Game Day Central:
Lock Haven Bald Eagles (2-5, 1-3 PSAC East) at Millersville (1-6, 1-3 PSAC East)
1 p.m. | Chyrst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium | Millersville, Pa.
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LHU 1^st & 10:
1. The Bald Eagles head to Millersville looking to snap a four-game losing skid.
2. Saturday's game marks the first of two straight PSAC road contests … They are Lock Haven's last two road games of the 2013 season … LHU travels to East Stroudsburg Week 9.
3. LHU is coming off two straight home games were the Bald Eagle hung with perennial national powers in both games.
4. The Haven's pass defense is the best in the PSAC, only allowing 177.6 yards through the air/game … That is the 15^th best mark in NCAA Division II football.
5. R-Fr. QB Caleb Walton is coming off his first career start vs. West Chester … After coming off the bench and passing for 206 yards vs. Shippensburg he was 14-for-23 (1 INT) for 186 yards last week vs. West Chester.
6. Lock Haven is searching for its first three-win season since beating Cheyney, Mansfield & Clarion in 2004 … The Bald Eagles finished the '04 season 3-8 overall.
7. Brandon Brader is fourth all-time in career rushing yards (2,348).
8. George Christas & Tony Ballon both have 58 tackles on the year … Their 8.3 stops/game is the ninth-best number in the PSAC.
9. Tyrek Morgan is fifth in the PSAC in sacks with 5.
10. Anthony Herko (OG), a two-time All-PSAC West selection has started 30 consecutive games.
 
Setting the stage:
The Bald Eagles (2-5, 1-3 PSAC East) will head to Millersville (1-6, 1-3 PSAC East) looking to snap a four-game losing streak. Lock Haven's last win came in Week 3 (9/21) when LHU edged Cheyney, 12-10 at home.
 
Millersville is coming off its first win of the season last weekend when the Marauders upended Cheyney 30-12 on the road.
 
Last week vs. nationally-ranked West Chester, Caleb Walton made his first career start under center. The redshirt-freshman passed for 186 yards in the loss.
 
Millersville hasn't won back-to-back games since 2010 and LHU is hoping to help that trend continue.
 
The Bald Eagles haven't won on the road since the 2007 season finale at Clarion. LHU is in search of its first three-win season since 2004. LHU's two wins are already the most since 2006.
 
The series:
Lock Haven leads the all-time series 16-9-1 as the two teams get ready to lock up for the first time as PSAC East opponents and 27^th time overall since 1928.
 
The last meeting came in 2011 and it was a thriller. Millersville hung on to win 21-20, spoiling John Allen's Haven head coaching debut. Current Bald Eagles Brandon Brader and Jesse Hoover both starred in the game. Brader rushed for 105 yards and Hoover had seven catches, including one for a TD.
 
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.
 
D-FENCE one of the best in the nation:
The Bald Eagles defense has been spectacular all year with a number of individuals standing out. Lock Haven continues to lead the PSAC in pass defense, only allowing 177.6 yards per game through the air. That mark is the 15^th best in all of NCAA Division II football. A total of 50 teams are ranked in the current passing yards allowed category. The Bald Eagles have 10 interceptions and 15 pass breakups.
 
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:
The Week 5 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:
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) rushed for 77 yards last weekend vs. West Chester, pushing his career total to 2,348 rushing yards Brader is behind only Joe Speese (#1 - 3,399), Mike Kresovich (#2 - 2,865) and Maurice Walker (#3 - 2,800).
 
Offensive notes & headlines:

• Caleb Walton made his first career start last weekend … He was 14-for-23 with one INT, for 186 yards … He came off the bench early in the game vs. Shippensburg and passed for 206 yards (15-for-22, no INT & one TD).
•  Brandon Brader has 521 yards on the year (74.4/game) and four TDs … He also had two receiving TDs.
• Jesse Hoover leads LHU with 30 catches … He's one of four players to haul in a TD catch, including James Wilbern and Jeremy Cornelius who both have two.

 
Defensive notes & headlines:

• George Christas & Tony Ballon both have 58 tackles on the year to lead LHU … Their 8.3 stops/game are tied for ninth-best in the PSAC.
• Christas is a big reason behind Lock Haven's shutdown-pass defense … He's tied for the lead in the PSAC with four interceptions … His 43 solo tackles are the second-best number in the PSAC.
• Tashawn Bunch has 45 stops on the year.

 
Special Teams notes & headlines:

• Kicker Alex Boumerhi was 2-for-2 last week vs. West Chester … He is now 6-for-9 on the year on field goal attempts.

 
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:
Lock Haven travels to East Stroudsburg next Saturday, Nov. 2 for 3:05 p.m. kickoff.