Box Score PIKEVILLE, Ky. – He caused trouble all day long in the secondary on Saturday. On Monday, he was honored as the Mid-South Conference's Defensive Player of the Week.
 
University of Pikeville cornerback Larry West, a 6-0, 170-pound sophomore from Huntington, W.Va., was tremendous for the Bears in a 28-24 loss to Lindsey Wilson College.
 
West, who graduated from Lawrence County High School in Louisa, Ky., intercepted three passes on Saturday to become the third Bear to be named defensive player of the week through six games this season. All three – teammates Demitri Travis and Jade Haddix were honored earlier this season – start in the secondary.
 
In addition, West's is the sixth of the weekly league awards to come to Pikeville this season. Quarterback Trevor Hoskins has been named the offensive winner twice while Marquis Terrell has taken home the special teams honor.
 
He also added 11 tackles -- seven solo -- in the Bears' 28-24 loss to Lindsey Wilson College. West matched the school record for interceptions in a single game with his three picks.
 
West leads the MSC and the NAIA with six interceptions this season. He ranks third on the UPike team with 32 tackles.
 
The Bears had four interceptions on Saturday and now have 14 in the last three games.
 
Pikeville dropped to 4-2 on the season and 1-1 in the MSC East Division with the loss.
 
Belhaven University's Justin Gaines and Cumberland University's James McClain were honored along with West.
 
Gaines rushed for a career-high 250 yards and two touchdowns to earn MSC Offensive Player of the Week.
The Montrose, Miss., junior running back averaged 11.4 yards per carry while helping the Blazers set a new single-game team rushing record (323 yards) in a 45-27 win over Faulkner University.
 
Gaines scored the go-ahead touchdown from 27 yards out in the fourth quarter and helped the Blazers pad their lead with a 43-yard score four minutes later in the win.
 
Gaines leads the nation in scoring this season with 72 points on 12 touchdowns. He ranks second in the MSC and seventh in the NAIA averaging 104.7 rushing yards per game.
 
Belhaven improves to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the MSC West Division.
 
McClain averaged 39.5 kickoff return yards on Saturday with a touchdown to earn MSC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
 
The Nashville, Tenn., sophomore return specialist opened the second half with a 92-yard touchdown return to help the Bulldogs upset No. 22-ranked Shorter University 21-17. It was McClain's first career special teams score.
 
This season, McClain is second in the MSC and fourth in the NAIA averaging 31.9 kickoff return yards per game. His 148.8 all-purpose yards per game average is third in the conference and 11th nationally.
Cumberland improves to 4-1 on the season and 1-0 in the MSC West Division with the win.
 
The next MSC Player of the Week awards are scheduled to be announced on Monday, Oct. 17.
 
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