ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Junior wide receiver Tyler Ball collected his first career Mid-States Football Association weekly award on Monday after leading the Spartans to a victory over Madonna University behind a massive performance on Saturday. 
 
The St. Louis, Missouri native was responsible for 102 yards of the 162 combined passing yards for Missouri Baptist, catching seven Josh Munn passes for a new career-high. Ball added a touchdown to his stat sheet, taking a short completion 52-yards to the endzone to widen the Spartan third-quarter lead.
 
Later in the quarter, Ball added a second touchdown on the special teams unit when he returned a Crusaders kickoff 95 yards to the house to extend the MBU lead to 34-24. Allen wins the MSFA Midwest Offensive Player of the Week award for the first time in his career, and he is the fourth Spartan to win a weekly award in three games in 2021. 
 
Ball and the Spartans travel to Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday to take on the eighth-ranked Marian University Knights. The opening kickoff is scheduled for 12:05 p.m.