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Saint Francis Edges Lock Haven in Field Hockey Action

August 25, 2012August 25, 2012 Sam Jordan

LOCK HAVEN, PA – The Lock Haven University field hockey team (0-1) opened the 2012 season with a 3-1 loss to visiting Saint Francis (Pa.) University (1-0) today on Charlotte E. Smith Field. Sophomore Taylor Kennedy (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County) put LHU up 1-0 in the 22nd minute after she scored the first goal of her Haven career. With just over two minutes to play in the first half, LHU goalie Kelsey Moll (Newmanstown, Pa./Elco) made a pair of point-blank saves, but SFU knotted the game at 1-1 with 1:54 to…

Two New Members Join PSAC Beginning in 2013

August 22, 2012 Sam Jordan

Lock Haven, PA – The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and Seton Hill University have accepted invitations to join the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference as full-time members. Both schools, currently members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, will begin their full-time membership in the PSAC on July 1, 2013 and will begin competition as PSAC members during the 2013-14 academic year. “Given the recent announcement of several schools planning to leave the WVIAC after this year, we felt the time was right to consider Pitt-Johnstown and Seton Hill as…

2012 LHU Football Hall of Fame Class Announced; Nine Individuals Set To Be Inducted This May 19th

April 20, 2012 Sam Jordan

LOCK HAVEN, PA – The 2012 Lock Haven University Football Hall of Fame Class has been announced. This year’s class is made of eight former Bald Eagle standout players and one former assistant coach and athletic director. The nine individuals, who make up the 2012 class are James Pletcher (1947-50), Carmen Leto (1954-57), William Kahler (1958-61), Jerry Roberts (1958-61), Samuel Vaughn (1968-70), Steve Orsini (1978-79), William Sementelli (1977-80), Bobby Lynn (1978-82) and Steve Jacobs (assistant football coach, 1953-68 & athletic director, 1953-72). The third annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony…

Bald Eagle Named Pitcher of the Week

April 2, 2012 Sam Jordan

LOCK HAVEN, PA – Junior Nick Cummings (Akron, N.Y./Akron) of the Lock Haven University baseball team has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Pitcher of the Week. Cummings put together a tremendous performance in his lone appearance of the week against PSAC West rival Slippery Rock. Cummings started the final game of the four game series, and threw a gem for The Haven, securing the weekend series for LHU. He threw eight shutout innings, allowing just five hits on his way to the complete game shutout. Cummings…

LHU Field Hockey Assistant Named to US Womens Team

April 2, 2012 Sam Jordan

LOCK HAVEN, PA – Mallory Weisen, the assistant coach for the Lock Haven University field hockey team has been selected to the United States Women’s National Indoor Field Hockey Team that is gearing up for the 2012 Pan Am Championships. Weisen was one of 34 players selected for the U.S. team that will soon begin extensive training sessions in preparation for the Pan Am Championships to be held August 30 through September 2 in Puerto Montt, Chile. The Middleburg, Pa. native is set to begin her fourth season as assistant…

Bald Eagles Track & Field Teams Wraps Up Competition at Richmond’s Fred Hardy Invite

March 31, 2012 Sam Jordan

RICHMOND, VA – The Lock Haven University men’s and women’s outdoor track & field teams wrapped up competition today at Richmond University’s Fred Hardy Invite. Highlighting today’s competition was the Bald Eagles 2-3 finish in the men’s 400 meter dash. Sean Harper (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley) was out leaned at the line and finished second with a time of 48.14. Steve Roberts (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown) was third with a mark of 48.87. Rodney Rosario (Wilmington, Del./Thomas McKean) had a solid outing. He clocked a sensational PSAC mark of 1:54.92 in the 800…

Lady Bald Eagles Split Doubleheader with Millersville

March 31, 2012April 1, 2012 Sam Jordan

LOCK HAVEN, PA – The Lock Haven University softball team (14-11) spilt today’s doubleheader with Millersville University (10-18). LHU dropped game one, 5-1, but bounced back with a solid 6-4 win in game two. Nicole Smith (Milton, Pa./Milton) was 2-for-2 and Bridgette Clarke (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) was 2-for-4 at the plate in game one. Millersville led 3-1 after 4.5 innings in game two, but Lock Haven responded in a big way. The Lady Eagles scored four innings the bottom of the fifth, taking the lead for good. Highlighting the four-run…

Lock Haven University Wrestlers Take 6th Place at EWL Championships

March 5, 2012 Sam Jordan

CLARION, Pa. – Senior Seth Creasy (Mercer, Pa./Mercer) moved up a weight class and finished third to qualify for the 2012 NCAA National Championships as he led the Lock Haven University wrestling team at the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Championships. True-freshman Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) also took third to help the Bald Eagles take sixth overall at the 37th edition of the EWL Championships. No. 9 Pittsburgh took home its second straight team title. Edinboro and West Virginia rounded out the top three teams. Owen Wilkinson (Hartland, Mich./Hartland) and…

10 LHU Field Hockey Players Named to Academic Squad

March 5, 2012 Sam Jordan

CHANDLER, Ariz. – Ten members of the Lock Haven University field hockey team were named to the 2011 Gladiator by SGI/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I National Academic Squad. The National Academic Squad recognizes those student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through the first semester of the 2011-12 academic year. The 10 Lady Eagles who were named to the All-Academic squad were Megan Evans (East Greenville, Pa./Christopher Dock), Anna Heggensteller (Liverpool, Pa./Greenwood), Abbey Hordendorf (Topton, Pa./Brandywine Heights), Teresa Lezama (D’Abadie, Trinidad & Tobago/St….

LHU Volleyball Loses in Championship Match

November 12, 2011 Sam Jordan

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University volleyball team (20-9) looked to spark up a huge comeback for the second straight night, but it wasn’t to be as the Lady Eagles lost 3-1 (26-24, 25-22, 19-25 & 25-22) to rival California (Pa.) University (31-4) in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship match. Last night, LHU came back from two down to rally past defending PSAC champ Clarion University to reach tonight’s conference final. California knocked off West Chester 3-1 last night to set up tonight’s championship tilt. LHU…