Larson Named HCAC Offensive Player of the Week

GREENWOOD, Ind. - Freshman quarterback Alex Larson was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference's Offensive Player of the Week for football after his performance Saturday night in Defiance's 32-29 loss at Albion. [HCAC Player of the Week]

Larson led the way offensively for the Yellow Jackets (0-1, 0-0 HCAC) in the setback to Albion (1-0, 0-0 MIAA). The freshman quarterback recorded 391 total yards of offense with three touchdowns in his first college game. 

The Highland, Mich. native carried the ball 27 times for 112 yards and one touchdown, while finishing 24-of-44 for 279 yards and two touchdowns through the air.

Larson is the first Yellow Jacket to recieve HCAC Player of the Week honors since Spencer Saunders was named Special Teams Player of the Week for Sept. 17-23 in 2012. The last time a Defiance player was named Offensive Player of the Week by the HCAC was in 2011, when Drew Kuesel was named to the award for the week of Oct. 17-23.

Larson and the Yellow Jackets will return to Justin F. Coressel Stadium and open up the 2013 home slate against Adrian College (0-1, 0-0 MIAA) on Saturday.