Tivon Cook honored as AUS offensive player of the week
X-Men quarterback Tivon Cook was named the AUS offensive player of the week for the week ending October 2, 2016.
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week ending Oct. 2, 2016
Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Tivon Cook
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Position: Quarterback
Hometown: Scarborough, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 5'9", 205lbs
Quarterback Tivon Cook of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men is the Atlantic University Sport football offensive player of the week for the week ending Oct. 4, 2016.
A fifth-year arts student from Scarborough, Ont., Cook threw five touchdown passes in the X-Men's 37-17 win over the Saint Mary's Huskies Saturday in Antigonish, N.S.
Cook completed 19 of 33 attempts for 305 total passing yards. He currently leads the AUS in passing, with 1,228 yards and an average of 307.0 yards per game.
Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Brady Switzer
University: Acadia University
Position: Defensive Lineman
Hometown: Oakville, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BBA
Height and weight: 6'3", 245lbs
Defensive lineman Brady Switzer of the Acadia Axemen is the Atlantic University Sport football defensive player of the week.
A fourth-year business student in his third year of eligibility from Oakville, Ont., Switzer had three quarterback sacks for a loss of 13 total yards in Acadia's 20-12 loss to Mount Allison on Saturday.
Switzer also had 5.5 total tackles in the game—four solo and three assisted.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: Ryan Lambert
University: Mount Allison Mounties
Position: Kicker
Hometown: Grimsby, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BA Environmental Studies
Height and weight: 5'9", 180lbs
Kicker Ryan Lambert of the Mount Allison Mounties has been named the AUS football special teams player of the week.
A fourth-year environmental studies student in his third year of eligibility from Grimsby, Ont., Lambert was successful on two of three field goal attempts and both point-after attempts in Mount Allison's 20-12 win over Acadia Saturday.
His stats also included a punting average of 37.1 yards on 11 punts, one of which was downed inside the 20-yard line. He also averaged 61.5 yards on four kickoffs.
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