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PRINCETON, N.J. -- After a 4-0 weekend in non-League play, the Ivy League paces the FCS with a .750 non-conference winning percentage. Harvard and Yale proved victorious in the first League bouts of the 2018 campaign.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
John Lovett, Princeton (Sr., QB – Wantagh, N.Y.)
- Threw for 332 yards and five touchdowns, completing 21-of-27 passes
- Rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown, averaging 8.9 yards per carry
- Tied Judd Garrett for third on Princeton’s all-time rushing touchdown list with his 32nd touchdown
- Led Princeton to back-to-back 50-point games to open the season for the first time since 1886 with a 51-9 victory over Monmouth
- Named College Football Performance Awards National Performer of the Week
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Isiah Swann, Dartmouth (Jr., DB – Queen Creek, Ariz.)
- Ran his career interception total to eight in a 34-14 win over Holy Cross
- Became the first Dartmouth student-athlete to record three interceptions in a game in 28 years
- Recorded three passes defended and three tackles—two of which were unassisted
- Anchored a Dartmouth defensive unit that leads the FCS in total defense (160.5 yards per game), rushing defense (26.5 yards per game), turnover margin (3.00), first downs defense (11 opposing first downs) and third down conversion percentage defense (.167)
- Is the fourth Big Green student-athlete to be named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week in consecutive weeks, joining Zack Walz (1995), Lloyd Lee (1996) and Michael Runger (2013)
- Named STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Chris Alleyne, Columbia (Sr., K/P – San Diego, Calif.)
- Went 3-for-3 on field goals and 2-for-2 on PATs in Columbia’s 23-15 win over Georgetown
- Made a career-high three field goals of 46, 36 and 33 yards
- Kicked a career-long 46-yard field goal, which is No. 13 on Columbia’s all-time list
- Scored a team-high 11 points, matching his total from Week 1 vs. Central Connecticut State and tying for fifth in program history
- Is a perfect 5-for-5 on field goals and 7-for-7 on PATs this season
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Spencer Alston, Yale (Fr., RB – Vienna, Va.)
- Provided the final margin when he scored his first career touchdown on a four-yard run in the fourth quarter of a 30-24 win over Cornell
- Rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, averaging 6.7 yards per carry
- Added a 21-yard reception in the passing game
- Decommitted from a lacrosse scholarship offer at Ohio State to commit to play football and lacrosse at Yale
HONOR ROLL
Michael Hoecht, Brown (Jr., DL – Oakwood, Ohio)
Michael McGovern, Brown (So., QB – St. Louis, Mo.)
Daniel DeLorenzi, Columbia (Jr., DL – Cedar Grove, N.J.)
Ronald Smith, Columbia (Jr., WR – St. Louis, Mo.)
Harold Coles, Cornell (Jr., RB – Erie, Pa.)
Nikolas Null, Cornell (Jr., K /P – Bradenton, Fla.)
Derek Kyler, Dartmouth (So., QB – DeKalb, Ill.)
Jonah Lipel, Harvard (Fr., K – Tarzana, Calif.)
Jake Smith, Harvard (So., QB – Ithaca, Mich.)
Cole Thompson, Harvard (Sr., S – Folsom, Calif.)
Karekin Brooks, Penn (Jr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
Jacob Martin, Penn (Jr., DB – Buford, Ga.)
Nick Miller, Penn (Sr., LB – New Market, Md.)
Stephen Carlson, Princeton (Sr., WR – Jamestown, N.Y.)
TJ Floyd, Princeton (Jr., DB – Jacksonville, Fla.)
Tom Johnson, Princeton (Sr., LB – Moorestown, N.J.)
Alex Galland, Yale (Sr., K/P – Bakersfield, Calif.)