Mizzou Football junior DE Shane Ray (Kansas City, Mo.) has been named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week, as announced tonight by the league office.  Ray was cited for his outstanding play in helping lead Mizzou to a 20-10 win last Saturday against Kentucky.  In the game, Ray tallied two quarterback sacks to up his season total to 12, which broke the Mizzou single-season record of 11.5, previously co-held by former standouts Aldon Smith (2009) and Michael Sam (2013).

Ray ended the game with five total tackles, the two sacks – which both came on 4th down plays to give Mizzou possession of the ball – while adding a pass break up to his ledger.  It marked the fifth two-sack game of the season for Ray, who now leads the SEC in both sacks (12.0) and tackles for loss (16.0), while ranking second and third in the nation in those categories, respectively.

This marks the third time in 2014 that Ray has won the SEC defensive lineman of the week award, adding to the previous honors claimed on Sept. 27th (at South Carolina) and Oct. 18th (at Florida).  Additionally, he won the SEC Defensive Player of the Week award for his stellar play against UCF on Sept. 13th, giving him four league awards this year in all.

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