Alondre Rush Earns a Pair of Weekly Defensive Honors on Monday
Junior Alondre Rush has picked up a pair of defensive weekly awards following a solid performance in the Northeast Conference title-clinching victory on Saturday. Rush was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Later in the day, he was named the CollegeSportingNews.com National Defensive Player of the Week. The Blue Devils (9-2, 7-1) topped St. Francis (PA) 14-13 on Saturday to claim the NEC title. They will face Butler in the Gridiron Classic on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 12 noon in Indianapolis.
Junior Alondre Rush has picked up a
pair of defensive weekly awards following a solid performance in
the Northeast Conference title-clinching victory on Saturday. Rush
was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Later in
the day, he was named the CollegeSportingNews.com National
Defensive Player of the Week. The Blue Devils (9-2, 7-1) topped
St. Francis (PA) 14-13 on Saturday to claim the NEC title. They
will face Butler in the Gridiron Classic on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 12
noon in Indianapolis.
Rush's defensive effort was at the center of the Blue Devils' 14-13
title-clinching road victory that landed the NEC champions a
postseason berth in the Gridiron Classic. The junior defensive back
accounted for a game-high 13 tackles, a second-half sack, and a key
interception. Six of Rush's tackles limited the offense to three
yards or fewer.
The preseason all-NEC selection picked a perfect time for his
second interception of the year. One play after he dropped the Red
Flash ball carrier for a two-yard loss at CCSU's 20, Rush stifled
Saint Francis' 14-play drive and preserved a 7-7 tie by picking off
quarterback John Kelly in the end zone during the waning minutes of
the third quarter. Rush sacked Kelly for an eight-yard loss on the
opening possession of the second half.
