SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - Hunter Soper (Lexington, Mich.) has been named the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week for the third week in a row, as announced by the league office on Monday. 

Soper continued to be key to the Lakers' success on the defensive end of the floor, notching 4 steals, 2 blocks, and 9 rebounds in LSSU's 53-49 victory over No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth. His efforts helped the Lakers earn stop after stop, holding Duluth to nearly 30 points below their season average of 77.8, and his game-high 9 rebounds held UMD to only 4 second chance points on the day. 

Soper and the Lakers return to action when they open GLIAC play on Tuesday, Dec. 3 with tipoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m.