LOCK HAVEN — A 13-0 lead wasn’t good enough — not in George Mihalik’s eyes.

“I had a few things to say at halftime,” the Slippery Rock University football coach said. “It looked like we were going through the motions.

“It was time to play some football.”

The Rock scored on its first four possessions of the second half and went on to post a 48-27 college football victory over winless Lock Haven Saturday at Hubert Jack Stadium.

The win allowed SRU (7-1, 5-0) to maintain sole possession of first place in the PSAC West. The loss was a conference record-tying 39th straight for the Bald Eagles (0-7, 0-5).

The Rock passed for 488 yards in the contest with receiver Devin Goda catching nine passes for school records of 225 yards and four touchdowns.

Cody Endres threw for a career-high 397 yards and four TDs before leaving the game in the third quarter. His passing yardage total was the second-highest ever recorded by a Rock quarterback. John Linhart threw for 502 yards against Clarion in 1992.

“They were stacking their defense against the run. They weren’t going to let us run,” Mihalik said. “We faced a lot of one-on-one coverage. Passing lanes were open and we took advantage of them.”

Lock Haven did not score against SRU’s first-team defense. The first of four Bald Eagle touchdowns did not occur until 1:31 remained in the third period and The Rock held a 34-0 lead.

“Lock Haven never quit and that’s a credit to them,” Mihalik said. “But I was disappointed in our performance in the fourth quarter. If you want to play, you have to perform better when you’re in there.”

The Rock took 15 penalties for 141 yards, most of which came in the fourth period.

“We lost our composure out there and that can’t happen,” Mihalik said. “That’s not the way we play football.

“That situation will be addressed and will not happen again.”

The Rock rolled up 564 yards of offense on the day. Mike Bongivengo caught touchdown passes of 40 and 33 yards from Endres in a 17-second span in the third quarter. After he caught the first, Zach Sheridan recovered a Bald Eagle fumble on the next play from scrimmage.

SRU hosts defending PSAC champion Mercyhurst (3-5, 1-4) at 1 p.m. Saturday.

SRU 48, Lock Haven 27

Slippery Rock 3 10 21 14 — 48Lock Haven 0 0 7 20 — 27SRU LH22 First Downs 2125-76 Rushes-Yards 23-41488 Passing Yards 25627-37-1 Passes (Comp.-Att.-Int.) 24-32-1564 Total Yards 2970-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-115-141 Penalties-Yards 4-35

First QuarterSRU — Kurt Brackman 31 field goal, 6:24

Second QuarterSRU — Devin Goda 38 pass from Cody Endres (Brackman kick), 13:41SRU — Brackman 26 field goal, 8:27

Third QuarterSRU — Goda 21 pass from Endres (Brackman kick), 10:55SRU — Mike Bongivengo 40 pass from Endres (Brackman kick), 5:29SRU — Bongivengo 33 pass from Endres (Brackman kick), 5:12LH — Jay Hartman 7 pass from Jarrett Kratzer (Noah Heimer kck), 1:31

Fourth QuarterSRU — Goda 43 pass from Jared Buck (Brackman kick), 13:49LH — Hartman 6 pass from Kratzer (Heimer kick), 9:15SRU— Goda 32 pass from Buck (Brackman kick), 7:26LH — Ian Smith 25 blocked punt return (Heimer kick), 4:41LH — Josh Livelsberger 10 pass from Kratzer (kick blocked), :32

Individual StatisticsPassing: SRU, Cody Endres 23-341-397-4-1, Jared Buck 4-4-91-0, Ryan Sabo 0-2-0-0. Lock Haven, Jarred Kratzer 15-20-157-1, Jarryd Burkett 9-12-99-0.

Rushing: SRU, Jared Buck 2-34, Jimmy Zubik 8-21, LaQuinn Stephens-Howling 7-13, Levi Sager 4-12, Evander Wright 1-3, Kevin Sanders 1-1, TEAM 1-(-1), Cody Endres 1-(-7). Lock Haven, Brandon Brader 18-56, Jarrett Jratzer 1-9, Jarryd Burkett 4-(-24).

Receiving: SRU, Devin Goda 9-225, LaQuinn Stephens-Howling 5-47, Jimmy Zubik 3-50, Mike Bongivengo 2-73, Kevin Sanders 2-41, John Schademan 2-26, Evander Wright 1-11, Geron James 1-8, Derek Durand 1-(-1). Lock Haven, Jay Hartman 10-97, Devin Sims 5-79, Jesse Hoover 5-41, Brandon Brader 2-10, Eddie Celkos 1-19, Josh Livelsberger 1-10.