Dinos’ Lumbala, Cassama selected CW Football Players of the Week

OFFENCE: Steve Lumbala, RB, Calgary
Steven Lumbala is the proud owner of a brand new BlackBerry Torch after being selected as winner of the Maury L. Van Vliet Trophy emblematic of the Most Valuable Player of the CIS Mitchell Bowl.

Lumbala’s Dinos won the national football semi-final 35-8 over the Saint Mary’s Huskies Saturday afternoon, setting up a showdown with the hometown Laval Rouge et Or in the 46th Desjardins Vanier Cup Saturday afternoon at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, live on TSN, Radio-Canada, and AM 770 CHQR.
Lumbala, a running back out of St. Francis High School, ran the ball 14 times for 127 yards and a touchdown to earn the game MVP selection by TSN. His TD came early in the third quarter and broke open a tight game in the Dinos’ favour. Facing a third-and-two situation, Lumbala took a direct snap in the wildcat formation and found a big hole, scampering 33 yards to pay dirt and giving the Canada West champs a 15-0 lead.
He and the Dinos will look for redemption at the Vanier Cup after falling 33-31 to Queen’s in last season’s national championship game.

DEFENCE: Doctor Cassama, DB, Calgary
Freshman defensive back Doctor Cassama provided a huge spark to the University of Calgary Dinos’ defence in Saturday’s 35-8 Mitchell Bowl win over the Saint Mary’s Huskies at McMahon Stadium.
The Swedish import was all over the field for the Dinos, making big plays everywhere he went. None was bigger than a second-down for the Huskies early in the second quarter, where Cassama sacked SMU quarterback Micah Brown, jarred the ball loose, and recovered the fumble on the Huskies’ 30-yard line. The Dinos didn’t get any points out of the turnover, but it did knock Brown out of the game – and the Dinos feasted on his backup, hauling in three interceptions before the half was over.
Cassama added another fumble recovery late in the half and finished the game with six tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries.
He and the Dinos will look to repeat their solid defensive performance Saturday afternoon when they face No. 1, undefeated Laval in the Desjardins Vanier Cup at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City.

NOTES
46th Vanier Cup on Saturday, Nov.20… Calgary at Laval, 9:48 a.m. Mountain Time

Final 2010 Football Players of the Week: November 29th

About Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Canada West is consistently the most decorated of the four conferences in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), winning at least 10 CIS national titles every year since 1997-98. Comprised of 14 schools, from the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada West produces numerous major award winners and Academic All-Canadian student-athletes each year, with many going on to athletic success around the globe in pro leagues or events such as the Olympics, Paralympics or Universiade Games.
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