- September 15th, 2008, 3:49 pm
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Coastal Carolina quarterback Zach MacDowell (Acworth, Ga.) and Liberty linebacker Chad Brown (Melbourne, Fla.) have been named the Big South football Choice Hotels Offensive Player of the Week and New Balance Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, for games played in week three of the 2008 season, it was announced today by the Conference office. In addition, Liberty punter Mike Larsson (Monroe, N.C.) was named Special Teams Player of the Week, while Charleston Southern defensive back Chris Kuzdale (Tampa, Fla.) was tabbed Freshman of the Week.
Brown tied for the team lead with seven tackles at Western Carolina, recording three solo hits and four assisted stops in Liberty’s three-point win. He led the Flames with 2.5 tackles for loss of 14 total yards, one of which was a nine-yard sack late in the fourth quarter when the Catamounts had the ball on the Liberty seven-yard line – keeping WCU out of the end zone and forcing a field goal. Brown also recovered a fumble in the third quarter to give Liberty the ball back, which eventually led to the Flames’ final touchdown of the game. Brown’s seven tackles tied a career-high, while the 2.5 tackles for loss set a new personal best.
Larsson recorded his best punting average of the season, booting four punts for 158 yards for an average of 39.5 yards per punt. His season-long 42-yard punt with 3:34 left to play in the game pinned Western Carolina at its own 10-yard line and kept the Catamounts out of Liberty territory the remainder of the contest. Larsson also booted punts of 37, 40 and 39 yards, and WCU managed just three punt returns for nine yards.
- By Sly Fox