Edwards & Roseway receive AUS football athlete of the week honors
X-Men football athletes Paolo Edwards and Randy Roseway were honored as the AUS defensive and special teams athletes of the week.
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week ending Oct. 5, 2014
Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Chris Reid
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Running Back
Hometown: Brampton, Ont.
Year of eligibility: First
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 5'6", 180lbs
Running back Chris Reid of the Mount Allison Mounties is the Atlantic University Sport football offensive player of the week for the week ending Oct. 5, 2014.
Reid, a 5-foot-6, first-year arts student from Brampton, Ont., had 246 rushing yards on 38 carries in Saturday's 38-0 victory over the Saint Mary's Huskies.
He also posted a rushing touchdown in the win as the CIS No. 8-ranked Mounties improved to 5-0.
Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Paolo Edwards
University: St. Francis University
Position: Defensive back
Hometown: Hamilton, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Second
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 5'9", 180lbs
Defensive back Paolo Edwards of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men is the Atlantic University Sport football defensive player of the week.
A third-year arts student in his second year of eligibility, Edwards had two interceptions, including one which he returned for a 48-yard touchdown in Saturday's 37-20 homecoming victory over the Acadia Axemen.
The Hamilton, Ont. native's stats also included three pass break-ups and 3.5 tackles (three solo and one assisted).
Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: Randy Roseway
University: St. Francis University
Position: Punt returner
Hometown: Ottawa, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 6'0", 170lbs
Punt returner Randy Roseway of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men is the Atlantic University Sport football special teams player of the week.
A fourth-year arts student in his third year of eligibility, Roseway posted an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown late in the third quarter to help secure StFX's eventual 37-20 victory over Acadia Saturday afternoon in Antigonish.
The Ottawa, Ont. native had five total punt returns in the win for 118 yards, along with a kickoff return for seven yards.
Roseway also contributed two rushes for 17 yards and three receptions for 37 yards on offense.