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Sept. 30, 2008

Football: Ferlando Williams, Da'Michael Horne Named HBK Players of the Game vs. Liberty

    Youngstown – Senior wide receivers Ferlando Williams and Da'Michael Horne were named the Hill Barth & King Offensive Players of the Game, while Horne garnered the Special Teams Player of the Game as well for their performances against Liberty. No defensive award was presented this week.
    Williams and Horne combined to make 16 receptions for 136 yards. The pair became the first YSU tandem since Rick Shepas and Elliott Fedd to have at least seven receptions in the same game. Williams finished with a career-high nine catches while Horne had a career-best seven.
    Horne was also named the Special Teams Player of the Game. He returned a kickoff 23 yards for a score and had a tackle on a kickoff coverage.
    Earning the Jermaine Hopkins Defensive Lineman of the Game honor was true freshman defensive end Stephen Meadows. Meadows had half a sack in the contest and came on late to help the defensive unit because of injuries. The Jim Zdelar Offensive Lineman of the Game was not awarded.

    Earning Scout team honors for their performances during the week were freshman offensive lineman D.J. Main (offense), redshirt freshman linebacker David Rach (defense) and freshman cornerback Bryan Gaiters (special teams).
    Rach was the recipient of the W.O.W./Derek Pixley Hit of the Week which came on YSU's first kickoff of the evening.
    Quarterback Brandon Summers was selected as the Haines Family Player of the Game by the YSU radio broadcast crew. Summers set a school mark by completing 32 passes in the game. He threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns in a losing effort.

Williams was selected as the recipient of the Wachovia Leadership Award as well.

After spending the past three Saturday's at home, the Penguins go back on the road this weekend to play Southern Utah (2-3). The Thunderbirds enter the contest following an impressive 34-20 win at Texas State.
Saturday's game at the Eccles Coliseum is set for 3 p.m. Eastern/1 p.m. Mountain Time. The contest will be carried in Youngstown on 570 WKBN. There is no television for the game.