PIFL Lehigh Valley Steelhawks

Steelhawks Claim PIFL Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week

June 18, 2013 - Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL)
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks News Release


Bethlehem, PA - In release made today, the league office of the Professional Indoor Football League announced that Lehigh Valley Steelhawks Quarterback Adam Bednarik was selected as the Week Fifteen Offensive Player of the Week and Defensive Back Alex Ajayi named Defensive Player of the Week for their efforts in the teams 53-49 victory of the defending Champion Albany Panthers.

Bednarik (6'2", West Virginia University) earned himself his third Player of the Week honor of the season for his stellar performance against the Albany Panthers. The signal caller, improving on his MVP type statistics, helped snap the Panthers fifteen game home winning streak by completing 22 of 31 passes for 285 yards and six touchdowns. In addition, Bednarik ran for 15 yards and a game opening touchdown as well. Playing in ten of the teams twelve games this season, Bednarik has completed more then 70% of his passes, over 2,800 yards and thrown for 53 touchdown passes while rushing for seven more. He leads the league in many statistical categories.

Additionally, the Steelhawks efforts on defense helped lead to their victory over the Panthers. Defensive Back Alex Ajayi (5'11", Florida A&M) earned himself a his first Defensive Player of the Week honor by making a pivotal play in the game. Ajayi opened up the second half of the game with a 25 yard interception return for a touchdown to break a 28-28 halftime score. He also finished with a team high four tackles in the victory.

With the victory the Steelhawks earned themselves the #3 seed in the PIFL playoffs, setting up a first round rematch against the Richmond Raiders inside the Richmond Coliseum on Monday, July 1st at 7p.m. Fans interested in watching the game can follow along on UStream by going to the PIFL website (www.proifl.com) and clicking on the Raiders Ustream link.



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