OUA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Nassar, Baronaitis and Charette
HAMILTON – The following student-athletes have been named OUA Football Players of the Week for the period ending September 29, 2013.
OFFENCE: Simon Nassar, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, Quarterback
Third-year quarterback Simon Nassar completed 26-of-39 passes for 343 yards and four touchdowns leading the University of Toronto Varsity Blues a convincing 50-10 victory over the Carleton Ravens on Friday night. The Toronto native threw for a game-long 47-yard completion on Toronto’s first play of the game, 149 yards in the first quarter and capped it off with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Alex Pierzchalski. A fourth-year English major, Nassar went onto find Pierzchalski two more times and rookie Llevi Noel once in the end zone en route to the dominant victory.
DEFENCE: Justin Baronaitis, Queen’s University Gaels, Defensive Back
Justin Baronaitis (Rexdale, Ont.) was a terror on the field during Saturday’s 50-31 loss to Western. Baronaitis finished with 11.5 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a pass making his presence felt in London. His 11.5 tackles led all players in the game and he now has 31.5 tackles on the season.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Alex Charette, University of Guelph Gryphons, Receiver
Alex Charette (St. Catharine’s, Ont.) amassed 211 all-purpose yards in Guelphs’ 41-19 victory over Waterloo on Saturday. The 6-foot-1 receiver put together a game-changing field goal return of 125 yards for a touchdown with two minutes remaining in the first half. In addition to being a starting receiver who caught four passes for 42 yards, the speedster tallied punt returns for 15 yards and one kickoff return for 29 yards.
RSEQ PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Dussault, Gagnon and Treloar:
Montreal – McGill quarterback Pierre-Luc Dussault, defensive lineman Jean-Christophe Gagnon of the Sherbrooke Vert & Or and kicker Keegan Treloar of the Concordia Stingers are the RSEQ university football players of the week for the period ending September 29, 2013.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER
Pierre-Luc Dussault
Position : Quarterback
Team : Redmen
School : McGill University
City : Québec (Québec)
Age: 20
Height : 6-0
Weight : 200
Eligibility Year : 1
Last team : CEGEP Limoilou
McGill quarterback Pierre-Luc Dussault (Medical Preparatory) is the offensive player of the week in RSEQ university football. Dussault threw for 538 yards, three touchdowns and ran for another one as the McGill Redmen won a thrilling 53-52 overtime victory over the Concordia Stingers. The first year player, who started his first ever university football game Saturday, directed an offense that generated a single-game school record of 757 yards of net offense. His 538 passing yards ranked as the second highest total in RSEQ conference history – 19 shy of the league record. He also ran for 62 yards on 12 carries. Dussault engineered an eight-play, 60-yard scoring drive in the final minute of regulation time, that culminated in a 35-yard field-goal to tie the score at 46-46 and force overtime.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER
Jean-Christophe Gagnon
Position : Defensive lineman
Team : Vert & Or
School : Université de Sherbrooke
City : Trois-Rivières (Québec)
Age : 24
Height : 6-3
Weight : 270
Eligibility Year : 3
Last team : Gaiters, Bishop’s University
Jean-Christophe Gagnon (Multidisciplinary certificate), defensive lineman with the Vert & Or from Université de Sherbrooke, is the defensive football player of the week in the RSEQ. In the 16-12 win against the Carabins from Université de Montréal, the Vert & Or defense limited the Carabins offense, that averaged a league leading 32,5 points per game before the weekend, to 12 points and 214 yards of total offense. Gagnon had a strong showing collecting 4 tackles, 3 of them behind the line of scrimmage. He also amassed 2 quarterback sacks including one in the last minutes of the game to secure the win.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER
Keegan Treloar
Position : Kicker
Team : Stingers
School : Concordia University
City : Brandon (Manitoba)
Age : 20
Height : 6-2
Weight : 200
Eligibility Year : 3
Last team : Vincent Massey HS
Keegan Treloar (Marketing) kicker of the Concordia Stingers wins the special team player of the week award in the RSEQ. The third year kicker excelled on field goals, successfully converting his 3 attempts (50, 44, 48 yards). His 50 yarder is a personal and school record and is currently the longest field goal in the CIS this year. He also maintained a 61,3 yard average on 6 kickoffs.
CWUAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Timmis, Lesperance and Mark
EDMONTON – University of Calgary running back Mercer Timmis led the #5 Dinos to victory with four touchdowns, while teammate Johnny Mark was perfect on kicking duty and Connor Lesperance led a tough Manitoba Bisons defence.
OFFENCE: #20 Mercer Timmis, Calgary
Home: Burlington, ON
Height: 6-1
Year: 2nd
Academic: Haskayne School of Business
Mercer Timmis of the Calgary Dinos just keeps finding the end zone.
The second-year tailback ran roughshod over the Alberta Golden Bears Saturday night in Edmonton, picking up 214 yards on just 16 carries as the Dinos crushed their provincial rivals 76-21 to improve to 5-0 on the season. And for the second week in a row, Timmis scored four touchdowns.
His first was a career long and came on a 63-yard romp late in the opening quarter. He added two more in the second quarter from 33 and five yards, then capped off his day with an 8-yard major on the first series of the third quarter. It was his last touch of the night, giving him all of his stats in just over two quarters’ work.
The Haskayne School of Business student has 14 all-purpose touchdowns on the year – just three shy of the Dinos’ record of 17 set by Don Blair in his 1995 Hec Crighton-winning season. Timmis has tied the school record of 13 rushing touchdowns in a year and sits just one back of the Canada West record in that category – with three games left on the schedule.
The 5-0 Dinos can clinch first place in Canada West with a win over the Saskatchewan Huskies Friday night at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon (7 p.m., Shaw TV).
DEFENCE: #3 Connor Lesperance, Manitoba
Home: Winnipeg, MB
Height: 5-11
Year: 1st
Academic: Asper School of Business
Manitoba Bisons defensive back Connor Lesperance made an immediate impact despite not starting the game as he had two key interceptions (for 45 interception return yards) against the conference leader in pass offence. #10 Manitoba defeated the Regina Rams by a 34-15 result at home on Saturday to improve to 3-2 on the season.
With Regina trying to get back into the contest at the end of the third, Lespernace had his first interception against backup John Kiesman as the Rams were deep in Bison territory and made a toe-tap catch on the sidelines on a tipped ball to end the threat. On the second interception, Regina had narrowed the lead to 12 points early in the fourth and Lesperance jumped up high to pick the ball off as Regina started the drive at mid-field and had a 45-yard return. With the great field position off the interception, the BIsons scored on the ensuing possession and salted the game away with a touchdown.
Lesperance added two solo tackles in the victory. The Winnipeg native has played in all five conference games so far this season in his rookie campaign and registered 12.0 tackles with two break-ups and two interceptions in 2013.
In week six, the Bisons finish off their regular season home schedule when they host the UBC Thunderbirds at Investors Group Field on Saturday, October 5 at 1 p.m. CT.
SPECIAL TEAMS: #33 Johnny Mark, Calgary
Home: Peterborough, ON
Height: 6-0
Year: 3rd
Academic: Science
Johnny Mark continued his consistent play for the University of Calgary Dinos Saturday night in a 76-21 romp of the Alberta Golden Bears in Edmonton.
On his only field goal attempt of the night, the third-year science student connected from a career long of 46 yards to remain a perfect 9-for-9 on the season. And dealing with a wind that continued to change directions at Foote Field, he punted seven times for a 47.1-yard average.
The second-team All-Canadian made 10 point-after attempts, hit a career long field goal, and added a punt single, accounting for 14 points on the night. He trails only teammate Mercer Timmis in scoring with 59 points on the season.
Mark and the Dinos (5-0) look to clinch first place in the conference for the third straight season when they visit the Saskatchewan Huskies (4-1) Friday night at Griffiths Stadium (7 p.m., Shaw TV).
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week ending Sept. 29, 2013
Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Zack Skibin
University: Acadia University
Position: Running Back
Hometown: Edmonton, Alta.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 5’10”, 220lbs
Running back Zack Skibin of the Acadia Axemen is the Atlantic University Sport Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 29, 2013.
Skibin, a 5-foot-10, fourth-year arts student from Edmonton, Alta., had 14 carries for 112 yards and a touchdown in Saturday’s 40-9 win over the Mount Allison Mounties.
He was named Subway Player of the Game and sits fourth in AUS rushing with 151 rushing yards.
Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Rob Jubenville
University: Saint Mary’s University
Position: Defensive Line
Hometown: Oshawa, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 6’2”, 257lbs
Defensive lineman Rob Jubenville of the Saint Mary’s University Huskies is the Atlantic University Sport Football Defensive Player of the Week.
A fifth-year arts student from Oshawa, Ont., Jubenville had four sacks, 5.5 tackles, including four tackles for a loss, and a forced fumble in Friday night’s 25-13 win over the St. Francis Xavier X-Men.
Already the all-time career leader in AUS sacks, his performance in Friday’s game landed him in a four-way tie for second place in the AUS record books for most sacks by an individual in a single game.
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 six punts for 209 total yards, averaging 34.8 yards per punt in the Huskies’ 25-13 win over the StFX X-Menon Friday.
He also connected on three of four field goal attempts, the longest for 37 yards, and was good on both of his extra point kicks.
Kodejs currently leads the AUS in field goals made with seven and is tied for first in scoring with 28 points.
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