Game Day Central:
Shippensburg Red Raiders (3-2, 2-0 PSAC East) at Lock Haven Bald Eagles (2-3, 1-1 PSAC East)
12 p.m. – Hubert Jack Stadium – Lock Haven, Pa.
 
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LHU 1^st & 10:
 
1.      The Bald Eagles return home for two straight home games after two straight on the road.
2.      Lock Haven and Shippensburg are set to meet for the first time as PSAC East opponents.
3.      QB Dillon Mazzoni, a former Shippensburg transfer has started all five games this season for LHU.
4.      RB Brandon Brader is now fourth all-time in career rushing yards.
5.      Lock Haven is still second in the PSAC in passing defense (140 yds./game). Shippensburg is second in the PSAC in passing offense (328 yds.game).
6.      Tony Ballon is fourth in the PSAC in tackles/game with 10.
7.      OG Anthony Herko has started 28 straight games, including every game of 2011 & '12.
8.      LHU is 2-0 at home this year and has won three straight at Hubert Jack Stadium.
9.      This is the third of six home games in 2013.
10.  Next weekend marks LHU's 2013 Homecoming game.
 
Setting the stage:
The Bald Eagles (2-3, 1-1 PSAC East) enter Week 6 after a 31-6 loss at former PSAC West rival Edinboro. Saturday marks the first time LHU and Shippensburg (3-2, 2-0 PSAC East) will meet as PSAC East foes.
 
Lock Haven will be led by junior quarterback Dillon Mazzoni, who has started all five games under center for LHU. He's passed for 676 yards (135.2/game) and has a TD pass in all five games (6 total). Running back Brandon Brader is leading the way on the ground with 71.4 yards/game and three TDs.
 
Defensively, Lock Haven has been tremendous against passing offenses, only allowing 140 yards per game, but LHU will be tested by Shippensburg this week. The Red Raiders average 328 yards per game through the air. QB and 2012 Harlon Hill Trophy winner Zach Zulli averages 311.8 passing yards per game and has 16 TDs on the season.
 
The series:
Shippensburg controls the all-time series that dates back to 1929, 47-18-3. The Red Raiders have won nine straight over Lock Haven dating back to the Bald Eagles last win in 2002, 26-13.
 
Listen:
Fans can listen to every Bald Eagle football game, home and away this year live and locally on ESPN 1600 and The Bald Eagles Sports Network. All 11 games will be broadcast live on ESPN 1600 and Bear Country Radio WQBR 99.9. All games are streamed live on ESPNWilliamsport.com via Stream 6.
 
PINK OUT:
The Bald Eagles will be hosting a PINK OUT to raise awareness for Breast Cancer research.
 
Tough at home:
With the win over Cheyney (Week 3 | W, 12-10), LHU extended its home winning streak to three games dating back to the 2012 season finale. LHU is 2-0 at home this year and has three home games remaining. LHU returns home Saturday, Oct. 12 for a noon game vs. Shippensburg. Lock Haven gets back-to-back home game as the Bald Eagles host No. 17 West Chester on Saturday, Oct. 10 (Homecoming | noon) as well.
 
PSAC East:
For the first time in school history, Lock Haven will play football as part of the PSAC's Eastern Division in 2013. LHU made the move to the East with the July addition of Seton Hill and Pitt-Johnstown. The PSAC is the largest football playing conference in the NCAA. The Week 3 win over Cheyney was Lock Haven's first-ever PSAC East game and the Bald Eagles first-ever PSAC East win. The Week 4 game at Bloomsburg was Lock Haven's first-ever PSAC East road game.
 
Crossover action:
Last Saturday's PSAC Crossover game at Edinboro was the second of three games this year vs. PSAC West opponents. LHU lost to Clarion on the road in Week 2 (L, 30-13). Lock Haven is scheduled to host Gannon in Week 11 (Saturday, Nov. 16 | 1 p.m.). The last time LHU beat a PSAC West opponent was when they beat Clarion in the 2007 season-finale. Then a divisional-win, it was Lock Haven's last win prior to the Bald Eagles snapping the losing streak in the final game of last season.
 
Winning ways:
LHU is now winners of three of the last six games, dating back to last year. When LHU won its season-opener at home vs. West Virginia State (Sept. 7) 31-13, it marked back-to-back wins for The Haven. LHU hadn't won two straight since back-to-back wins over Cheyney and Mansfield in 2002. Prior to the win over Cheyney last year, Lock Haven's last win was the 2007 season-finale at Clarion. The 2012 season-ending win snapped a 52 game losing skid. The Haven's last winning season was 1981.
 
Moving the right direction:
Already with two wins on the year and nowhere else to go, but up, the Bald Eagles continue to move forward under third-year head coach John Allen. Lock Haven hasn't recorded two wins in year since 2006. In '06, LHU beat Mansfield and Cheyney. The 2004 season was the last time LHU recorded three wins in a season.
 
Brader in the record books:
Brandon Brader is now alone in fourth on Lock Haven's all-time career rushing list. The fifth-year (grad student) now has 2,184 rushing yards for his career. Brader is behind only Joe Speese (3,399), Mike Kresovich (2,865) and Maurice Walker (2,800).
 
Offensive notes & headlines:
 
QB Dillon Mazzoni is 51-for-111 passing in his five starts this year. He's thrown a TD in each game and six total on the year. He has six picks and 676 yards (135.2/game). QB Caleb Walton has taken snaps in each of the first five games.
 
Four different players have TD catches this year, including James Wilbern and Brandon Brader, who each have two.
 
Brader also has three rushing TDs.
 
Defensive notes & headlines:
 
LB Tony Ballon  leads LHU with 50 tackles (25 solo & 25 assisted). His 50 are second best in the PSAC and his 10 stops/game are fourth-best in the PSAC.
 
George Christas has 44 tackles and two interceptions. His 8.8 tackles/game are 10^th best in the PSAC.
 
Special Teams notes & headlines:
 
Kicker Alex Boumerhi is 3-for-6 on field goals with a long of 46.
 
Last time out (10/5/13):
EDINBORO, Pa. – LHU (2-3) fell to Edinboro (3-2) 31-6 in PSAC Crossover action.
 
Dillon Mazzoni threw for 121 yards and a touchdown and Brandon Brader rushed for 97 yards, but it wasn't enough for LHU to steal the road-win.
 
The 97 yards on the ground push Brader to 2,184 rushing yards for his career, moving him into fourth-place all-time.
 
Edinboro led 17-6 at halftime and the Fighting Scots tacked on a TD in both the third and fourth quarter to secure the victory.
 
The Haven's TD came early in the second quarter with Mazzoni hit James Wilbern on a 41-yard pass. The touchdown capped off a nine-play, 75-yard scoring drive. The PAT failed. Mazzoni finished 9-for-22 passing for 121 yards and a TD. He was picked off twice. Wilbern caught three passes for 62 yards.
 
George Christas, Tashawn Bunch and Tony Ballon combined to lead Lock Haven's defensive effort.
 
Christas had a game-high 13 tackles and he added an interception. Ballon made 10 stops and Bunch had nine (seven solo).
 
Last time vs. Shippensburg (9/29/12):
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – LHU fell to No. 21 Shippensburg University 49-6 at Hubert Jack Stadium in PSAC Crossover action.
 
The Bald Eagles (0-5) trailed 28-6 at the half as Shippensburg (5-0) quarterback Zach Zuilli sparked the Red Raider win. Zuilli was 32-for-42 passing for 403 yards and five touchdowns on the day.
 
Trailing 14-0, Lock Haven got on the board midway through the second quarter when Jarrett Kratzer hooked up with Jesse Hoover. Hoover's 14-yard touchdown grab capped off a quick, three-play-35-yard drive. The touchdown made it 28-6, as the PAT failed.
 
Shippensburg however scored 14 points in the final five minutes of the first half and a used a 21-point second-half to pull away.
 
Kratzer finished the day 11-for-22 passing for 147 yards and the Hoover-touchdown pass. Frankie Probst made two catches for 62 yards and Brandon Brader carried the ball 18 times for 56 yards.
 
Tashawn Bunch made a game-high eight tackles including six solo stops. Mike Williams added seven tackles.
 
2013 Captains:
Lock Haven's 2013 Fred Caro Team Captains are senior defensive tackle Kyle White, senior running back Brandon Brader, senior wide receiver Jesse Hoover and junior defensive back George Christas. Fred Caro, a 1958 Lock Haven graduate was captain of the 1957 Bald Eagle football team that went undefeated (8-0) and won the PSAC Championship. Caro also wrestled and competed on the track & field team at Lock Haven. He was part of Lock Haven's inaugural football Hall of Fame class in 2010.
 
With heavy hearts:
When the Bald Eagles take the field this season, it will be with heavy hearts. On Saturday, March 23 senior Skyler Wool died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Wool, a Jersey Shore, Pa. native was a 2012 Football Gazette All-Super Region 1 Team member, a two-time All-PSAC selection and a two-time Gene Upshaw Division II Linemen of the Year award nominee.  The Bald Eagles will wear a commemorative decal with Wool's jersey number (92) on the back of their helmets during the 2013 season in honor of their former teammate and captain.
 
Up next:
Next weekend marks back-to-back home games for Lock Haven. It is also Homecoming (Saturday, Oct. 19) when LHU hosts No. 17 West Chester.