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The Lock Haven University football team (0-3, 0-0 PSAC East) is headed to West Chester University for Saturday (September 24) night action to open Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division play.
 
The Bald Eagles are 0-3 and in search of their first win of the season. Last week, LHU lost to nationally-ranked Slippery Rock, 59-23.
 
West Chester, the PSAC East preseason favorite, is 1-2 and coming off a 54-51 double-OT loss at Edinboro in Week 3.
 
Lock Haven (0-3, 0-0 PSAC East) at West Chester (1-2, 0-0 PSAC East)
6 p.m. | Farrell Stadium | West Chester University | West Chester, Pa.
*PSAC East opener for both teams
 
Game Day Links:
LHU Depth Chart (PDF) | West Chester Football | Live Coverage (stats, audio & video)

LHU Week 4 storylines:

• After Week 3 action, LHU is ranked third in the PSAC in passing offense. LHU's passing offense ranks fifth among all NCAA Division II teams (3 PSAC schools are in the nation's top-5).
• LHU ranks seventh in the PSAC, 39^th in DII in total offense.
• LB Kevin Chapple ranks No. 1 in the PSAC in solo tackles (23).
• WR Shawn Seif is the top receiver in the nation (DII) with 550 yards. He ranks No. 2 in DII with 183.3 yards/game.
• Last week, R-Sr. QB Caleb Walton registered his 18^th career 200-yard plus passing game (268).
• Walton's 361 yards/game ranks third in the PSAC, sixth in the NCAA. His 1,083 yards rank third in the PSAC, sixth in the NCAA.

Lock Haven vs. West Chester:
Saturday's game will mark the 29^th all-time meeting with West Chester. The Golden Rams won last year's meeting, 33-9 and have won five straight over Lock Haven. The Bald Eagles last win came in 1991, 13-7. WCU leads the series at 21-6-1.
 
Listen Live:
Bald Eagle football fans can listen to Saturday's game along with every 2016 LHU Football game - both home and away - live and locally on Bear Country Radio – WQBR 99.9FM. All games will be streamed online as well at www.Bear999.com.
 
Coach Taynor's Week 3 takeaways:
 
- IMPRESSED WITH O-LINE - The offensive line gave up just one sack in 50 attempts vs. the top pass rush in PSAC - rebounded nicely from Edinboro.
 
- SHAWN SEIF - Seif continues to improve with and without the ball in his hands. He has developed into a highly versatile and dangerous wide receiver.
 
- D-FENCE - Defensively we continued to defend the run well and held Shamar Greene to 3.1 yards per carry (career average of over 5.5) and 53 yards rushing.
 
Coach Dave Taynor is in his second season as the head coach at Lock Haven (2-12 at LHU, 39-52 career; updated Monday, September 19, 2016).
 
Walton by the Numbers:
2016
Passing TDs: 6
Passing Yards: 1,083
Rushing TDs: 1
Season-High Passing/Career-High Passing: 423 yards (Week 2 vs. Edinboro)
Career
Career Passing TDs: 53 (#2 all-time, school record is 60)
Career Passing Yards: 6,939 (#2 all-time, school record is 10,640)
Career Rushing TDs: 6
Career TDs responsible for: 60 (#2 all-time, school record is 71)
200-yard + passing games: 18
300-yard + passing games: 6
400-yard + passing games: 1 (Week 2 (9/10) vs. Edinboro; 423 yards, 1^st 400-yard game for LHU QB since 1995).
Single Season Records
Passing TDs, 23 (2015)
Total TDs responsible for, 26 (2015)
 
Chapple leads the defense:
After three years at Urbana, R-Sr. LB Kevin Chapple has made himself feel at home at Lock Haven. He leads all PSAC players with 23 solo tackles (T-3^rd NCAA) and his 10.7 tackles/game are third-best in the PSAC (32^nd NCAA). He ranks third in the PSAC with 2.33 TFLs/game. Chapple ranks third among all active DII players with 45 solo TFLs and his 1.53 career TFLs/game are fifth among all active DII players.
 
Seif a big-time playmaker:
R-Sr. WR Shawn Seif has established himself as one of the premier players in the nation and leads all Division II players with 550 receiving yards. His 183.3 receiving yards per game rank No. 1 in the PSAC and are No. 2 in the NCAA. His four touchdown receptions are the most in the PSAC. This season, he has three straight games of 100 or more yards.
 
Week 1 vs. Clarion: 170 yards, 1 TD
Week 2 vs. Edinboro: 197 yards, 2 TDs
Week 3 vs. Slippery Rock: 183 yards, 1 TD
 
2016 Preseason Notes:
Click Here (PDF)
 
Up next:
The Bald Eagles host Shippensburg University in Week 5 action (Saturday, October 1) at 12 p.m.