LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — Coming off of a standout individual showing of a dominating defensive performance, Raquane Matthews was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East Defensive Athlete of the Week.

Matthews led a game-defining shift in East Stroudsburg's 45-21 win over Millersville Saturday night, picking up two interceptions on back-to-back drives and leading ESU with nine tackles. With the game tied 14-14 early in the second quarter, Matthews came up with two turnovers to quickly shift momentum in the Warriors' favor, setting up scoring drives for East Stroudsburg to go from trailing 14-7 to leading 28-14 in the span of 3:40. Matthews now leads the Warriors with interceptions on the season with three, and also was the first Warrior to record a multi-interception game of the season. The redshirt sophomore's two takeaways were also part of three straight interceptions forced by ESU, the first time the Warriors picked off an opposing quarterback on three consecutive drives since 2009.

This marks the seventh time a Warrior was named PSAC East Athlete of the Week, with Matthews joining Ashton Blose (9/8 & 10/6) and Everette Dingle (9/15) as Defensive Athlete of the Week award winners. ESU closes out its season at 1:05 p.m. this Saturday against Clarion at Eiler-Martin Stadium.