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FIELD HOCKEY

The Bald Eagles are set to open Atlantic-10 Conference play by traveling to Conshohocken, Pa. to battle La Salle University at a neutral site (The Proving Grounds Sports Complex). On Sunday, Sept. 17, Lock Haven travels to Towson, Md. to battle non-conference foe Georgetown University at 3:30 p.m. at Towson’s TU Field Hockey Complex. 

The Haven enters Friday with a 2-3 overall record after dropping a heartbreaker to Ball State in a double-overtime shootout (2-1) at Charlotte Smith Field on Sunday (Sept. 10). 

On offense, Brooke Hofsaas is leading the squad with three goals and 11 shots. Hofsaas found the back of the cage in The Haven’s exciting contest on Sunday, driving home a penalty stroke. 

Alexis Kern is the lone Bald Eagle with multiple assists, entering the weekend with two assists and two goals for six points. 

In cage, Kelsey Felix has started all five games, collecting two victories, 25 saves, and a 1.18 goals-against average in 305 minutes. 

The Bald Eagles have enjoyed great success against La Salle in recent history. Dating back to 1981, Lock Haven is 9-1 over the last 10 meetings and is scoring over two goals per contest. 

The Haven is 8-2 against Georgetown in the past 10 meetings, scoring 2.9 goals per contest. Lock Haven won the meeting in 2022, 3-2, in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. 

VOLLEYBALL

The Bald Eagles will travel to Buckhannon, W.Va. on Friday and Saturday (Sept. 15-16) to compete in the West Virginia Wesleyan Quad. Competing schools feature: Seton Hill, Bowie State, Central State and Indianapolis.

Under first-year head coach Mike Kraft, The Haven is 2-1 to open the season, marking their best record through three matches since starting 3-0 in 2019. 

The Bald Eagles picked up their first clean sweep in two seasons after beating Salem University on the road 3-0 on Friday (Sept. 8).

Kelly Gaston picked up right where she left off in 2022 as the leader in the middle, totaling 107 assists while committing just four errors on the season. 

The trio of Emma Kelly, Evie Jane Rembold and Natalie Acevedo has led the charge on the front line, entering the weekend with 27, 26 and 25 kills, respectively. 

On defense, Rembold is averaging an impressive 11.0 blocks per match, while Madison Eckley is carrying an average of 3.27 digs per set.

Volleyball will remain on the road over the next two weeks with Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference matches with Bloomsburg, Shippensburg and Shepherd and a non-conference rematch with Assumption (at Bloomsburg), before hosting Millersville for its home-opener on Oct. 6. 

FOOTBALL

The Haven followed up a dominant 58-7 victory over Post in week 1 with another scoring outburst with 29 points in week two against Mercyhurst. A 27-10 Mercyhurst-run over the second and third quarter proved to be the difference, as the Lakers came away with a 41-29 victory at home in non-conference action to move the Bald Eagles to 1-1 overall. 

The Bald Eagles enter week 3 as the top-ranked scoring offense in the PSAC with 43.5 points per game, thanks to a league-high 12 offensive touchdowns. 

Graduate quarterback Danny Sanchez has played as advertised through two weeks, completing 55 percent (29-of-53) of his passes, with six touchdowns, one interception and a rating of 151.06. 

Chris Hicks has been Sanchez’s favorite target by volume thus far, hauling in five receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown. T’iar Young has found paydirt three times and has a season-long reception of 46 yards.

Chris Collier has led a versatile Lock Haven backfield, entering Saturday with two touchdowns and an impressive average of 81 yards per game. Collier also two receiving touchdowns. Collier (5.6), Mister Hogue (5.4) and Jacob Strum (8.8) are all averaging over five yards per rush. 

The Bald Eagles are looking to snap an 11-game skid against Clarion dating back to 2008.

MEN’S SOCCER

Men’s soccer is riding a two-game winning streak after downing Slippery Rock 1-0 on Wednesday. Brady Freiwald earned his first shutout of the season and Alex Neal netted a penalty kick.  

The Bald Eagles earned their first victory of the season on Saturday (Sept. 9) after opening the year with a pair of hard-fought contests, tying Cal (Pa.), 1-1, before falling to DII power Mercyhurst, 1-0. 

The Haven was dominant in a 7-1 victory over D’Youville University on Saturday. 

Freshman midfielder Nick Ritter is coming off the best game of his young career after racking up five points (team-high) with two goals and an assist at D’Youville. 

Freiwald has started all four games in net for the Bald Eagles, allowing two goals on 18 shots faced, while making eight saves in 258 minutes. 

The Bald Eagles are set to open Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division play as they travel to Millersville University at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16.

The Haven is 34-21-5 against the Marauders dating back to 1947. The Bald Eagles won the meeting at home in 2022, 1-0. 

WOMEN’S SOCCER

The Bald Eagles fell 2-1 to Shippensburg University on Wednesday (Sept. 13). Evelyn Ciaccia scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season off a helper from Julia Haines. 

The Haven celebrated the West Branch Soccer Club at halftime of the contest with Ship, which featured a season-high attendance of 673.

Ciaccia, who is the team-leader in goals scored, also has a team-high eight points and 12 shots. Julia Haines and Janessa Swartz lead the team with an assist each. 

Megan Miller has played all 360 minutes in net for the Bald Eagles, recording 14 saves. 

The Bald Eagles have this weekend off and will look to bounce back from an 0-4 start when they hit the road on Wednesday (Sept. 20) for a 6 p.m. PSAC East match at Bloomsburg. 

Bloomsburg is leading the series 11-17-5 dating back to 2022. The schools tied in last season’s meeting 0-0 in Lock Haven. 

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

The Lock Haven cross country season is in full swing and the Bald Eagles have tested their talents against some of the top runners in the country. 

The Bald Eagles are ranked second in the Atlantic Region. 

Lock Haven hosted Penn State University for the Dolan Duals on Sept. 1 before traveling to the United States Naval Academy on Sept. 9. 

Behind front-runner Elaina Klinger (11th), the Lock Haven women’s cross country team placed fourth at the DI heavy Navy Invitational.

Klinger was 11th of 94 runners with an impressive 6K time of 22:43.49. She was the top non-DI finisher. Gwen Lloyd (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), Krista Jones (Friendsville, Pa./Elk Lake), Megan Lysek-Hagy (Pennridge, Pa./Pennridge) and Aubrey Sechrist (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) rounded out The Haven's top-five today.

Lock Haven returns to its home course at the West Branch Country Club on Saturday, Sept. 23 for the Lock Haven Invitational starting at 11 a.m. Meet info and more can be found at GoLHU.com.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Like the women, the men also opened their season against a host of NCAA DI programs, most recently at the Navy XC Invitational. 

The Bald Eagles are ranked eighth in the Atlantic Region through two weeks. 

At the Navy XC Invitational, the Bald Eagles competed alongside American, Catholic, George Washington, Loyola, McDaniel, St. Mary's, UMBC and host Navy in two different races including a 4.9-mile race and a 5K.

In the men's 4.9-mile race, Morgan Gavitt led the way with an impressive time of 26:36.44.

Austin Melius led the way in the 5,000-meter open race after running 17:36.07.

Lock Haven returns to its home course at the West Branch Country Club on Saturday, Sept. 23 for the Lock Haven Invitational starting at 10 a.m. Meet info and more can be found at GoLHU.com.

GOLF

The Lock Haven women’s golf program opened their 2023-24 season on Tuesday at Susquehanna University, downing the River Hawks 380-342 at the Susquehanna Valley Country Club.

Team: 

Lock Haven 380 – Susquehanna 482 

Individual:

Aaliyah Matylewicz (Lock Haven) - 88 

Audrey Weigl (Lock Haven) - 93 

Kendall Fedder (Lock Haven) - 98 

Skylar Pentz (Lock Haven) - 101 

The Bald Eagles are back on the links at 10 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 25-26) and will compete in the Shepherd Invitational in Shepherdstown, W.V. at the Cress Creek Country Club.

TENNIS

The Bald Eagles won their first match of the season, downing Lycoming College 7-2 on Friday, Sept. 8.

The Haven swept doubles play with victories from Mia Shuler and Christy McLean at No. 1, Olivia Anastos and Olivia Sharp at No. 2 and Claire Long and Alaina Marchioni at No. 3. 

Shuler, Anastos, Natalie Brown and Sharp all picked up singles victories. 

The Bald Eagles have a weekend break before hosting Clarion on Sunday, Sept. 24 at noon as part of Lock Haven's Homecoming Weekend celebration. 

Follow all the action this weekend at GoLHU.com! For updates and breaking news on game day, please follow us on our official @HavenAthletics social media accounts.

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