Northwest Notes Nov. 2, 2021

WSU D-lineman Stone earns Pac-12 honors

SAN FRANCISCO — Washington State EDGE Ron Stone Jr. earned his first career Pac-12 Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week accolade following a road win over Arizona State, the conference office announced Monday.

Stone Jr. anchored a Cougar defense that forced five Sun Devil turnovers in WSU’s 34-21 win in Tempe, the most takeaways in a game since 2017 and the fewest points allowed to ASU in Tempe since 2001. The redshirt junior finished the day with six tackles, four solo, two tackles-for-loss, one sack and a fumble recovery.

Stone Jr. enters the Cougars’ bye week tied for third on the team with 47 tackles and second in the Pac-12 with 10.5 tackles-for-loss including five sacks, tied for third in the league.