LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The nationally-ranked Lock Haven men's wrestling team will open a busy week on Thursday, Jan. 25 at home vs. George Mason. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) dual is set for a 7 p.m. start in Thomas Fieldhouse and the match will serve as the Bald Eagles' annual Community Night.
 
This year, Community Night is in honor of Mike Millward '84.   
 
Lock Haven's Thomas Fieldhouse will also play host to area schools - Central Mountain and Bald Eagle Area, starting at 4:30 p.m.
 
Thursday's match opens a busy stretch for Lock Haven. The Bald Eagles will travel to Rider Friday night for a conference dual and Lock Haven is set to host the Mat-Town Open II Tournament on Sunday.
 
Lock Haven will enter Thursday's MAC Eastern Division match with George Mason with a 4-7 overall record. The Bald Eagles are 1-1 in MAC duals, which includes a 1-0 mark in MAC East matches.
 
George Mason is 9-6 overall and 2-2 in MAC action. Rider is 3-5 overall and 3-0 in MAC duals.
 
Leading the way for the Bald Eagles in their dynamic 1-2-3 punch on the front-end of the lineup at 125, 133 and 141 in Anthony Noto, Gable Strickland and Wyatt Henson. All three were ranked Monday in the first edition of the NCAA Coaches' Panel rankings. Noto was listed No. 8 at 125, Strickland was ranked No. 29 at 133 and Henson was tabbed No. 13 at 141.
 
Noto, a returning All-American, is 10-1 on the season with five tech falls. He was fourth at last season's NCAA Division I Tournament.
 
Strickland, a returning national-qualifier, is 20-9 on the season, and he's coming off a perfect 2-0 weekend.
 
Henson, a first-year Bald Eagle who was a national qualifier last season before transferring to The Haven, is 26-1 on the season. He has 11 tech falls on the season to date, one of the best marks in all of Division I, and he's riding a remarkable 24-match win streak.
 
This week (Jan. 22), Lock Haven checked in at No. 22 in WIN Magazine's national team rankings.
 
Lock Haven's Probable Lineup:
125: #8 R-Jr. Anthony Noto (Lima, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) 10-1
// OR 125: Fr. Logan Sallot (Erie, Pa./McDowell) 3-9
133: #29 Jr. Gable Strickland (Benton, Pa./Benton) 20-9
141: #13 R-So. Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg) 26-1
// OR 141: R-Sr. Zack Zeamer (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) 2-7
149: Jr. Nick Stonecheck (Alpharetta, Ga./Buford) 11-9
// OR 149: R-So. Ty Linsenbigler (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) 13-7
157: Jr. Connor Eck (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) 23-14
// OR 157: R-So. DaShawn Farber (Bethlehem, Pa./Nazareth) 9-5
165: R-Fr. Eric Alderfer (Harleysville, Pa./Faith Christian Academy) 7-12
// OR 165: R-Fr. J.T. Hogan (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) 7-9
174: Jr. Tyler Stoltzfus (Mifflinburg, Pa./Saint Joseph's Academy) 3-4
184: R-Jr. Colin Fegley (Mahanoy, Pa./Mahanoy) 11-11
197: So. Brad Morrison (Landisburg, Pa./West Perry) 5-10
// OR 184: So. Cael Black (Warren, Pa./Eisenhower) 8-14
285: So. Ethan Miller (York, Pa./Central York) 5-15
 
*The lineup listed is the probable lineup for the duals vs. George Mason and Rider. Please note, the lineup is subject to change.
 
**#, Individual National Ranking = NCAA Coaches' Panel (Jan. 22)
 
Looking Ahead:
Following Thursday's home match with George Mason, Lock Haven will be right back in action a day later on Friday, Jan. 26 at Rider. The MAC dual at Rider is set for a 7 p.m. start. On Sunday, Jan. 28, the Bald Eagles will host the Mat-Town Open II Tournament at 9:30 a.m. The full schedule and further details can be found at GoLHU.com.