Southeast Missouri quarterback Scott Lathrop was named this week's Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week. In his second start of the season, Lathrop threw for a career-high 247 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for 94 yards and another score to lead Southeast to a 37-34 triple overtime victory over Murray State on Oct. 12.
A native of Warrenton, Mo., Lathrop scored on a 1-yard run and threw a 78-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Foster in the second quarter, helping lift the Redhawks to their first halftime lead of the season. He later threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Foster in the third quarter before tossing two big game-tying TDs down the stretch. Lathrop delivered a 15-yard touchdown pass to Paul McRoberts to tie the game at 27-27 with 55 seconds left in regulation. He found McRoberts again, this time on a 15-yard strike to tie the game at 34-34 in overtime. Lathrop finished with 341 yards of total offense and had a hand in all five of Southeast's touchdowns against the Racers. Interestingly enough, he had over 300 yards of total offense on nearly the exact same date a year ago (367 vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 13, 2012). In addition, Lathrop became the first Southeast player to throw four touchdowns in a game since Houston Lillard accomplished the feat vs. Austin Peay on Nov. 3, 2007. Lathrop is Southeast's first OVC Offensive Player of the Week since quarterback Matt Scheible garnered the honor on Oct. 2, 2011.
