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PSAC Football Athletes of the Week – 10

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced this week’s football athletes of the week for week 10. Over in the East, Tyson Bagent of Shepherd University, Jackson Taylor of West Chester University and Ryan Jones of Shippensburg University were picked. In the West, Chris D’Or and Kyle Butts of Slippery Rock University were selected and Jaylen McDuffe of Seton Hill University were honored.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced this week’s football athletes of the week for week 10. Over in the East, Tyson Bagent of Shepherd University, Jackson Taylor of West Chester University and Ryan Jones of Shippensburg University were picked. In the West, Chris D’Or and Kyle Butts of Slippery Rock University were selected and Jaylen McDuffe of Seton Hill University were honored.
 
Eastern Division Offensive Athlete of the Week
 
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Shepherd
Tyson Bagent
Quarterback
Senior
Martinsburg, W.Va. / Martinsburg
 
Bagent completed 32-of-40 passes for 400 yards and five touchdowns in Shepherd's 37-14 win over East Stroudsburg. Bagent's five touchdown passes on the day give him 151 for his career to pass the NCAA II career mark that was held by East Stroudsburg head coach Jimmy Terwilliger (East Stroudsburg - 148, 2003-06).

Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week
 
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West Chester
Jackson Taylor
Linebacker
Junior
Glenside, Pa. / Abington
 
Jackson Taylor recorded 11 tackles, including 1.5 sacks in leading West Chester to a 28-9 upset over Kutztown on the road Saturday. The Golden Rams' defense held Kutztown to under 260 yards of total offense and only single digits on the scoreboard. It was the Bears' lowest output since Week 1. Kutztown's offense found the end zone only once on the afternoon. Taylor had four solo tackles and seven assisted stops on the day.

Eastern Division Special Teams Athlete of the Week
 
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Shippensburg
Ray Jones
Linebacker
Redshirt Sophomore
Wilmington, Del. / Saint Elizabeth
 
Jones was big in a contest where Shippensburg won, 44-7 over Lock Haven. One of the biggest plays of the game, Jones blocked in the second quarter that led to an eventual Shippensburg touchdown prior to the half. He also had a pair of TFL’s in the contest.

Western Division Offensive Athlete of the Week
 
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Slippery Rock
Chris D’Or
Running Back
Sophomore
Greenacres, Fla. / Cardinal Newman
 
D'Or rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns and caught three passes for 19 yards to combine for 122 yards in The Rock's 28-21 win over Edinboro that locked up a share of a fourth straight PSAC West title for SRU. He averaged 5.7 yards per carry and 5.8 yards per touch in the game on the way to his fifth 100-yard rushing game this season.

Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Week
 
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Seton Hill
Jaylen McDuffie
Linebacker
Redshirt Senior
Waldorf, Md. / McDonough
 
McDuffie led the Griffins to a 7-0 shutout win over Mercyhurst on Saturday. He finished with 13 total tackles (8 solo and 5 assisted). Jaylen had 4.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss in the contest. The 4.5 sacks are the most in a game in the PSAC this season. The shutout was just the third in the history of the SHU football program.

Western Division Special Teams Athlete of the Week
 
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Slippery Rock
Kyle Butts
Punter
Senior
Clarksville, Md. / Archbishop Spalding
 
Butts averaged 41.0 yards per punt on six punts with a season-long 69-yard punt in The Rock's win over Edinboro. He landed three kicks inside the 20 and had one kick roll through the end zone for a touchback.

ABOUT THE PSAC
Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg, California (Pa.), Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Gannon, Indiana (Pa.), Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Mercyhurst, Millersville, Pitt-Johnstown, Seton Hill, Shepherd, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester.