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Carlton Martial Named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week

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TROY, Ala. – There are setting records, and then there are setting records in style; Carlton Martial took the later route Saturday with 18 tackles in Troy's victory over Marshall when he needed just three to become the Sun Belt Conference's all-time leader in career tackles. The league honored him as the Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.

Martial led a Troy defense that dominated the Thundering Herd from start to finish in a 16-7 Trojan victory. Troy held Marshall to 174 yards of total offense and 96 rushing yards; the Herd entered the weekend ranked sixth nationally, averaging 263.