Antavious Lane
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Lane Honored as Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week

Georgia State safety Antavious Lane is the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week after he returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown to help lead Georgia State to a 49-29 victory over East Carolina.

The redshirt freshman from West Palm Beach, Fla., is the first GSU freshman to win a conference Player of the Week award.

Lane also contributed five tackles and two pass breakups. He was a key cog in a Georgia State defense that did not allow a touchdown to East Carolina (ECU scored its three touchdowns on a pick-six, fake field goal and blocked punt). He helped the Panthers hold ECU to 50 yards rushing, tying the third-lowest figure in program history, and 292 total yards for an average of just 3.7 yards per play. 

His pick-six came in the fourth quarter and gave Georgia State a 42-16 lead with 13 minutes to play. Here's a look at the play.



For the season, Lane is the Panthers' leading tackler with 14 tackles, one tackle for loss, an interception, two pass breakups and a forced fumble. He has one of Georgia State's Sun Belt-leading five interceptions on the season.

Georgia State (1-1, 0-1 Sun Belt) is off this week before returning to action on Thursday, Oct. 15 in a nationally-televised (ESPN) game at Arkansas State.
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Antavious Lane

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5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Antavious Lane

#34 Antavious Lane

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
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