Redshirt junior quarterback Lenny Williams, Jr. has been named an IUP Athlete of the Week, which was announced by the sports information office on Monday, Nov. 13.
Williams earned PSAC Championship Game MVP honors after finishing 15-of-20 for 212 yards and three touchdowns passing in the Crimson Hawks’ 24-7 win over West Chester on Saturday. The signal caller tossed all three of his scores in the opening half as IUP opened up a two-score lead at halftime.
Eight of his 10 completions went for at least 10 yards, with three of them going for more than 38 yards.
With his performance, Williams moved into second place in IUP history with 7,856 yards of total offense and 73 total touchdowns. He also moved into sixth place on the program’s passing chart with 5,747 career yards.
This is Williams’ third IUP weekly honor of the fall and the eighth of his career.
