| West Chester Golden Rams | |
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| University | West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
| Conference | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) |
| NCAA | Division II |
| President | Christopher M. Fiorentino |
| Athletic director | Terry Beattie |
| Location | West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Varsity teams | 23 (9 men's, 14 women's) |
| Football stadium | John A. Farrell Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Hollinger Field House |
| Baseball stadium | Serpico Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | Rockwell Field |
| Mascot | Rammy |
| Nickname | Golden Rams |
| Marching band | Golden Rams Marching Band |
| Fight song | The RAM Fight Song |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Website | www |
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 (PSAC) 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.[1] In 2019–20, the team was ranked eighth and began the season on a 13-game win streak.[2]
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. [3]
Men's
Women's
The West Chester University Golden Rams have won a total of 14 team national championships.
| Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent | Score |
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| NCAA | Pre-Division (1) | Men's Soccer (1) | 1961 | Saint Louis | 2–0 |
| Division II (7) | Baseball (2)[4] | 2012 | Delta State | 9–0 | |
| 2017 | UC San Diego | 5–2 | |||
| Field Hockey (3) | 2011 | UMass Lowell | 2–1 | ||
| 2012 | UMass Lowell | 5–0 | |||
| 2019 | Saint Anselm | 2–1 | |||
| Women's Lacrosse (2)[5] | 2002 | Stonehill | 11–6 | ||
| 2008 | C.W. Post | 13–6 |
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 (AIAW) and its predecessors, the Division for Girls' and Women's Sports (DGWS) and the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW).
| Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent | Score |
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| AIAW | - | Women's Basketball | 1969 | Western Carolina | 65–39 |
| - | Field Hockey | 1975 | Ursinus | 2–1 (ps) | |
| 1976 | Ursinus | 2–0 | |||
| 1977 | Ursinus | 1–0 | |||
| 1978 | Delaware | 3–2 | |||
| DGWS | - | Women's Swimming & Diving | 1972 | - | - |
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