October 12, 2003
LHU's Metz Named PSAC West Defensive Player of the Week

   
  (Lock Haven, Pa.) -  Senior middle linebacker Derrik Metz (Roaring Spring/Central) was selected as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division Defensive Player of the Week for conference games ending October 11. 
            Metz led all players with 13 tackles, including four tackles for loss, in The Haven’s 30-25 win over California ( Pa. ) University.  He registered a forced fumble on the Vulcans’ opening drive that led to a field goal and made a solo stop on California ’s final drive, halting a fourth-down attempt at the Lock Haven 10-yard line.   
            The senior linebacker and Pre-Season All-American is the team leader with 51 tackles, including 32 solo stops and nine behind the line of scrimmage.  He also lists two interceptions and a forced fumble.
            The Bald Eagle football team, now 3-3 overall and 1-0 in the PSAC West, will travel to Shippensburg University on Sat., Oct. 18, for a 1 p.m. contest.

 

 

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