After competing in Pittsburgh last weekend, the Bald Eagles will travel to the other side of the state for a pair of duals in Philadelphia.
 
Lock Haven is set to take on Drexel Friday (January 16) at 7 p.m., before meeting Penn on Saturday (January 17) at noon.
 
The Bald Eagles dropped a pair of matches on Sunday (January 11) at the Pitt Duals, falling to nationally-ranked North Carolina State and North Carolina. Lock Haven is 2-7 overall in dual action.
 
Friday's opponent – Drexel, also competed at the Pitt Duals, going 1-1. The Dragons beat Bloomsburg, but fell to Pitt. Drexel is 4-5 on the season.
 
Penn is ranked as high as No. 28 in some national team polls and the Quakers lineup features three guys ranked among the nation's top-25 at their respective weight class. Penn is coming off a loss on Sunday at national-power Iowa State. Penn is 1-3 on the season, with all three losses coming to top-25 teams.
 
Lock Haven news, notes & storylines:

• LHU enters Sunday's action with a 2-7 overall record (0-0 EWL).
• Two Bald Eagles are nationally ranked entering the weekend, including Ronnie Perry (133) & Fred Garcia (184)
• Dan Neff (149) and Phil Sprenkle (197) both returned to the lineup last weekend for the Bald Eagles.
• Fred Garcia (184) and Aaron McKinney (165) lead LHU on the season with 21 wins.
• Fred Garcia (184) is closing in win No. 100 – the senior has 21 wins this year, giving him 90 for his career.
• On Monday (Jan. 12), 125-pounder Jake Field was named the EWL Freshman of the Week.
• Lock Haven is 8-2 all-time vs. Drexel, winning the last meeting, 23-21 in 2011.
• Lock Haven won the only meeting ever with Penn, 18-17 in 1994.

 
Lock Haven's Probable Lineup:
Bald Eagles 2-5
125: R-Fr. Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy) 14-9
133: #32 So. Ronnie Perry (Christiana, Pa./Solanco) 17-5
– or - R-So. Cody Wheeler (Towanda, Pa./Towanda) 12-4
141: R-Jr. Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) 18-13
149: R-Jr. Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco)  13-8
157: R-Sr. Elias Biddle (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) 16-8
165: R-Jr. Aaron McKinney (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) 21-8
– or - R-So. Dillon Gavlock (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) 18-12
174: R-So. Tyler Wood (West Chester, Pa./West Chester – Rustin) 15-14
184: #24 R-Sr. Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) 21-2
197: R-Jr. Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown) 8-5
285: So. Brad Emerick (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin) 11-13
 
Drexel's Probable Lineup:
Dragons 4-5
125: Tanner Shoap, 8-4
133: #13 Kevin Devoy, 18-3
141: David Pearce, 7-3
149: #25 Matt Cimato, 13-7
157: Noel Blanco, 9-7
165: Nick Elmer, 6-8
174: Connor Moran, 1-1 – OR – Stephen Loiseau, 14-7
184: Alex DeCiantis, 6-9 – OR – Jason Fugiel, 0-0
197: Brandon Litten, 3-7
285: Joey Goodhart, 9-10 – OR – Alex Foley, 8-8
 
Penn's Probable Lineup
Quakers 1-3
125: Jeremy Schwarz, 0-2
133: #22 Caleb Richardson, 15-7
141: Jeff Canfora, 7-6 – OR – Andrew Lenzi, 4-5
149: #17 C.J. Cobb, 5-3
157: May Bethea, 8-7 – OR – Brooks Martino, 6-7
165: Ray Bethea, 3-3 – OR – Quinton Hiles, 9-10
174: Joe Heyob, 8-7 – OR – Brad Wukie, 4-3
184: #5 Lorenzo Thomas, 15-2
197: Canaan Bethea, 5-3
285: Patrik Garren, 8-7
 
*lineups are tentative and subject to change
*rankings = WrestlingReport.com
 
Bald Eagles nationally ranked this week:
 
WrestlingRepot.com Rankings (Jan. 13)
133: #32 Ronnie Perry
184: #24 Fred Garcia
 
Field named EWL Freshman of the Week:
On Monday (Jan. 12), Jake Field was named this week's Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Freshman of the Week.
 
Field got the call from LHU head coach Scott Moore at 125 pounds Sunday, Jan. 11 in the Bald Eagles second match of the day at the Pitt Duals and Field didn't disappoint vs. North Carolina. He accounted for one of two LHU wins in the dual vs. the Tar Heels. Field made quick work of UNC's Alex Rinaldi, pinning him at just 1:45 into their bout, putting the Bald Eagles up 6-0 early in the non-conference dual.
 
Fred Garcia closing in on history:
Senior and two-time NCAA Division I tournament qualifier Fred Garcia is closing in on history as he looks to join a noteworthy group of Haven wrestlers. Garcia picked up a pair of wins last weekend at the Pitt Duals, giving him 21 wins on the season and moving his career win total to 90, just 10 away from the prestigious 100-win club.
 
Lock Haven has had 15 wrestlers win 100 or more matches in school history, with the last coming in 2007 (Seth Martin, 2002-'07; 133 wins).
 
McKinney win's F&M Open:
Recently (Jan. 3), a number of Bald Eagles traveled to the F&M Open to compete unattached and leading the way was 165-pound starter Aaron McKinney, who won his second individual crown in six days. He was 6-0 on the way to the title.
 
Cody Wheeler was second at 133.
 
Bald Eagles crown three champs at home tournament:
On Monday, Dec. 29, the Bald Eagles hosted the 2014 Frist Citizens Community Bank Invitational, finishing second overall. Ronnie Perry (133), Aaron McKinney (165) and Fred Garcia (184) all won for The Haven. Garcia went 4-0 and was named the tournament's most outstanding wrestler.
 
In all, 15 Bald Eagles placed at the tournament.
 
Last time out (Sunday, Jan. 11) – at the Pitt Duals
On Sunday, the Bald Eagles dropped a pair of matches at the Pitt Duals, losing to North Carolina State, 32-3 and North Carolina, 24-9.
 
Leading the way for LHU was Fred Garcia, who won at 184 in both matches. Jake Field won for LHU vs. North Carolina at 125 pounds with a first-period fall.

Catch the Penn match on ESPN3 or the WatchESPN app:
Saturday's (Jan. 17) match at Penn will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and on the WatchESPN app.

The match starts at noon. To view the match, click here http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index

Up next:
The Bald Eagles will return to action on Friday, January 23 at 7 p.m. when they host George Mason in Lock Haven's 2014-15 EWL Opener. LHU head coach Scott Moore is calling all LHU wrestling alums to attend the match. 


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