In what should be a surprise to absolutely no one with a pulse, Dartmouth's Riley Lyons has been named the Ivy League special teams player of the week. The
Ivy release sums up his contributions against Holy Cross thusly:
Dartmouth sophomore placekicker/punter Riley Lyons (Roswell, Ga.) came through with a 31-yard field goal in the final seconds with the game on the line to lift the Big Green to a 13-10 victory at Holy Cross. Earlier in the game, Lyons converted his first collegiate field goal, a 34-yarder, to knot the score at 10 after Dartmouth had fallen behind by 10 in the first quarter. Right after tying the game, his kickoff was returned 69 yards and would have gone for a touchdown had Lyons not been there to bring the Crusader to the turf. That tackle preserved the tie and allowed him to provide the late-game heroics. Doubling as the team's punter, Lyons booted seven punts for a 36.4-yard average, including two inside the 20-yard line and a 57-yarder on the fly.
In addition to the Ivy League itself,
College Sports Madness chose linebacker Michael Runger as its Ivy League defensive player of the week for his 15-tackle effort. From the Ivy release:
Dartmouth junior linebacker Michael Runger (Lisle, Ill.) spearheaded a Big Green defensive effort that held Holy Cross to 199 yards of offense and just 10 points. Runger racked up a career-high 15 tackles, nine solo, while no other teammate had more than six stops on the afternoon. The 15 tackles are the most by a Big Green player since the 2009 season opener.
