McGill University Athletics

MONTREAL – Football players Mathieu Soucy of Quebec City, and Antoine Couture from Montreal, are the McGill University athletes of the week for the period ending on Sept. 5, 2021.

Soucy, a 6-foot-1, 192-pound wide receiver, had five receptions for 100 yards and a pair of touchdowns as McGill defeated visiting Sherbrooke 21-18 at Percival Molson Stadium, Saturday.  The 25-year-old economics senior put the Redbirds ahead 8-0 at 8:22 of the second quarter on a two-yard touchdown reception, then added a 39-yard TD catch at 6:50 of the third quarter, to give McGill an 18-11 lead.
 
Couture, a 5-foot-11, 193-pound rookie kicker, scored nine points and made both of his field-goal attempts, while averaging 36.0 punting yards and 61.3 on kickoffs in McGill's win over Sherbrooke.  The 21-year-old psychology sophomore connected on field-goals from distances of 28 and 24 yards and added a 46-yard punt single to open the scoring late in the second quarter. His first field-goal tied the game at 11-11 and his second proved to be the margin of victory. He finished the day with 12 punts for 432 yards and three kickoffs for 183 yards.
 
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
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