May 10, 2012

EASTON, Pa. - Senior quarterback and team captain Andrew Shoop (Danville, Pa./Danville) has been named to the Quarterback Watch List by the College Football Performance Awards, one of two Patriot League quarterbacks to make the list which is based on rankings that take into account the extent individual players increase their team's overall effectiveness.

Shoop started nine games in 2011, forcing his way into the lineup in the Patriot League opener the third game of the season. He completed 56 percent (149-of-265) of his attempts as a junior, racking up 2,024 yards. He tossed 15 touchdowns to 11 interceptions and threw for 200 or more yards five times. Shoop was the first Lafayette player since Marko Glavic in 2003 to throw for 400 yards in a game.

Shoop will be the team's starter as the Leopards report for training camp on August in preparation for the season opener at William & Mary on Sept. 8.