LYCOMING COLLEGE

ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lycoming senior defensive back Nick Reese has been named the Middle Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Albright on Saturday, Oct. 11. The Warriors defeated the Lions 23-13 to improve to 2-0 in the MAC.

Lycoming gathered two votes in the D3Football.com top-25 poll, making the list of teams earning votes for the first time this season. The only other team in the conference to earn votes is Delaware Valley. The Aggies rank 14th in this week’s poll.

Reese (Shenandoah, Pa.) earns his first MAC weekly honor after leading the Warrior defense with 12 total tackles against Albright, including seven solo stops. He also pulled down his first interception of the season and followed it with a 24-yard return.

Lycoming improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference and remains in a two-way tie with Delaware Valley atop the standings.

The Warriors will travel to Wilkes-Barre, Pa., this Saturday, Oct. 18, for a 1 p.m. MAC showdown with Wilkes.

#	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts	Prev.
1	Mount Union (21)	5-0	621	1
2	UW-Whitewater (4)	5-0	595	2
3	Mary Hardin-Baylor	5-0	582	3
4	Wheaton (Ill.)	5-0	508	6
5	Muhlenberg	5-0	505	5
6	Wabash	5-0	475	7
7	UW-Eau Claire	4-1	440	8
8	North Central (Ill.)	5-0	431	9
9	Capital	4-1	384	4
10	Washington and Jefferson	5-0	363	10
11	Wesley	3-1	345	11
12	Millsaps	6-0	340	12
13	Cortland State	5-0	326	14
14	Delaware Valley	4-1	296	13
15	Case Western Reserve	5-0	277	15
16	Hardin-Simmons	5-1	259	16
17	Salisbury	5-1	249	17
18	Trinity (Texas)	5-0	217	19
19	Willamette	6-0	198	21
20	Hampden-Sydney	6-0	119	24
21	Otterbein	5-0	98	25
22	Carleton	5-0	83	--
23	Ithaca	4-1	58	--
24	Occidental	4-0	45	--
25	Linfield	3-1	42	--

Others receiving votes: Franklin 38, Augsburg 37, Curry 33, RPI 28, Trine 23, Redlands 22, Montclair State 20, St. John Fisher 14, Hartwick 12, St. John's 9, Monmouth 9, John Carroll 7, Concordia-Moorhead 5, Christopher Newport 4, Buena Vista 4, Lycoming 2, DePauw 1, Kean 1