2004 Bald Eagle Football Game Summary

Game 9: INDIANA (PA.) 52, LOCK HAVEN 10
 Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004
Miller Stadium - Indiana, Pa. - 1 p.m.
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WALKER RUNS FOR 142 AT IUP


Senior Maurice Walker ran for 142 yards and one Touchdown.

 


Wide receiver Rafael Smith had two catches for 39 yards.

INDIANA, Pa. – There are good streaks and bad streaks. Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak is a good one, but the extension of Lock Haven University football’s (3-6, 1-3 PSAC West) streak of futility against Indiana University to 23 games is a bad one. IUP deflated Lock Haven 52-10 today at Miller Stadium.

IUP battered the Bald Eagles, earning scoring chances on each of their first seven drives. The only unsuccessful outcome was a missed field goal on their third possession.

LHU’s first chance ended in a shanked punt, giving Indiana the ball at the Lock Haven 38 yard line. After an incomplete pass, IUP’s Chris Morgan ran for the first of his three touchdowns on the day.

LHU moved the ball on the ensuing possession, hitting a 20-yard pass to Rafael Smith (Pittsburgh/Woodland Hills) and a big 15-yard rush for Maurice Walker (N. Braddock, Pa./Woodland Hills), but the drive stalled, turning over on downs at the IUP 30 yard line.

Indiana took the ball 70 yards on five plays, Morgan capping things with a 10-yard touchdown run. Brad Whitacre extended the IUP lead to 17-0 on a 21-yard field goal with 7:35 left in the half.

On the following possession, LHU quarterback Tim Storino (Pittsburgh/Bethel Park) coughed up the ball while being sacked, and Tyre Young returned the fumble 22 yards for a defensive touchdown.

LHU went to the ground attack on the next drive, handing the ball to Walker eight times, resulting in a 22-yard field goal for Dan Hagerman (Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland). IUP answered quickly on an eight-play 80-yard drive, ending with a Kevin Weidl touchdown rush, ending the half at 31-3.

Indiana extended their lead to 45-3 on a reception by Joe Slappy and Morgan’s third touchdown rush.


Facing a 42-point defecit, Walker took a handoff and found some daylight to the tune of a 61-yard touchdown rush.

IUP tacked on a four-yard touchdown run by Stan Grandy, finishing the scoring at 52-10 with 4:40 left in the game.

Walker was the lone highlight on offense for the Bald Eagles, carrying 22 times for 142 yards and the long touchdown. Storino went 5-of-16 for 77 yards, including two catches for 39 yards by Smith.

On the defensive side, linebackers Derek Harsch (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) and Dan Jones (Philipsburg, Pa./Philipsburg-Osceola) paced the team with 10 tackles apiece.

Smith, Walker, Storino, Hagerman, Harsch, Jones and the rest of the Bald Eagles return home Saturday, Oct. 30 to face California University (Pa.) at 1 p.m.

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