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Setting the stage:
The Lock Haven University football team is set to close the 2017 season with a two-game homestand. The Bald Eagles will host East Stroudsburg University this Saturday (Nov. 4) in Week 10 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East action.
Lock Haven is coming off a thrilling comeback-win over local-rival Bloomsburg University. LHU won 27-24 after a late fourth-quarter comeback which was sparked by true-freshman quarterback
Kyle Knight. LHU is now 2-7 overall and 2-4 in PSAC East action. The Bald Eagles have won two of their last four games.
East Stroudsburg is 2-7 overall and 1-5 in PSAC East action. Last week, the Warriors dropped their fourth straight game, falling to West Chester University, 31-26.
Last season, Lock Haven topped ESU for the first time since 1989. The Bald Eagle offense powered its way to a school-record 66 points in the 66-41 road-victory.
Haven hits:
- LHU used another strong game on the ground in Week 9 last week and stunned Bloomsburg 27-24. The Huskies entered the game in a four-way tie atop the PSAC East standings.
- The win at Bloomsburg was powered by true-freshman QB Kyle Knight who rushed for three second-half TDs. He also rushed for a career-high 174 yards and threw for a career-high 137 yards (9 of 13, no INTs).
- For his efforts, Knight was named the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week. It marked the second time in a month that Knight was named the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week.
- It marked the Bald Eagles second straight win over Bloomsburg and the first at Bloom in 25 years. LHU hadn't beaten the Huskies on the road since the 1992 season, snapping a nine-game road-losing streak to BU. Last season when Lock Haven beat Bloomsburg, it marked the Bald Eagles first win in the series since 2003 and snapped an overall six-game losing skid to their local-PSAC East rival located just 65 miles away.
- With the win, LHU third-year head coach Dave Taynor improved to 2-1 vs. Bloomsburg.
- The Bald Eagles had another big day on the ground and finished with 306 rushing yards.
- RB John Ford rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown.
- For Ford, it marked his fourth straight game with a TD and now six of his seven touchdowns this season have come in the last four games.
- For the second straight week a pair of true-freshmen from Williamsport, Pennsylvania led the way in the receiving corps. Jalen Jackson hauled in four catches for 51 yards and Elliot Walker had three catches (27 yds.).
- LHU's 12 INTs are No. 6 in the PSAC.
- DB Isaiah Flamer's 54 solo tackles are No. 2 in the PSAC. His 80 total tackles are No. 7 in the PSAC and he ranks No. 8 in the PSAC with 8.9 tackles/game.
- DB Carlos Balkcom has five INTs on the year. It ties him for No. 2 in the PSAC.
- LHU head coach Dave Taynor (Urbana, '99) is in his third season as head coach at LHU (3rd season (8-23 at LHU), 10th overall (45-63).
The series with East Stroudsburg:
- Saturday marks the 19th meeting in the series
- ESU leads the series 11-7
- First meeting: 1925: ESU, 45-0
- Last season: Lock Haven, W, 66-41
- Streak: Lock Haven, 1
- Notes: LHU's 66 points scored last year vs. ESU are a school record for a single game.
Knight named PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week:
True-freshman
Kyle Knight was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Co-East Offensive Player of the Week for his recent efforts, which sparked the Bald Eagles' comeback-win at Bloomsburg University Saturday. It marks the second time in the last month that Knight has been named the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week. He shares this week's honor with Millersville quarterback Tony Staffieri. He had a career day Saturday and it powered the Bald Eagles to a comeback win that stunned local-rival Bloomsburg.
Knight rushed for three second-half touchdowns and finished with a career-high 174 yards on the ground. He also threw for a career-high 137 yards (9 of 13, no INTs). Knight's TD scores came on runs of 38, 49 and 5 yards. His third and final TD came with 52 seconds left in the game and put the Bald Eagles up for good and sealed the 27-24 victory.
- Knight's numbers on the season: 8GP/4GS -- RUSH: 102 CAR, 583 YDS, 72.9 YDS/GM, 7 TDs; PASS: 27-55-1, 319 YDS, 39.9 YDS/GM
- Knight ranks No. 8 in the PSAC in rushing yards per game
Up next:
The Bald Eagles will close the 2017 season next Saturday, Nov. 11 at home vs. Mercyhurst. The Week 11 game will mark LHU's Senior Day and The Haven will also host a Veteran's Appreciation Game
