Game Day Central:
Lock Haven Bald Eagles (2-2) at Edinboro Fighting Scots (2-2)
2 p.m. – Sox Harrison Stadium – Edinboro, Pa.
 
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Setting the stage:
Lock Haven (2-2, 1-1 PSAC East) hits the road for the second straight week and third time this season on Saturday when the Bald Eagles travel to former PSAC West foe Edinboro. Last Saturday, LHU took on its first nationally-ranked opponent of the 2013 season and The Haven fell to No. 11 Bloomsburg, 56-10. This week the Huskies moved up to No. 9 in the national poll.
 
Edinboro (2-2, 1-1 PSAC West) is coming off a huge 43-7 win over Seton Hill last weekend.
 
The series:
Edinboro leads the all-time series that dates back to 1958, 38-14-1. The Fighting Scots won last year's meeting 35-19.
 
LHU 1^st & 10:
 
1.      It marks the first time since 2002 that LHU will enter Week 5 with a .500 record. In 2002, LHU was 2-2 and beat Cheyney to move to 3-2 on the season.
2.      QB Dillon Mazzoni threw for a career-high 206 yards last weekend vs. Bloomsburg. It was his fourth career start.
3.      Quick Start – Mazzoni hit RB Brandon Brader with a pass on the game's first play last weekend, which went 73 yards for a TD.
4.      Brader's 2,087 career rushing yards have him just three away from the No. 4 spot in Lock Haven record books.
5.      Brader is ranked 11^th in the PSAC in scoring (30 points) & scoring TDs (5).
6.      WR Jesse Hoover is 14^th in the PSAC in receptions (21). He has 299 yards & one TD.
7.      Lock Haven is second in the PSAC & ninth in NCAA Division II in Passing Defense (145.5 yds/game).
8.      LB Tony Ballon is fifth in the PSAC in tackles/game with 10.
9.      OG Anthony Herko has started 27 straight games, including every game of 2011 & '12.
10.  This weekend marks LHU's third of five road games.
 
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.
 
Back on the road:
This marks Lock Haven's second straight road game. The Bald Eagles are 0-2 on the road, falling to Clarion (Week 2 | L, 30-13) and nationally-ranked Bloomsburg (L, 56-10) last weekend. Following Saturday's game at Edinboro, LHU travels to Millersville (10/26) and East Stroudsburg (11/2).
 
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 four home games remaining. LHU returns home next 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. Last Saturday was Lock Haven's first-ever PSAC East road game.
 
Crossover action:
Saturday's PSAC Crossover game at Edinboro is 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 win 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 four 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. Last weekend, it marked the first time LHU went into a Week 4 game with a 2-1 record since 1992. The 2004 season was the last time LHU recorded three wins in a season.
 
Brader in the record books:
Brandon Brader now has 2,087 career rushing yards is just three away from the Chris Klinger's (2,090) No. 4 spot.
 
Offensive notes & headlines:

• QB Dillon Mazzoni has started all four games for LHU this year after making his first career start Week 1 vs. West Virginia State. Last week he passed for a career-high 206 yards and has a TD pass in all four games.
• RB Brandon Brader has 260 yards this year on 63 carries. His three rushing TDs are a team-high. He has five TDs on the year. 
• WR Jesse Hoover led LHU with 21 catches. He has 217 yards (54.2/game). He caught a TD pass in Week 1 for this 10^th career TD catch. 
• 11 different players have caught a pass for LHU. 

 
Defensive notes & headlines:

• LB Tony Ballon leads LHU in tackles with 40 (22 solo).
• S George Christas leads LHU in solo stops with 26. He has 31 total.
• Five different players have LHU's five INTs.

 
Special Teams notes & headlines:

• Kicker Alex Boumerhi is 3-for-5 with a long of 46 on FGs.
• Beau Swales is averaging 19.8 yards per kickoff.

 
Last time out (9/28/13):
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Lock Haven University football team fell to No. 11 Bloomsburg, 56-10 on the road in PSAC East action.
 
Despite a career day from quarterback Dillon Mazzoni and a TD on the first play of the game, Lock Haven (2-2, 1-1 PSAC East) didn't have enough to spark an upset of the 11^th ranked Huskies (4-0, 2-0 PSAC East).
 
Brandon Brader caught a pass from Mazzoni on the very first play from scrimmage and took the ball 73 yards for a touchdown to put LHU up 7-0 just 15 seconds into the game.
 
Mazzoni finished 14-of-26 passing with one TD and one interception. His 206 yards-passing were a career-best.
 
Brader caught three passes for a team-high 80 yards. He also carried the ball seven times for 17 yards. He's now just three yards away from LHU's all-time No. 4 spot with 2,087 career rushing yards.
 
Jesse Hoover (was once again Mazzoni's main target. Hoover finished with a game-high five catches for 49 yards.
 
Defensively, Lock Haven got another sensational effort from George Christas and Tony Ballon. Both Christas and Ballon made eight tackles a piece. Christas had seven solo stops, a tackle for a loss and an interception.
 
Following Brader's TD to open the game, Bloomsburg went on to score 21 first-quarter points.
 
Leading the Huskie attack was running back Franklyn Quiteh, who went over 6,000 rushing yards for his career today. He rushed for 205 yards and three TDs today. He also caught a touchdown pass in the win.
 
Last time vs. Edinboro (9/22/12):
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Brandon Brader rushed for a pair of touchdowns, but the Lock Haven University football team dropped its home-opener to Edinboro University, 35-19 at Hubert Jack Stadium.
 
Brader rushed for a pair of first-half touchdowns and Lock Haven (0-4, 0-2 PSAC West) trailed 27-13 at halftime. Edinboro (1-2, 1-1 PSAC West) used a 14 point third quarter to pull away in the thrilling PSAC West matchup.
 
Edinboro went up 7-0 less than three minutes into the game after quarterback Cody Harris's two-yard run capped off a four-play drive that started on Lock Haven's 16-yard line. With 6:42 left in the opening quarter, Brader put LHU on the board and tied the game at 7-7. Brader's first career touchdown, capped off a 14-play, 80-yard drive.
 
Brader was at it again and early in the second quarter he gave Lock Haven its first lead of the 2012 season. Brader's second touchdown of the game came with 12:49 left in the half and his six-yard dash to the end zone, capped off a seven-play, 70-yard drive.
 
Lock Haven's second touchdown was aided by a pair of big plays. Facing fourth-and-10, on the Edinboro 17-yard line, LHU faked the field goal and holder Josh Livelsberger ran 11 yards for a first down.
 
Earlier in the drive, quarterback Jarrett Kratzer connected with James Wilbern on a 47-yard pass play. The touchdown put LHU up 13-7 after the extra point attempt was no good.
 
The Fighting Scots scored a pair of touchdowns in the last 3:23 of the first half to take the 21-13 halftime lead. A 14-point third quarter had Edinboro starting to pull away, but with 2:59 left in the game LHU continued to fight back and capped off the scoring after Kratzer scored on a four-yard fun.
 
Brader finished the game with 38 yards on 23 carries and the two scores. Matthew Gibson added 38 yards on the ground as well. Kratzer passed for 172 yards and hit 10 different players for catches. Tight end Keith Dockery made four catches for 42 yards, while Wilbern finished with 75 yards on three catches.
 
Defensively, LHU was led by James Goins, who made a game-high 11 tackles. He had 10 solo stops. Matt Kirchner 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:
Lock Haven returns home next Saturday (Oct. 12) for a home game vs. Shippensburg (noon).