West Chester hosts Shepherd on Friday and Shippensburg on Saturday for its final home weekend of the season, part of Dig Pink Weekend. The Golden Rams snapped a four-match skid with a sweep of Millersville, giving coach Kassie Bellaver her 400th career win.

By the Numbers
  • West Chester: 10-15 overall, 2-8 in league play.
  • Shepherd: 19-3 overall, 8-2 in league play; Shippensburg: 16-9 overall, 6-4 in league play.
  • Friday: Shepherd at West Chester, 6 p.m. Saturday: Shippensburg at West Chester, 1 p.m.
  • West Chester’s all-time records: 5-17 against Shepherd and 28-62 against Shippensburg.
Yes, But

West Chester enters on a win, but both visitors have stronger records. Shepherd has won 6 of its last 7, while Shippensburg’s 3-match winning streak ended Wednesday in a 5-set loss to Jefferson.

State of Play
  • Gwen Atkins leads West Chester with 212 kills and 34 aces; Hailey Atkins leads the team with 280 digs.
  • Shepherd swept Millersville and Lackawanna last weekend. Shippensburg faces Millersville Friday before traveling to West Chester.
What’s Next

West Chester wraps up its season on the road next weekend, visiting Lock Haven on November 6 and Bloomsburg on November 7.

Bottom Line

The Golden Rams’ final home weekend is a chance to build on a timely win, but they’ll need to challenge two winning teams before closing the season on the road.