PHILADELPHIA – Senior linebacker Zach Darche of the University of Pennsylvania football team has been named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 5-11, the league announced Monday.

Darche delivered a standout performance in Penn's 24-20 comeback victory over Howard on Saturday, recording a game-high 12 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack, while adding a pass breakup. He also recovered a fumble and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown, helping spark the Quakers' fourth-quarter rally.

Defensive lineman Duncan McPherson, quarterback Karson Siquerios-Lasky and defensive back/returner Jayden Drayton were all named to the Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll. 

McPherson led the defensive line with a career-best 2.0 sacks while Drayton had one tackle, 32 punt return yards and 83 kick return yards. Siqueiros-Lasky came off the bench to throw for 226 yards and had three total touchdowns in the comeback win.