JUSTIN BROUSSARD OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, a senior defensive end from Beaumont, Texas, has been named the SCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for games played Saturday, October 8th.

Broussard led the conference's top-ranked defense (based on yards allowed per game) in a 37-7 victory over Austin College on Saturday. The senior amassed seven tackles (six solo), one sack and two tackles for loss while the Pirates held the Kangaroos to only 191 yards of total offense. The 191 yards of total offense allowed by Southwestern was the second lowest in the conference this season, and it was the lowest offensive output by an Austin College team since Nov. 14, 2015.

For the season, Broussard is currently second in the SCAC in sacks with six, and tied for third in tackles for loss with eight. 

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Freshman cornerback A.J. Mason of Texas Lutheran University intercepted two passes in the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs defeated Trinity 38-28 Saturday in Seguin. Mason's first INT came with TLU clinging to a three-point lead, at 24-21, early in the fourth. Mason picked off Austin Grauer at the TLU 46. The Bulldogs would convert the INT into a touchdown drive. Later in the fourth, with TLU leading 38-28, Mason intercepted Davis King at the TLU 30. Junior linebacker Mitchell Globe of Trinity University led the Tiger defense with 10 tackles on Saturday, as Trinity came up short in a 38-28 road loss in the SCAC opener against Texas Lutheran. Globe posted double-digit tackles for the second time this season, including one tackle for loss, and a pass breakup.