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	September 15, 2002 LHU's Carey Named PSAC West Defensive Player of the Week

	(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Junior cornerback Rob Carey (North Braddock/Woodland Hills) of the Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania football team, was selected as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division’s Defensive Player of the Week for games ending September 15. Carey led Lock Haven’s fourth-quarter comeback as the Bald Eagles overcame a 14-0 Kutztown University lead to win, 21-14. Early in the fourth quarter, Carey’s efforts began by forcing a KU fumble which LHU recovered at the Kutztown 19-yard line. Two plays later, Carey was inserted into the offensive lineup and hauled in a 16-yard touchdown pass to initiate the 21-point scoring run. Following the Lock Haven safety, Carey returned the free kick 29 yards to the Kutztown 46-yard line to set up the go-ahead touchdown. On Kutztown’s final drive of the game, Carey followed up a tackle for loss of six yards by intercepting a pass deep in Lock Haven territory to preserve the victory. In addition to his aforementioned highlights, Carey added seven tackles and had three kickoff and three punt returns for an average of 29.3 and 19 yards, respectively. Two games into the season, Carey has 10 total tackles and is averaging 20.7 yards on kickoff returns and 15.5 yards on punt returns. He is ranked second in the PSAC in punt return yardage and is also second in the conference in all-purpose yardage (142.5 ypg). The Lock Haven University football team (1-1) next travels to Bloomsburg University (1-1) on Saturday, September 21, for a 1 p.m. kickoff.	Rob Carey
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