CIS conference players of the week November 18th

Canada West football Players of the Week: Timmis, Cassama, Simonise lead Dinos to Mitchell Bowl victory

 

EDMONTON – University of Calgary Dinos student-athletes Mercer Timmis, Doctor Cassama and Rashaun Simonise are Canada West football Players of the Week.

 

OFFENCE: #20 Mercer Timmis

Home: Burlington, ON

Height: 6-1

Year: 2nd

Academic: Haskayne School of Business

Canada West Player of the Year and Hec Crighton Nominee Mercer Timmis showed why he reigned supreme on offence this season when he helped the University of Calgary Dinos earn a spot at the Vanier Cup when they defeated Western 44-3 on Saturday at the Centaur Mitchell Bowl.

In the game, Timmis picked up 139 yards on 16 carries for yet another 100 yard game, his tenth of the season. He also ran in a 41-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter to put the nail in the coffin for the Dinos win.

Calgary will now head east to Quebec City where they will take on football giants, and Vanier Cup hosts, the Laval Rouge et Or. Kickoff for the 49^th CIS football final is set for 11 a.m. MST, live on Sportsnet, Sportsnet 360 and Radio-Canada.

 

DEFENCE: #25 Doctor Cassama, Calgary

Home: Kristianstad, Sweden

Height: 6-1

Year: 3rd

Academic: Arts

Third-year student-athlete and 2013 Canada West Defensive Player of the Year Doctor Cassama kept the Western Mustangs in line on Saturday when the University of Calgary Dinos held the visiting OUA champions to just one field goal in their 44-3 Centaur Mitchell Bowl win.

Cassama’s major impact on the game came in the fourth when he grabbed a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. He also picked up six tackles including three solo and added a broken up pass.

 

SPECIAL TEAMS: #2 Rashaun Simonise, Calgary

Home: Vancouver, BC

Height: 6-5

Year: 1st

Academic: Arts

 

Canada West Rookie of the Year, Rashaun Simonise, was a key factor in Calgary’s defeat of the No. 1 Western Mustangs on Saturday afternoon when they advanced to the Vanier Cup and won the Centaur Mitchell Bowl.

Just ten minutes into the game, Simonise returned a punt in snowy, windy conditions for an 80-yard touchdown to put the Dinos up 17-0. The rookie went on to gain 171 all-purpose yards as Calgary’s top punt and kick returner.

ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week ending Nov. 17, 2013

Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Brandon Leyh
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Quarterback
Hometown: New Westminster, B.C.
Year of eligibility: Second
Academic program: Bachelor of Commerce
Height and weight: 6’2”, 215lbs

Quarterback Brandon Leyh of the Mount Allison Mounties is the Atlantic University Sport Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 17, 2013.

Leyh, a 6-foot-2, second-year commerce student from New Westminster, B.C., completed 22-of-36 pass attempts for 240 yards, including three touchdown passes in the Mounties’ 48-21 loss to the Laval Rouge et Or in Saturday’s 2013 CIS Uteck Bowl game.

Despite the loss, Mount Allison’s 21 points are the second most scored against Laval in a single game this season.

Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Kwame Adjei
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Defensive Back
Hometown: Brampton, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BCM
Height and weight: 6’1”, 195lbs

Defensive back Kwame Adjei of the Mount Allison Mounties is the Atlantic University Sport Football Defensive Player of the Week.

A third-year commerce student from Brampton, Ont., Adjei had 8.5 tackles (seven solo and three assisted) in Mount Allison’s 48-21 loss to Laval in Saturday’s CIS Uteck Bowl.

Adjei also had one sack for a loss of four yards and 2.5 tackles for a loss of eight total yards. His stats also included a forced fumble, two fumble returns and a pass breakup.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: Donovan Saunders
University: Mount Allison University
Position: Kick Returner
Hometown: Brampton, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BA Sociology
Height and weight: 6’0”, 180lbs

Kick returner Donovan Saunders of the Mount Allison Mounties is the Atlantic University Sport Football Special Teams Player of the Week.

A third-year sociology student from Brampton, Ont., Saunders had four kickoff returns for 49 yards, the longest for 17 yards, in Mount Allison’s 48-21 CIS Uteck Bowl loss to Laval on Saturday.

On defence, Saunders also boasted a forced fumble and five tackles in the game (three solo and four assisted), including 1.5 tackles for a loss of five yards.