Oct. 14, 2013

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Senior defensive end Blake Oliaro and sophomore kicker David Last were named PFL Players of the Week for their performances in the Toreros thrilling 35-33 come from behind victory over Marist on Saturday.

Last was named Special Teams Player of the Week for hitting the game-winning 28-yard field goal to seal the Toreros' 35-33 victory over Marist. The game-winner came on Last's second opportunity - his 33-yard kick as time expired missed but the Red Foxes were penalized for running into Last, giving him a second chance with zero's on the clock. Last also had a 32-yard first-quarter field goal and went 3-for-4 on PAT's. Last also handled kickoff duties, booting six kickoffs an averaged of 64.2 yards, including a trio of touchbacks.

Oliaro was named Co-Defensive Player of the Week, for his stat-stuffing performance. Oliaro provided San Diego's first points of the day when he sacked Marist quarterback Chuckie Looney in his own endzone for a safety. He finished the game with a team-best 10 tackles, nine of those solo stops. He also had two tackles for loss that were both quarterback sacks, including the first-quarter safety that went as a seven-yard loss in the book.

Oliaro shares the honor with Drake's Taylor Coleman, who had eight tackles (three for loss) and a sack to help the Bulldogs to a 27-6 victory over Davidson.

This marks the second consecutive week the Toreros have had someone earn Player of the Week Honors. Senior running back Kenn James was named PFL Special Teams Player of the Week last week after returning the opening kickoff 95 yards in the Toreros 45-13 victory over Mercer.

The Toreros (4-2, 3-0) look to stay perfect in the PFL when travel to face Dayton (4-2, 2-1) on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.