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CAL U (4-2, 3-0) VS. LOCK HAVEN (0-5, 0-3)
When: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009
Where: Hubert Jack Stadium (3,500)
TV: CUTV – tape delayed
Live Audio: WCAL 91.9-FM (Cal U)

SERIES BREAKDOWN
All-Time Series: Lock Haven leads 36-28-1
First Meeting: 1926 – Cal U won 26-0
Last Meeting: 2008 @ Cal U – Cal U won 56-3
Streak: Cal U +5

CAL U NOTES

• Cal U looks to continue its four-game winning streak after posting a 41-28 victory at IUP last week. Lock Haven enters the weekend on a 16-game losing streak dating back to the 2007 season after losing 41-6 at Edinboro last week.

• The Vulcans and Bald Eagles are meeting for the 66th time this weekend. Cal U has won eight of the last 10 meetings against Lock Haven, including a 56-3 Homecoming victory last year at Adamson Stadium.

• Quarterback #Josh Portis# threw four touchdowns, including a pair of first-quarter scores to #Terrance Moore#, as Cal U beat rival IUP, 41-28, in the first-ever Coal Bowl last week. The Vulcans have now won three-straight games against IUP for the first time since 1958-61. Senior wide receiver #AJ Jackson# scored three touchdowns in the win. Junior linebacker #Anthony Roberts# led the team with nine tackles (four solo).

• John Klacik is in his fifth season as head coach of the Bald Eagles, posting a 5-44 mark. Prior to his stint at Lock Haven, Klacik worked 17 years as assistant at the Division I and Division I-AA levels between Youngstown State and Wake Forest. He is a 1988 graduate from Lock Haven and played wide receiver for the Bald Eagles, finishing his career among the all-time leaders in receptions and receiving yards.

• Lock Haven returns 19 starters from last year's team that finished 0-11 overall. The Bald Eagles' offense anchors around the versatile play of junior running back Ibrahim Smith. Smith ranks among the school's all-time leaders in several categories, including rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. This year, he leads the team in rushing (89 yards), receptions (14) and touchdowns (two). Redshirt freshman Jarrett Kratzer has taken the majority of snaps at quarterback in his first year playing at the college level. Junior linebacker Wes Plummer is tied for the team lead in tackles after making 64 stops (31 solo) last year. Fellow linebacker Luke Ellison tops the Bald Eagles with 5.0 tackles for loss (TFL) and 2.0 sacks.

• This weekend features the longest winning and losing streaks in the PSAC Western Division. Behind four-straight divisional crowns, Cal U has won 16-consecutive games against PSAC West opponents dating back to 2006. Meanwhile, Lock Haven has suffered 10-straight losses in divisional games dating back to the final week of the 2007 season.

• Over the last three weeks, junior wide receiver #Terrance Moore# has proven to be a key playmaker for the Vulcan offense. During that span, the transfer from Mesa Community College (Ariz.) has scored five touchdowns on 13 receptions for 230 yards (17.7 yards/reception). This year, he also has thrown for a 32-yard touchdown at IUP, rushed twice on reverses for 27 yards and returned four kickoffs for almost 100 yards.

• Cal U head coach #John Luckhardt# is on the verge of reaching a personal milestone. Already the winningest Vulcan football coach, he is currently sixth among active NCAA Division II head coaches with 198 career victories. Only five active head coaches have earned 200 wins.

• After missing most of four games due to injury, junior running back #Windell Brown# saw his first significant action since the season-opener last week at IUP. Brown finished the game with a season-high 55 yards on 12 carries with a long of 23 yards. The talented Duquesne product opened the year as the starter after averaging almost 7.0 yards/carry in his first two years with the program.

• Senior wide receiver #AJ Jackson# continues to be one of the top playmaking receivers in the nation this year. The 6-6 senior leads all PSAC receivers and is second overall in the conference with nine touchdowns. Jackson has scored at least one touchdown in each of the last five games, including a season-high three scores last week at IUP. He is among the league leaders with 34 receptions and 471 receiving yards through six games this season. Last year against Lock Haven, Jackson scored a touchdown on both his catches.

• The Vulcans have won 45 of their last 53 games (.849) overall, dating back to the start of the 2005 season. Cal U has posted a 29-4 record (.879) in regular-season games since the 2006 campaign.

• Cal U quarterback #Josh Portis# has established himself as one of the top dual-threat signal callers in the PSAC. He currently ranks sixth in the league with 226.2 yards of total offense per game with almost 1,400 passing yards and over 200 rushing yards. Portis is showing his maturation in the offense by throwing 14 touchdowns with no interceptions over the last 15 quarters.

• Junior linebacker #Anthony Roberts# made the most of his first start with the Vulcans last week at IUP. Starting in place of the team's leading tackler due to injury, Roberts led the team with nine tackles (four solo) and collected 1.0 tackle for loss (TFL), 0.5 sack and one pass break-up. Earlier this year, the New Jersey native made a season-high 10 stops at West Chester after an injury occurred to one of the starting inside linebackers in the first half. In six games, Roberts ranks second on the team with 31 tackles (16 solo).

• During its current four-game win streak, the Cal U offense has averaged an impressive 39.5 yards/game and 399.0 yards/total offense after scoring only a combined 27 points in the first two games of the season. The Vulcans have excelled in ball security during that span, committing only three turnovers. Cal U has also scored on 15-of-17 trips inside the red-zone over the last four games.

• With all three starters returning from last year's defensive front, the Vulcans have excelled in pressuring the quarterback and tackling ball carriers behind the line of scrimmage this year. Through six games, Cal U is fourth in the 16-team PSAC with 17 sacks and also has registered 42 tackles for loss (TFL). Graduate student linebacker #Dontey Brown# leads the Vulcans with 6.0 TFL and 3.0 sacks, while defensive linemen #Brandon Gordon# and #Marcus Cook# both have 5.0 TFL. The Cal U defense should again be attacking the Lock Haven quarterback this weekend, as the Bald Eagles have surrendered a conference-worst 27 sacks.

• Over the last three weeks, junior kicker #Marc Domonkos# has made 13-of-13 PAT attempts and three-of-four field goals. A transfer from Lock Haven, Domonkos drilled field goals of 34 and 37 yards last week in the win at IUP.

• Cal U leads the league and ranks fifth in the country in kickoff returns at 27.96 yards/return. Making the average more impressive is the fact that seven different Vulcans have returned kicks this season. Sophomore wide receiver #Chedrick Cherry# leads the PSAC and ranks third in the nation with an average of 34.8 yards on eight returns. Senior All-American cornerback #Terrence Johnson# also averages 27.7 yards on a team-high 10 returns.