Lock Haven (1-7, 0-5 PSAC East) at Shippensburg (2-6, 2-3 PSAC East)
Week 9 // Saturday, November 2 // 1 p.m.  
Shippensburg University // Shippensburg, Pa. // Seth Grove Stadium
PSAC Eastern Divisional Game
 
QUICK HITS:

• At 181.0 yards per game – through Week 8 action - the Bald Eagles feature the No. 1 ranked rushing offense in the PSAC.
• Running back Chantz Swartz leads the PSAC in rushing yards with 100.1 per game.  
• Rookie defensive back Levi Engle is tied for the PSAC lead in interceptions.

 
GAME DAY LINKS:
Game Day Coverage (live stats, audio & video)
Lock Haven Football Homepage (full schedule, roster, stats, notes & more)
Shippensburg Football Homepage (full schedule, roster, stats, notes & more)
PSAC Football
 
It's Week 9 of the NCAA Division II football season and the Lock Haven University football team is set for its second straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division road game. The Bald Eagles are headed to Shippensburg University Saturday (Nov. 2) for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
 
Lock Haven enters the game at 1-7 overall (0-5 PSAC East) and is looking for its first win since Week 1 when the Bald Eagles rolled by Lincoln, 57-13.
 
Shippensburg is 2-6 overall and sits at 2-3 in the PSAC East.
 
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 9 (at Shippensburg) news, notes & storylines:

• LHU is 1-7 overall.
• LHU is 0-5 in PSAC East action.
• LHU is 0-4 on the road this season.  
• Lock Haven is looking for its first PSAC East win since last season when the Bald Eagles opened PSAC East play 1-0, thanks to a win over East Stroudsburg.
• This season, the Bald Eagles are 1-3 at home. LHU opened the 2019 season with a lopsided 57-13 win over Lincoln in Week 1.
• At 181.0 yards per game, the Bald Eagles feature the No. 1 rushing offense in the PSAC.
• Standout running back Chantz Swartz is averaging 100.1 yards per game, which ranks No. 1 in the entire PSAC. He has six rushing touchdowns and one receiving TD.
• Last week vs. Bloomsburg, Swartz rushed for 135 yards and two TDs. His career-high came vs. Shepherd earlier this season (173 yards).
• Junior tight end Jalen Jackson (7GP/6GS, sat out Week 3), a 2018 All-American and a 2019 Preseason All-American, leads LHU with 69.6 receiving yards per game. He's ranked No. 11 in the PSAC in that category and sits as the No. 1 ranked tight end.
• Defensive back Kahari Whitfield and linebacker Alex Welch lead LHU with 56 and 53 tackles, respectively.
• As a team, LHU has eight interceptions, the No. 9 mark in the PSAC.
• Freshman standout defensive back Levi Engle has four of Lock Haven's eight interceptions.
• Last week vs. Bloomsburg, Engle recorded an INT, marking his third straight game with a pick.
• Engle is tied for the league lead in total interceptions with four. He also has six breakups and ranks No. 7 in the PSAC in total passes defended.
• LHU head coach Dave Taynor enters his fifth season at LHU and 12^th overall as a collegiate head coach. At LHU he's 11-41 (9-23 PSAC East). Overall he's 48-81.

 
Up next:
After Saturday's (Week 9, Nov. 2) at Shippensburg, the Bald Eagles will return home to cap the 2019 regular season with back-to-back games at Hubert Jack Stadium. In Week 10 (Saturday, Nov. 9), LHU will host nationally-ranked West Chester at 1 p.m. before playing host to Gannon on Saturday, November 11 (1 p.m., Week 11).