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AFCA Top 25
Beyond Sports Network Players of the Week
ANNVILLE, Pa. - Lebanon Valley has moved up in a pair of national polls, and linebacker Andrew Burkholder has been named to a national team of the week.
The Dutchmen (8-1, 7-1 MAC) are ranked 22nd in the newest D3football.com poll, moving up from #25 in last week's edition, and have broken into the AFCA coaches' poll for the first time ever, debuting at #21. LVC also remained at #3 in this week's ECAC Lambert Meadowlands poll, a regional ranking of teams in the northeast.
Meanwhile, Burkholder has been named to the Beyond Sports Network national team of the week for his play in LVC's 30-6 win over Stevenson on Saturday. Also the MAC Defensive Player of the Week, Burkholder picked off two of LVC's five interceptions to lead a defense that did not give up a point to Stevenson, whose lone score came on a defensive touchdown. Burkholder had a second-quarter interception and also made one on the final play of the game to seal the win. The senior captain had four tackles and another pass break-up, and leads the team with four interceptions this season.
LVC will end the regular season Saturday at Albright in the 93rd meeting of the rivals. A win would clinch the MAC championship outright and earn the Dutchmen their first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.