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MONTREAL – Two athletes from McGill University are among the three RSEQ football players of the week.
Mathieu Soucy of Quebec City, and
Antoine Couture from Montreal, were named on offence and special teams, respectively, for the period ending on Sept. 5, 2021. The weekly defensive honour went to Laval's
Samuel Gagné.
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.
Gagné, a 5-foot-11, 205-pound linebacker from
St. Augustin de Desmaures, Que., had a 65-yard interception return in Laval's 33-7 victory at Concordia last Saturday. The 21-year-old rookie also registered a team-high 4.5 tackles, including a quarterback sack.
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Le receveur
Mathieu Soucy de l'université McGill, le secondeur Samuel Gagné de l'université Laval ainsi que le botteur
Antoine Couture de l'Université McGill sont les étudiants-athlètes de la semaine au Football universitaire RSEQ pour la période se terminant le 5 septembre 2021.
Joueurs de la semaine
Position : Receveur
Ville natale : Québec
Âge : 25
Taille : 6'01"
Poids : 192 lbs.
Année d'admissibilité : 5
Dernière équipe : Cégep garneau
Faits saillants
The 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 native of Quebec City put the Redbirds ahead 8-0 at 8:22 of the second quarter on a two-yard TD toss from quarterback Dimitrios Sinodinos. The fifth-year economics senior added a 39-yard TD reception at 6:50 of the third quarter, to give McGill an 18-11 lead.
Samuel Gagné
Position : Secondeur
Ville natale : St-Augustin-de-Desmaures
Âge : 21
Taille : 5'11"
Poids : 205 lbs.
Année d'admissibilité : 1
Dernière équipe : Champlain College Lennoxville
Faits saillants
À son deuxième match avec le Rouge et Or, et son premier comme partant, le produit des Cougars de Champlain-Lennoxville a donné le ton dès le premier jeu de la rencontre en récupérant un ballon intercepté et échappé par son coéquipier Souleymane Karamoko. En plus d'un sac au deuxième quart, Gagné s'est imposé à nouveau dès la reprise des hostilités en deuxième demie. Il a mis fin à la première poussée offensive de la demie des Stingers avec une interception ramenée sur 60 verges, qui allait mener au deuxième touché de la saison de Kevin Mital deux jeux plus tard.
Position : Botteur
Ville natale : Montréal
Âge : 21
Taille : 5'11"
Poids : 193 lbs.
Année d'admissibilité : 2
Dernière équipe : Cégep du Vieux Montréal
Faits saillants
The 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 as McGill defeated visiting Sherbrooke 21-18 at Percival Molson Stadium, Saturday. The 21-year-old psychology sophomore from Montreal made 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.
