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CCIW Press Release
Sept. 25, 2017 - North Central College senior Pat Cravens has been named one of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Players of the Week for the week of Sept. 23. The CCIW announced this week's honorees on Monday.
Cravens was recognized as the CCIW's Defensive Player of the Week on the strength of his performance in the Cardinals' 51-21 CCIW victory at Millikin University on Saturday. Cravens recorded a team-high 12 tackles, one short of a career high, and recorded one of North Central's two interceptions as North Central improved to a perfect 3-0 on the season and 2-0 in CCIW play.
The Cardinals' third-leading tackler (18) thus far this season, Cravens also ranks first in the CCIW and sixth nationally among NCAA Division III players in punt-return average (21.4 yards per return). North Central has claimed the Defensive Player of the Week award the past two weeks, as linebacker Tommy Sora was so honored following last week's 26-13 victory over Illinois Wesleyan University.
The Cardinals have claimed one of the CCIW's weekly awards in both games they have played thus far this season. Senior running back Austin Breunig was selected as the Offensive Player of the Week following North Central's season-opening victory over Robert Morris University-Chicago.
Ranked fourth by D3football.com and fifth by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Cardinals travel to Washington University in St. Louis on Saturday for a non-conference game. Kickoff at Francis Field is set for 1:00 p.m.
