HAMMOND, La. – After helping the Southeastern Louisiana football team to a 23-6 victory over No. 11/12 McNeese, Lion linebacker Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund was named the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week in an announcement from the league office on Monday.
Adeyemi-Berglund, a native of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is the fourth Lion to receive weekly honors from the Southland Conference, joining linebacker Tamarcus Russell (Sept. 24, Defensive), wide receiver/kick returner Juwan Petit-Frere (Sept. 24, Special Teams) and punter Ivy Wall (Sept. 17, Special Teams).
Adeyemi-Berglund played a large role in a dominant SLU defensive effort that fueled the Lions’ first victory over a ranked opponent this season. Southeastern held the Cowboys to just 187 total yards – the fewest yielded by SLU since 2014. Adeyemi-Berglund had two of the Lions’ five sacks, finishing with eight tackles and four tackles for loss.
The Lion linebacker has enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2018. He is 11th in the Southland with a team-high six sacks, while ranking 12th in the league and second on the team with 10.5 tackles for loss.
Southeastern will have a bye this weekend before closing out the 2018 season at Nicholls on Thursday, Nov. 15 in Thibodaux. Kickoff for the 2018 River Bell Classic is set for 6 p.m.
Fans can hear the Nov. 15 game on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU-FM (90.9), Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and WFPR 1400 AM). Fans can also listen live at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Radio FX, TuneIn Radio and Lions Gameday Experience apps. Television details will be released by the Southland Conference later today.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics has instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events, effective with the start of football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visitwww.LionSports.net/clear.
TOUCHDOWN CLUB/S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the football program are encouraged to join the Touchdown Club. Lion football alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
All membership fees and donations to both the Touchdown Club and S Club (football) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern football program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at la*@so**********.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Football, follow @SLUFootball and @Coach_Scelfo on Twitter, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.
INSIDE SOUTHEASTERN FOOTBALL WITH FRANK SCELFO
Inside Southeastern Football with Frank Scelfo, the Lion first-year head coach’s radio show, is held every Monday through Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at Tope La Catering (113 East Thomas Street) in downtown Hammond.
Hosted by Scelfo and Allen Waddell, the show will air on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU-FM (90.9), Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and WFPR 1400 AM). Fans can also listen live at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Radio FX, TuneIn Radio and Lions Gameday Experience apps. A live video stream of the show will be available via Facebook Watch at www.facebook.com/sluathletics.
By: Kemmler Chapple
