The Mid State Sports Network

LEWISBURG, PA – With a team that features 10 freshmen and sophomores, Bucknell women’s tennis looks forward to another early fall tournament with a trip to the Mount St. Mary’s Invitational this weekend. The Bison claimed runner-up finishes in four of five draws at last week’s season opener and will look to continue that success as play in Emmitsburg, Md., begins Friday and continues through to Sunday’s finals. Of the Bison’s four championship match appearances at the Bucknell Quad last weekend, three of them involved freshmen and the fourth came…

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LEWISBURG, PA – Bucknell field hockey’s marathon homestand continues this weekend with another pair of back-to-back contests against Towson and Ohio State at Graham Field. The Bison and the Tigers square off at 12 p.m. on Saturday with Bucknell eyeing a third consecutive win in the series. Bucknell and Ohio State then do battle at 10 a.m. on Sunday in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. The Sunday brunch matchup will be broadcast live on Bison Vision with live stats on GameTracker available for both contests. BISON NOTEBOOK –      …

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LEWISBURG, PA – Bucknell men’s tennis got off on the right foot at last weekend’s season-opening tournament by winning three of four titles, but the Bison will have a new set of tests ahead of them this week as they split the squad to compete at the Farnsworth/Princeton and Mary St. Mary invitationals. Match play for both tournaments begins on Friday and runs through Sunday. Of the Orange and Blue’s three titles at last week’s Bucknell Quad, two of them were career firsts for the players involved. Freshman Nick Bybel…

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LOCK HAVEN, PA  – Sophomore Amanda Allex (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora) scored 7:14 into the first overtime to give the Lock Haven University women’s soccer team (2-2) a 4-3 win over St. Thomas Aquinas College (1-2) tonight in a non-conference matchup. LHU controlled the first half of action, but the game remained scoreless at halftime.  The Haven out-shot the Spartans 6-4 in the first period. The defensive battle that took place in the first half was nowhere to be found in the second half as the two teams combined for six second…

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FLASH FACTS – The Red Flash enters their contest with Morehead State looking to win back-to-back games against the Eagles for the first time this week. -Saint Francis enters the week 1-1 after opening conference play against Bryant with a win. – The Red Flash and Morehead State have met seven times with SFU’s only victories coming in Loretto. The last time the Eagles and the Flash met in Morehead, Morehead State picked up a 31-21 win. The Eagles lead the all-time series 5-2. – Last season, the Red Flash…

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LAFAYETTE HILL, PA – Senior Bobby Mohr (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) converted a penalty kick in the 79th minute and Lock Haven University men’s soccer team (2-1-1) earned a hard-fought 1-0 win on the road at Chestnut Hill (1-3-1). Haven goalie Brad Sumski (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) needed just one save to preserve the clean sheet and help the Bald Eagles to their third shutout in four games. Lock Haven put the pressure on Chestnut Hill early and the Bald Eagles outshot their hosts 7-2 in the first half, but couldn’t find…

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