Central Michigan University Athletics
Fountain Earns Weekly MAC Honor
9/17/2018 2:05:00 PM | Football
Chippewa linebacker made a career-high 18 tackles on Saturday at Northern Illinois
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan's Malik Fountain was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week for football after his performance on Saturday in a 24-16 loss at Northern Illinois.
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Fountain, a senior from Chicago, made a career-high 18 tackles including a sack that went for loss of 13 yards. Eight of Fountain's tackles were solo stops.
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Fountain leads the Chippewas with 35 tackles. CMU (0-3) plays host to Maine (2-0) in a nonconference game on Saturday, Sept. 22 (3 p.m.).
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan's Malik Fountain was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week for football after his performance on Saturday in a 24-16 loss at Northern Illinois.
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Fountain, a senior from Chicago, made a career-high 18 tackles including a sack that went for loss of 13 yards. Eight of Fountain's tackles were solo stops.
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Fountain leads the Chippewas with 35 tackles. CMU (0-3) plays host to Maine (2-0) in a nonconference game on Saturday, Sept. 22 (3 p.m.).
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