 tackles last season, joining Athy and senior linebacker Undefeated: .....5 (1923, 1928, 1952, 1957, 1960) Andrew Carmichael. 10+ Wins: ........5 (1947, 1967, 2004, 2013, 2014) Freshmen played a major role for the 2017 Falcons on off ense with four earning a spot on the NE10 All-Rookie Team. In addition to Ryan, that quartet included quarterback UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Stephen Sturm and linemen Sean Mitchell and Tim Leonard.