X-Men sweep AUS player of the week honours
StFX X-Men finished the regular season at 6-0, this week's football players of the week - Malcolm Bussey, Brandyn Martin and Max Capriotti - all come from the undefeated squad.
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week ending November 7, 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 November 7, 2021.
A first-year arts student from Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, Bussey was named the Subway Player of the Game in the X-Men's 13-7 win over Acadia on Saturday, closing out their regular season with a 6-0 record. The running back had 34 carries for 215 yards, averaging 6.3 yards/rush, including a long of 25 yards. He currently leads the conference in rushing with 110 yards/game, averaging 6.2 yards/rush with 666 total rushing yards in the regular season
This is Bussey's second consecutive AUS Offensive Player of the Week nod.
Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Brandyn Martin
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Position: Defensive back
Hometown: Melfort, Saskatchewan
Year of eligibility: First
Academic program: Bachelor of Arts, Human Kinetics
Height and weight: 6'0", 190lbs
StFX's Brandyn Martin is the AUS defensive player of the week for the week ending November 7, 2021.
A human kinetics student from Melfort, Saskatchewan, Martin led the X-Men in tackling in Saturday's 13-7 win over the Acadia Axemen. The defensive back had 11 tackles in the game—all of which were solo tackles—including three tackles for a loss of yards and two sacks for a loss of seven yards. Martin finishes the AUS regular season with 21.5 total tackles, including 19 solo tackles.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: Max Capriotti
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Position: Kicker/Punter
Hometown: Mount Hope, Ontario
Year of eligibility: Second
Academic program: Bachelor of Arts, Human Kinetics
Height and weight: 5'8", 175lbs
StFX's Max Capriotti is the AUS football special teams player of the week for the week ending November 7, 2021.
A human kinetics student from Mount Hope, ON, Capriotti scored seven points in the X-Men's 13-7 win over Acadia on Saturday, with two field goals and an extra point. The kicker/punter booted field goals from 19 and 30 yards out and had 11 punts in the game for 384 yards, averaging 34.9 yards/ punt. Capriotti also had one punt downed inside the 20 for the X-Men. He finishes the AUS regular season with a 37.4 punting average and led the conference in scoring with 61 points (10.2/game).
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