Colonials RB Lorenzo Booker Earns Offensive Player of the Week Honors
Published on November 2, 2010 under United Football League (UFL 1)
Hartford Colonials News Release
Hartford Colonials running back Lorenzo Booker has been named the United Football League Offensive Player of Week 7.
Booker set a UFL single-game record with 147 yards rushing and ran for a touchdown in Hartford's 27-26 victory Saturday night in Sacramento. The previous record was 139 yards by Las Vegas RB DeDe Dorsey.
Booker also owns the UFL record for the longest reception, an 80-yard touchdown catch in a 27-10 victory over Sacramento in the 2010 season opener Sept. 18.
Booker, a third-round draft pick by the Dolphins in 2007, has a UFL-leading 616 total yards from scrimmage, which includes 395 rushing yards on 68 carries (5.8 avg.) and 221 receiving yards on 19 catches (11.6 avg.).
Trailing 14-0 against Sacramento in the first quarter, Booker's 47-yard run set up Hartford's first touchdown, which he scored from 2 yards out to cut the deficit to 14-7.
It is the second straight week a Colonials player earned player of the week honors and third time this season. Defensive end Derek Walker was named Defensive Player of Week 6 and quarterback Josh McCown was Offensive Player of Week 1.
Booker's performance against Sacramento helped the Colonials improve to 2-4 and kept them alive for the second spot in the UFL championship Nov. 27 in Omaha. Hartford's next game is Nov. 11 against the Florida Tuskers in Orlando at 7 pm.
Tickets are on sale for the Colonials' final home game, Nov. 20 at 3:30 pm, against Las Vegas at Rentschler Field. To purchase tickets, call 860-913-2300 or go to www.hartfordcolonials.com.
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