EASTON, Pa. – Junior cornerback A.T. Ntantang has garnered Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career, coming off his two-interception game Oct. 1.
 
Ntantang, an Economics major from Lawrenceville, Ga., played a crucial role in the Leopards' 24-14 Patriot League-opening win over Bucknell. His third-quarter interception gave the Leopards the ball near midfield and the resulting drive ended with a Lafayette rushing TD. Junior QB Rent Montie zipped through a hole on the line and carried it 42 yards for a TD that made it a two-score game.
 
Ntantang put away the game in the fourth quarter, intercepting a pass and returning it 80 yards for a touchdown with eight minutes left in the game.

He ended the day with three tackles, all solo stops, and a pass breakup. Ntantang was also selected for the the George L. McGaughey Memorial Award presented annually since 1983 to outstanding players in the Lafayette-Bucknell football game. Saturday's meeting was the 100th in the series between the two schools with Lafayette leading 56-38-6.
 
For the game, Lafayette finished plus-two in turnover margin on a wet day in Lewisburg, Pa. with turnovers leading to 14 points for the Maroon and White.
 
Lafayette returns to action on Saturday, hosting Princeton at 12:30 p.m. in a game slated as First Responders Appreciation Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Day.