EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – The Lock Haven University football team (0-4, 0-3 PSAC East) opened Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East action today with a 48-21 loss at East Stroudsburg University (3-1, 2-1 PSAC East).
 
The Bald Eagles defense once again came up big and Lock Haven struck early, but it wasn't enough to steal the win on the road.
 
On just the third play from scrimmage, LHU defensive back George Christas (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown) intercepted Matt Soltes's pass and returned in 36 yards to the ESU 10-yard line, setting up the Bald Eagles offense in the red zone.
 
Three plays after Christas's interception, quarterback Caleb Walton (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) hit tight end Matt Luebbers (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) on a five-yard pass to put Lock Haven 7-0 just minutes into the game.
 
The Warriors however, responded in a big way and scored the next 41 points of the game on the way to the win.
 
For the second game in a row, Christas led all players in tackles. He made 12 today to go along with Mike Williams's (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) 11. Both Christas and Williams have 36 tackles on the season, which ranks them in the top-10 among all PSAC players in tackles-per-game.
 
Walton finished 16-for-37 passing for 195 yards and a season-high three touchdowns.
 
David Cook (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) and Bernard Smack (State College, Pa./Shippensburg Univ.) added TD catches for Lock Haven.
 
It marked Cook's third straight game with a touchdown reception and Smack finished with four catches for 53 yards to lead all LHU receivers today.
 
Beau Swales (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield) carried the ball 13 times for 65 yards.
 
Lock Haven heads to No. 10 West Chester next Saturday, October 4 for a noon kickoff.
 
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