UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University senior linebacker Micah Cretsinger was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Football Defensive Player of the Week by the league office on Monday.

Cretsinger had a team-high eight tackles with three tackles for loss, an interception, and a sack-fumble in the fourth quarter in a 24-14 win over Davenport. His interception was the first of the season and set up the game's first touchdown that gave the Cardinals a 10-0 lead. He anchored a Cardinal defense that held the Panthers to a season-low in total yards (172) and rushing yards (52) while holding DU to 2-of-16 on third downs.

This is the first Player of the Week award for Cretsinger, and the fourth defensive selection for the Cardinals this season (Eli Gordon won three defensive nods in weeks 1, 3, and 4 of the season).

The SVSU football team will face top-ranked Ferris State this Saturday, November 9 in Big Rapids, Michigan at 1:00 p.m. (ET).