ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State defensive end Joey Shew was named this week's Missouri Valley Football Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday morning.
 
Shew becomes the third Sycamore to claim Defensive Player of the Week honors from the conference office after pacing Indiana State's efforts in the 35-31 win over No. 15/15 North Dakota this past weekend at Memorial Stadium.
 
The Sycamore defensive end posted six tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble, and he also scored Indiana State's first points of the game courtesy of a 20-yard pick-six in a standout effort.
 
Shew's pick-six was the first defensive touchdown of his career and gave Indiana State the 6-0 lead 34 seconds into the contest. He added a strip-sack near midfield late in the first quarter that resulted in an 11-yard loss and ended a UND drive.
 
He kept it going late in the contest as his four-yard TFL on UND's opening drive of the fourth quarter moved North Dakota out of field goal range and resulted in a punt.
 
His final tackle came on 3^rd-and-9 from the Indiana State 34 as UND mounted their final drive with under 30 seconds to play. Shew stepped up and corralled UND quarterback Simon Romfo for his second sack of the game setting up 4^th-and-Long leading to UND's desperation pass into the end zone that was knocked down as the Sycamores secured their first win against a ranked opponent since 2018 and first win against a Top 15 team since 2016.
 
Indiana State Football MVFC Players of the Week – 2024 Recognition
September 9 – Elijah Owens (Newcomer)
September 16 – Garret Ollendieck (Defensive)
October 14 – Elijah Owens (Newcomer)
October 28 – Geoffrey Brown (Defensive)
November 4 – Joey Shew (Defensive)
 
Up Next
Indiana State is back on the road next weekend as the Sycamores continue Missouri Valley Football play at South Dakota on Saturday, November 9. Kickoff between the Sycamores and the Coyotes is set for 2 p.m. ET inside The DakotaDome with the game scheduled to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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