Houde, Wilde and Hadley receive final football athlete of the week honours

Pita Pit STFX X-Men Football Offensive Player of the Game

X-Men receiver Zachary Houde was named the StFX Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 20, 2022. Zachary, a first year Climate & Environment science student from Thetford Mines, Que. led all X-Men receivers in their close loss to SASK in the U SPORTS Uteck Bowl Saturday. Zach had five receptions for 98 total yards, including two highlight reel catches including one from 33 yards at the end of the 3rd quarter, and another from 22 yards at 3rd & 4 in the fourth quarter to set up a STFX touchdown on the next play. Zach also had an 11-yard KO return in the game.    

Pita Pit STFX X-Men Football Defensive Player of the Game

X-Men defensive back Liam Wilde was named the StFX Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 20, 2022. Liam, a fifth year Arts student from Calgary, Alta. led the X-Men defense with 8.5 tackles in their close U SPORTS Uteck Bowl loss to SASK on Saturday. Liam had seven solo tackles in the game and the AUS all-star and X-Men co-captain was part of a strong leadership core on the X defense that lead the nation in defense points (10.4 Y/G). 

Pita Pit STFX X-Men Football Special Teams Player of the Game

X-Men kicker/punter Ben Hadley was named the StFX Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 20, 2022. Ben, a third year Business student from Halifax, NS scored seven points in the X-Men's close loss to SASK in the U SPORTS Uteck Bowl Saturday. Ben kicked field goals from 32 and 17 yards and booted one extra point. He also had five punts in the game for 194 yards (averaging 38.8 yards/punt), and four kick-offs for 205 yards (averaging 51.3 yards/KO). The AUS all-star kicker led the conference this season with a 73% kicking percentage.