West Chester Set to Take on Post in Second Round of NCAAs Saturday Afternoon
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WATERBURY, CONN. - West Chester University travels to Waterbury, Conn., for a second-round matchup with Super Region 1 of the 2023 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament against Post University. The Golden Rams make their fifth NCAA appearance since reclassifying to Division II in 1983 while all five trips to the Big Dance have come under current head coach Michael Benn. Post is making its fifth straight appearance in the NCAAs. The Eagles have started off their tournament run each of the past three seasons against a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponent and come away with a win, defeating Millersville, Lock Haven and Mercyhurst in 2019, 2021 and last fall, respectively.
Tickets to the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament second round are $10 for adults, $8 for students and $5 for senior citizens and children under 5 years of age. They can be purchased at the event. Directions to LeMoy Field: Take I-84 East to Exit 17. Turn right at the bottom of the ramp. Turn left into the Crossroads Plaza directly before the Mobil gas station. GPS address for
LeMoy Field
800 Country Club Road
Waterbury, CTÂ 06723
HOW THEY GOT HERE
West Chester, which had appeared in the NCAA Super Region 1 polls each of the three weeks, climbed to No. 7 in the final poll. However, a 2-1 upset over third-ranked Gannon in the PSAC Championship Game solidified the Golden Rams' spot in the Top 10. It then became a matter of where the purple & gold would end up with that signature win under their belt. West Chester shows a 3-3-3 record against the rest of the Super Region 1 field heading into the tournament. Post captured its fifth straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) title on Sunday. The Eagles are 0-1-1 against the rest of the Super Region 1 field.
West Chester finished in second place in the PSAC Eastern Division regular-season standings and reached the conference finals in the postseason tournament. Post finished in first place atop the CACC standings with a 9-0-2 mark against the other 11 schools in the conference. The Eagles won the CACC Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Bridgeport in the finals on Sunday.
PLEASED TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE
West Chester and Post have never met before on the men's soccer pitch. This second-round matchup will be the first between the two institutions. However, it will be West Chester's fourth match against a CACC school. The Golden Rams are 2-0-1 in those contests with wins over Jefferson and Holy Family and a tie against Wilmington (Del.) to start the year. Jefferson was the 5-seed and Wilmington the 4-seed in the CACC Tournament. Holy Family finished 10th and did not qualify for the postseason.
WHERE DO THEY GO FROM HERE
The winner of Saturday's second-round match advances to the third round of the NCAA Tournament and will face the winner of Bloomsburg vs. Franklin Pierce on November 30, or December 1, at the site of the highest remaining seed in the region. Bloomsburg, the eighth-seed in Super Region 1, defeated ninth-seeded Southern New Hampshire 2-1 in a first-round match Thursday afternoon. Franklin Pierce, the top seed in the Super Region, received a first-round bye.
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