Setting the stage:
The nationally-ranked Lock Haven University wrestling team will close its 2018-19 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) slate on Saturday, February 16 at Cleveland State. 
 
Saturday's match in Cleveland is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. start and will serve as the make-up date for a match that was snowed-out back on January 20.
 
The Bald Eagles are 8-3 overall and a perfect 5-0 in EWL action, as they look to cap a perfect run through league action. Lock Haven has already clinched a share of the 2018-19 EWL regular season dual championship and can win the title outright on Saturday with a victory. LHU's last EWL Team Dual Championship came back in 1996. 
 
Cleveland State is 4-9 overall and 1-4 in EWL action. The Vikings will take on Northern Illinois Saturday prior to their match with Lock Haven.
 
LHU news, notes and storylines:

• Five different Bald Eagles were listed in various editions of media national rankings this week … Luke Werner made his season debut at 125 (No. 19 InterMat) … InterMat also listed Chance Marsteller (No. 5, 165), Corey Hazel (No. 17, 184) and Thomas Haines (No. 11, 285) in their national rankings this week … FloWrestling had Marsteller (No. 5) and Hazel (No. 15) ranked this week … Amateur Wrestling News listed Kyle Shoop at No. 17 at 141 (AWN: Shoop (141), #17; Marsteller (165), #5), Hazel (184), #18 & Haines (285), #12).
• In the team rankings, Lock Haven was listed at No. 23 in both the InterMat Dual Rankings and the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) rankings … InterMat tabbed LHU at No. 24 in their Tournament Power Index.
• Last week, LHU went 2-0 in duals with EWL victories over Rider and Clarion.
• With the win over Rider, the Bald Eagles also snapped another long losing streak … Rider entered the match on an eight-match win streak vs. LHU … Lock Haven hadn't downed Rider since December 2002.
• The win over Clarion helped the Bald Eagles claim the 2018-19 PSAC Division I Dual Championship … The victory also pushed Lock Haven to a perfect 3-0 in DI PSAC duals … The 3-0 record helped LHU claim the 2018-19 PSAC DI dual-meet championship … The DI PSAC wins came over EWL foes Bloomsburg, Edinboro and Clarion, marking Lock Haven's first PSAC sweep in 17 years … It was during the 2001-02 season where Lock Haven last beat Bloomsburg, Edinboro and Clarion in the same season.
• Kyle Shoop (141) is just one win away from history … The redshirt-junior sits on 99 careers wins and he's just one win away from the 100-win club.
• Shoop also has 14 tech falls, the most of any NCAA Division I wrestler … He had two techs last week pushing his career school-record total to 39.
• Chance Marsteller (165) leads LHU with nine dual-meet wins.
• Four different projected starters are undefeated in EWL action … DJ Fehlman (133, 3-0), Kyle Shoop (141, 5-0), Chance Marsteller (165. 4-0) and Corey Hazel (184, 4-0).
• Thomas Haines (285) has won six straight matches for LHU.

• Since returning to 133 pounds on January 25, DJ Fehlman has won five of six bouts (5-1) … His only loss came to a top-15 wrestler … Fehlman is a former national qualifier at the weight class, having previously qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2017.
• LHU's 2018-19 roster features five returning national qualifiers from last year's NCAA Division I championships. In all, Lock Haven returns six former national qualifiers.
• Returning national qualifiers include All-American Chance Marsteller (165). Also returning are 2018 NCAA Division I national qualifiers Kyle Shoop (141), Alex Klucker (157), Corey Hazel (184), Thomas Haines (285) and 2017 national qualifier DJ Fehlman (133). Shoop and Haines are both two-time NCAA qualifiers for Lock Haven.

 
Lock Haven's projected weekend lineup:
125: #19 So. Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) 26-10
133: R-Jr. DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren) 28-6
141: R-Jr. Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) 26-6
149: Jr. Jonathan Ross (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York) 16-9
// OR // R-Fr. Brock Port (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte) 16-11
157: R-Jr. Alex Klucker (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro) 17-9
165: #5 R-Sr. Chance Marsteller (New Park, Pa./Kennard-Dale) 18-2
174: Jr. Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) 22-12
184: #17 R-Jr. Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley) 10-3
197: Fr. Parker McClellan (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) 19-15
// OR // Fr. Luke McGonigal (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield) 11-5
285: #11 R-Sr. Thomas Haines (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) 18-3
 
*ranking = InterMat (Feb. 12)
*lineup subject to change
 
NCAA Division I Coaches' Panel Rankings & RPI:
The NCAA released updated NCAA Division I wrestling coaches' panel rankings and RPI on Thursday, Feb. 14. A total of six Bald Eagles were listed in the new edition of coaches' panel rankings and five were also listed in the updated RPI.
 
NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings (Feb. 14):
125, Luke Werner, No. 32
133, DJ Fehlman, No. 30
141, Kyle Shoop, No. 21
165, Chance Marsteller, No. 5
184, Corey Hazel, No. 17
285, Thomas Haines, No. 22
 
NCAA (RPI):
125, Werner, No. 22
141, Shoop, No. 5
165, Marsteller, No. 6
174, Jared Siegrist, No. 28
285, Haines, No. 10
 
The final rankings will be tools used as part of the selection process to determine qualifiers and seeding for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on March 21-23 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Full NCAA release.

Up next:
Following the final EWL dual of the 2018-19 season Saturday at Cleveland State, the Bald Eagles have just one dual meet remaining this season. On Saturday, February 23, Lock Haven will host Appalachian State at 7:30 p.m. LHU will officially close the regular season on Sunday, February 24 by hosting the annual Mat-Town Open II Tournament.