Son of NFL gun named special teams player of the week
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MONTREAL - Austin Anderson, a place-kicker with the 9I制作厂免费 Redmen has been selected along with running back Rotrand Sen茅 from the University of Montreal and Laval linebacker Fr茅d茅rick Plesius as the Quebec University Football League's players of the week for the period ending Sept. 19, 2010.
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Anderson is the QUFL special teams player of the week. He accounted for 19 points and matched a single-game school record with six field goals in 9I制作厂免费's 34-29 loss to Concordia last Friday. A native of Canmore, Alta., and the son of former NFL all-time scoring leader Gary Anderson, he went 6-for-8 in the Shaughnessy Cup game, connecting on distances of 46, 27, 12, 48, 18 and 42 yards. The 21-year-old finance junior equaled the 9I制作厂免费 single-game mark set by Glenn Miller in 1984 and was one short of the Quebec conference record set by Christopher Milo in 2008 for most field-goals in a non-overtime game.
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Sen茅 is the QUFL offensive player of the week after leading his team to a 27-10 road win over the StFX X-Men last Saturday. The sophomore rusher delivered a 33-carry, 220-yard performance. Sen茅 reached the end zone on a one-yard plunge in the fourth quarter and gathered in a pair of passes for another听28 yards听in the contest. The Montreal native is the leading rusher in Canada racking up 505 yards through three games, an average of 168.3 per contest.
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Plesius is the QUFL defensive player of the week. The liberal arts sophomore from Laval, Que. racked up 6.5 tackles and recorded his first sack of season dropping QB Micah Brown for an eight-yard loss late in the second quarter in Laval's 45-7 road win over the Saint Mary's Huskies in Halifax.
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Special teams Player of the Week
Austin Anderson
Position: Place-kicker
Course: Finance
Home town: Canmore, Alberta
Age: 21 years old
Height: 5'11
Weight: 180 pounds
Year of eligibility: 3rd
Former team: Bow Valley Wolverines
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Offensive Player of the Week
Rotrand Sen茅
Position: Running back
Course: Arts & Sciences
Home town: Montreal, Quebec
Age: 21 years old
Height: 5'9
Weight: 210 pounds
Year of eligibility: 2nd
Former team: Spartiates du C茅gep du Vieux Montreal
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Defensive Player of the Week
Fr茅d茅rick Plesius
Position: Running back
Course: General studies
Home town: Laval, Qu茅.
Age: 22 years old
Height: 6'1
Weight: 245 pounds
Year of eligibility: 2nd
Former team: Baylor Bears
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman, sports information officer, 9I制作厂免费 Athletics & Recreation, 514-398-7012, earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca
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