LHU hosts Warriors Saturday

LOCK HAVEN – After two straight weeks on the road, the LHU football team is set to return home to host East Stroudsburg on Saturday, September 26 at noon in the PSAC East opener for both teams.

Gameday Central:

ESU (1-2, 0-0 PSAC East) at Lock Haven (0-3, 0-0 PSAC East)
Saturday, September 26 | 12 p.m. | PSAC East Opener for both teams

Quick Hits:

• Lock Haven returns home for the first time since Week 1 after two straight road games.
• The Bald Eagles opened the season with three straight PSAC West opponents (Clarion, Seton Hill and IUP. LHU is scheduled to play California in Week 11.
• Saturday marks the start of PSAC Divisional play.
• East Stroudsburg is 1-2 on the season and coming off a 56-12 win over Edinboro.
• LHU QB Caleb Walton now has 28 career TD passes, tied for third all-time at The Haven.
• WR Dan Krupko has now caught a TD pass in two straight games.
• WR David Cook has recorded six or more receptions in five career games, including Week 1 and 2 this season.
• RB Beau Swales rushed for 78 yards last week, the most since Week 8 last season. Last season Swales recorded back-to-back 100-yard games in Week 7 (at Cheyney) and Week 8 (Millersville) with 116 and 118, respectively.

Haven Streaks:

• QB Caleb Walton (R-Jr.) made his 19th career (19th consecutive) start under center for Lock Haven last week vs. IUP
• Senior Luke Erdman (center) made his 33rd career (33rd consecutive start) last week; he’s started every game since Week 4 of his freshman year in 2012.
• RB Beau Swales has now caught at least one pass in 15 consecutive games dating back to the final game of the 2013 season.

Where LHU ranks in the PSAC:

• Through three games kicker Alex Boumerhi is 3-for-3 on field goal attempts. He’s 2-for-2 from 20-29 yards and 1-for-1 from 30-39 yards (long of 34). His 100 percent accuracy rate is tops in the PSAC (tied with 5 others).
• Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks’ 34 tackles are tied for the third-most in the PSAC.
• Tyrai Anderson has 2 interceptions this season, tied for the most in the league.

The Series with ESU:

• Saturday marks the 18^th all-time meeting between LHU & ESU
• ESU leads the all-time series 6-11
• First Meeting: 1925, ESU won 45-0
• Last Meeting: 2014 (last season), ESU won 48-21
• Streak: ESU has won six straight over LHU

Last time out:

Week 3 at IUP (Saturday, September 19)

Alex Boumerhi connected on 34 and 24-yard field goal attempts, and for the second straight weekDan Krupko caught a touchdown pass from Caleb Walton to round out the Bald Eagles scoring, but it wasn’t enough at IUP as LHU fell 38-13.

Week 3 Leaders:

QB Caleb Walton: 18-35, 165 YDS., 1 TD, 2 INT
RB Beau Swales: 15 CAR., 78 YDS.
TE Del’Vaughn Dennis: 4 REC., 41 YDS.
WR Shawn Seif: 5 REC.
DB Rahjeir Miles-Eubanks: 4 SOLO, 7 AST. (11 total)
DB Daniel Strawbridge: 8 SOLO, 2 AST. (10 total)

Walton moving up in the record books:

Redshirt-junior QB Caleb Walton’s success under center is no longer a secret after he led Lock Haven’s offense for the second straight season last year. Last season he threw for 2,164 yards and 15 TDs. He became the first Bald Eagle quarterback since 1995 to throw for over 2,000 yards in a season. It’s just the seventh time in school history where a Lock Haven quarterback has surpassed the 2,000-yard passing mark in a single season.

LHU Career Passing Yards:

1. 10,640 – Bob McLaughlin 1992-95
2. 4,959 – Ed Galiczynski 1997-00
3. 4,570 – Mike Packer 1969-71
4. 4,001 – Dan Spittal 1977-79
5. 3,986 – Jimmy Broadway 1989-91
6. 3,935 – Caleb Walton 2013-present (51 yards away from No. 5)

LHU Career Passing TDs:

1. 60 – Bob McLaughlin 1992-95
2. 35 – Mike Packer 1969-71
T3. 28 – Dan Spittal 1977-79
T3. 28 – Caleb Walton 2013-present

Making The East home:

The 2015 season marks Lock Haven’s third in the PSAC East. LHU is 4-10 vs. PSAC East opponents in its first two seasons in Eastern Division play.

Moving forward:

Since Lock Haven won the 2012 season-finale vs. Cheyney – a win that snapped a 52-game losing streak – LHU has gone 5-17. LHU was 2-9 last season and 3-8 in 2013.

Up next:

The Bald Eagles will host West Chester next Saturday, October 3 at 12 p.m.