Football

MAC Announces Week 2 Football Players of the Week

MAC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Keldric Luster, Ball State, Quarterback
Fouth Year, McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS)      
Keldric Luster broke the Ball State passing record for completion percentage by a QB with at least 30 attempts, passing 27-of-32 for 256 yards and three touchdowns as the Cardinals got past Stony Brook, 41-17 on Saturday.
 
His .844 completion percentage matches the second-best among FBS QBs in the season's first two weeks: Darian Mensah (Miami-FL) at Stanford (27-of-30, .900) and Caden Veltkamp (Florida Atlantic) vs. Navy (27-of-32, .844).
 
Luster's three passing TDs, all in the first half, were the most by a Ball State QB the past two seasons. His 18 completions in the first half (18-of-21) were more than any Cardinals QB last season in any game.
 
MAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Domanick Moon, Western Michigan, LB               
Senior, Fort Wayne, Ind.              
Domanick Moon had a career-high 12 tackles in the win over Monmouth.
 
On the first play on defense for WMU, Moon recorded a strip sack with the ball bouncing just out of bounds. He was a dominant force in the middle of the field as a run-stopper and in pass coverage, nearly picking off a pass in the third quarter.
 
MAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
T.Y. Harding , Massachusetts, WR/Punt Returner             
Senior, Cambridge, Mass. (Buckingham Browne & Nichols)         
T.Y. Harding led Massachusetts to a 37-10 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday as the Minutemen started the season 2-0 for the first time since 2011.
 
Harding had a 48-yard touchdown grab on the game’s second play to give UMass an early 7-0 lead. He then posted an 82-yard punt return touchdown to put the Minutemen up 14-0. It marked his second career punt return touchdown. 
 
For the day, Harding finished with 141 yards on two punt returns to go along with 49-yards receiving for 190 all-purpose yards on the day.