LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Trinity University football team swept the SCAC Football Players of the Week award for week four as sophomore Stephen Smith, junior Tomy Boboy, and junior Matthew Kennemer earned the honor.
SCAC OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF
THE WEEK
Games played Saturday, September 21
STEPHEN SMITH
OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a 6-0, 183-pound sophomore
quarterback from Northbrook, Illinois, has been named the SCAC
Football Offensive Player-of-the-Week for games played Saturday,
September 21.
In his first career start, Smith led the Trinity
football team to a 33-6 victory over the Sul Ross State Lobos on
Saturday afternoon.Smith completed 17-31 for 273 yards and three
touchdowns in the game, sparked by a 10-18 performance in the
second half.
He led the Tigers to back-to-back scoring drives in the third
quarter to push the team to a 19-0 lead.
Other outstanding
performances in the SCAC:
Junior wide receiver
Mitch Trentman of Austin
College had a career game for Austin College against
Occidental, snagging four passes for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Southwestern did
not nominate anyone for the award, and Texas Lutheran was idle.
SCAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE
WEEK
Games played Saturday, September 21
TOMY BOBOY OF
TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a 6-0, 221-pound junior
defensive lineman from Hurst, Texas has been selected the SCAC
Football Defensive Player-of-the-Week for games played Saturday,
September 21.
Boboy led a Tiger defense that allowed just one
scoring drive in a 33-6 victory over Sul Ross State University on
Saturday afternoon.
Boboy had 1.5 tackles for loss and a 10-yard
sack in the game, as well as blocking a punt for a safety and
recording a pair of quarterback hurries for the Tigers. His
third-quarter sack backed Sul Ross inside their own 10 yard line,
and two plays later, he broke through the line to block a punt
through the back of the end zone.
That sequence turned the momentum of the game, and the Tigers went
from a 3-0 halftime lead to a 19-0 advantage in the third quarter.
Other outstanding
performances in the SCAC:
Austin College
and Southwestern
did not nominate anyone for the award, and Texas Lutheran was idle.
SCAC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF
THE WEEK
Games played Saturday, September 21
Kennemer once again served as Trinity's returner on both punts and kickoffs, as well as connecting on 4-4 extra points and knocking through a 28-yard field goal in the first quarter. His field goal turned out to be the only points of the first half.
Kennemer averaged 38.5 yards/punt in the game, punting four times for 154 yards. He also led all receivers in the game with six catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Austin College and Southwestern did not nominate anyone for the award, and Texas Lutheran was idle.
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