Sophomore Rob Kristiniak ran for two touchdowns with 156 yards passing.

Defensive end Brad Sones had a team-best 11 tackles.

EDINBORO, Pa. – The Lock Haven University football team (3-8, 1-5 PSAC West) was plagued by another slow start today, falling behind No. 24 Edinboro University (8-2, 5-1 PSAC West) 14-0 in the first quarter and eventually 38-17 at the end of the game. Sophomore quarterback Rob Kristiniak (Flourtown, Pa./Springfield Township) ran for two touchdowns in the losing effort.

The Fighting Scots scored on six of their seven red-zone chances during the game, including a 4-yard pass from Justin Bouch to Justin Lipscomb, breaking the scoreless tie with 11:16 in the first. Harlan Hill Trophy candidate Andre Burke tacked on the other first-period score, a two-yard rush capping a 10-play 63-yard drive.

LHU would answer in the second quarter with Kristiniak’s first score, a three-yard rush. Lipscomb caught his second touchdown pass to extend the Fighting Scot lead back to two scores at the half.

Sophomore Dan Hagerman (Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland) cut the lead to 21-10 in the third quarter on a 45-yard field goal, the longest of his career. Hagerman hit field goals in seven of the team’s eleven games this season.

Matt Phillips punched it in from one yard out, capping a marathon 14-play drive for the ‘Boro.

Kristiniak struck again with 14:41 left in the fourth, this time from four yards out, finishing a drive that began in the third quarter, and bringing the game back to a manageable 28-17.

Edinboro answered on their very next possession with a Phillips 10-yard run, making it three players in the game with two touchdowns apiece. Kicker Kody Robertson added a 22-yard field goal to finish the scoring at 38-17.