Courtesy of Grand Valley State Athletic Communications

D2Football.com announced today that Grand Valley State junior running back Martayveus Carter has been named the Offensive Player of the Week for his performance at Wayne State in the Lakers' 45-27 road win. 

Carter led the way for a Laker offense that ran just 41 offensive plays in the game, including a starting offense that ran just 29 offensive snaps in a little over two quarters of action. Martayveus rushed for 218 yards and three TDs on just 11 carries, while catching two passes for 22 yards. Carter, who did not touch the ball in the fourth quarter, scored on runs of 97, 68 and 5 yards as he tallied 240 all-purpose yards. He averaged 19.8 yards per rush and his 97-yard TD run was the longest TD run in Laker football history and tied the GLIAC record for longest touchdown run in league history. Carter tied the GVSU record for career 100-yard rushing games (16) and hit the 200-yard mark for the sixth time in his career. In addition, Carter is now tied for second on the all-time rushing list with Michael Tennessee (3,515) yards.

The 4th-ranked Lakers will stay on the road this Saturday at Truman State in a non-conference matchup that will kickoff at 3 p.m. ET