SUWANEE, Ga. – \#David Dale\# of Millsaps College, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound senior defensive lineman from Amory, Miss., has been selected the SCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for games played Saturday, September 12.

Dale is the second Major in as many weeks to earn conference player of the week honors, with teammate \#Taylor Russolino\# being named the Special Teams Player of the Week last week after tying his own single-game record with three field goals.

The weekly award for Dale is the first of his Millsaps career, after recording eight tackles (five solo), 4.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in the Majors' 27-10 win over Belhaven. The 4.5 sacks marked a single-game school record, as Dale matched his career sack total in 29 previous games.

Millsaps opens SCAC play at Austin College this weekend at Jerry E. Apple Stadium.