Hungalu Named Pac-12 Defensive Player Of The Week
November 06, 2017 | Football
The senior had a season-high 20 tackles in the game against Cal
SAN FRANCISCO – Oregon State senior Manase Hungalu has been named the Pac-12 Conference's Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
The linebacker totaled 20 tackles against California on Saturday, tying for the fourth-most ever by an Oregon State player. His 20 tackles also stands as the fourth-best mark by an NCAA FBS player this season, and surpasses teammate David Morris' 17 against Minnesota as the most in the Pac-12.
Thirteen of Hungalu's 20 tackles were solo efforts, the third-most in the NCAA.
A native of Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i, Hungalu is now ranked second in the Pac-12 averaging nine tackles per game. He is one of just three players in the Pac-12 to rank in the top 20 in tackles, passes defended and interceptions per game, joining Stanford's Justin Reid and Colorado's Evan Worthington.
The honor is the first for Hungalu, a sociology major, during his career at Oregon State. It is the team's first Defensive Player of the Week award since Treston Decoud in 2016 after the Beavers' win over Idaho State. Hungalu's is the first against a conference foe since Rashaad Reynolds in 2013 versus Washington State.
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The linebacker totaled 20 tackles against California on Saturday, tying for the fourth-most ever by an Oregon State player. His 20 tackles also stands as the fourth-best mark by an NCAA FBS player this season, and surpasses teammate David Morris' 17 against Minnesota as the most in the Pac-12.
Thirteen of Hungalu's 20 tackles were solo efforts, the third-most in the NCAA.
A native of Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i, Hungalu is now ranked second in the Pac-12 averaging nine tackles per game. He is one of just three players in the Pac-12 to rank in the top 20 in tackles, passes defended and interceptions per game, joining Stanford's Justin Reid and Colorado's Evan Worthington.
The honor is the first for Hungalu, a sociology major, during his career at Oregon State. It is the team's first Defensive Player of the Week award since Treston Decoud in 2016 after the Beavers' win over Idaho State. Hungalu's is the first against a conference foe since Rashaad Reynolds in 2013 versus Washington State.
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