Acadia's Naujoks, Nightingale and Bishop's Gervais named AUS Football Players of the Week
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (Week 6)
Week ending Sept. 29, 2024
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Name: Riley Naujoks
University: Acadia
Position: Quarterback
Hometown: Winnipeg, Man.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: English
Height and Weight: 6’3, 218 lbs.
Acadia quarterback Riley Naujoks is the Atlantic University Sport Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 29, 2024.
The southpaw pivot led his Axemen to a 31-17 victory over the Mount Allison Mounties on Saturday, completing 21 of 27 passes for 288 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Both touchdowns came in the first half of play – the first a 17-yard strike to Julien Poirier-McKiggen in the opening quarter and the other a 19-yard throw to Chad Alexander early in the second quarter.
Naujoks leads the AUS in pass completion percentage, making good on just over 70 percent of his throws this season.
The Axemen sit at 2-3 in the AUS standings and will look to get back to .500 on the year this weekend when they head into Halifax to take on the Saint Mary’s Huskies on Friday, Oct. 4. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ADT.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Name: Graham Nightingale
University: Acadia
Position: Linebacker
Hometown: Ottawa, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: Economics
Height and weight: 6’0, 200 lbs.
Acadia linebacker Graham Nightingale is the Atlantic University Sport Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 29, 2024.
Nightingale, a fourth-year Economics student from Ottawa, recorded five tackles in his team’s 31-17 victory over the Mount Allison Mounties this past Saturday. He also recorded a sack, an interception and recovered a fumble on the 5-yard line.
Nightingale sits sixth in the AUS with a combined 29 tackles this season.
The Axemen return to action this Friday night when they travel to Halifax to take on the Saint Mary’s Huskies in a 7 p.m. ADT start.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Name: Xavier Gervais
University: Bishop’s University
Position: Kicker
Hometown: Ottawa, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Academic program: Sports Studies
Height and weight: 6’1, 205 lbs.
Bishop’s University kicker Xavier Gervais is the Atlantic University Sport Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 29. 2024.
Gervais, from Ottawa, gave his right foot a workout in his team’s 19-14 win over the visiting Saint Mary’s Huskies this past weekend – recording one field goal, two extra-points, three kickoffs and 11 punts.
His lone field goal came from 13 yards out late in the second quarter to give his team a 10-0 lead. He also averaged 37.9 yards per punt and 54.7 yards per kickoff.
Bishop’s, now 5-0 on the season, will put their perfect record on the line this coming Saturday when they take on the host STFX X-Men in a 3 p.m. kickoff.
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