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CALIFORNIA, Pa. – The Lock Haven University football team (0-5, 0-2 PSAC West) fell to No. 4 California (Pa.) University (5-0, 2-0 PSAC West) 58-0 today at Cal's Adamson Stadium in front of nearly 4,000 fans.

Cal put 14 points on the board in the first quarter to jump out to an early 14-0 advantage over the Bald Eagles with 7:58 to play in the opening frame.

Lock Haven looked like they were going to answer when a 61-yard strike from quarterback Robert Meade III (Edison, N.J./Bishop AHR) to Jesse Hoover (Curwensville, Pa./Curwensville) put the Bald Eagles inside the Vulcans red zone at the 16-yard line.

LHU barreled to the Vulcan 11 before a fourth down stop by Cal forced a turnover on downs.

Cal answered with an extended drive to put the Lock Haven deficit at 21 points before scoring twice more before the end of the opening half to put The Haven behind by a 31-0 tally at the intermission.

Out of the halftime break, Cal struck out of the gate in the third quarter to put The Haven behind by a 38-0 score.

Following a fourth down stop of the Vulcans on their next drive, the Bald Eagles used another solid drive to again march into the Cal redzone with under five minutes left in the third quarter.

Meade connected with sophomore Jay Hartman (Lewistown, Pa./Indian Valley) on a 36-yard pitch and catch to move The Haven into California territory. After a Cal penalty breathed new life into the Bald Eagle offense, The Haven got to the Vulcan 11-yard line yet again before another promising drive stalled out for LHU. The 10-play, 72 yard drive was the longest of the day for The Haven's offense.

Cal responded with 21 fourth-quarter points as they defeated the Eagles by a 58-0 tally in PSAC West action.

Meade led the Lock Haven offense with an 11-of-17 performance for 135 yards.

On the ground, Brandon Brader (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) rushed for a team-high 18 yards against a stout Vulcan front.

Hartman led the Bald Eagles on the receiving end with two grabs for 37 yards.

Senior linebacker Wes Plummer (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) led the Lock Haven defense with a game-high nine tackles on the day, including five solo stops.

The Bald Eagles return home next Saturday, October 9 for a 7 p.m. with Clarion University. Lock Haven's last win came against the Golden Eagles in the 2007 season finale.