Valdosta State’s Chris Pope and Daniel Andersen were honored by the Gulf South Conference Monday after leading the Blazers to a 30-27 victory over No. 6 Albany State Saturday night.

Pope was named the GSC’s Defensive Player of the Week after tallying a game-high nine tackles. The sophomore linebacker finished with three solo stops and six assists and recorded one tackle for loss in the game.

Pope disrupted the Golden Rams’ passing attack throughout the night. He recorded one pass breakup and two quarterback hurries.

Andersen was named the GSC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time in his career. The junior made all three of his extra point attempts and also tied a career high with three field goals. He connected on field goals of 32 and 36 yards in the second quarter of the game, and kicked the game-winner with 3:15 remaining in the contest, a 43-yarder. The 43-yard attempt was the third-longest field goal of Andersen’s career.