Montreal’s Ameet Pall named Southern Conference Defensive Player of Year (FCS)

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford College had five players named to the Coaches All-Southern Conference Team as announced by the league on Tuesday. In addition, Ameet Pall was named the Defensive Player of the Year and Pat Illig earned the Jacobs Blocking Trophy.

Earning first team honors from the Southern Conference Coaches were offensive lineman Pat Illig, running back Eric Breitenstein and defensive lineman Ameet Pall.

Pall, a junior from Montreal, Quebec, anchored one of the top defensive units in all of FCS. He ranks fifth in the country in sacks (1.1 spg) and is seventh in the nation in tackles for loss (1.77 TFL/game). The Terriers gave up just 158 yards per game through the air in 2010 and held their opponents to just 127.4 yards on the ground. Wofford held its opponents to just 19.0 points per game this season. Pall was second on the team with 47 tackles, 19.5 of which were for loss. He tallied 12.5 sacks, 6 quarterback hurries, forced two fumbles and recovered two more. He becomes the third Terrier to earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, joining Matt Nelson (2003) and Katon Bethay (2005). Pall is also a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award and a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award, presented to the top defensive end in the NCAA.

Source: Wofford College Athletics