KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Senior free safety Louis Delmas was named Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week on Monday morning. The North Miami Beach, Fla., native compiled 10 tackles for the second-straight game and also filled the stat sheet with his 10th-career interception and the third fumble recovery of his career.

Delmas now has five games in his career with 10 or more tackles and has opened the 2008 season with double-digit tackle efforts in each of the first two games. He recorded 11 stops in the opener at Nebraska before registering 10 more against the Huskies.

The senior's 10th-career pick was his second in as many games. It came late in the third quarter with WMU clinging to a 14-13 lead. The interception was made at mid field and he returned it 18 yards to Northern Illinois' 32-yard line. His fumble recovery came in the fourth quarter, shortly after the Broncos had regained the lead, 22-19. On the second play of NIU's drive senior line backer Boston McCornell forced DeMarcus Grady to fumble. It was recovered by Delmas on the Huskies' 33-yard line.

The fumble recovery was Delmas' third career recovery but the first since Oct. 8, 2005 against Ball State. The turnover, Western Michigan's fourth in its first two games of the year, resulted in the Broncos scoring on the ensuing drive to take a 10 point lead with seven minutes remaining in the game.

This is the first MAC West Player of the Week award for Delmas, who has been named Second Team All-MAC after the 2005 and 2007 seasons.

He and the Broncos travel to Idaho on Sept. 13 to take on the Vandals at the Kibbie Dome (5 p.m. ET). Western Michigan fans can watch the game live through Bronco Insider. Please visit www.wmubroncos.com to join.