Football | 9/24/2018 10:50:00 AM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - Redshirt senior Josh Salak (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) of the Bloomsburg University football team has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday morning. It marks the first weekly conference honor of Salak's collegiate career.

Salak played a huge role defensively as the Huskies opened divisional play with a 28-24 home win over Shippensburg University on Saturday night at Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium. Salak finished with a career-high seven tackles (five solo) while also picking off his first career pass and recovering his first career fumble as the Huskies snapped a two-game losing skid and evened their overall record at 2-2 on the season. Salak's fumble recovery came midway through the third quarter, with the Huskies leading 14-12, and led to a Bloomsburg touchdown which, at the time, extended the lead to 21-12. On Shippensburg's next drive, Salak intercepted his first career pass at the Bloomsburg 35 to end a potential Red Raider scoring opportunity.

Salak is currently third on the team with 21 total tackles (18 solo) through four games this season. He is just nine stops shy of tying his career-high of 30 total tackles he established last season. The redshirt senior also has an interception, a fumble recovery, and two pass breakups on the year.

Bloomsburg will be back in action next Saturday, September 29, when it heads to Kutztown University to battle the Golden Bears. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. The Huskies are 47-23-1 lifetime against the Golden Bears but have lost the last two meetings between the two schools.

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