Hale was previously head coach at West Chester University of Pennsylvania from 1984 to 1988. He served as head football coach at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania for 20 seasons from 1993 to 2012. The Laker will make their first road trip of the season next Saturday when they go to East Stroudsburg for a 3 p.m. Thomas Zacharyaz and Ryan Funa each chipped in seven stops. Jacob Holl paced the Lakers with eight tackles, two for loss. Chawntez Moss led the Lakers with 39 yards rushing. Lowery finished the game 14-of-23 for 105 yards and a touchdown. The Golden Rams shutout the Lakers 28-0 in the second half to set the final. Mercyhurst trimmed the lead before the half going 62 yards in seven plays capped by a Brian Alsobrooks 30-yard field goal to make it 28-10 at the break.

The Huskies fell to 1-4 on the year and 0-2 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference action, while the Golden Rams improved to 4-1 on the year and 2-0 in. West Chester would score twice more in the final two minutes of the second quarter to puch the lead to 28-7. The Bloomsburg University football nearly spoiled the West Chester University Golden Rams homecoming game as WCU escaped with a narrow 21-20 win, Saturday afternoon. 1 plays, 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:07.

Shane Dooley connected with Rasheem James for a 67-yard touchdown to take a 14-7 lead. Shane Dooley pass intercepted by Kirklin-Whitfie at the WCU40, Kirklin-Whitfie return 5 yards to the WCU35 (M. Phil Poquie evened the game, 7-7, with a three-yard run with 13:06 left in the second quarter. On the ensuing third and goal Michael Lowery found Jason Armstrong for the 11-yard touchdown. On a third and five for the Golden Rams, Ryan Funa stepped in front of a Desman Johnson pass and returned it to the West Chester 3-yard line. The Laker defense set up the first score of the game. The Mercyhurst football team built an early lead, but West Chester scored 28 straight second quarter points and earn a 56-10 victory Saturday afternoon at Saxon Stadium.

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