BAY CITY, Mich. - Tyson Edmondson (Ypsilanti, Mich.) has been named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday.

Edmondson played a pivotal role in helping the Lakers to a 2-0 record on the week, including a 74-68 over the Northern Michigan Wildcats to hand them their first conference loss of the season and end their 13-game winning streak. 

Edmondson was a pesky defender, coming away with a four-steal performance against Michigan Tech on Thursday with three of his steals resulting in fast-break points on the other end. He twice intercepted the passing lanes to take it all the way to the basket himself while another one of his takeaways resulted in a dunk by Kingsley Perkins (Ypsilanti, Mich.) with Edmondson picking up an assist on the play with a leak out pass. 

This marks Edmondson's first GLIAC weekly honors of the season. 

Edmondson and the Lakers return to action on Saturday, Feb. 10 when they host the Ferris State Bulldogs in Bud Cooper Gymnasium with tipoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m.