LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University football team (0-9, 0-6 PSAC West) is set for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division clash with Slippery Rock University (4-5, 2-4 PSAC West).

The Game:

Kickoff Saturday (Nov. 1) at SRU’s N. Kerr Thompson Stadium is set for 1 p.m. The Bald Eagles enter the contest 0-9 overall and 0-6 in the PSAC West. LHU is coming off a 26-0 home shutout to Gannon University on The Haven’s Homecoming. Slippery Rock enters the contest 4-5 overall and 2-4 in Western Division play. The Rock is coming off a 31-10 loss to No. 7 California (Pa.) in a game that was featured on FSN Pittsburgh.



The Series:

Slippery Rock leads the all-time series 38-12-1 and won last year’s meeting at LHU 27-11. Lock Haven won the first ever meeting between the two schools 13-0 in 1931.

Listen/Watch:

Matt Martucci and Tim Thompson will have the call from SRU’s N. Kerr Thompson Stadium. Listen live on WBPZ-AM 1230 (locally-Lock Haven) and live ESPN 1050/104.1 Williamsport Pa. Fans can also listen at www.espnwilliamsport.com.

LHU notes:

The Haven dropped its 2008 Homecoming game to Gannon University 26-0 in the first ever meeting between the two schools … Defensively LHU got a tremendous effort from freshman Skyler Wool, a Jersey Shore, Pa. native, who had a game-high seven tackles. All seven of his tackles were solo stops, which included three for a loss. Wool also had one forced one fumble and had a sack.

Jarryd Burkett and Jason Eby split time under center for LHU. Burkett got the start and was 5-for-13 passing while Eby went 3-for-9.

LHU punter Brendon Pickel is ranked 33rd of 100 punters in Division II with an average punt of 39.51.

Wes Plummer is the Bald Eagles leading tackler with 52 stops … Dean Tortorice is second with 49, followed very closely by Shane Barie, who has 48 … Shawn Crebs has 45 stops including 26 solo tackles.

Prior to the Gannon game, Lock Haven was coming off a 24-21 loss to Clarion in a PSAC West thriller …Lock Haven played well and the offense got a spark from backup quarterback Jason Eby ... The senior was 13-for-29 passing for 146 yards ... He threw one touchdown, ran for another and threw no interceptions ... Defensively, LHU got a tremendous game from senior linebacker

Shawn Crebs, who led the way with a game-high 11 tackles, including eight solo

stops ... The senior also forced two fumbles.

The loss at No. 8 Cal marked the fourth time in seven games that LHU matched up against a nationally ranked opponent … Cal was the highest ranked team LHU has played … Prior to the Cal game three of The Haven’s first six opponents were ranked in the top-25 … LHU opened the season against Glenville State, who features one of top running backs in Division II in the form of Jerry Seymour, the nations leading rusher.

The game at No. 12 IUP was tied 7-7 at halftime, but IUP’s potent offense came alive in the third quarter, scoring 28 points (four TD’s in the third) … Freshman quarterback Jarryd Burkett was 8-for-16 passing and threw one interception … He passed for 33 yards on the day … Ibrahim Smith scored LHU’s TD … Smith led The Haven with 16 rushes for 28 yards.

Defensively LHU was led by Dean Tortorice, who had a team-high six tackles against IUP ... He made five solo stops and recorded one tackles for a loss … Andre Morrison had five tackles while Aaron Pryer and Shawn Crebs both made four.

LHU was shutout for the second time in ’08 when Shippenburg beat them 36-0 at Hubert Jack Stadium

In a rain-soaked loss at WCU, LHU posted its first touchdown of the year … Sophomore Ibrahim Smith scored on a six-yard run … Setting up the TD was a 48 yard interception return by DeMarr Dowell that put LHU at the West Chester seven-yard line.

Freshman quarterback Jarryd Burkett made the second start of this career at home vs. Shippensburg.

Despite a 30-0 loss in their opener the Bald Eagles defense looked solid … The Haven got off to a solid start as sophomore linebacker Wes Plummer (picked off Pioneer quarterback James McCants on the just the second play of Glenville’s opening drive. Plummer had a solid outing on defense for Lock Haven. Along with his interception he made five tackles … Shane Barie and Dustin Harsch each recorded a team-high six tackles. Five other Bald Eagles had four tackles on the night.

Last time out for Lock Haven:

Bald Eagles fall in 2008 Homecoming clash

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (Oct. 25, 2008) – LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University football team (0-9, 0-6 PSAC West) fell to visiting Gannon University (4-5, 2-4 PSAC West) 26-0 today at Hubert Jack Stadium in a rain-soaked Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division clash.

Today’s game marked LHU’s 2008 Homecoming game.

The Bald Eagles were only down 6-0 at halftime, as The Haven defense did a solid job holding the Golden Knights to only two field goals.

Gannon however came alive in the second half and went up 13-0 after a Jon Richardson touchdown early in the third quarter. GU’s first drive of the second half was a good one as it marched 65 yards down the field.

Gannon tacked on two TD’s in the final quarter of play to take home the 26-0 victory in division action.

Defensively LHU got a tremendous effort from freshman Skyler Wool (Waterville, Pa./Jersey Shore), who had a game-high seven tackles. All seven of his tackles were solo stops, which included three for a loss. Wool also had one forced one fumble and had a sack.

Joe Sipple (White Haven, Pa./James Coughlin), Shane Barie (Export, Pa./Franklin Regional), Luke Ellison (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville) and Andre Morrison (Johnstown, Pa./Johnstown) all had five tackles in the game for LHU.

Jarryd Burkett (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) and Jason Eby (Ulster, Pa./Athens) split time under center for LHU. Burkett got the start and was 5-for-13 passing while Eby went 3-for-9.

Cameron Turner (Chicora, Pa./Karns City) and DeMarr Dowell (Buffalo, N.Y./Erie C.C.) each had three catches.

Reggie Mencer (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) led LHU in rushing with 39 yards on 12 carries.

Last time out for Slippery Rock:

Rock drops 31-10 decision at #6

CALIFORNIA, Pa. (Oct. 25, 2008) – The Rock gave sixth-ranked California (Pa.) a stiff challenge Saturday afternoon before being handed a 31-10 loss in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division action.



The Vulcans rode touchdown drives on three successive second-period possessions to their eighth win in nine games this fall and sixth in as many PSAC contests.



The hosts outgained SRU by a 386-247 margin in total yards behind a 212-191 rushing advantage and a 174-56 passing difference.



Rock sophomore running back Ryan Lehmeier (pictured above) rushed for a game-high 141 yards on 13 carries and also completed six of 16 passes for 49 yards with one interception in The Rock’s version of the “Wild Hog” attack popularized last fall by the Arkansas Razorbacks.



Saturday’s loss came one week after SRU – which is now 4-5 overall and 2-4 in division action -- dropped a 35-14 decision to then-No. 15 Edinboro in The Rock homecoming game.



Next week, The Rock hosts division rival Lock Haven in a 1 p.m. game at N. Kerr Thompson Stadium.



The following week, SRU alumnus Denny Douds leads East Stroudsburg into Thompson Stadium for the season finale.



Douds, a 1963 Rock graduate and 1991 SRU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, is the PSAC’s all-time leader in victories with a 216-142-3 mark in 35 seasons as ESU’s head coach.



Saturday, The Rock defense “bent but did not break” on California’s first two offensive series, then held the Vulcans to a field goal on their third drive.



The Green and White offense then quickly got the attention of the hosts’ defense as Lehmeier scampered 80 yards to the Cal 4-yard line on the first play from scrimmage following the kickoff. Senior running back Corey Manfull burst into the end zone on the next play to give The Rock a 7-3 lead with :03 left in the first period.



That seemed to wake a sleeping giant, though, as the Vulcans scored touchdowns on each of their next three possessions to take a 24-7 lead with 1:49 left in the first half.



A 28-yard field goal by Rock sophomore kicking specialist C.J. Bahr with :05 left before intermission trimmed the deficit to 24-10 at halftime. The boot capped a 13-play, 50-yard drive by The Rock.



The Rock finished the first half of action with 193 yards in total offense, 148 on rushing attempts and 45 on passes. The Green and White gained 134 of those yards in their two scoring drives and managed a total of 59 yards on five non-scoring drives.



Lehmeier had 108 rushing yards on eight carries in the first half and was also 4-for-11 passing for 38 yards in The Rock’s version of the Wild-Hog attack popularized last fall by the Arkansas Razorbacks.



Rock starting quarterback Brandon Frohnapple was 1-for-3 passing for seven yards and had one rushing attempt for two yards in the first half.



California had 265 total yards at intermission, 147 rushing and 118 passing in the opening two periods.



An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against The Rock on the final play of the first half forced Bahr to kick off from his own 15-yard line and allowed California to start its first second-half drive at The Rock 41. But the Vulcans were unable to generate anything from the opportunity and turned the ball over on downs at that spot.



That set the stage for a defense-dominated final 30 minutes of action.



Neither team generated any offense to speak of on their initial second-half possession before California marched 92 yards in 15 plays and ate up eight minutes of time to extend its lead to 31-10 with 2:45 left in the third period.



The Rock had two potential second-half scoring drives killed by turnovers.



The first came on SRU’s possession following California’s scoring march and ended when Lehmeier was stripped of the football at the Vulcans 48.



The second came midway through the final period, when a Lehmeier pass attempt was picked off at the Vulcans 9.