Match Preview: West Chester United SC (H)
Match Day Information
FC Monmouth vs West Chester United SC
Competition: National Premier Soccer League (NPSL)
Kickoff Date/Time: Saturday, June 30th, 2018 – 6 p.m. ET (Gates open at 5 p.m.)
Venue: Count Basie Park, Red Bank, NJ
LLive Updates: @WeAreMonmouth
Live Stream: https://mycujoo.tv/video/fc-monmouth
FC Monmouth will battle West Chester United SC this Saturday night at Count Basie Park with their playoff hopes hanging in the balance. Monmouth’s 4-0 win on the road to BuxMont Torch FC last weekend put them up to 13 points on the season as they sit just outside of the top four in the Keystone Conference table.
West Chester United opened up their 2018 NPSL campaign with four victories before suffering their first defeat at the hands of FC Monmouth’s final regular season opponent New Jersey Copa FC on June 9th. After rebounding with a 7-0 rout over Torch FC, West Chester United lost for the second time this season to Junior Lone Star FC, 1-0.
Matt Fryc in action at home against Electric City Shock
West Chester United SC were last in action on Saturday where they edged Atlantic City FC by a goal to nil.
Pre-Match Quotes
“We never knew that with a new team, in an inaugural season, with a young bunch of guys that we’d ever get to this situation where games at the end of the season were gonna matter. Now we’re in a situation where the game does matter, we couldn’t be more excited about it… Win, lose, or draw, these guys fought to get to this position. Four wins and a tie in their first season and with a chance to possibly make the playoffs is all we could ever ask for.” – Head Coach Brian Woods
“We know they’re [WCUSC] guys who have been together a while, a lot of D1 guys too, we know they’re a solid club. We know it’s gonna be a tough game… everything’s on the line for both of us.” – Forward Ryan Hammer
Match-Going Fan Information
The gates at Count Basie Park in Red Bank, New Jersey will open up for fans at 5 p.m., with kickoff slated for 6 p.m. You can find directions to our home venue here.
Tickets can be purchased on gameday at the gate or online at any time here. Prices for Youths (4-12) are $5 and Adults (12+) are $8. For more information on becoming a Founding Member or Season Ticket Holder, visit this link.
FC Monmouth’s final home match of the regular season will be provided with live music before kickoff and during halftime by Shuffle.
On Saturday, as well as at all home games, there will be FREE activities for kids to enjoy including face painting, airbrush tattoos, balloon twisting, and cotton candy.
Come down to Count Basie Park on Saturday and get your hands on FC Monmouth merchandise, grab something to eat and drink, and support your local soccer team.
About West Chester United SC
West Chester United SC hails from West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Via their official website, “WCUSC was founded in 1976 with four teams playing a fall season at Hillsdale Elementary School. The purpose of the club, then and now, is to provide the youth of West Chester and the surrounding area an opportunity to play the game of soccer at a variety of levels of instruction and competition. The club started as a small instructional program and then added competitive teams that played "travel" soccer against other clubs in the Delaware-Chester county area and beyond. The club has progressed over the years to become a full service club with over 3400 members.”
On January 18th, 2017, it was announced that West Chester United SC would be joining the NPSL for the 2017 season as an expansion team.
In its’ first season, the club finished third in the Keystone Conference with a 6-2-2 record. They went on to be defeated by the Clarkstown SC Eagles, now known as FC Motown, 1-0 in the conference semi-final.
Go further in previewing our last home match of the season against West Chester United SC by listening to Episode #11 of the FC Monmouth Podcast.