PRINCETON, N.J. – Following strong performances in Week 3 of the Ivy League football season, Yale’s Nolan Grooms (Offensive), Harvard’s AJ Lopez (Defensive), Penn’s Albert Jang (Special Teams) and Dartmouth’s Owen Zalc (Rookie) earned weekly honors.
 
Lopez was named the FedEx Ground FCS National Defensive Player of the Week by Stats Perform for his showing in No. 24 Harvard’s 38-28 win over No. 5 Holy Cross. The Crimson jumped up five spots in the AFCA Coaches Poll to No. 19 in the FCS. The Crimson also entered the Stats Perform media poll, earning the No. 21 ranking. 
 
Princeton and a Dartmouth won tightly contested league games this weekend. The Tigers topped Columbia, 10-7, using a 20-play, 81-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. After Penn scored 10 points in the final six minutes of play to force overtime, Zalc connected on a 37-yarder to give the Big Green the 23-20 win. All four league games this season have been decided by three or fewer points.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nolan Grooms, Yale QB

• Threw for a career-high 363 yards and four touchdowns in Yale's 45-3 victory over Morgan State
• Also made an impact with his feet, rushing for a team-high 87 yards on just nine carries
• His 450 yards of total offense tied for the fifth most in a single game in school history

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
AJ Lopez, Harvard DB 

• Recorded his first interception of his career and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown in Harvard’s win over Holy Cross
• Also forced a fumble in the fourth quarter to eliminate chances of a Holy Cross comeback
• Recorded five tackles in the win

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Albert Jang, Penn K/P

• Drilled a 51-yard field goal to force overtime against Dartmouth with numerous yards to spare
• The field goal was his first career attempt and is just the 30th 51+ yard field goal in Ivy League history
• Had three punts that averaged 43.3 yards

 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Owen Zalc, Dartmouth K

• Was 3-for-4 on field goal attempts in Dartmouth’s overtime win over Penn
• Connected on a game-winning 37-yard field goal
• 2-for-2 on PAT attempts

 
HONOR ROLL
Aubrey Parker, Brown DB
Isaiah Reed, Brown DB
Wes Rockett, Brown WR
Jake Willcox, Brown QB
Justin Townsend, Columbia DL
Anthony Roussos, Columbia LB
Anthony Chideme-Alfaro, Cornell CB
Nicholas Laboy, Cornell WR
Jackson Kennedy, Cornell P/K
Braden Mullen, Dartmouth LB
Nico Schwikal, Dartmouth LB
Cooper Barkate, Harvard WR
Cali Canaval, Harvard K
Charles DePrima, Harvard QB
Jack Fairman, Penn LB
Malachi Hosley, Penn RB
Aidan Sayin, Penn QB
Tyler Morris, Princeton LB
Ozzie Nicholas, Princeton LB
Blake Stenstrom, Princeton QB
Osize Daniyan, Yale DB
Mason Tipton, Yale WR
Joseph Vaughn, Yale LB