Sébastien Lévesque, Arnaud Gascon-Nadon and Raphaël Gagné named RSEQ players of the week

Running back Sébastien Lévesque of the Laval University Rouge et Or, defensive lineman Arnaud Gascon-Nadon of the Laval University Rouge et Or and receiver Raphaël Gagné of the University of Sherbrooke Vert & Or, have been selected as the RSEQ university football league’s players of the week for the period ending October 2nd, 2011.

Offence

Sébastien Lévesque

Running back

University: Laval

Course: Études libres

Home town: Brossard, Québec

Age: 25 years old

Height: 5’10’’

Weight: 205 pounds

Year of eligibility: 4

Former team: Notre-Dame du Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy

Highlights : Laval running back Sébastien Lévesque is the RSEQ university football offensive player of the week after leading his side to its 18th straight victory, a 37-4 win over the Concordia Stingers. The Brossard, Que. native rushed for 192-yards on 26 carries and one touchdown in the win. Lévesque put the game away on Laval’s opening possession of the second half where he racked up all of the team’s 33-yards on the three play drive including a one-yard touchdown plunge to give the Rouge et Or a 22-4 advantage.

Defence

Arnaud Gascon-Nadon

Defensive Lineman

University: Laval

Course: Études libres

Home town: Montréal, Québec

Age: 23 years old

Height: 6’03’’

Weight: 250 pounds

Year of eligibility: 3

Former team: Rice University

Highlights : The RSEQ university football defensive player of the week is Laval defensive lineman Arnaud Gascon-Nadon. The third year general arts student picked up his first career interception as a member of the Rouge et Or and returned the pick 19-yards to the house to give Laval a lead that they would not surrender. The Montreal native finished the game with three solo tackles and a pair of quarterback sacks in the contest for 14-yards in losses. Number 45 is tied for the most sacks in the RSEQ this season with six (five solo, two assisted).

Special teams

Raphaël Gagné

Receiver

University: Sherbrooke

Course: Administration

Home town: Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc, Québec

Age: 22 years old

Height: 5’10’’

Weight: 170 pounds

Year of eligibility: 2

Former team: Gaillards du Cégep de Jonquière

Highlights : Raphaël Gagné is the RSEQ special teams player of the week after returning the opening kick-off of the second half a school record 104-yards for his first touchdown of the season as the Sherbrooke Vert & Or rallied from a 7-3 half-time deficit to top the Montreal Carabins 20-11. The native of Ste.-Jeanne-d’Arc, Que. finished the game with 136 yards on a pair of kick returns and added 18 more on a trio of punt returns. With the win, the Vert & Or moved into sole possession of second place in the RSEQ university football league.

RSEQ (Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec) promotes and insures development of sports and physical activity within the student community, from initiation stage to the elite level. The organization advocates for youngsters’ education, academic achievement and health.