Box Score MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – Caleb Walton (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) threw three touchdown passes and the Bald Eagles turned in a tremendous defense effort as the Lock Haven University football snapped a 30-game road-losing streak at Millersville today, 26-14.
 
The Bald Eagles (3-5, 2-3 PSAC East) scored 13 second-quarter points, thanks to two interceptions and a late fumble recovering, which helped beat Millersville (1-7, 1-4 PSAC East) for the first time since 1959.
 
The win also marks the third of the year for third-year head coach John Allen and his Bald Eagles, giving Lock haven its most wins since The Haven went 3-8 during the 2004 season.
 
Prior to today, Lock Haven's last win on the road came in 2007 at Clarion (11/10/07).
 
Walton, who was making his second consecutive start and the just the second of his career, threw for 181 yards and three TDs. He was 16-of-29 passing with no interceptions. Walton hit three different players for scores, including David Cook (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs), Jesse Hoover (Curwensville, Pa./Curwensville) and Matthew Gibson (Newville, Pa./Big Spring).
 
Brandon Brader (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) carried the ball 10 times for 25 yards, while Gibson added 23 yards on 10 carries. Walton rushed for 23 yards.
 
The Bald Eagles defense once again flexed its muscles and proved why it is one of the top units in the PSAC and in Division II football. The Bald Eagles picked off each of Millersville's three QB's once today.
 
The Haven's balanced defensive effort was led by five different players, who recorded five total tackles, including George Christas (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown), Kyle White (Allentown, Pa./Parkland), Matt Kirchner (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), Chris Englar (York, Pa./Central York) and Nick Suriano (Atco, N.J./Shawnee).
 
Marc Olivo (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) had two of Lock Haven's three interceptions and the Bald Eagles recorded five sacks on the day.
 
Lock Haven led 13-0 at halftime, scoring all 13 points in the second quarter. It was the Bald Eagles first halftime lead all year.  
 
Kicker Alex Boumerhi (Philipsburg, Pa./Philipsburg-Osceola) put LHU up 3-0 with 8:57 left in the second quarter on a school-record 48-yard field goal. The long field goal was set up after the first of two Olivo interceptions.  
 
Late in the second quarter Mike Williams (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) picked off Millersville's Jared Pierce and returned it 42 yards, setting up Lock Haven's first TD of the game. Two plays later, Walton hit Cook on an 18-yard pass for a touchdown with just six seconds remaining the half.
 
Lock Haven wasn't done and with just three second left in the first half, the Bald Eagles recovered a Marauder fumble in field goal range at the MU 23-yard line. With no time left on the clock Boumerhi connected on a 40-yarder.
 
Hoover caught a 37-yard pass from Walton for his 11^th career touchdown late in the third quarter and Gibson hauled in a TD-pass from Walton on a fake field goal with 5:02 left in the fourth to round out the Bald Eagle scoring.
 
Lock Haven travels to East Stroudsburg next Saturday, Nov. 2 for 3:05 p.m. kickoff.
 
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Game Notes:
Lock Haven snapped a 30-game road-losing streak that dated back to the 2007 season finale at Clarion (11/10/07) … LHU snapped a four-game skid, winning for the first time since Week 3 … Lock Haven snapped a six-game losing skid to Millersville with The Haven's last win coming in 1959 … LHU is now 17-9-1 all-time vs. the Marauders … Coming into the game, LHU led the PSAC in pass defense, only giving up 177.6 yards/game … That mark was the 15^th best in Division II … Today marked the first time all year LHU led at halftime … Even in Lock Haven's previous two wins this year, LHU trailed at halftime … In Week 1, LHU trailed West Virginia State 6-3 … In Week 3, LHU trailed Cheyney 10-7 … Alex Boumerhi's 48-yard field goal is a school record … Lock Haven had several 47-yarders on record … Brandon Brader now has 2,373 career rushing yards, the fourth-best mark in school history … Lock Haven's three wins are the most since 2004, when LHU beat Cheyney, Mansfield and Clarion … Anthony Herko, a two-time All-PSAC West selection started his 31^st consecutive game at OG.