RELEASE DATE: 10/13/03

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DAN HOLLAND NAMED PSAC NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AND D2FOOTBALL.COM TRI-NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MANSFIELD – Mansfield University senior linebacker Dan Holland (Scranton/Bishop O’Hara) has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) National Defensive Player of the Week and the D2football.com national Tri-Defensive Player of the Week for his outstanding performance in the Mountaineers 45-24 victory over Kutztown University last Saturday.

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.

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