Valley Football Announces Players of the Week (Sept. 2)
This week's Missouri Valley Football Conference Players of the Week include QB Chris Streveler of South Dakota; LB Quentin Moon of Western Illinois; P Brady Schutt of South Dakota; QB Peyton Huslig of Missouri State; and OC Tanner Volson of North Dakota State.
Offense
QB Chris Streveler, South Dakota, Sr., 6-3, 215, Crystal Lake (Ill.), Marian Central Catholic High / Minnesota
Streveler accounted for six touchdowns in one half of play in leading South Dakota to a 77-7 win against Drake Saturday in Des Moines. Streveler completed 17 of 24 passes for 248 yards and five touchdowns. He was also the game’s leading rusher at halftime, carrying 11 times for 53 yards and a touchdown. The 56 points South Dakota scored in the first half were the most since 2005. The Coyote offense scored touchdowns on seven of its eight first-half possessions.
Defense
LB Quentin Moon, Western Illinois, Jr., 6-2, 232, Indianapolis (Ind.) Pike
Moon set a career-high making 3.5 tackles for a loss, part of his 10 tackles at Tennessee Tech. Moon recorded an 11-yard sack, forced a fumble and returned it six yards. In the first three quarters, Moon recorded all 10 of his tackles and Tech managed just 89 total yards.
Special Teams
P Brady Schutt, South Dakota, R-Fr., 6-1, 205, Orange City (Iowa) MOC/FV HS
Schutt pinned all four of his punts inside the 20 while making his collegiate debut against Drake in Des Moines Saturday. He averaged 38.5 yards while pinning the Bulldogs on their 3-, 14-, 16- and 18-yard lines. Drake threw interceptions, including a pick-six, on two of those four possessions.
Newcomer
QB Peyton Huslig, Missouri State, So., 6-3, 205, Andover (Kan.) Andover Central High / Garden City (Kan.) CC
Huslig completed 24-of-35 passes for 353 yards while accounting for three of Missouri State’s six touchdowns (2 pass/1 rush). He guided the MSU offense to touchdowns in each of its first three possessions, as the Bears converted their first five third-down tries and ran up their best-ever point total (43) against an FBS foe. He added a 10-yard rushing TD in the fourth quarter, and his 353 passing yards mark the most for a Bears quarterback since Ashton Glaser threw for 357 against Murray State on Sept. 15, 2012.
Offensive Lineman
C Tanner Volson, North Dakota State, 6-4, 301, Jr., Balfour (N.D.) Drake-Anamoose HS
Made his third career start at center in North Dakota State’s 72-7 win over Mississippi Valley State...Graded at 100 percent assignment and 87 percent technique with zero sacks allowed...NDSU averaged 17.5 yards per carry while he was in the game...The Bison rolled up 175 rushing yards and went 5 of 5 passing for 100 yards while building a 30-0 lead in the first quarter.
OTHERS NOMINATED
Offense
WR Christian Gibbs, Illinois State -- 5 catches, 79 yards, 2 TDs
RB LeMonte Booker, Indiana State -- 158 all-purpose yards, 2 TDs, 154 rushing yards
TB Christian Turner, Youngstown State -- 5 catches, 124 yards, 2 TDs
WR Malik Earl, Missouri State -- 8 catches, 163 yards, 1 TD (career-long 89-yarder)
WR Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State -- 6 catches, 75 yards, MVFC-record tying 4 TDs
WR Jaelon Acklin, Western Illinois -- 5 catches, 79 yards, 2 TDs
RB Ty Brooks, North Dakota State - 11 carries, 127 yards, 2 TDs
Defense
SS James Hendricks, North Dakota State -- 5 tackles (5 solo), 2 TFLs, 1 INT (17 yards)
LB 46 Jonas Griffith, Indiana State -- 13 tackles (5 solo), 1 TFLs, 0.5 sacks, 1 PBU
LB Logan Backhaus, South Dakota State -- 3 tackles (3 solo), 1 INT
DE Darin Greenfield, South Dakota -- 7 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 TFL (27 yards)
S Mitchell Brees, Illinois State -- INT (35-yard TD), 2 tackles
S Jalyn Powell, Youngstown State -- 14 tackles (9 solo), 1 PBU
Special Teams
PK Chase Vinatieri, South Dakota State -- 23-yard FG, 6 PATs
PK Sean Slattery, Illinois State -- 46-yard FG, 6 PATs
PK Sam Crosa, Western Illinois -- 2 FGs (41, 20), 5 PATs
K Cam Pedersen, North Dakota State -- 10 PATs
K 38 Jerry Nunez, Indiana State -- 2 FGs (43, 19)
Newcomer
PK Sam Crosa, Western Illinois -- also nominated at Special Teams
DB Phillip Powell, South Dakota -- 2 INTs (9-yard TD), 4 tackles (4 solo)
RB Markel Smith, Illinois State -- 10 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
TB Christian Turner, Youngstown State -- also nominated at Offense
LB Logan Backhaus, South Dakota State -- also nominated at Defense
WR Isaiah Weston, UNI -- 4 catches, 72 yards, 1 TD (26 yards)
Offensive Linemen
LT Matt Byrne, Indiana State
OL Lee Carhart, UNI
C Jacob Judd, Western Illinois