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Sports
Information Director: Steve McCloskey Phone:
(570) 662-4845 Email: smcclosk@mansfield.edu
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RELEASE DATE:
10/14/03
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
HOLLAND
EARNS ADDITIONAL HONORS – NAMED
FOOTBALL GAZETTE NATIONAL DIVISION II TRI-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AND ECAC
DIVISION II DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MANSFIELD
– The honors just keep pouring in for Dan
Holland and his outstanding performance in last week’s 45-24 win over
Kutztown. Holland, already named the PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week and the
D2football.com Defensive Player of the Week, was selected the Football Gazette
Tri-National Defensive Player of the Week and ECAC Division II Defensive Player
of the Week.
Holland, last year’s NCAA Division II
Linebacker of the Year and preseason All-American, recorded a season high 19
tackles in the game, including 13 solo. He also blocked, recovered and returned
a punt and had a sack in the win.
Holland,
who currently leads the PSAC in tackles (69) and solo tackles (40), set a new
school career record for solo tackles (274) and moved to within four tackles of
breaking Dave Mitchell’s (1992-95) school record of 437 total career tackles.
It
marked the sixth straight week Mansfield
has had either the PSAC East Defensive or Offensive Player of the Week
and the second time in his career Holland
has been named National Player of the Week.
Mansfield
improved to 6-0 with the win over Kutztown – the only remaining
undefeated team in the PSAC this season. The Mountaineers also clinched their
first winning season since 1975.
