INDIANAPOLIS - Shaquille Roman earned the Great Lakes Valley Conference's (GLVC) Defensive Player of the Week Award on Monday. The senior defensive end totaled a career-high two sacks in the 28-10 victory over William Jewell.
His first sack created a 12-yard loss for the Cardinals, helping force them off the field. His second sack came in the fourth quarter when he stripped the quarterback of the ball for the forced fumble. Roman totaled three solo tackles in the game.
Roman becomes the fourth player to earn GLVC honors for the Peacocks this season. Mante Morrow, Nathan Behne and Trevor Thompson each earned conference honors this year. He becomes the second defensive player of the week for UIU, as Thompson earned the honor last week
The Upper Iowa football team is back at Harms Family Field this weekend at 11 a.m. against McKendree (Ill.) (4-4, 4-2 GLVC). The Bearcats held the other two GLVC weekly awards this week. Running back Eddie Clark won the offensive award, and kicker Chase Reeves won the special teams award.
#0 Shaquille Roman (DL, 6-3, 250, Sr., Beloit, Wis. / Beloit Memorial HS)
- Led the Peacocks with two sacks and a forced fumble in UIU's 28-10 win over William Jewell
- Recorded a 12-yard sack in the second quarter
- Had a strip sack in the fourth quarter to help seal the game
- Helped the Peacocks hold the Cardinals to 40 yards rushing
- UIU has held opponents to less than 50 yards rushing in three out of the last four games
- Aided the Peacocks in winning six or more games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2014-15.
