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Nassar, Jervis and Wamsley named OUA Football Players of the Week
HAMILTON – The following student-athletes have been named OUA Football Players of the Week for the period ending October 13, 2013.
OFFENCE: Simon Nassar, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, Quarterback
Third-year quarterback Simon Nassar threw for 360 yards and four touchdowns leading the Varsity Blues to a 56-35 comeback victory to claim the Argo Cup in the 44th annual Red & Blue Bowl on Oct. 10. A native of Toronto, Nassar was 24-for-38 on the night for a 63% completion rate. With the Blues trailing 14-2 early in the second quarter, Nassar took charge, going 8-for-11 for 100 yards and two majors as the Blues racked up 32 points in the second quarter and took the lead for good. An English major, Nassar has averaged 366 yards in the last three outings and has thrown for eight majors in the last two games.
DEFENCE: Aaron Jervis, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, Defensive Lineman
Second-year defensive lineman Aaron Jervis recorded a career-high 7.5 tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one sack and one blocked punt in the Varsity Blues 56-35 Argo Cup victory. With Toronto trailing 14-2 early in the second quarter, the Oakville, Ont., native blocked Nick Naylor’s punt and recovered it himself on York’s 15-yard line to set up a Toronto field goal and bring the score within five. After 25 unanswered points, York stormed down the field at the end of the second quarter, but Jervis sacked Lions quarterback Myles Gibbon in a second and goal situation. On the ensuing play, York faked a field goal, which was intercepted by Toronto for an 88-yard interception return for a touchdown, putting the Blues up by 20 at the end of the first half.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Dillon Wamsley, Queen’s Gaels, Kicker
Dillon Wamsley (London, Ont.) put everything he had into a 52-yard field goal in the Gaels 78-21 win over Waterloo on Friday night (Oct. 11). The half-field kick tied the Gaels all-time mark set by Blaine Shore in 1979 and is tied for 12th longest in CIS history. Wamsley finished the day hitting all nine extra point attempts as well as kicking for two rouges. The Arts & Science major also punted 11 times in the game averaging 59.4 yards per punt.
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week ending Oct. 13, 2013
Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Brandon Leyh
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Quarterback
Hometown: New Westminster, B.C.
Year of eligibility: Second
Academic program: Bachelor of Commerce
Height and weight: 6’2”, 215lbs
Quarterback Brandon Leyh of the Mount Allison Mounties is the Atlantic University Sport Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 13, 2013.
Leyh, a 6-foot-2, second-year commerce student from New Westminster, B.C., completed 20-of-35 pass attempts for 298 yards, including two touchdown passes in the Mounties’ 42-13 victory over the St. Francis Xavier X-Men on Saturday.
Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Donovan Saunders
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Defensive Back
Hometown: Brampton, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BA Sociology
Height and weight: 6’0”, 180lbs
Defensive back Donovan Saunders of the Mount Allison Mounties is the Atlantic University Sport Football Defensive Player of the Week.
A third-year sociology student from Brampton, Ont., Saunders played a pivotal part in the Mounties’ 42-13 victory over StFX.
His stats included an interception return for 28 yards, a forced fumble and a pass break up, as well as two solo tackles and two assisted tackles, as the Mounties held the league’s top scoring team to just 13 points.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: Chase Kodejs
University: Saint Mary’s University
Position: Kicker
Hometown: Bedford, N.S.
Year of eligibility: First
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 6’4”, 196lbs
Rookie kicker Chase Kodejs of the Saint Mary’s Huskies is the Atlantic University Sport Football Special Teams Player of the Week.
Kodejs, a first-year arts student from Bedford, N.S., had 16 punts for 559 total yards, averaging 34.9 yards per punt in the Huskies’ 11-9 victory over the AUS defending champion Acadia Axemen on Friday.
He connected on three of three field goal attempts, the longest for 37 yards, scoring nine of the Huskies’ 11 total points in the game. He also averaged 47.7 yards on three kickoffs.
Kodejs currently leads the AUS in field goals made with eleven and in scoring with 42 points.
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