WISE - - A pair of UVA Wise football student-athletes have been named AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week for their play in the Cavaliers' 35-28 win over No. 6 Lenoir-Rhyne Saturday. Quarterback Lendon Redwine took home the offensive award while defensive back Markel Dailey was the defensive award winner.

A redshirt sophomore, Redwine passed for 299 yards on 28 completions en route to his second SAC Offensive Player of the Week award this season. The former Dobyns Bennett Indian fired a pair of touchdown passes in the opening half to aid his squad to a 21-10 lead at intermission.

On the season, the signal caller leads the conference with 12 touchdown passes while also leading the league in completions per game at 25. Redwine has passed for at least 232 yards in four of the seasons first five games while having thrown for multiple touchdowns on three occasions.

Dailey continues to make big plays for the UVA Wise defense. Saturday, the Birmingham, Ala. product picked off a pair of passes while adding six solo tackles and a pass deflection to his stat line. The defensive back's second interception essentially sealed the victory for the Cavs as he picked off Lenoir-Rhyne quarterback Grayson Willingham with 1:42 to play.

Thus far, the redshirt freshman has picked off an NCAA Division II leading best five passes while having intercepted four passes over the last two weeks. The SAC Defensive Player of the Week award is the first of his career.

UVA Wise is 3-2 on the season and a perfect 3-0 at Carl Smith Stadium. The Cavs will look to improve to 4-0 at home Saturday when Newberry College is in town for a 12 p.m. kickoff.