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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Texas A&M University-Commerce football program swept the weekly
honors announced by Lone Star Conference officials on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Junior wide receiver Willie Thornton (<st1:City w:st="on">Belle Glade</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Fla.</st1:State>) was named the Lone Star Conference North
Division Offensive Player of the Week after a record-setting performance
against <st1:place w:st="on">Eastern New Mexico</st1:place>. <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Thornton</st1:City></st1:place> caught seven
passes for a school record 266 yards and matched a school record with four
touchdowns. He set a school record with a 98-yard touchdown reception in the
second quarter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Junior kicker/punter Jose Velasco (<st1:City w:st="on">Santa Maria</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Calif.</st1:State>) was selected as the Lone
Star Conference North Division Special Teams Player of the Week after
making 4 of 5 extra points in the Lions' 38-14 win over <st1:place w:st="on">Eastern
New Mexico</st1:place>. He also handled the punting duties on a full-time
basis for the first time on the season. Velasco punted the ball a
season-best eight times for an average of 41.1 yards a kick, including
three punts inside-the-20 and a 59-yard kick. It is the second weekly honor for
Velasco. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Junior Cory Whitfield (<st1:City w:st="on">Palestine</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>) earned Lone Star Conference North Division
Defensive Player of the Week honors after his role against the spread offense
of <st1:place w:st="on">Eastern New Mexico</st1:place> making a
season-best seven tackles. He broke off a block for a leaping interception in the
first quarter that led to the first A&M-Commerce touchdown. He also was a
member of an A&M-Commerce defense that recorded seven sacks, 13 tackles for
minus yardage, forced two fumbles and picked off three passes.<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
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Kambel</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic'>Director
of Media and Public Relations<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>e-mail: daniel_kambel@tamu-commerce.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>phone: (903) 886-5131<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="http://www.lionathletics.com/"><font
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