West Chester Golden Rams


The West Chester Golden Rams represent West Chester University of Pennsylvania, which is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in intercollegiate sports. They compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in NCAA Division II.
The university currently fields 23 varsity Division II men's and women's teams.
The men's basketball team is coached by Damien Blair and won its first NCAA Division II Tournament game in 2018. In 2019–20, the team was ranked eighth and began the season on a 13-game win streak.
The Men's soccer team is coached by Michael Benn, who has been with the Golden Rams for 10 years. He has led them to the NCAA Division II Tournament 4 times, one trip seeing them go to the National final and the PSAC conference tournament 7 times as of 2021.
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Facilities

Varsity athletic teams

Men's
Women's
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross-Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Lacrosse
  • Rugby
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming & Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball

National championships

The West Chester University Golden Rams have won a total of 14 team national championships.

NCAA national team championships

AssociationDivisionSportYearOpponentScore
NCAAPre-Division Men's Soccer 1961Saint Louis2–0
NCAADivision II [NCAA Division II West Chester Golden Rams baseball|Baseball Championship|Baseball] 2012Delta State9–0
NCAADivision II Baseball 2017UC San Diego5–2
NCAADivision II Field Hockey 2011UMass Lowell2–1
NCAADivision II Field Hockey 2012UMass Lowell5–0
NCAADivision II Field Hockey 2019Saint Anselm2–1
NCAADivision II Women's Lacrosse 2002Stonehill11–6
NCAADivision II Women's Lacrosse 2008C.W. Post13–6

AIAW/DGWS national team championships

Prior to the NCAA sanctioned women's sports, West Chester University's women's teams competed for national championships under the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and its predecessors, the Division for Girls' and Women's Sports and the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women.
AssociationDivisionSportYearOpponentScore
AIAW-Women's Basketball1969Western Carolina65–39
AIAW-Field Hockey1975Ursinus2–1
AIAW-Field Hockey1976Ursinus2–0
AIAW-Field Hockey1977Ursinus1–0
AIAW-Field Hockey1978Delaware3–2
DGWS-Women's Swimming & Diving1972--

Notable athletes