The LHU wrestling team is set to host Shippensburg on Friday, November 21 at 7 p.m. in the Bald Eagles 2014-15 home-opener.
 
Friday is also Lock Haven's Youth Wrestling Night. As part of Youth Wrestling Night, all youth wrestlers 12 years of age and younger will be admitted free of charge. There will also be a free youth clinic at 6 p.m. in Thomas Fieldhouse.
 
Lock Haven Bald Eagles (1-4) vs. Shippensburg Red Raiders (0-3)
7 p.m. | Thomas Fieldhouse | Lock Haven, Pa.
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Lock Haven news & notes:

• Friday (Nov. 21) marks the Bald Eagles 2014-15 home-opener.
• Friday is also the Bald Eagles 2014-15 Youth Wrestling Night.
• Lock Haven is coming off a 1-3 weekend at the Eastern Michigan Duals last Saturday (Nov. 15).
• The Bald Eagles are 1-4 in dual action on the season.
• Last season, LHU was 3-10 overall (1-4 EWL) in dual action.
• Both Dan Neff and Fred Garcia are returning NCAA Division I national qualifiers.
• Three current Bald Eagle starters are nationally ranked.
• Last season (Nov. 2, 2013), LHU beat Shippensburg 42-3. The Bald Eagles won nine of 10 bouts and scored bonus points in seven matches.
• LHU is 32-2-1 all-time vs. Shippensburg (DII), winning 10 straight, dating back to 1980.
• Shippensburg takes on Millersville tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 19) at 7 p.m.

 
Lock Haven's probable lineup:
125: R-So. Kaleb LeMaire (Rehoboth Beach, Del./Caesar Rodney) 5-5 – OR -  R-Fr. Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy) 4-5
133: So. Ronnie Perry (Christiana, Pa./Solanco) 6-3
141: R-Jr. Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) 5-4
149: R-Jr. Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco)  5-4
157: R-Sr. Elias Biddle (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) 6-4
165: R-Jr. Aaron McKinney (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) 5-5 – OR – R-So. Dillon Gavlock (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) 7-6
174: R-So. Tyler Wood (West Chester, Pa./West Chester – Rustin) 4-6
184: R-Sr. Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) 8-1
197: R-Jr. Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown) 5-3
285: So. Brad Emerick (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin) 4-5 – OR - R-Fr. Matt Moore (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial) 2-4
 
Shippensburg's probable lineup:
125: Josh Charles (Fr., 0-3)
133: Mike Hafer (Fr., 1-1)
141: Cameron Throckmorton (Jr., 3-0) – OR - Karl Lightner (So., 1-0)
149: Mike Springer (Fr., 1-1)
157: Mark Lentz (So., 0-2)
165: Luke Etter (Jr., 0-1)
174: Hunter Fenk (Fr., 0-1)
184: Isaiah Bobotas (Fr., 0-2)
197: Jalal Paige (So., 2-1)
285: Francis Slover (So., 2-1)
 
Bald Eagles nationally-ranked:
 
WrestlingRepot.com Rankings (Nov. 18)
133: #30 Ronnie Perry
149: #25 Dan Neff
184: #24 Fred Garcia
 
Last time out:
Last Saturday (Nov. 15), the Bald Eagles went 1-3 at the Eastern Michigan Duals.
 
Lock Haven opened the day with a 28-12 loss to No. 21 Ohio, but bounced back for the Bald Eagles' first dual win of the 2014-15 season, downing Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 24-12. LHU closed the day with losses to No. 23 Kent State, 22-18 and host-Eastern Michgian, 25-13.
 
Leading the way today was Fred Garcia (Donara, Pa./Rinngold), who was 3-1. He's now 8-1 on the season.
 
EWL Wrestlers of the Week:
Last Week (Monday, Nov. 10), Dan Neff and Fred Garcia of the LHU wrestling team have been named Co-Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Wrestlers of the Week.
 
Neff (149) and Garcia (184) both took home individual titles at Saturday's Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational, leading the Bald Eagles to second-place honors. Both went a perfect 4-0 on the way to their titles.
 
Neff, the top-seed at 149, picked up four wins on the way to the title. He opened the way with two straight majors and beat Army's Andrew Mendel 6-2 in the finals.
 
Garcia, the top-seed at 184, improved to 5-0 on the season with four wins Saturday. Garcia started the day with a pin and tech fall, before earning a hard-fought, 7-6 victory over the Sooners' Greg Wilson in the title bout.
 
Up next:
Lock Haven will host the ninth annual Mat Town Open on Sunday, November 30 at 9 a.m. in Thomas Fieldhouse. Click Here for more information.