Oct. 6, 2008
Center Valley, Pa. - Bucknell junior quarterback Marcello Trigg, Lafayette senior linebacker Andy Romans, Lehigh sophomore defensive back/punt returner Jarard Cribbs and Bucknell freshman defensive lineman Robert De La Rosa have been awarded Patriot League Player of the Week honors for their performances in Saturday's games.
Trigg threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to lead Bucknell to a come-from-behind, 21-17, victory at Marist and earn Offensive Player of the Week recognition. Romans recorded a game-high 18 tackles in Lafayette's 27-13 loss to Harvard to receive Defensive Player of the Week honors. Cribbs returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown in Lehigh's 25-24 loss to Cornell and received the Special Teams Player of the Week award. De La Rosa made nine tackles in Bucknell's win to earn Rookie of the Week status.
Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week
Marcello Trigg, Bucknell Jr., QB, 5'11, 186, Tampa, Fla./Robinson
Trigg receives his second Offensive Player of the Week honor of the year after leading Bucknell to a 21-17 victory at Marist on Saturday. He completed 19-of-26 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, and also ran for a score to account for all three of the Bison's touchdowns. Trigg completed six passes for 88 yards on Bucknell's game-winning drive that ended with a touchdown pass to Shaun Pasternak with 1:03 remaining. Both of Trigg's touchdown passes came in the fourth quarter as Bucknell rallied from a 17-7 deficit, and he threw for 166 yards in the second half. The 19 completions and two touchdown passes both equaled career highs. Trigg ranks second nationally with a 182.4 passing efficiency rating.
Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week
Andy Romans, Lafayette Sr., LB, 5'11, 215, Allendale, N.J./St. Joseph Regional
The 2008 Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, Romans earns his first Defensive Player of the Week nod of the season and the fourth of his career after recording a game-high 18 tackles in Lafayette's 27-13 loss to Harvard on Saturday. He also recorded two quarterback hurries as Lafayette held Harvard to three points in the second half. Romans is second in the Patriot League with 39 tackles this season.
Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week
Jarard Cribbs, Lehigh So., DB/PR, 5'10, 165, Waldorf, Md./Lackey
Cribbs gave Lehigh a 12-10 halftime lead over Cornell when he returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the first half of the eventual 25-24 Mountain Hawk loss on Saturday. The touchdown was the first of his career, and he finished with 89 total yards on three punt returns. The 84-yard punt return touchdown was the second-longest in Goodman Stadium history. Cribbs receives his first Special Teams Player of the Week honor.
Patriot League Rookie of the Week
Robert De La Rosa, Bucknell Fr., DL, 6'1, 275, Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township
De La Rosa notched a career-high nine tackles and one tackle for loss in Bucknell's 21-17 win at Marist. He had four solo tackles to tie for the team lead. De La Rosa entered the game with five tackles on the season. He earns his first Rookie of the Week award.
