11/7/2011 12:16:00 AM | Football
ST.
LOUIS, Mo.--This week's Missouri Valley Football Conference players of the week
are QB Austin Sumner of South Dakota State; SS Colten Heagle
of North Dakota State; P Nick Liste of Youngstown State; and QB Jared Lanpher
of UNI.
Offensive Player of the Week
QB Austin Sumner, South Dakota State
6-5, 230, Fr., Brandon (S.D.) Brandon Valley High
Sumner completed 16-of-28 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns in the
Jackrabbits' 45-34 Hobo Day victory over Southern Illinois. All four of
Sumner's touchdown passes, which tied a career high, came in the first half. He
hooked up with Aaron Rollin on a pair of first-quarter touchdowns, covering 5
and 44 yards, then threw touchdown passes of 71 and 4 yards to Dale Moss in the
second quarter. Sumner topped the 300-yard mark for the second consecutive game
and fifth time in six games.
Defensive Player of the Week
SS Colten Heagle,
North Dakota State
5-11, 195, So., Appleton (Wis.) Kimberly High
Heagle recorded a team-high 11 tackles including six solos and his second
interception of the season in No. 1-ranked North Dakota State's 27-16 win over
No. 16 Indiana State in Terre Haute on Saturday, Nov. 5. It was Heagle's third
career double-figure tackle game. His interception stopped Indiana State's
first drive to the NDSU 33 with 10:52 left in the third quarter. He recorded a
key pass breakup on a 4th and 9 play on the Sycamores next drive to the NDSU 22
with 6:05 left in the third quarter. The Bison defense held the nation's
leading rusher Shakir Bell to 79 yards and allowed 124 on the ground overall.
Indiana State was 3 of 11 on third down conversions in the game.
Special Teams Player of the Week
P Nick Liste, Youngstown State
5-10, 185, So., Niles (Ohio) McKinley High
Liste found the first trip of the UNI-Dome to his liking averaging 45.7 yards
per punt. He had six punts for 274 yards, including a season-long 54-yard boot.
Liste had punts of 38, 39, 46 (twice) and 54. His 38-yard punt was fair caught
at the 12 while one of his 46-yard was fair caught at the 15. He also had four
kickoffs in the game.
Newcomer of the Week
QB Jared Lanpher, UNI
6-1, 206, R-Fr., Blue Springs (Mo.) High
Lanpher made his first career start and led the No.6-ranked Panthers to a
21-17, come-from-behind victory over Youngstown State on Saturday in the
UNI-Dome. Lanpher connected on 16-of-28 passes for a career-high 238 yards, two
touchdowns and no interceptions. He hit Terrell Sinkfield for a 32-yard scoring
strike in the first quarter and a 31-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter
when he put together a two-play, 61-yard scoring drive immediately following a
Penguin touchdown with 27 seconds left in the first half. Lanpher also
conducted a 10-play, 63-yard drive in the fourth quarter that gave UNI the
victory when David Johnson rushed in from one yard out with 1:59 remaining.
