EASTON, Pa. -- Senior linebacker Billy Shaeffer and freshman quarterback Ah-Shaun Davis have been selected as the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively, following the Leopards' 24-14 win over Penn on Sept. 25.
 
Shaeffer picked off two passes and ran one back for a game-clinching 41-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. He also made a game-high eight tackles and added a tackle for loss as the Leopard defense stifled the Penn running game, holding the Quakers to 11 rushing yards.
 
In his second consecutive start, Davis completed 12-of-18 for 157 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. His performance-defining play came 16 seconds after Penn took the lead in the third quarter. Davis eluded a blitz and found junior wide receiver Joe Gillette for a 70-yard touchdown pass. The scoring play, which is the Leopards' longest from scrimmage in 2021, gave Lafayette the lead for good in the program's first win of the year.
 
Monday's selections marked the first weekly awards for Shaeffer, who was an All-Patriot League Second-Team selection in 2019, and Davis and the first for Lafayette in the 2021 fall season.
 
Lafayette continues its four-game home stand at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday when it opens Patriot League play against Fordham.