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• Lock Haven's men's soccer team secured a spot in the NCAA Division II men's soccer national tournament. The Bald Eagles will travel to Rindge, New Hampshire, to play Post University on Thursday at 3 p.m.
The Bald Eagles earned the No. 8 seed out of the SUper Region 1. It's the first time since 2006 that Lock Haven has earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Current coach Patrick Long started and played for the 2006 team which finished 17-6-1.
• Linebacker Shane Scott and offensive lineman Anthony Barber of the Lock Haven University football team were both honored by the PSAC with spots on the All-Conference teams.
Barber earned second team all-conference honors on offense and Scott was also named second-team on the defensive side of the ball.
Barber, a senior guard, has been influential in the Bald Eagle rushing attack.
Defensively, Scott has led LHU in tackles all year long and ranks fourth in the PSAC at 5.6 tackles per game and 17th in all of Division II.
• The Lock Haven University men's basketball team opened its season with a 75-70 win over visiting Nyack College on Tuesday night.
The Bald Eagles and Warriors were in a close battle throughout the game and Nyack took a slender 37-35 lead into the break. Powered by 60% shooting from the field in the second half, the Bald Eagles held the lead for most of the second half and closed out the 75-70 win.
MarkAnthony Fidelis paced all players and racked up 23 points on 9-16 from the field, including three made from beyond the arc. Fidelis also handed out four assists.
A total of four Bald Eagles reached double figures in a balanced LHU attack. Eli Washington notched 15 points and four assists and Jesse McPherson added 12 points and grabbed six rebounds. Dymir Montague rounded out the scoring with ten points on 4-6 from the field.
• The Lock Haven University women's basketball team defeated Frostburg State University, 63-56, in the regular season-opener for the Bald Eagles.
Lock Haven trailed in the first quarter, but jumped out to a hot start in the second and outscored FSU 51-41 over the next three quarters. In total, four LHU players scored double-digit points for the Bald Eagles. Lock Haven scored 20 points in the paint and got a 17-point contribution from the bench.
Brooke Lawyer and Adaliz Corbin paced the offense for Lock Haven, dropping 17 points each. They both added four rebounds.
Corbin was extremely efficient with her opportunities. She shot 6-7 from the field and was 3-4 beyond the arc. Nadia Romanchock shared Corbin's efficiency as she also shot 75% beyond the arc on her way to 11 points.
• Seniors Paige Whitfield and Sydney Reed each knocked down four 3-pointers to lead the Mansfield University women's basketball team, who fell short in a 67-54 defeat at the hands of non-conference opponent Roberts Wesleyan College on Tuesday night.
The Mounties fall to 0-2 and the Redhawks improve to 2-1.
Whitfield rained in a season high 18 points, going 4-of-13 from 3-point land, adding six rebounds two assists and two steals. Reed scored all 12 of her points from deep, connecting on 4-of-9 triples, adding two rebounds and a block. Junior Jasmine Hilton scored nine points and pulled in seven rebounds and sophomore Logan Nutt hauled in eight boards for the second straight game.
• Redshirt sophomore Marcus Friend scored a career-high 21 points and freshman Justice Smith recorded his first double-double to lead the Mansfield University men's basketball team who fell to non-conference foe Roberts Wesleyan University, 94-84, on Tuesday night.
The Mounties fall to 0-3 and the Redhawks improve to 2-1.
The Mounties offense had a strong night, scoring a season-high 84 points on 46 percent (32-of-70) shooting.