COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech quarterback Tre Lamb has
been selected as the state's Offensive Player of the Week by
the Tennessee Sports Writer's Association (TSWA), earning the first
such honor of the 2012 season while Vanderbilt safety Kenny Ladler
was tabbed the Defensiv Player of the Week.
Lamb completed 24-of-35 passes for 339 yards and four touchdowns
in Tech’s 41-31 season-opening victory over Hampton
University. The senior from Calhoun, Ga., tossed 34 and nine-yard
TDs to Zack Ziegler, a 17-yard strike to Ryan Tilghman and another
17-yarder to Da’Rick Rogers. The 339 yards was the second
highest single-game total of his career and the four touchdowns
tied his career best.
Lamb jumped to sixth in career passing yards at Tech, as well as
sixth in total offense. He will have a chance to add to those
numbers Thursday when the Golden Eagles host North Greenville at 7
p.m.
Earlier in the week, Lamb was selected as
the FCS National Quarterback co- Performer of the Week by the
College Football Performance Awards (CFPA).
Ladler finished with nine tackles, including eight solo stops, and
one interception in Vanderbilt’s 18-13 loss against No. 9
South Carolina. The junior safety from Stone Mountain, Ga., was
part of a unit that limited the Gamecocks to just 262 yards of
total offense and forced a pair of turnovers. He returned his
interception 17 yards to the South Carolina four-yard line. The
Commodores play at Northwestern this Saturday at 7 p.m. CT.
In addition to the fooball awards, the TSWA also named Weekly
winners for men's soccer (David Geno of East Tennesse State),
women's soccer (Kelsey Langille of Cumberland), and volleyball
(Kelsey Robinson of Tennessee ).