BALD EAGLES SUCCUMB TO DIVISION I-AA TOWSON, 50-19
Fourth Quarter LHU Rally Prevents Shutout

( Towson , Md. ) - The Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania football team suffered a 50-19 loss in their season opening contest on the road at Towson University (1-1).  The Division I-AA Tigers overpowered the Bald Eagles, totaling 584 yards of total offense while the defense clamped down to hold LHU to three scoreless quarters and only 23 minutes of possession time.  The Haven utilized a fourth-quarter, 19-point rally to prevent the shutout.
     The Tigers totaled 10 points after one quarter of play, as Stephan Toth split the uprights from 23 yards out at 9:09 then Mikal Lundy topped off a 57-yard drive with a two-yard edge into the endzone.  
       Towson poured on the scoring in the second half, as quarterback Jason Amer connected with wideout Jason Galloway for a 44-yard touchdown reception midway into the period.  
       The Haven’s Rob Carey (North Braddock/Woodland Hills) gave the LHU offense its best field position of the evening to that point with a 62-yard kickoff return, slicing through Towson defenders through the middle of the field before being driven out of bounds on the far side of the field at the Towson 32 yardline.  A fumble at the 20 yardline turned over the ball back to the home team, however, putting an abrupt end to any hopes of a touchdown in that drive.   

LHU pre-game at Minnegan Field;

#41 Derrik Metz had eight tackles 
including two for loss

       Bald Eagle defenders, who logged a long 37 minutes over the span of the game, stood tall and pushed back a potential score by causing the fumble and recovering the ball at their own one-yard line with 3:05 to go in the half.  Only the very next play, however, Haven quarterback Troy Wile (Fayetteville/Chambersburg), who had just entered the game, was sacked in the endzone for the safety to bring the LHU deficit to 19-0.
        Two minutes later, Towson drove back down the field and a pass from Amer found receiver Will Marcus in the endzone from 17-yards out to up the margin to 26-0.  The Haven would make it back down into the redzone once more before the end of the half, playing off a long return by Marcus Burkley (Pittsburgh/Woodland Hills) plus a late hit penalty.  Wile sailed a 22-yard pass to Burkley to bring LHU to Towson’s 15 yardline, but successive unsuccessful tries to gain more yardage brought on a 40 yard field goal attempt for freshman Danny Hagerman (Scottdale/Southmoreland).  That kick fell short as time expired in the first half.  
       As the third quarter rolled around, the Tigers did some early scoring with a 10-yard rush by Lundy into the endzone, bringing the score to 33-0.  They made it 36-0 at the 6:50 mark with a 24-yard field goal by Towson kicker Toth. 
       Junior running back Maurice Walker (North Braddock/Woodland Hills) opened the Haven’s scoring on a drive stretching from the late third to early fourth period.  Walker capitalized on his own 26-yard run to the Towson one-yard line with the follow up, one-yard sweep to the left for the score at 14:56 remaining.  The Hagerman point after kick was good, bringing the score to 36-7.  
       Towson struck again on the next possession, with Kelvin Drewery scoring on a 24-yard rush to make it 43-7.  
       The Haven fought back, however, moving the ball 78 yards in 10 plays for another touchdown, this one a 30-yard rush by Chelstan Anderson (Halifax/Halifax), with 8:10 remaining in the game.  Quarterback Troy Wile had given LHU a first down via a 16-yard scramble after the Haven had been stalled at midfield.  Anderson took the ball on the next play and worked his way to the right of the defense and hugged the sideline all the way to paydirt.  The two-point conversion pass from Wile to Rafael Smith (Pittsburgh/Woodland Hills) went incomplete, making the score 43-13.  
      Towson recovered the football off a botched LHU punt return attempt at the Haven 19 yardline with 4:31 left on the clock.  Four plays later, John Buitgrao drove into the endzone on a 17-yard rush, closing out Tiger scoring for the 50-13 advantage.
        The Haven had one more touchdown in its pocket, as senior receiver Adam Angelici (Bethel Park/Bethel Park) reeled in a 42-yard bomb from quarterback Brian Camberg (Altoona/Altoona) in the midst of double coverage to bring the final score to 50-19.
        The Haven defense worked overtime, with Dan Wissinger (Johnstown/Ferndale Area) and Charles Cannon (Braddock Hills/Woodland Hills) posting 11 and 10 stops, respectively. Derrik Metz (Roaring Spring/Central) added eight stops.  Offensively, Maurice Walker paced LHU on the ground with 53 yards and 14 carries and Chelstan Anderson added 43 on six carries. Rafael Smith posted 57 yards on five catches, while Marcus Burkley had one reception for 42 yards.  
         The Bald Eagle football team (0-1) will travel to Kutztown University next Saturday, September 13, for a 1:05 kickoff against the Golden Bears.

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