SELINSGROVE, PA – Susquehanna University sophomore free safety Ben Gibboney has been named the Middle Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week while senior linebacker/punter Dennis Kodack was selected the Special Teams Player of the Week after leading the Crusaders to a 27-6 victory at Widener on Saturday.

Gibboney (Huntingdon, PA/Huntingdon Area H.S.) earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time in his career after intercepting two passes in the second half and forcing a fumble as the Crusaders held the high-powered Pioneer offense to just 247 yards of total offense on the afternoon to snap Widener’s 14-game home winning streak.

For the season, Gibboney leads the Crusaders with 13 tackles, including 11 solo, and is among the MAC leaders with four pass breakups in two games.

Kodack (Paxinos, PA/Shamokin Area H.S.) averaged 36.3 yards on six punts, including four straight inside the 20 yard line in the second half, to keep Widener pinned in its territory all day. Kodack’s punts left Widener starting at its 2, 14, 18 and 9 while trying to come back from a 21-6 halftime deficit.

Kodack is seventh in the MAC in punting with an average of 37.6 yards on eight punts., with five of those eight punts downed the opponents’ 20-yard line.

The Crusaders (1-1 overall, 1-0 MAC) will return home to face Moravian (1-1 overall, 1-1 MAC) on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Lopardo Stadium as part of Homecoming.