The LHU wrestling team is set to take on North Carolina State and North Carolina at the University of Pittsburgh Duals on Sunday, January 11.
 
Lock Haven is one of eight teams competing, along with No. 21 NC State and UNC. They will be joined by host and 19^th ranked Pitt, No. 30 Duke, Bloomsburg Drexel and Eastern Michigan.
 
The Bald Eagles take on the Wolfpack at 10 a.m. and tangle with the Tar Heels at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

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Lock Haven news, notes & storylines:

• LHU enters Sunday's action with a 2-5 overall record (0-0 EWL).
• Three Bald Eagles are nationally ranked entering the weekend.
• Both Dan Neff (149) and Phil Sprenkle (197) will return to the lineup this weekend for the Bald Eagles after missing time.
• Aaron McKinney (165) leads LHU on the season with 21 wins. He went a perfect 10-0 last week, claiming a pair of individual titles at two different tournaments.
• Fred Garcia (184) is closing in win No. 100 – the senior has 19 wins this year, giving him 88 for his career.
• LHU is 2-1 all-time vs. NC State and won the last meeting in 2001, 26-13.
• LHU is 1-5 all-time vs. UNC and lost the last meeting in 2011, 19-16.

 
Lock Haven's Probable Lineup:
Bald Eagles 2-5
125: R-So. Kaleb LeMaire (Rehoboth Beach, Del./Caesar Rodney) 17-3
– or – R-Fr. Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy) 13-9
133: #30 So. Ronnie Perry (Christiana, Pa./Solanco) 17-4
– or - R-So. Cody Wheeler (Towanda, Pa./Towanda) 12-3
141: R-Jr. Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) 18-11
149: #28 R-Jr. Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco)  13-6
157: R-Sr. Elias Biddle (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) 16-6
165: R-Jr. Aaron McKinney (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) 21-7
– or - R-So. Dillon Gavlock (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) 18-11
174: R-So. Tyler Wood (West Chester, Pa./West Chester – Rustin) 15-12
184: #25 R-Sr. Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) 19-2
197: R-Jr. Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown) 8-3
285: So. Brad Emerick (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin) 11-11
 
#21 NC State's Probable Lineup:
Wolfpack 8-3
125: Joe DeAngelo, 5-7
133: #33 Bryce Meredith, 8-2 or Jamal Morris, 7-3
141: #20 Sam Speno, 6-6
149: Brian Hamann, 3-2 or Sam Melikian, 5-6
157: Chad Pyke, 9-8
165: #18 Max Rohskopf, 17-6 or Lee Davis, 6-4
174: #13 Pete Renda, 13-5
184: Michael Macchiavello, 7-5 or Nicky Hall, 3-3
197: #33 Michael Boykin, 12-4
285: #3 Nick Gwiazdowski, 17-0 or Michael Kosoy, 10-6
 
North Carolina's Probable Lineup:
Tar Heels 2-2
125: Cody Karns, 3-10 or Alex Rinaldi, 3-9
133: #24 Troy Heilmann, 11-6
141 #15 Joey Ward, 16-3
149: Christian Barber, 5-5 or Joey Moon, 15-8
157: Robert Henderson, 6-6 or Chris Mears, 9-7
165: #19 Ethan Ramos, 15-6
174: #26 John Michael Staudenmayer, 12-7
184: Scott Marmoll, 2-4
197: Chip Ness, 4-7
285: Frank Abbondanza, 7-11
 
*lineups are tentative and subject to change
*rankings = WrestlingReport.com
 
Bald Eagles nationally ranked this week:
 
WrestlingRepot.com Rankings (Jan. 6)
133: #30 Ronnie Perry
149: #28 Dan Neff
184: #25 Fred Garcia
 
McKinney win's F&M Open:
Most 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, who returned to the mats last week, 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 in dual action (Dec. 19, 2014 vs. West Virginia):
The Bald Eagles won four bouts on the night, but the Mountaineers picked up valuable bonus points at 125 (major dec.), 141 (pin) and 197 (major dec.) pounds to help earn their first dual-match win of the season.
 
Ronnie Perry, Dan Neff, Elias Biddle and Fred Garcia all won for The Haven in the dual.
 
Up next:
After Sunday's trip to Pittsburgh, the Bald Eagles will cross the Keystone State for a pair of duals next weekend (Friday, Jan. 16 & Saturday, Jan. 17) in Philadelphia. The Bald Eagles will take on Drexel on Friday (Jan. 16)  at 7 p.m. before battling No. 28 Penn on Saturday (Jan. 17) at noon.