ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week ending Oct. 29, 2017
Offensive Player of the Week
Name:Β Malik Richards
University:Β Mount Allison University
Position:Β Receiver
Hometown:Β Brampton, Ont.
Year of eligibility:Β Third
Academic program:Β BA
Height and weight:Β 6β1β, 190 lbs
Mount Allison Mounties receiver Malik Richards is the Atlantic University Sport football offensive player of the week for the week ending Oct. 29, 2017.
A third-year arts student from Brampton, Ont., Richards had four receptions for 90 yards and two touchdowns in Mount Allisonβs 26-25 win over the Saint Maryβs Huskies Saturday in Halifax.
In seven games played for the Mounties this season, Richards averaged 5.3 receptions and 86.9 receiving yards per game.
Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Damien Halstead
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Linebacker
Hometown: Brampton, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BA Sociology
Height and weight: 5β10β, 230 lbs
Mount Allison Mounties linebacker Damien Halstead has been named the AUS football defensive player of the week.
A fourth-year sociology student in his third year of eligibility from Brampton, Ont., Halstead was named Subway Player of the Game in Mount Allisonβs 26-25 win over Saint Maryβs Saturday.
He had three quarterback sacks on defence for the Mounties, three tackles for loss and 15 total loss yards.
Halstead had 8.0 tackles in the gameβseven solo and two assistedβas well as a forced fumble.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Name:Β Brian Hope
University:Β Saint Maryβs University
Position:Β Kicker
Hometown:Β Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Year of eligibility:Β Second
Academic program: BA
Height and weight:Β 6β1″, 195 lbs
Saint Maryβs Huskies kicker Brian Hope is the AUS football special teams player of the week for the week ending Oct. 29, 2017.
A second-year arts student from Port Coquitlam, B.C., Hope tied the AUS all-time record for field goals made in a single game, with six made on six attempts, in Saint Maryβs 26-25 loss to Mount Allison Saturday.
He also made good on his lone point-after attempt for 19 total points in the game.
Hope joins current records holders Neil Ellison and Mark Dalla Rivaβboth former Saint Maryβs standouts. Ellison set the record with six field goals made in a single game in 1980. Dalla Riva tied his record in 1996.
Source: AUS
RSEQ:Β Hugo Richard, Daniel Tshiamala and Khalil Kerr
named players of the week
Offensive Student-Athlete
Hugo Richard
Quarterback
Team: Rouge et Or
University: Laval
Hometown: Longueuil, QuΓ©bec
Age: 22
Height: 6β2ββ
Weight: 220 lbs.
Former team:Β CΓ©gep Vanier
Highlights:
Defensive Student-Athlete
Daniel Tshiamala
Linebacker
Team: Rouge et Or
University: Laval
Hometown: Kinshasa, Congo
Age: 23
Height: 6β1ββ
Weight: 233 lbs.
Former team:Β St. Francis Xavier University
Highlights:
Special Teams Student Athlete
Khalil Kerr
Returner
Team: Carabins
University: MontrΓ©al
Hometown: MontrΓ©al, QuΓ©bec
Age: 21
Height: 5β08ββ
Weight: 166 lbs.
Former team:Β Vanier College
Highlights:
Alberta WR Tylor Henry helped lead the Bears to the playoffs with a 53-3 win over Calgary Week 8.
CWUAA players of the week: Albertaβs breakthrough highlights Week 8 winners
Highlights:
- Alberta WR Tylor Henry (offence), Alberta DB Tak Landry (defence), and Manitoba RET Marcel Arruda-Welch (special teams) are the Week 8 CW football players of the week
- Henry set an Alberta single-game record with four receiving touchdowns, while Landry was dominant defensively, recovering a pair of fumbles and earning an interception
- Alberta takes on Calgary in the Hardy Cup semis this Saturday at McMahon Stadium (1 p.m. MDT), while UBC hosts Regina in the other semi later that day (3 p.m. PDT)
EDMONTON β Tylor Henry and Tak Landry saved their best regular season performances for the right time, as the fifth-year veterans helped guide the Alberta Golden Bears back into the post-season for the first time since 2010.
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Henry provided the offence for Alberta, while Landry was a man on a mission defensively, as the Bears downed the previously undefeated Calgary Dinos 53-3 Saturday afternoon in Calgary. The win, coupled with the Saskatchewan Huskies loss later in the day, punched the Bears’ playoff ticket. It also snapped a 14-game winless streak against Calgary on the field for Alberta, who hadn’t beaten the Dinos β excluding a forfeit win in 2014 β in nine years.
The Bears will now have the tough task of looking for back-to-back wins against Calgary, as the pair square off Saturday, Nov. 4 at McMahon Stadium (1 p.m. MDT) in the Hardy Cup semis.
Also claiming a weekly honour is Manitoba Bison defensive back Marcel Arruda-Welch. The rookie earns the special teams player of the week after his 75-yard kickoff return touchdown in the third quarter of Manitoba’s 36-32 come from behind win over the Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday. Arruda-Welch’s return posted the first points of the night for the Herd, who had fallen behind 22-0 to Saskatchewan in a game they needed to win by 37 or more in order to leapfrog Alberta for the fourth and final playoff spot.
You can watch both the Bears-Dinos game, as well as the other semifinal featuring the Regina Rams and UBC Thunderbirds (3 p.m. PDT) this Saturday on the Canada West Football Showcase (SaskTel, TELUS, BellMTS), or online at Canada West TV.
OFFENCE
WR β Tylor Henry
Alberta Golden Bears
5th-year
Camrose, Alta.
Physical Education & Recreation
What a way to head into the post-season. Fifth-year receiver Tylor Henry put on a pass catching show for the ages Saturday in Alberta’s 53-3 win over the Calgary Dinos, as the veteran receiver posted 159 receiving yards on nine catches. Most impressive for Henry though were his four touchdown receptions β an Alberta program record, which also tied him for second most all-time in a single CW game.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers draft pick played a central role in helping the Bears clinch their first post-season berth since 2010, as the Bears earned their first on-field victory over the Dinos in nearly a decade.
DEFENCE
DB β Tak Landry
Alberta Golden Bears
5th-year
Edmonton, Alta.
Science
Also big for the Bears in their clutch win was Tak Landry. The defensive back was all over the field for the Bears, registering 10.5 tackles, a tackle for loss, and four pass breakups. While impressive, those numbers weren’t even the best on the day for the fifth-year. The Edmonton native forced a fumble, recovered a pair of fumbles, and registered an interception in the lopsided victory.
Landry and Henry will need to be big again this weekend, as the Bears head south for a rematch with the Dinos in the Hardy Cup semis. The playoff game will be the first in both player’s careers, as Alberta takes aim at their first post-season victory since their 31-30 semifinal win over Saskatchewan back in 2010.
SPECIAL TEAMS
RET β Marcel Arruda-Welch
Manitoba Bisons
1st-year
Winnipeg, Man.
University 1
Rounding out the Week 8 winners is Marcel Arruda-Welch. The first-year defensive back sparked the first bit of life for the Manitoba Bisons Saturday against the Saskatchewan Huskies when he returned a kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. That major cut into the Huskies 22-0 lead in a game Manitoba eventually won 36-32 thanks to a touchdown with less than 20 seconds left in the game.
The win improved Manitoba’s record to 2-6 on the season, as the Bisons stormed back to end Saskatchewan’s playoff hopes a week after seeing their own post-season hopes dashed.
Source:Β Evan Daum, Canada West Communications
OUAΒ (Quarterfinals) Players of the Week
Offenceβ Jordan Lyons, McMaster
It was a career day for Jordan Lyons in their quarterfinal tilt with the Queenβs Gaels, as the McMaster Maraudersβ running back put his name in and around the top of some impressive OUA records.
Lyons matched Dillon Campbell’s OUA playoff record for carries on Saturday in McMaster’s 12-9 quarterfinal win over Queen’s, rushing the ball 39 times. His 319 yards along the ground stands second all-time in Canadian University football history behind only Ottawa Gee-Gee Davie Mason’s 327 gained in 2008 against the Guelph Gryphons.
In conditions that made the passing game equally tough for both sides, Lyonsβ prowess on the ground proved to be a big part of his teamβs win.
Defence β Luke Korol, Guelph
The Guelph Gryphons limited their quarterfinal opponent β Ottawa Gee-Gees β to just eight points on Saturday, and a large part of this defensive stand was LB Luke Korol.
After finishing 3rd in the OUA in tackles during the regular season, fourth-year Korol continued his outstanding 2017 campaign by helping lead the way for the Gryphon D in what was a dominant performance. Korol racked up 7.5 tackles to go along with 2 sacks and 1 pass break up, as the Gryphons limited Ottawa to just 72 yards rushing and 248 yards passing.
Special Teams β Gabriel Ferraro, Guelph
For the second consecutive week, Gabriel Ferraro has earned Special Teams Player of the Week honours, as the kicker played a key role in the teamβs 30-8 quarterfinal victory over Ottawa.
Ferraro, who set the U SPORTS single season field goal record last week (33), while also tying the OUA single game mark of seven against Carleton, continued his impressive campaign with a five-for-six performance on Saturday. Ferraro connected on field goals from 18, 22, 19, 23, and his long of 47, en route to a total of 18 (of the Gryphons 30) points in the game.
Source: OUA
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