SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference announced its weekly football honors on Monday, as VMI's Alex Oliver earned SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after helping lift the Keydets to a 12-7 season-opening win against Davidson Saturday.

An All-SoCon First Team cornerback (2022), Oliver was all over the field against the Wildcats, totaling 6.0 tackles including 0.5 tackles for loss (one yard). It was Oliver's late-game performance that stood the tallest, as the senior from Mechanicsville, Virginia, intercepted a pass with eight seconds remaining that sealed the win for the Keydets.

In the process, Oliver and company helped limit one of 2022's top offenses to just 184 total yards on the afternoon. Oliver, who led VMI in interceptions (3) and passes defended (13) last season, currently ranks second in all of FCS (23^rd in all NCAA Football) with 27 career passes defended.

The Keydets (1-0) travel to Bucknell Saturday for their first road contest of the season.