Lock Haven (1-4, 0-2 PSAC East) at Millersville (1-4, 0-2 PSAC East
Week 6 // Saturday, October 12 // 12 p.m.
Millersville University // Millersville, Pa. // Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium
PSAC Eastern Divisional Game
QUICK HITS:
- Both Millersville are 1-4 overall and 0-2 in PSAC East action.
- Saturday's game marks LHU's first PSAC East road game of the season.
- Last season ('18), both of Lock Haven's wins (2-9 overall) came on the road.
- Lock Haven (1-4, 0-2 PSAC East) is coming off a 62-28 loss to Shepherd in PSAC East action.
- Millersville (1-4, 0-2 PSAC East) is coming off a 50-7 loss to East Stroudsburg in PSAC East action.
GAME DAY LINKS:
Game Day Coverage (live stats, audio & video)
Lock Haven Football Homepage (full schedule, roster, stats, notes & more)
Millersville Football Homepage (full schedule, roster, stats, notes & more)
After two straight home games, the Lock Haven University football team is headed back on the road to take on Millersville University in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division action. The Week 6 game is set for a 12 p.m. start on Saturday, October 12.
Both teams are 1-4 overall and looking for their first win in PSAC East action.
Lock Haven has won four of the last six meetings vs Millersville. The Bald Eagles posted four straight wins from 2013 – 2016 ('13, '14, '15 & '16), but the Marauders have won the last two meetings in the series, securing back-to-back wins in 2016 and 2017.
Game Day Coverage:
Visit www.GoLHU.com on game day for live coverage links. Fans can also listen to the game live and locally on the Bear Country Sports Network. Bear Country Radio, WQBR (99.9FM) is the flagship radio station of LHU Athletics.
Week 6 (vs. Millersville) news, notes & storylines:
- LHU is 1-4 overall, 0-2 in PSAC East action, 0-2 on the road and 1-2 at home.
- Both Lock Haven and Millersville are looking to snap four-game losing skids as each team is looking for their first win since season-opening Week 1 victories.
- Standout Lock Haven junior running back Chantz Swartz enters the game as the top rusher in the PSAC East with 91.2 yards per game. It's the second-best mark in the PSAC.
- Overall, LHU averages 187.2 yards per game as a team, which has the Bald Eagles sitting as the No. 2 rushing offense in the league entering Week 6 action.
- Junior tight end Jalen Jackson (4GP/4GS, sat out Week 3), a 2018 All-American and a 2019 Preseason All-American, leads LHU with 81.5 receiving yards per game. He's ranked No. 6 in the PSAC in that category and sits as the No. 1 ranked tight end.
- Defensive Back (FS) Kahari Whitfield leads LHU with 32 total tackles.
- LHU's five interceptions on the season rank ninth of 16 in the league.
- LHU head coach Dave Taynor enters his fifth season at LHU and 12th overall as a collegiate head coach. At LHU he's 11-38 (9-20 PSAC East). Overall he's 48-78.
Up next:
The Bald Eagles will host nationally-ranked Kutztown University on Saturday, October 19 (Week 7) at 3 p.m. Kutztown was ranked No. 21 in the most recent edition of the American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA) national rankings, released Monday (Oct. 7).
