LET'S DANCE! Softball Heads to NCAA Tournament as No. 2 Seed; Will Face Gannon at Charleston on Thursday
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INDIANAPOLIS—The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Champion West Chester University softball team (34-20) learned where its 2024 season will continue on Monday morning. The Golden Rams head to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Region. West Chester will travel to West Virginia for the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament next weekend, heading to Charleston as Mountain East Champion University of Charleston (45-4) was selected as the Regional host for the opening weekend.
West Chester enters the weekend after a perfect 4-0 run through the PSAC Tournament in Quakertown, which saw the Golden Rams post wins over Seton Hill, East Stroudsburg, and Kutztown. West Chester outscored its opponents 37-15 in the PSAC Tournament led by five home runs by Mairead Hopkins (West Chester, Pa./Rustin) and a perfect 4-0 effort in the circle with three complete games from Danielle Ciliberto (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon).
The Golden Rams will begin their stay in West Virginia with an opening-round game against seventh-seeded Gannon (31-13) on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., while Charleston will play Bloomsburg (33-22) in the other half of the regional pod.
East Stroudsburg (45-15) claimed the top seed in the region and will host CIAA Champion Bowie State (20-21) in its opening-round game. Kutztown and Shippensburg secured the fourth and fifth seeds, matching up in the other half of the East Stroudsburg regional.
Play begins on Thursday, May 9, and will continue through Saturday, May 11.
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- Melvin and Ciliberto Earn Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-Region HonorsBLOOMSBURG, Pa.- The Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) released its Softball All-Region squads on Monday afternoon, and West Chester landed a pair of players on the All-Atlantic Region team. Madison Melvin (Tabernacle, N.J./Seneca) was a First-Team selection, while Danielle Ciliberto (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon) was a Second-Team honoree.
- Softball Concludes 2024 Season with Pair of Losses to Charleston in Pod FinalCHARLESTON, W.V.- Following a win over regional host Charleston (49-5) on Friday afternoon, the West Chester University softball team (36-22) dropped a pair of games to the Golden Eagles on Saturday, dropping game one by an 8-6 final before falling in the nightcap by a 7-1 final. The Golden Rams game two setback brought their historic 2024 season to its conclusion, finishing just one game shy of the Super Regionals after starting a perfect 6-0 postseason for the first time since 2017.
- Softball Prepares for Rematch vs Third-Seeded Charleston in Pod Final on Saturday Afternoon at 12 p.m.CHARLESTON, W.V.- After defeating third-seeded Charleston (W.V.) (47-5) by a 2-1 final earlier today, the West Chester University softball team (36-20) finds itself just one win shy of a return trip to the Super Regionals heading into Championship Saturday as the Purple and Gold look to go unbeaten for the second week in a row. In order to complete this task and improve to 7-0 in the postseason, West Chester will need to defeat Charleston tomorrow in another elimination game for the Golden Eagles beginning at 12 p.m. at the Watt Powell Annex in Charleston, West Virginia. Should West Chester drop its first game tomorrow, it will be the Golden Ram's first loss since the last Saturday of the regular season and first postseason loss; however, it will not end the season as an if-necessary game would be played following that conclusion.
- Softball Remains Unbeaten in Postseason with 2-1 Victory over Third-Seeded Charleston (W.V.)CHARLESTON, W.V.- Madison Melvin (Tabernacle, N.J./Seneca) scored a pair of runs and the West Chester University softball team (36-20) got another excellent pitching performance from Danielle Ciliberto (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon) to defeat regional host Charleston (46-5) by a 2-1 final in the winner's bracket final on Friday afternoon in West Virginia. Following this win, West Chester is now the lone unbeaten team in the Charleston regional and is off to its best start to a postseason since 2017, when the team also won each of its first six games to begin the second season, as many coaches refer to it. West Chester will need just one win on Saturday to advance out of the Charleston regional and advance to Super Regionals at the home of the highest remaining seed when play begins next Tuesday.
- No. 2 Seed West Chester to Face Third-Seeded Charleston in NCAA Tournament on FridayCHARLESTON, W.V.- After winning its fifth in a row and ninth in the last 10 games, the West Chester University softball team (35-20) has shifted its attention to its next NCAA Tournament matchup vs third-seeded Charleston (W.V.) on Friday at noon.
- Softball Rolls to 4-0 Victory over Seventh-Seeded Gannon in NCAA Tournament OpenerCHARLESTON, W.V.- The second-seeded West Chester University softball team (35-20) got its 2024 NCAA Tournament underway with a victory on Thursday afternoon as the Golden Rams used a four-run fourth inning to post a 4-0 win over seventh-seeded Gannon (31-14) at the Watt Powell Softball Annex.
