LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University wrestling team is heading to No. 12 Pittsburgh for a pair of Sunday dual matches.

Lock Haven will take on Eastern Michigan and Davidson on Sunday at Pitt's Fitzgerald Field House.

Setting the stage:
The Bald Eagles (2-2, 0-0 EWL) are coming off a thrilling win last Sunday vs. West Virginia and head into Pittsburgh looking to keep the good times rolling.

Lock Haven will take on both Eastern Michigan and Davidson on Sunday at Pitt. Lock Haven and Eastern Michigan square off at 10 a.m. The Davidson match will start approximately five minutes after the conclusion of the 10 a.m. matches.

Full Pitt Duals Schedule:
Round 1
10 a.m. - #12 Pitt vs. #24 Bloomsburg (Mat 1) | Eastern Michigan vs. Lock Haven (Mat 2) | Bye - Davidson
Round 2 (will start five minutes after the conclusion of the previous round)
Pitt vs. Eastern Michigan (Mat 1) | Lock Haven vs. Davidson (Mat 2) | Bye – Bloomsburg
Round 3 (will start five minutes after the conclusion of the previous round)
Pitt vs. Davidson (Mat 1) | Eastern Michigan vs. Bloomsburg (Mat 2) | Lock Haven's tournament is complete

Lock Haven is 2-2 with wins over Shippensburg and West Virginia. LHU fell in dual action to Rider and No. 1 Penn State.

The WVU-dual marked the first action of 2013 for The Haven and the Bald Eagles didn't disappoint, winning six-of-10 bouts on the way to the thrilling, 19-15 win.

Eastern Michigan (4-6, 0-1 MAC) features three nationally-ranked athletes. EMU is coming off a 30th place finish at the Midlands Championships and takes on Seton Hill tomorrow (Sat., Jan. 12) prior to Sunday's competition. Lock Haven and Eastern Michigan are 1-1 all-time. In 2011, LHU won just two bouts as the Bald Eagles fell, 34-6.

Davidson (5-2, 0-1 SoCon) is coming off a 32-12 loss to The Citadel and is in action tonight at Franklin & Marshall as the Wildcats make the trip north. Lock Haven and Davidson have met just one time and LHU lost, 21-15 in 2009.

Probable lineups:

Lock Haven (2-2, 0-0 Eastern Wrestling League)
125: So., Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa/Penn Manor) 15-7
133: Fr., Matt Bryer (Cochranton, Pa./Cochranton) 18-15
- OR – R-Fr., Cody Wheeler (Towanda, Pa./Towanda) 7-6
141: #23 R-Fr., Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) 17-6
149: Jr., Mac Maldarelli (Merrick, N.Y./Nassau C.C.) 13-7
- OR- Jr., Billy Randt (York, Pa./West York) 13-11
157: R-So., Aaron Fry (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) 9-13
165: So., Aaron McKinney (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny) 21-16
- OR – Fr., Travis Moyer (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) 13-12
174: Fr., Tyler Wood (West Chester, Pa./West Chester-Rustin) 8-9
184: Jr., Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) 16-8
- OR – Fr., Joe Rimel (Frederick, Md./Urbana) 7-11
197: R-Fr., Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown) 11-11
285: R-Sr., Harry Turner (Howell, N.J./Howell) 16-9
- OR – Jr., Cody Mason (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) 14-15
Head Coach: Robbie Waller (fourth season)
Assistant Coaches: Scott Moore, Brad Pataky, Matt Bonson

Eastern Michigan (4-6, 0-1 Mid-American Conference)
125: Alexander Calandrino 15-6
133: Vincent Pizzuto 8-9 or Jake Byers 9-8
141: Seth Schaner 5-8 or Mike Shaw 9-8
149: Justin Melick 10-9 or Chris Rau 6-4
157: #31 Aaron Sulzer 11-7 or Jaylyn Bohl 4-4
165: Jacob Dorulla 9-9
174: Jacob Davis 15-5 or Mike Curby 3-10
184: #33 Phillip Joseph 10-7
197: #26 Nick Whitenburg 4-2 or Anthony Abro 7-8
285: Khodor Hoballah 0-0 or Chris Eggert 3-7
Head Coach: Derek DelPorto
Assistant Coaches: David Bolyard, Luke Smith

Davidson (5-2, 0-1 Southern Conference)
125: Philip Elias 8-3 or Matt Zarth 1-5
133: Anthony Elias 2-1
141: Sejiro Littleton 6-4
149: Kevin Birmingham 4-3 or Patrick Devlin 1-3
157: Nathaniel Powers 1-4 or CT Talevi 0-3
165: Chris Cirenza 4-3
174: Ian Solcz 5-3
184: Scott Patrick 12-2
197: Carson Stack 4-4
285: Ed Isola 3-2 or Jordan Ownbey 0-3
Head Coach: Bob Patnesky
Assistant Coaches: Erik Wince, Tim Stroud, Julio Arce

LHU storylines, streaks & sidebars:
- Lock Haven is coming off a thrilling, 19-15 win over rival West Virginia. LHU is now 15-20 all-time vs. West Virginia. The win was the first for Lock Haven over WVU since 2005 and snapped a seven-match losing streak.
- 149-pounder Mac Maldarelli is the reigning PSAC Wrestler of the Week. His win at 149 (match started at 157) sealed the victory for Lock Haven over WVU.
- The Bald Eagles won six of 10 bouts; West Virginia held a 13-8 advantage in takedowns.
- 2012-13 marks the first year where WVU is competing in the Big 12 Conference. Prior to that LHU and WVU were EWL rivals.
- R-Fr. Dan Neff moved up one spot in the National Rankings this week. The 141-pounder is 17-6 on the season and moved to No. 23 in the Gregg Henry's/WrestlingReport Division I rankings.
- Jake Kemerer (157) is ranked No. 30.
- The Bald Eagles are ranked No. 38 in the Takedown Wrestling Media Dual Impact Index, moving up 11 spots from the initial rankings.
- Aaron McKinney leads LHU with 21 wins on the year (21-16). Matt Bryer now has 18 wins for Lock Haven, while Dan Neff and Jake Kemerer both have 17 wins for Lock Haven.
- Prior to the WVU deal, Lock Haven finished third-place at the Brute Invitational (12/29/12). A trio of wrestlers took second for Lock Haven (Rehm, Neff & Maldarelli).
- Lock Haven finished 4th at the 2012 PSAC Championships. All 10 Bald Eagles placed and LHU crowned a pair of individual champs.
- Brute marked the fifth tournament of the year for the Bald Eagles.
- No. 30 Jake Kemerer was second at the PSAC Championships and third at the Nittany Lion Open.
- Lock Haven had nine-place winners at the Mat Town Open including Cody Wheeler (133) & Harry Turner (285), who were second overall in the talented early-season field.
- The second-place finish at Mat Town marked the second time this season Harry Turner took second at a tournament. Turner, a redshirt-senior was also second at the Binghamton Open. Turner was fifth at Brute.

Maldrelli, the PSAC Athlete of the Week:
Earlier this week, junior Mac Maldarelli was named the PSAC Wrestler of the Week.

With the match on the line Sunday against rival West Virginia, Maldarelli came up huge. The match with the Mountaineers began at 157 pounds and things were tied 15-15 heading into the day's final bout at 149. Maldarelli shined under the spotlight and earned an 8-0 major decision over WVU's Timothy Wheeling at 149-pounds, which sealed the team-victory for The Haven.

Maldarelli was nothing short of spectacular, as he dominated Wheeling for the entire match on the way to the 8-0 shutout. Maldarelli scored a late, first-period takedown to lead 2-0 after one. Starting the second period down, Maldarelli scored on a quick escape and a takedown as he jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead after just two periods. In the third period, Maldarelli tilted Timothy Wheeling for a pair of points and collected a 2:52 riding time advantage on the way to the major that sealed the huge victory for The Haven.

With the win, Maldarelli improved to 13-7 on the year. He is the first Bald Eagle this season to receive PSAC Wrestler of the Week honors.

Did you know?
The last time Lock Haven and Eastern Michigan met (2011), current student-assistant coach Matt Bonson was one of two Bald Eagles to pick up an individual win in the 34-6 loss.

Current Bald Eagles Billy Randt and Harry Turner both wrestled in the match as well.

Catch all the 2012-13 action:
As always, every home dual match will be streamed live on the internet at www.GoLHU.com.

The Clarion (2/1/13) dual will be broadcast live and locally on AM 1230 WBPZ. Click here to listen.

The Pittsburgh (1/26/13), Clarion and Bucknell (2/8/13) matches will also be broadcast live on ESPN Williamsport/ESPN Jersey Shore/Lock Haven (104.1 FM & 1050 AM/Locally on ESPN 1600). Click here to listen.

*Broadcast schedule to change as season goes on, please check www.GoLHU.com for all the latest news (links/times) for broadcast information.

Up next:
Lock Haven is opens Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action next weekend with a pair of road matches. LHU travels to Cleveland State on Friday, January 18 for a 6 p.m. match before taking on Edinboro on Saturday, January 19 at 1 p.m.

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