GLENVILLE, W.Va. - Glenville State Football looks to bounce back from last week's defeat as they head north for a matchup at Lock Haven. The Pioneers and Bald Eagles will meet at 6 p.m. inside Hubert Jack Stadium for just the second time ever as the two last met in Lock Haven on August 28, 2008 when GSU shut out LHU 30-0. The Bald Eagles made their first trip to Glenville in school history last year, defeating the Pioneers 31-9.
 
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GAME INFORMATION
Saturday, September | 6 p.m. | Hubert Jack Stadium
Glenville State at Lock Haven
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THE OPPONENT
LOCK HAVEN
2024 Season
The Bald Eagles finished the 2024 season (5-6) overall and (3-4) in PSAC play as four of their six losses were by one score. Three Bald Eagles earned All-PSAC honors, including star receiver T'iar Young, who was also an All-Region First Team, All-American Honorable Mention and D2Football.com Elite 100 honoree. QB Jackson Ostrowsky was also a Harlon Hill Award nominee, which is given to Division II's top player.
 
2024 By The Numbers

• 25.4 Points Per Game (7th PSAC)
• 389.7 Yards Per Game (2nd PSAC)
• 290.7 Passing YPG (1st  PSAC)
• 99.0 Rushing YPG (13th PSAC)
• 36% 3^rd Down Conversion (10th PSAC)
• 25.4 PPG Allowed (10th PSAC)
• 373.8 YPG Allowed (10th PSAC)
• 13 Interceptions (3rd PSAC)

Head Coach
Joe Battaglia will be making his head coaching debut on Saturday for the Bald Eagles after being named the head man in April. He succeeds Don Mulrooney, who left to become the defensive coordinator at Brown (DI) in the winter. Battaglia joined the staff three years prior to becoming HC as the program's offensive coordinator. He's had successful stops at Coastal Carolina, Temple and Georgia Tech as well.
 
Bald Eagles' Offense
The Harlon Hill Award nominee Jackson Ostrowsky is back behind center for the Bald Eagles after throwing for 3,203 yards and 27 touchdowns on 237 completions in 2024. He had over 300 passing yards four times, including a career-high 470 yards at Shepherd. Against GSU, he threw for 201 yards on 15-of-26 passing with two touchdowns and an interception. LHU also returns their leading rusher in Damir Green, who carried the ball 99 times for 442 yards and four scores last season.
 
At receiver, it is a new core for Ostrowsky. Concord transfer Jake Roberts headlines the group after recording 442 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 32 receptions for the Mountain Lions in '24. The offensive line has some youth but size is not a question for Lock Haven. All five starters stand above 6-4 but one as well as four of the five are over 300 pounds.
 
Bald Eagles' Defense
The Bald Eagles' second-leading tackler from a year ago will be a spotlight for the defense as Rocco Daugherty notched 71 tackles. 6.5 TFLs and four interceptions. Markel Morgan had a solid '24 and is back manning the backend of the defense as the senior had 52 tackles. It's a new look in the trenches with transfers but Rhys McDonald is a familiar name for LHU after a 15-tackle season.
 
Davien Vernon strengthens the linebacker group following 43 tackles and two interceptions posted last season for the Bald Eagles. Other than Morgan in the secondary, the remaining four projected starters are sophomores or younger.
 
Bald Eagles' Special Teams
It's a new kickoff kicker, field goal kicker and punter for LHU in the 2025 season after Tony Nicassio moved on from all duties. Freshmen Noah Shurina and Caden Bauer will takeover at kicker while Bryant graduate transfer Jimmy O'Brien will be the new Bald Eagle punter.
 
THE PIONEERS
GLENVILLE STATE
2025 Season
The Pioneers opened the new season last week in their first Home Away From Home game against Emory & Henry, falling to the Wasps 45-17 at Herbert Hoover Stadium. Glenville State is looking to build off their (7-4) 2024 campaign that saw the Pioneers finish 2nd in the MEC with a (7-2) mark in league play.
 
Pioneers Offense
Offensively, Glenville State produced 293 yards of total offense last week, with senior quarterback Anthony Garrett accounting for 210 through the air with two touchdowns. Jeremiah King ran for 44 yards while 2024 All-MEC Second Teamer Tariq Miller led the Pioneer receiving core with five catches for 64 yards and one score. Amari Colon-Brown notched a spark play, only having one reception but going for 55 yards. In total, 10 different Pioneers had a catch and 12 had a target.
 
Pioneers Defense
Brandon Penn (nine tackles), Tank Gant (eight tackles, 1.5 TFL) and Sean Scott (six tackles, 0.5 TFL) had impressive starts to another season with the Pioneers. Braden Boggs made his first start at linebacker, notching six stops and 0.5 TFL. On the backend, Scott (one), Jaiden McLendon Parker (one) and Kaevon Blanding (two) were active producing breakups.
 
Pioneers Special Teams
Zander Watson put two punts inside the 20 while Brody Layman was perfect on PATs and knocked in a 30-yard field goal.
 
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