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FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 2 Super Region 1 Championships 18 PSAC Championships 10 PSAC Eastern Division Championships SERIES HISTORY (2-0) vs. (0-2) Overall: ........................................WCU leads, 2-0 18/22 West Chester Seton Hill In Greensburg, Pa: ......................WCU leads, 1-0 Saturday, Sep. 15, 2018 2 p.m. Offutt Field Greensburg, Pa. In West Chester, Pa.: ...................WCU leads, 1-0 GOLDEN RAMS GRIFFINS Last Meeting: .............WCU won 48-38 (9-19-15) 2018 Record: 2-0, (0-0 PSAC East) 2018 Record: 0-2, (0-0 PSAC West) Head Coach: Bill Zwaan, Sr. Head Coach: Isaac Collins TELEVISION / VIDEO STREAM Record: 127-58 (16th season) Record: 12-45 (6th season) Seton Hill University will provide a live video Overall: 181-72 (22nd season) Overall: 37-53 (9th season) stream of all the action Saturday afternoon from 3 GAME Ouffett Field. The University has partnered with Westmoreland Sports and Stretch Internet to OPENING KICK stream its home football games live on the world West Chester University travels to the western wide web. part of the state to take on Seton Hill Griffi ns at Live Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/shu Off utt Field Saturday aft ernonn. It marks just the third time that the two Penn- RADIO sylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) schools Radio: WCHE 1520 AM have met with West Chester coming out on top in Play-by-Play: Mike Samsel each of the other two meetings. Analyst: Jimmy Zaborney West Chester is 31-18 versus the PSAC West under current head coach Bill Zwaan, Sr., including Live Audio: www.wche1520.com last week’s win over Gannon. Th at record includes games against Shippensburg and Lock Haven when ONLINE: WCUPAGOLDENRAMS.COM those two schools, currently in the East, were part West Chester University’s offi cial athletics web of the Western Division prior to 2007 and 2008, re- site has the most comprehensive and complete spectively. pre-game and post-game coverage of West West Chester is coming off another stellar de- Chester football during the season. fensive eff ort in last Saturday’s home opener against Gannon. Th e Golden Rams allowed just one touch- Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/wcupa/ down – following a turnover at their own 10-yard Head coach Bill Zwaan begins his 16th season football line – en route to a 31-7 victory in front of its patrolling West Chester’s sideline. He has led home crowd. For the second week in a row, a West 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 Chester special teamer was named the PSAC East favorite to do so again in 2018. Twitter: @WCUAthletics Special Teams athlete of the week. Th is time it was Instagram: WCUAthletics All-America punter Brendan Paulison, who aver- aged 46.7 yards per punt on seven boots, which included a career-high 67-yarder WCU SINCE ZWAAN’S ARRIVAL IN 2003 that rolled into the end zone for a touch- 127-58 overall record (.683) back. 75-19 conference record (.798) Seton Hill blew a fourth-quarter lead 18-game conference winning streak (2006-09) last week as East Stroudsburg came from 9 seasons with one conference loss, or less behind by scoring 28 points in the fi nal 15 5 PSAC East titles minutes to steal a 41-34 win at Eiler-Mar- 4 PSAC East coach of the year awards tin Stadium. Griffi ns’ QB Ryan Barabe fi n- 4 Harlon Hill Finalists ished 18-for-41 for 326 yards and a pair of 3 PSAC Championship Game appearances 3 undefeated conference efforts (2004, ‘07, ‘08) TD tosses in the loss. 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 Won Won Sep 15 Sep. 22 Sep 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 44-6 31-7 2 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 2 p.m. 4:05 p.m. 12 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 12 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2 Semifi nal Appearances @WCUAthletics Game 3 West Chester at Seton Hill Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY A WIN TODAY WOULD ... PSAC PRESEASON SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACTS improve West Chester to 3-0 on the season, marking the fi rst COACHES POLL time that the Golden Rams have opened up 3-0 since back-to- EAST JAMES ZUHLKE back seasons in 2013 and 2014. West Chester (6) Sports Information Director improve West Chester to 3-0 all-time against Seton Hill in Shippensburg Football Contact Kutztown (1) Offi ce: 610-436-2235 the series between the two schools. Bloomsburg Athletics Offi ce: 610-436-3555 improve West Chester to 32-18 against the PSAC West since East Stroudsburg Email: [email protected] Bill Zwaan, Sr., took over the head coaching duties in 2003. Millersville ROB CHRISTE Lock Haven Assistant Sports Information Dir. WCU CRACKS TOP 25 IN PAIR OF NATIONAL POLLS Offi ce: 610-436-2557 WEST Athletics Offi ce: 610-436-3555 West Chester University’s football team appears in the Top Indiana (Pa.) (7) Email: [email protected] 25 of both major Division II polls again for the second week in a California (Pa.) (1) row. Th e Golden Rams have moved up to No. 18 in the American Slippery Rock Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll and have moved up Edinboro LAURENCE MESSLER Gannon Sports Information Grad Asst. to No. 22 in the D2Football.com media poll. West Chester was Mercyhurst Offi ce: 610-436-2235 No. 23 in last week’s AFCA coaches’ poll and No. 25 in the media Clarion Athletics Offi ce: 610-436-3555 poll one week ago. Th at was the fi rst week that the Golden Rams Seton Hill Email: [email protected] cracked the Top 25 national poll. Th ey did not ap- pear in any of the preseason polls. WHAT WCU RETURNS FROM 2017 WEST CHESTER QUICK FACTS Rushing Yards ................................49% PAULISON WINS WEEKLY HONORS Passing Yards .................................99% HEAD COACH: BILL ZWAAN, SR For the second week in a row, a West Chester Receiving Yards ..............................43% Scoring ...........................................80% Alma Mater: ............................... Delaware (1979) football player walked away with Pennslvania State Career Record: ..............181-72 (.714) 22nd year Total Offense ..................................99% Record at WCU:: ............ 127-58 (.685) 16th year Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Spe- All-Purpose Yards ...........................44% PSAC Record: .................................. 75-19 (.798) cial Teams athlete of the week honors. Sr., P Brendan Tackles ............................................66% Paulison (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley) won the Tackles For A Loss ..........................69% ASSISTANT COACHES .......................Location honor one week aft er So., PK Andrew Chegia took Sacks ..............................................66% Interceptions ...................................56% Bill Zwaan Jr., (Off. Coordinator/WRs) ............ PB home the award in Week 1 of the season. Mike Furlong (Def. Coordinator/LBs) ...............PB Punt Return Yards ..........................93% Gerald Toney (Assoc. HC/Sp.Tms/DBs) ...........SL Paulison averaged 46.7 yards on seven punts, Kick Return Yards ...........................28% Osagie Osunde (RBs/Recruiting) .....................SL including a career-long 67-yarder, to keep visiting Field Goals ...................................100% Jim Brazill, Sr. (Defensive Line) ........................SL Gannon pinned back in its end all aft ernoon while Punting .........................................100% Nick Sama (Offensive Line) ..............................SL West Chester cruised to a 31-7 victory at John A. Pat Spadaro (Tight Ends) ................................PB Farrell Stadium Saturday. Paulison landed two in- Joe Walsh (Defensive Line) .............................PB THE WCU-SETON HILL SERIES Justin Curry (Wide Receivers) ..........................SL side the opponent’s 20-yard line, and Gannon was West Chester brings an unbeaten 2-0 Sam Scott (Linebackers) ..................................SL unable to cross midfi eld following Paulison’s fi rst fi ve mark against Seton Hill into Saturday’s boots on the day. Paulison also kicked off six times tilt. The two teams played a home-and- home series in 2014 and ‘15. TEAM HISTORY and averaged 57 yards per kick. He did not have any First Year of Football .....................................1920 touchbacks. All-Time Record .......................626-291-18 (.679) DATE ........LOCATION............RESULT All-Time PSAC Rec. (since 1960): . 120-58 (.674) 09/20/14....Greensburg .......... W, 45-10 All-Time Bowl Record ......................................3-3 SCOUTING SETON HILL 09/19/15....West Chester ....... W, 48-38 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record ............10-12 Seton Hill enters Saturday’s crossover contest still National Championships: ....................................0 in search of its fi rst win on the young season. Saturday is the Griffi ns’ home opener as they Super Region 1 Championships: ...2 (2004, 2013) look to snap a 16-game losing streak that dates back to 2016. Seton Hill has not defeated PSAC Championships: .....................................18 Years:.............................1950, 1952-54, 1956, a team in the PSAC in its last 14 attempts either. Th e Griffi ns last win was 2016 Home- 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, coming against Mercyhurst. Th e hosts’ home losing streak sits at seven games entering 1989*, 1992*, 1994*, 1999*, 2004*, 2007*. Saturday’s opener. (* indicates co-champions; no state game) Th at said, the Griffi ns off ense this fall has shown drastic improvement as well as the PSAC East Championships ..............................10 ability to put points on the board. West Chester’s defense will be challenged to keep Ryan Years.........................1989, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2007-08, 2013, 2015, 2017 Barabe and his off ense from lighting up the scoreboard. Barabe and the boys are ranked Undefeated: .....5 (1923, 1928, 1952, 1957, 1960) fourth in the PSAC in scoring off ense, averaging 31 points per game.