(HALIFAX, N.S.) - Quarterback Brandon Leyh and linebacker Matt Montgomery, both of the Mount Allison Mounties, along with kicker/punter Ryan Begin of the Acadia Axemen, have been selected as the Week 7 AUS football players of the week for their performances this past weekend.
Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Brandon Leyh
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Quarterback
Hometown: New Westminster, B.C.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: Bachelor of Commerce
Height and weight: 6'2", 220lbs
Quarterback Brandon Leyh of the Mount Allison Mounties is the Atlantic University Sport football offensive player of the week for the week ending Oct. 19, 2014.
Leyh is a 6-foot-2, third-year commerce student from New Westminster, B.C. He completed 14 of 23 pass attempts for 223 yards, including two touchdown passes in the Mounties' 33-5 win Saturday over the Acadia Axemen and threw no interceptions.
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 posted 7.0 total tackles (five solo and four assisted), including two tackles for a loss of six total yards in Saturday's Mount Allison victory over Saint Mary's. One of these included a sack for a loss of four yards.
Montgomery also recorded a forced fumble in the 33-5 win.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: Ryan Begin
University: Acadia University
Position: Punter/Kicker
Hometown: Orleans, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BBA
Height and weight: 5'10", 205lbs
Kicker/punter Ryan Begin of the Acadia University Axemen is the Atlantic University Sport football special teams player of the week.
A fourth-year business student from Orleans, Ont., Begin was successful on his lone field goal attempt in Acadia's recent loss to Mount Allison.
Begin is now 16 for 16 on the season in field goal attempts.
His stats in Saturday's loss also included 12 punts for 418 yards and a kickoff for 43 yards.