Butler's Okemdi Eze was named the Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Week and Michael Dellumo was named the Pioneer Football League Offensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Sunday.

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Eze, the sophomore defensive lineman, was instrumental in Butler's 41-14 win over St. Thomas on Saturday as Butler moved to 8-2 overall and 5-1 in conference action.

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The Dayton, Ohio native was dominant on defense, recording a team-high nine tackles in the contest. Eze added 1.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and an interception. The interception was the first of his collegiate career and the ninth of the season for Butler.

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Dellumo, the Park Ridge, Ill., native, was sensational for Butler. The tailback had eight carries for 143 yards and two touchdowns. The sophomore ripped off touchdown runs of 56 yards and 67 yards in the contest. Dellumo added 40 yards on kick returns in the contest. He recorded 184 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns en route to a 41-14 victory.

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This is the first PFL weekly recognition of Eze and Dellumo's respective careers, and the fourth weekly award of the season for Butler, joining Beck Janki and Steven Stephany, who received Special Teams Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the week honors earlier this season.

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The Bulldogs will travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., this weekend to face the Marist Red Foxes. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m., with the game streaming live on ESPN+. The matchup marks Butler's final road contest of the season before the Bulldogs return home to close out the regular season on Nov. 21 against Morehead State. The Dawgs will celebrate Senior Day prior to kickoff.