After two straight road games, the Lock Haven University football teams returns home this Saturday for the first of back-to-back home contests to close the season. The Bald Eagles are set to kick off with Kutztown at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 in PSAC East action.
 
Game Day Central:
Kutztown Golden Bears (2-7, 2-4 PSAC East) at Lock Haven Bald Eagles (3-6, 2-4 PSAC East)  
1 p.m. | Hubert Jack Stadium (3,000 – Artificial Field Turf) | Lock Haven, Pa.
Veterans Appreciation Day
Lock Haven Audio (ESPN Williamsport) | Live Stats
LHU Depth Chart | Kutztown Depth Chart
 
LHU 1^st & 10:
1. Lock Haven returns home after two straight road games. Two weeks ago at Millersville, LHU snapped a 30-game road-losing streak at Millersville, picking up the first road win since 2007.

2. Lock Haven, 2-2 at home gets back-to-back home games to finish the season. In all, LHU plays at Hubert Jack Stadium six times this year, the most since 2008.

3. Already with their most wins since 2004 (3), the Bald Eagles are looking for their first four-win season since 2002.

4. Redshirt-freshman QB Caleb Walton has now started three straight games.

5. Last week at ESU, Walton threw for four TDs, marking the first time a Bald Eagle QB has thrown for four TDs in a game since 1995.

6. Jesse Hoover (WR) caught his 12^th career TD-pass last weekend. He's now tied for eighth all-time in career TD receptions.

7. George Christas is ranked 14^th in the PSAC with 7.8 tackles per game.

8. Last Saturday at ESU, Brandon Brader rushed for 121 yards marking his first 100-plus yard rushing game since Week 2 at Clarion. It was his seventh career 100-yard plus rushing game.

9. Brader now has 2,494 career rushing yards (fourth most in school history).

10. The Bald Eagles are hosting Veterans Appreciation Day on Saturday. As part of a number of special festivities, Lock Haven will be wearing commemorative helmets and jersey patches. The Bald Eagles special edition helmet features the LHU Athletic logo in digital camo and red, white & blue stripes down the center.
 
Setting the stage:
Lock Haven returns home after two straight road games and is looking to pick up its fourth win of the season. Last Saturday, LHU lost to East Stroudsburg 52-28 despite four TD passes from Caleb Walton and 121 yards on the ground from Brandon Brader.
 
Kutztown has won two of its last four games and is coming off a 45-9 win over Millersville last weekend.
 
The series:
Kutztown leads the all-time series 21-14-1 and has won five straight over Lock Haven. Lock Haven won the first-ever meeting in 1930 (13-12), but hasn't won in the series since 2002 (21-14). Kutztown beat Lock Haven, 49-6 in 2011.
 
This is the first meeting between the two schools as PSAC East opponents.
 
Listen live on the Bald Eagles Sports Network:
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. Join Jonathan Schwab, the voice of the Bald Eagles every Saturday, for every play.
 
Another streak snapped:
Lock Haven continues to end the streaks it doesn't want to be associated with. With their win over Cheyney in the 2012 season-finale, the Bald Eagles snapped a 52-game losing streak. Since that win, LHU has won three more games, including the Week 8 showdown on the road a Millersville. It was the first win for LHU on the road in 31 tries and the first road win since the 2007 season-finale at Clarion.
 
Brader nearing the top:
Brandon Brader's 2,494 career rushing are the fourth-most in Bald Eagle history. Brader is behind only Joe Speese (#1 - 3,399), Mike Kresovich (#2 - 2,865) and Maurice Walker (#3 - 2,800).
 
Kicking into the record books:
Sophomore Alex Boumerhi kicked his way into the LHU record books vs. Millersville. His 48-yard field goal was the longest in Lock Haven history. The Bald Eagles had several 47-yarders on record. Earlier in the season his 46-yarder vs. Cheyney was the longest for a Lock Haven kicker since Dan Hagerman's 43-yard field goal vs. Cheyney in 2005.
 
Herko's Iron Man streak:
Last Saturday, vs. East Stroudsburg offensive guard Anthony Herko made his 32^nd consecutive start. Herko is a two-time All-PSAC West selection.
 
Leading at halftime:
Two weeks ago at Millersville, marked Lock Haven's first halftime lead of the season. Even in the Bald Eagles previous two wins, LHU trailed after 30 minutes. In Week 1, LHU trailed West Virginia State 6-3 and in Week 3, LHU trailed Cheyney 10-7.
 
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. Millersville marked LHU's first-ever PSAC East road win.
 
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 in the right direction:
Already with three 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 hadn'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. Now the Bald Eagles are 3-6 with two games remaining. Allen is now 4-26 as head coach.
 
Haven's offensive highlights:

• Brandon Brader leads LHU with 667 yards on the ground.
• Brader averages 74.1 yards/game … he has four rushing TDs and two TD receptions.
• QB Caleb Walton has started three straight games … He came off the bench to pass for 206 yards vs. Shippensburg in Week 6 … In his three starts, he's thrown for 622 yards (50-of-92, 2 INTs) … He has seven TD passes.
• Six different players have caught TD passes for Lock Haven this year.
• Jesse Hoover and James Wilbern lead the way for Lock Haven with three TD catches each.

 
Haven's defensive highlights:

• Defensive Back George Christas leads LHU with 70 tackles … His 7.8 tackles per game are 14^th best in the PSAC … His 51 solo tackles are 27^th in the NCAA … His four INTs are the second most in the conference and ranked 33^rd in Division II.
• Tyrek Morgan is sixth in the PSAC with six sacks.
• Tony Ballon's 7.1 tackles per game are 24^th best in the PSAC.
• Lock Haven's 13 team interceptions are the fourth most in the PSAC and ranked 38^th in Division II.

 
Haven's special teams' highlights:

• Kicker Alex Boumerhi is 8-for-12 on the year on field goal attempts … His 66.7 average is fourth-best in the PSAC … His long of 48 is a school record and the 2^nd longest in the conference this year.

 
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:
LHU closes the season next Saturday, Nov. 16 at home vs. Gannon (1 p.m.) as the Bald Eagles celebrate Senior Day.