(HALIFAX, N.S.) - Tailback Ashton Dickson and defensive back Charlton Elliott of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men and linebacker Matt Montgomery of the Mount Allison Mounties have been selected as the Week 1 AUS football players of the week for their performances this past weekend.
Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Ashton Dickson
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Position: Tailback
Hometown: Ottawa, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 5'9", 193lbs
Tailback Ashton Dickson of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men is the Atlantic University Sport football offensive player of the week for the week ending Sept. 7, 2014.
Dickson, a 5-foot-9, fourth-year arts student from Ottawa, Ont. lead all X-Men rushers with 161 yards on 23 carries in StFX's 31-7 victory over Saint Mary's Friday night to open the AUS season.
Averaging 7.0 yards per carry, Dickson also had two receptions in the game for 174 all-purpose yards. He scored the X-Men's second touchdown of the game in the second quarter to give StFX a 16-0 lead en route to their first victory at Huskies Stadium since 1998.
Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Matt Montgomery
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Linebacker
Hometown: Oakville, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BA Psychology
Height and weight: 5'9", 190lbs
Linebacker Matt Montgomery of the Mount Allison Mounties is the Atlantic University Sport football defensive player of the week.
A fourth-year psychology student from Oakville, Ont., Montgomery played an integral part of the Mounties' defence as Mount Allison held the Acadia Axemen to 12 points in Saturday's 20-12 victory to open their AUS season.
Montgomery recorded nine total tackles – seven solo and four assisted. His stats also included a tackle for a loss of two yards as well as two pass breakups.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: Charlton Elliott
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Position: Defensive back
Hometown: Pickering, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 6'0", 197lbs
Defensive back Charlton Elliott 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 fifth year of eligibility, Elliott blocked two punts in Friday night's 31-7 victory over Saint Mary's, resulting in forced fumbles which the X-Men recovered. His blocked punt early in the third quarter was recovered for a touchdown to give the X-Men a 26-4 lead.
The 6-foot-0 Pickering, Ont. native also registered one punt return for 24 yards and had one tackle.