Bussey & Fedchun receive AUS football player of the week honours
StFX X-Men Malcolm Bussey and Alex Fedchun and Mount Allison's James Parker were honoured as AUS Football Players of the Week for the week ending October 31st.
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week ending October 31, 2021
Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Malcolm Bussey
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Position: Running back
Hometown: Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia
Year of eligibility: First
Academic program: Bachelor of Arts
Height and weight: 5'11", 200 lbs
StFX's Malcolm Bussey is the AUS offensive player of the week for the week ending October 31, 2021.
A first-year arts student from Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, Bussey scored two rushing touchdowns and had 14 carries for 162 yards, averaging 11.4 yards/rush, in StFX's 46-0 win over the Saint Mary's Huskies on Saturday. He opened the X-Men's scoring in the first quarter from two yards out and added an impressive 59-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. The rookie was named the Subway Player of the Game in the victory, which clinched first-place for the X-Men.
Bussey is currently second in the AUS in rushing, averaging 90.2 yards/game.
Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Alex Fedchun
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Position: Defensive Lineman
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: Human Kinetics
Height and weight: 6'5", 245lbs
StFX's Alex Fedchun is the AUS defensive player of the week for the week ending October 31, 2021.
A human kinetics student from Calgary, Alberta, Fedchun had four solo tackles in STFX's first-place-clinching 46-0 win over Saint Mary's on Saturday. He also had a sack for a loss of three yards, with two total tackles for a loss of nine yards.
The fourth-year defensive lineman also added a forced fumble and a pass breakup for the X-Men defense. He currently sits seventh overall in AUS tackling with 25.5 on the season, averaging 5.1 tackles/game.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: James Parker
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Kicker/Punter
Hometown: Abbotsford, British Columbia
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: Bachelor of Arts
Height and weight: 5'10", 170lbs
Mount Allison's James Parker is the AUS football special teams player of the week for the week ending October 31, 2021.
A third-year arts student from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Parker was named Subway Player of the Game in the Mounties' 13-8 win over the Acadia Axemen on Saturday. He posted a 40.2-yard average on 11 punts, was two-for-two on field goal attempts with a long of 42 yards, had four kickoffs, averaging 58.8 yards, and converted his lone PAT attempt. Parker also ran for 17 yards and a first down on a fake punt that led to Mount Allison's only touchdown early in the first quarter.
He currently sits second overall points, with 34, and field goals made, with eight.
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