Pita Pit STFX X-Men Football Offensive Player of the Week
X-Men quarterback Silas Fagnan was named the STFX Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 5, 2023. Silas, a 5th year Human Kinetics student (3rd year eligibility) from Bonnyville, AB led the X-Men to a 36-20 victory over SMU in the AUS semifinal playoff game Saturday. He was named Player of the Game as he threw 4 touchdown passes from 24, 40, 69 and 3 yards. Silas was 19 for 29 with 362 passing yards in the game and had 8 rushes for 72 yards. Earlier in the week he was honoured as the AUS most outstanding player and an AUS offensive all-star. Silas lead the conference in passing this season, averaging 259.4 yards/game, threw 13 TD passes and ran for 3 rushing TD's.
Pita Pit STFX X-Men Football Defensive Player of the Week
X-Men defensive lineman Hunter Lambert-Mousseau was named the STFX Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 5, 2023. Hunter, a 5th year Human Kinetics student (4th year eligibility) from Sault Ste. Marie, ON had 5.5 tackles on the X-Men defense in their 36-20 AUS semifinal won over SMU on Saturday, including 4 solo tackles. He had two big sacks for a loss of 14 yards and assisted on another tackle for a loss of one yard. Hunter finished the regular season with 16.0 total tackles, including 11 solo tackles, and had 2.5 sacks.
Pita Pit STFX X-Men Football Special Teams Player of the Week
X-Men returner/receiver Ben Harrington was named the STFX Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 5, 2023. Ben, a fourth year Business student (3rd year eligibility) from Dartmouth, NS had a big game for the X-Men Saturday in their 36-20 AUS semifinal win over SMU. He averaged 15.2 on 5 punt returns for 76 yards, including a long return of 31 yards, and averaged 18.7 on 3 kickoff returns for 56 yards including a long return of 36 yards. Ben had 277 all-purpose yards in the game, as he also had 7 receptions for 145 yards on offense, including two touchdown catches from 40 and 69 yards. Earlier in the week he was honoured as both an AUS special team and offensive all-star.