LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University wrestling team is set for a busy week as the Bald Eagles host a pair of perennial powers in non-conference dual action.

Lock Haven kicks off the week's action tomorrow (Wednesday, Feb. 9) at 7 p.m. in a mid-week scuffle with Hofstra.

On the Saturday (Feb. 12) the Bald Eagles will host No. 20 Illinois at 7:30 p.m.

Prior to the Hofstra match the Bald Eagles will host Penn College in a six-bout scrimmage at 5:30 p.m. in Thomas Fieldhouse.

Wednesday marks Group & Organization night at The Haven:

The Bald Eagles will be running a special promotion and the largest group of supporters will win a gift certificate to Pizza City.

The match beings at 7 p.m. and group registration begins at 6 p.m.

Watch the action live:

If you can't make it out to Thomas Fieldhouse tomorrow or Saturday, you can still catch all the action live via HAVENc@st.

Both matches will be webcast live.

Wrestling vs. Hofstra University- Wednesday, February 9 at 7 p.m.

Wrestling vs. University of Illinois- Saturday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Bald Eagles at a glance:

Lock Haven is coming off a Friday-night loss to local-rival Bucknell. The Bald Eagles fell 26-13, marking just the second win ever in the series for the Bison.

Lock Haven picked up four victories on the night, including wins from John Trumbetti, Matt Bonson, Mike Khoury and Harry Turner.

With the loss, LHU fell to 5-9 on the year and The Haven remains at 1-3 in Eastern Wrestling League action. The Bald Eagles only EWL win came against Cleveland State.

The win by Bonson at Bucknell was a big one as the 141-pounder improved to 20-2 with his fourth straight win.

Turner's win to close out the night was his team-leading 22nd of the year.

Probable Lineups:
*with season record
**please note, Illinois wrestles Friday night at No. 3 Penn State

Lock Haven (5-9, 1-3 EWL)
125: R-Sr. Nick Hyatt (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) 14-7
    - So. Tyrus Nickoli (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East) 0-7
133: R-Jr. John Trumbetti (Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph Regional) 13-5
141: Jr. Matt Bonson (Lewistown, Pa./University of Virginia) 20-2
149: Sr. Owen Wilkinson (Hartland, Mich./Hartland) 4-11
157: R-Jr. Seth Creasy (Mercer, Pa./Mercer) 13-16
165: Fr. Dylan Caprio (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) 0-17
174: Fr. Mike Khoury (Edgewater, N.J./Saint Joseph Regional) 18-12
184: R-Fr. Jacob Bachman (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) 7-16
197: R-Sr. Derek Caldwell (Curwensville, Pa./Curwensville) 4-10
285: R-So. Harry Turner (Howell, N.J./Howell) 22-12

Coaches:
Head Coach – Robbie Waller
Assistant Coaches – Matt Lackey, Scott Moore & Teyon Ware

Hofstra (9-4-1, 4-1 CAA)
125: R-So. Steve Bonanno (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) 17-10
133: #4/#6 Sr. Lou Ruggirello (Walden, N.Y./Valley Central) 21-3
141: NR/#18 Jr. Vince Varela (Rio Rancho, N.M./Arizona State University) 15-10
149: Jr. Matt Spataro (Garfield, N.J./Western New England College) 6-13
    - R. Fr. Zach Clemente (Troy, N.Y./University of Virginia) 11-11
157: So. Tyler Banks (Griswold, Conn./Griswold) 16-13
165: #16/#12 Jr. P.J. Gillespie (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) 19-6
174: #18/#15 Sr. Ryan Patrovich (Bohemia, N.Y./Islip) 11-9
184: Jr. Ben Clymer (Germansville, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh) 14-8
197: Fr. Matt Loew (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) 8-21
285: So. Paul Snyder (Greensburg, Pa./Mt. Pleasant Area) 19-12

Coaches:
Head Coach – Tom Shifflet
Assistant Coaches – Rob Anspach, Zach Tanelli & Terry Madden

Illinois (4-4-1, 2-3-1 Big Ten)
125: Fr. Logan Arlis (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) 9-15
133: #7/#7 So. B.J. Futrell (Park Forest, Ill./Mt. Carmel) 21-4
141: #4/#3 Sr. Jimmy Kennedy (Ingleside, Ill./Fox Lake) 11-1
149: NR/#13 Jr. Eric Terrazas (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) 19-6
157: Fr. Jackson Morse (Alto, Mich./Lowell) 19-8
165: So. Conrad Polz (Orlando Park, Ill./Sandburg) 9-8
174: Sr. Ben Friedl (Orlando Park, Ill./Sandburg) 9-5
    - So. Dan Stelter (Villa Park, Ill./Montini Catholic) 3-7
184: R.Fr. Tony Dallago (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) 13-12
197: Sr. Joe Barczak (Fox Lake, Ill./Fox Lake Grant) 11-5
285: So. Pat Walker (Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East) 9-10

Coaches:
Head Coach - Jim Heffernan
Assistant Coaches - Carl Perry & Jeremy Hunter

* Rankings - InterMat Wrestling/Amateur News Wrestling

A look at Hofstra:

Hofstra is coming off a shutout loss to No. 1 Cornell on Saturday night, but the Pride feature a number of ranked grapplers set for action tomorrow night in Clinton County.

Hofstra enters tomorrow's match with a 9-4-1 overall record.

Lock Haven leads the all-time series 6-3, but the Bald Eagles have dropped two straight matches to the Pride, including last year's match. Last season the Pride edge LHU 20-19.

The Haven won five bouts and got wins from current Bald Eagles John Trumbetti and Harry Turner (197).

Last year's meeting between the two schools was the first since the 2002-03 season.

A look at Illinois:

The 20th ranked Fighting Illini will head to Happy Valley on Friday (Feb. 11) for a Big Ten dual with No. 3 Penn State.

Illinois features a trio of grapplers ranked among the top-20 nationally and Illinois is coming off a 21-12 win over Ohio State.

Illinois won six-of-10 bouts against the Buckeyes.

The Fighting Illini looked as if they got back on track with the win over OSU after two straight Big Ten losses to Michigan State and No. 6 Minnesota.

Lock Haven and Illinois have only met once in 2003 and the Bald Eagles lost 32-3.

Back in action:

Following the Saturday match with the Fighting Illini, the Bald Eagles only have a pair of EWL duals to close out the regular season. On Friday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. LHU travels to local-rival Bloomsburg and LHU closes out the regular season with a home dual against Clarion on Sunday, Feb. 20 (3 p.m.). The EWL Championships are set for Sunday, March 6 at Bloom.