April 17, 2008
Fort Collins, CO - Colorado Ice defensive back Dorsey Golston earned the first honor of his professional career Wednesday when he was named Defensive Player of the Week by the United Indoor Football league. James Terry of Sioux Falls and Tim Blackwell of RiverCity received offensive and special teams player of the week nods, respectively.
In the Ice's 28-26 loss to the Billings Outlaws, Craft made a career-high 10 solo tackles and assisted on two more, finishing the night with a team-high 11. He added a tackle for loss with a loss of a yard. Golston was a University of Wyoming standout, earning honorable mention All-Mountain West honors his senior year after ranking second in interceptions in the conference before joining the Ice last season. This weekend, Colorado
welcomes the Sioux City Bandits to the Budweiser Events Center on Friday evening for a week 5 re-match.
Terry, wide receiver for the Sioux Falls Storm, earns Offensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts in last week's game. He caught a team-high eight passes for 124 yards in the Storm's 45-34 victory over the Sioux City Bandits. So far this season, Terry leads the Storm with 25 receptions, 293 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. This weekend, Terry and his teammates complete a two-game homestand by facing off against the Billings
Outlaws Saturday evening.
Blackwell, running back for the RiverCity Rage, is honored with Special Teams Player of the Week. He returned five kicks for 103 yards with a long of 44 in the Rage's 41-38 loss to the Bloomington Extreme. Blackwell also rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown while also catching five passes for 25 yards and another touchdown. This weekend, RiverCity hosts the Wichita Wild
Saturday evening at the Family Arena.
The Ice will travel to Omaha, Neb. next Saturday, April 26, to take on the Omaha Beef in the Omaha Civic Auditorium at 7 p.m. CST/6 p.m. MST. For more information about the Ice, visit their website at www.thecoloradoice.com.
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