McMinns & Cius named AUS Football POW
HALIFAX, N.S. - Football Axemen Garvin Cius and Eugene McMinns were named the AUS football players of the week. Cius was honoured as defensive POW, while teammate McMinns was the special teams POW.
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week ending Sept. 10, 2017
Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Garvin Cius
University: Acadia University
Position: Defensive back
Hometown: Malden, Massachusetts
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BCD
Height and weight: 5'8", 186lbs
Acadia Axemen defensive back Garvin Cius has been named the AUS football defensive player of the week.
A fourth-year community development student from Malden, Massachusetts, Cius had a 46-yard interception return for a touchdown in Acadia's 38-24 win over the StFX X-Men Saturday in Antigonish, N.S.
He also had 5.5 tackles (five solo and one assisted) in the win.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: Eugene McMinns
University: Acadia University
Position: Wide receiver
Hometown: Nassau, Bahamas
Year of eligibility: Second
Academic program: BCD
Height and weight: 6'0", 206lbs
Acadia Axemen wide receiver Eugene McMinns has been named the AUS football special teams player of the week.
A second-year community development student from Nassau, Bahamas, McMinns had six punt returns for 189 yards in the Axemen victory over StFX Saturday. These included a 94-yard punt return for a touchdown.
McMinns also had three kickoff returns for 49 yards in the win, and added three receptions for 29 yards on offence for the Axemen.
Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Archelaus Jack
University: Saint Mary's University
Position: Receiver
Hometown: Toronto, Ont.
Year of eligibility: First
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 6'3", 190lbs
Saint Mary's Huskies receiver Archelaus Jack is the Atlantic University Sport football offensive player of the week for the week ending Sept. 10, 2017.
A first-year arts student from Toronto, Jack had seven receptions for 124 yards (the longest for 68 yards) and three touchdowns in the Huskies' 40-21 victory over the Bishop's Gaiters Saturday in Lennoxville, Que.
After two games, he leads the conference in receiving, averaging 129.5 yards per game.