STERLING, Va. – After tying a career-high with seven tackles (five solo) and getting his hands on 1 of 13 passes defended for Millsaps on the night in a 42-6 home opening win over Mississippi College, senior DB Michael Sims has been named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week.

The award for Sims is the first weekly award of any kind in his solid career thus far, having played in all 30 career games since his freshman season in 2005. A product of Louisville High School, Sims has tallied 84 tackles (44 solo), 6.5 tackles-for-loss and picked off five total passes.

The Millsaps secondary is one of the best in all of Division III, ranking second in the country last season in pass efficiency defense, fifth in scoring defense and eighth in turnovers gained.

Millsaps will make the short trip across North State Street next weekend, facing off with NAIA-foe Belhaven College. Kickoff at H.T. Newell Field is set for 7 p.m. and can be watched live on www.atwsportscast.com courtesy of the Millsaps College sports information department.