LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University wrestling team is set for a busy weekend as the Bald Eagles host Michigan State (Big Ten) on Saturday (December 3) before heading to the Penn State Nittany Lion Open on Sunday.

Setting the stage:
Lock Haven and Michigan State are set to meet for just the third time on Saturday (Dec. 3) at noon in Thomas Fieldhouse. The Bald Eagles enter the match 3-1 in duals, while Michigan State is 0-1 on the year.

Michigan State leads the young series with LHU 2-0. The Spartans beat Lock Haven 28-12 last year in East Lansing, Mich. and topped The Haven 25-10 in 2002.

A number of Bald Eagles will be right back in action on Sunday (Dec. 4) at the Nittany Lion Open, hosted by No. 5 Penn State. A large portion of Lock Haven's roster will be in action, competing both attached and unattached.

Teams set to compete at Penn State include No. 5 Penn State, No. 8 Pittsburgh, No. 10 Lehigh, No. 13 Maryland, No. 14 Virginia Tech, No. 16 Rutgers, No. 19 Central Michigan, No. 20 Kent State, No. 23 Virginia and No. 25 Binghamton.

Watch Live:
If you can't make it out to Thomas Fieldhouse on Saturday, you can catch all the action live via a HAVENc@st webcast.

Link for Lock Haven – Michigan State dual (live video) Click here

Nittany Lion Open
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Lock Haven's probable starters vs. Michigan State:
125: Bobby Rehm (Fr., Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) or
    Colton Dalberth (R-Fr.,Marion, Pa./Marion)
133: Jonathan Childress (R-So., Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown)
141: #10/11/15 Matt Bonson (Sr., Lewistown, Pa./Indian Valley) or
    Damien Hopper (Fr.,Grove, Okla./Allentown Central Catholic)
149: Owen Wilkinson (Sr., Hartland, Mich./Hartland)
157: Jake Kemerer (So., Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield)
165: Seth Creasy (Sr., Mercer, Pa./Mercer) or
    Dylan Caprio (So., Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain)
174: Aaron McKinney (Fr., Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny)
184: Fred Garcia (R-Fr., Donora, Pa./Ringgold)
197: Matthew Parlier (Jr., Cuddebackville, N.Y./Port Jervis) or
    Chris White (So., Butler, Pa./Butler)
285: Harry Turner (R-Jr., Howell, N.J./Howell)

Michigan State probable starters vs. Lock Haven:
125: Eric Olanowski (Sr., Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) or
    Brenan Lyon (So., Ithaca, Mich./Ithaca)
133: Brandon Fifield (Fr., Leslie, Mich./Leslie)
141: Brian Gibbs (Fr., Temperance, Mich./Bedford) or
    Andrew Ermatinger (R-Fr., Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Central)
149: #18 Dan Osterman (Jr., Carson City, Mich./ St. Johns)
157: David Cheza( Sr., Grand Blanc, Mich./ Grand Blanc) or
    Anthony Jones (Sr., Highland Park, Mich./ Highland Park)
165: Nick Proctor (R-Fr., Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley)
174: Curran Jacobs (Sr., Owosso, Mich./ Owosso)
184: Ian Hinton (Sr., Nappanee, Ind./ Mishawaka)
197: #18 Tyler Dickenson (Sr., Pewamo, Mich./ St. Johns) or
    Nick McDiarmid (R-Fr., Fowlerville, Mich./ Hartland)
285: #17 Mike McClure (So., Holland, Mich./ Holland West Ottawa) or
    Steve Andrus (Jr., Mahattan, Kan./ Manhattan)
*InterMat rankings

Lock Haven's last time out:
Matt Bonson led the way for the Bald Eagles at last weekend's sixth annual Mat Town U.S.A. Open. Bonson repeated as the 141-pound champion after going 4-0 on the day.

Fred Garcia was also a champion for The Haven after he went 3-0 at 184.

Owen Wilkinson was second overall at 149 after going 3-1 on the day.

Lock Haven in the national rankings:
Matt Bonson is nationally ranked in three different polls and a total of four Bald Eagles are ranked in the most recent edition of the Gregg Henry / WresltingReport.com NCAA Division I rankings.

Bonson  #10 Amateur Wrestling News / #11 InterMat Wrestling / #15 Wrestling Report

The Gregg Henry / WresltingReport.com: #19 Owen Wilkinson, #27 Fred Garcia and #30 Jake Kemerer

Lock Haven's last time vs. Michigan State (1/8/11):
The Spartans took down Lock Haven 28-12 last year at the Spartan Duals. The Bald Eagles got a trio of wins in the match - John Trumbetti (133), Matt Bonson (141) and Seth Creasy (157).

Lock Haven in dual action:
Lock Haven opened the 2011-12 season with a 3-1 day at the Wrestle for a Cure Duals in Harrisburg, Pa. on October 12.

The Bald Eagles went 3-1 on the day with wins over The Citadel (W, 33-8), the University at Buffalo (W, 17-16) and American International College (W, 26-12). LHU opened the day with a hard-fought 24-13 loss to Boston University.

Matt Bonson (Lewistown, Pa./Indian Valley), Owen Wilkinson (Hartland, Mich./Hartland) and Harry Turner (Howell, N.J./Howell) all went a perfect 4-0 on the day.

Michigan States last time out:
The Spartans dropped their first dual of the season 20-16 to visiting Eastern Michigan on November 18.

Michigan State lost the first three matches of the day and Spartans only won four matches on the day.

Waller's take:
“We will need to wrestle to our potential and pull some upsets on Saturday to keep pace with a powerful Michigan State team.”

“We have a big weekend of wrestling in front of us.  Both the dual on Saturday against a solid team in Michigan State and the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday are big tests for our team.” 

Season Records of probable starters for LHU – MSU dual:

Lock Haven
125: Bobby Rehm, Overall 12-5/ Dual 0-0
Colton Dalberth, Overall 3-4/ Dual 0-0
133: Jonathan Childress, Overall 3-3/Dual 0-0
141: Matt Bonson, Overall 11-1/ Dual 4-0
Damien Hopper, Overall 0-0/ Dual 0-0
149: Owen Wikinson, Overall 9-3/ Dual 4-0
157: Jake Kamerer, Overall 9-4/ Dual 3-1
165: Seth Creasy, Overall 4-4/ Dual 2-2
Dylan Caprio, Overall 3-4/ Dual 0-0
174: Aaron MiKinney, Overall 4-7/ Dual 1-3
184: Fred Garcia, Overall 8-3/ Dual 3-1
197: Chris White, Overall 2-5/ Dual 0-2
Matthew Parlier, Overall 2-6/ Dual 0-2
285: Harry Turner, Overall 10-3/ Dual 4-0

Michigan State
125: Eric Olanowski, Overall 2-3/ Dual 0-1
Brenan Lyon, Overall 6-4/ Dual 0-0
133: Brandon Fifield, Overall 7-5/ Dual 0-1
141: Brian Gibbs, Overall 10-5/ Dual 0-1
Andrew Ermatinger, Overall 3-4/ Dual 0-0
149: Dan Osterman, Overall 10-3/ Dual 1-0
157: David Cheza, Overall 5-1/ Dual 0-1
Anthony Jones, Overall 5-1/ Dual 1-0
165: Nick Proctor, Overall 8-0/ Dual 0-0
174: Curran Jacobs, Overall 8-3/ Dual 0-1
184: Ian Hinton, Overall 8-2/ Dual 1-0
197: Tyler Dickenson, Overall 4-1/ Dual 1-0
Nick McDiarmid, Overall 6-3/ Dual 0-0
285: Steve Andrus, Overall 9-4/ Dual 0-0
Mike McClure, Overall 7-3/ Dual 1-0

Up next:
Following Sunday's Nittany Lion Open, the Bald Eagles will travel to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships on Saturday, November 10 at Mercyhurst College.