AUS:
Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Sabastian Robinson
University: Acadia University
Position: Receiver
Hometown: Saskatoon, Sask.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BBA
Height and weight: 5’10”, 180lbs
Receiver Sabastian Robinson of the Acadia Axemen is the Atlantic University Sport football offensive player of the week for the week ending Sept. 13, 2015.
A fourth-year business student from Saskatoon, Sask., Robinson had four receptions for 72 yards, including two touchdowns, in Acadia’s 31-15 victory this past Saturday over the StFX X-Men in Wolfville, N.S.
Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Christian Plante
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Defensive lineman
Hometown: Dartmouth, N.S.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Academic program: BCM
Height and weight: 6’2, 295lbs
Defensive lineman Christian Plante of the CIS No. 8-ranked Mount Allison Mounties is the Atlantic University Sport football defensive player of the week.
A fifth-year commerce student from Dartmouth, N.S., Plante had 7.5 tackles (seven solo and one assisted) in Mount Allison’s 38-6 win over the Saint Mary’s Huskies in HalifaxFriday night. These included two tackles for loss of six total yards, one of which was a sack for a loss of three yards.
The Mounties defence held the Huskies to just 44 yards rushing and 196 total yards in the win.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: Ryan Lambert
University: Mount Allison Mounties
Position: Kicker
Hometown: Grimsby, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Second
Academic program: BA Environmental Studies
Height and weight: 5’9”, 170lbs
Kicker Ryan Lambert of the Mount Allison Mounties is the Atlantic University Sport football special teams player of the week.
A second-year environmental studies student from Grimsby, Ont., Lambert tied the Mounties all-time record for field goals in a game, making good on five of seven attempts in Mount Allison’s 38-6 victory over Saint Mary’s. The longest of these was for 42 yards.
Lambert was three-for-three on extra-point kicks, posting 18 total points in the win. His stats also included four kickoffs for 196 yards, averaging 49.0 yards per kickoff.
RSEQ:
Montréal, September 14, 2015 – Student-athletes Régis Cibasu, from the Univeristy of Montreal Carabins, Mikaël Charland, from the Concordia University Stingers, and Jamall Hyman-Hamilton, from the Bishop’s University Gaiters, are in the spotlight in the second week of Quebec university football action.
Offensive Student-Athlete
Régis Cibasu
Receiver
Team: Carabins
University: University of Montréal
Hometown: Kinshasa, Congo
Height: 6’2’’
Weight: 230 lbs
Former Team: Cégep Édouard-Montpetit
The receiver was the catalyst of the Bleus attack last Friday, in a 42-2 victory over the McGill University Redmen. The HEC business student caught six passes for 163 yards. Cibasu, who’s in his second year of eligibility, also scored his team’s second touchdown.
Defensive Student-Athlete
Mikaël Charland
Half back/Safety
Team: Stingers
University: Concordia University
Hometown: Gatineau, Québec
Height: 6’4’’
Weight: 215 lbs
Former Team: Cégep de l’Outaouais
Veteran Mikaël Charland got his name in the Concordia Stingers book of records this Saturday.
In a 38-18 victory over the Bishop’s Gaiters, the 23-year-old defensive back twice infuriated the starting opposing quarterback, and his replacement another time, by intercepting three passes, which put his name down in the Concordia University records for most interceptions in a single game. His name is now next to Christian Côté’s, the last Stinger to accomplish such a feat, in 1998.
The Human Environment student-athlete also performed two solo tackles.
Special Teams Student-Athlete
Jamall Hyman-Hamilton
Kick-returner
Team: Gaiters
University: Bishop’s University
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Height: 6’0’’
Weight: 205 lbs
Former Team: Concordia University
His team’s defeat to the Concordia Stingers did not stop Jamall Hyman-Hamilton from shining last Saturday.
With nine minutes on the fourth quarter clock, the return specialist managed to cover 112 yards for a touchdown. It was the second longest punt return run in RESQ university football history.
Hyman-Hamilton had a total 132 yards in two punt returns.
OUA:
BURLINGTON, Ont. – The following athletes have been named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Football Players of the Week for the period ending September 14, 2015.
OFFENCE: Asher Hastings (Regina, Saskatchewan) – 3rd yr. – McMaster
Making just his second career start, McMaster Marauders quarterback Asher Hastings (Regina, Saskatchewan) once again filled up the stats sheet as the No. 7 nationally-ranked Marauders’ defeated the Ottawa Gee-Gees 57-42.
The third-year Psychology student-athlete completed 24 of 35 attempts (68.6% completion percentage), for 373 yards and five touchdowns, with no interceptions.
Hastings, a 6’4″ 215 lbs quarterback, kept the Ottawa defence off-balance all day by sharing the football across the field, finding a different receiver on four of his five touchdown passes.
Through just two games this season, Hastings leads OUA and CIS in yards passing per game (378.5) and touchdowns (10). He has not thrown an interception in his 69 attempts, while completing 72.5% of his passes.
Hastings and the Marauders will be on the road on Saturday as they travel to Guelph, Ont. for a Yates Cup rematch against the Guelph Gryphons at 1:00pm. Catch the game live on OUA.tv and locally on Cable 14 (Hamilton) and Rogers TV Cable 20 (Guelph).
DEFENCE: Curtis Newton (London, Ont.) – 4th yr. – Guelph
Linebacker Curtis Newton (London, Ont.) and the No. 5 nationally-ranked Guelph Gryphons defence smothered York on Saturday, limiting the Lions to just one offensive touchdown in a 49-22 victory.
Newton, a fourth-year Sociology student-athlete, finished the game with a fumble recovery, an interception and four tackles.
In the first quarter, the 6’2″ 220 lbs linebacker took advantage of a bobbled snap by the Lions, pouncing on the loose ball giving the Gryphons great field position. He followed that up in the second quarter by picking off Lions quarterback Brett Hunchak for his first interception of the season.
Newton and the Gryphons defence limited the Lions to just 98 yards on the ground, marking the third consecutive week that they’ve allowed less than 100 yards rushing. Through three games, the Gryphons currently own the top run defence in OUA, allowing just 86.7 rushing yards per game.
Saturday will be Homecoming at the University of Guelph and what bigger game to celebrate with than a Yates Cup rematch against the rival McMaster Marauders. The Gyphons will welcome the Marauders to the not-so-friendly confines of Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ont. for the OUA.tv Marquee Matchup at 1:00pm. Catch the game live on OUA.tv and locally on Cable 14 (Hamilton) and Rogers TV Cable 20 (Guelph).
SPECIAL TEAMS: Jahmari Bennett (Mississauga, Ont.) – 4th yr. – York
York Lions returner Jahmari Bennett (Mississauga, Ont.) recorded 291 return yards on just nine returns in a 49-22 loss to the No. 5 nationally-ranked Guelph Gryphons on Saturday afternoon.
On the first snap of the fourth quarter, Bennett, a fourth-year Religious Studies student-athlete, returned a missed field goal attempt 115 yards the other way to the end zone for a touchdown. The return is currently the longest recorded play in the CIS so far this season.
CWUAA:
Timmis runs his way to Offensive Player of the Week honours, Lyles earns another conference award
After becoming the Calgary Dinos’ all-time touchdown leader Week 1, running back Mercer Timmis added three more TDs and 276 yards Week 2 to claim Canada West offensive player of the week honours.
Along with Timmis, UBC safety Taylor Loffler and Manitoba return man Jamel Lyles took home the conference’s Week 2 defensive and special teams awards respectively.
OFFENCE – Mercer Timmis, Calgary Dinos, Running back
6-1, 220, 4th year, Burlington, ON
It was the Mercer Timmis show Friday night in Winnipeg, as the veteran running back led the No. 2 Calgary Dinos to an exciting 46-38 victory over the No. 6 Manitoba Bisons at Investors Group Field in the only CIS top 10 matchup of the week.
Timmis racked up a CIS season high 276 yards rushing, and a trio of touchdowns in the win, as he stretched his CIS leading rushing total to 426 yards – better than half his total from last season, when he led the conference in rushing. With five rushing touchdowns on the season, Timmis sits tied for second in the nation, behind only Guelph’s Johnny Augustine’s total of six.
Timmis, the 2013 Canada West MVP, averaged better than 10 yards on 27 carries, including a career-long 80-yard TD in the third quarter when he shot through the front seven and turned on the afterburners, ending up virtually untouched in the end zone. The play was the fourth-longest run in Calgary history, and the longest since 1998.
DEFENCE – Taylor Loffler, UBC Thunderbirds, Safety
6-3, 220, 2nd year, Kelowna, BC
Taylor Loffler was one of the heroes for the UBC Thunderbirds on Saturday, as his game-saving interception in the final minute preserved a 27-20 victory over the Regina Rams in front of 6,950 homecoming fans at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver.
Loffler, who was one of UBC head coach Blake Nill’s biggest offseason recruits after transferring from Boise State, picked off Regina QB Taylor Vieira’s would-be touchdown pass with less than a minute left to preserve UBC’s lead after the Rams marched the ball to the Thunderbird 18-yard line.
Along with his late game heroics, Loffler added 11 tackles for the T-Birds, running his season total to 21.5, which is good for fifth in the country and tops in Canada West after two weeks.
SPECIAL TEAMS – Jamel Lyles, Returner, Manitoba Bisons
6-0, 205, 1st year, Surrey, BC
For the second consecutive week, Manitoba Bisons running back and return man Jamel Lyles is a Canada West football player of the week.
After capturing both the Canada West and CIS offensive player of the week awards to open the season, the rookie had another stellar outing Week 2, taking the opening kickoff of Friday night’s tilt against Calgary 107 yards for a touchdown.
That lightning-fast TD set a new Bison record for longest kickoff return, and is tied for the third longest in Canada West history.
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