A University of Dayton football player earned a weekly Pioneer Football League (PFL) honor for his play in the Flyers’ win on Saturday.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Linebacker Gideon Lampron was named the PFL’s Co-Defensive Player of the Week in Dayton’s 18-10 victory over Saint Francis Saturday at Welcome Stadium.
He shared the honor with University of San Diego defensive tackle Matt Ballentine.
Lampron’s middle name is ESPN and he provided a defensive highlight in the first quarter when he tackled St. Francis’ Markell Holman in the end zone for a safety that gave UD a 9-0 lead.
He had 11 tackles (six solo), forced two fumbles, and recovered one.
The Flyer defense forced four fumbles and recovered three of them.
Dayton is 1-0 to start the season after beating the Red Flash on Saturday.
St. Francis was picked to finish second in the Northeast Conference.
UD has a bye week and will play Indiana State on Sept. 14 in Terre Haute, Indiana at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on WHIO Radio.
𝙋𝙁𝙇 𝘾𝙤-𝘿𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠@DaytonFootball linebacker Gideon Lampron had 11 tackles, 3 for loss, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in the Flyers win against St. Francis. pic.twitter.com/OTPLiPoNVZ
— Pioneer Football (@PFLNews) September 1, 2024
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Publish date : 2024-09-02 06:14:06
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