CIAA Football Players and Coach of the Week - Week 7

CIAA Football Players and Coach of the Week- Week Seven

October 8, 2007
 
Offensive Lineman of the Week:
Chauncey Perry, SO, OL, VUU, 6-2, 320, Rocky Mount, NC
Virginia Union's offensive line allowed the Panthers to have two 150+ yard rushers on Saturday vs. Johnson C. Smith. Perry anchored up a line that opened up enough field to post 404 yards on the ground, just 10 yards shy of the school record.
 
Receiver of the Week:
Brandon Benjamin, SR, WR, JCSU, 5-8, 165, Orangeburg, S.C.
Brandon Benjamin had 9 receptions for a career best 130 yards and a touchdown over the #24 ranked Virginia Union University.
 
Offensive Back of the Week:
Isaac Redman, JR., HB, BSU, 6-0, 230, Paulsboro, NJ
Redman rushed for a single game school record 218 yards and scored three touchdowns in BSU's 44-6 romp over Livingstone College. The three TD's gave the junior seven in the past two games.
 
Defensive Lineman of the Week:
Greg Moore, SR., DE, ECSU, 6-4, 230, Wallace, NC
In Saturday's 21-10 win over Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, NC, Moore forced a fumble in the Broncos' end zone that was recovered for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter to kill the chance of a late rally by the home team. Other than the game saving forced fumble, Moore finished with 6 tackles (2 solo, 4 assisted), intercepted a pass which he returned for 6 yards, had 2 sacks for a loss of 14 yards and a quarterback hurry.
 
Defensive Back of the Week:
Justin Hamilton, SO., DB, ECSU, 5-8, 180, Washington, DC
In Saturday's win over Fayetteville State, Hamilton had 5 tackles for a loss of a yard
(3 solo, 2 assisted) returned an intercepted pass for 5 yards and had one quarterback hurry.
 
Rookie of the Week:
Kevin Williams, FR., QB, SAC, 6-0, 185, Fayetteville, NC
Williams threw for 194 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions on 13 of 30 passing attempts in a 23-14 win over VSU.
 
Specialty Player of the Week:
Daniel Mendez, SO, Punter/Kicker, ECSU, 5-11, 190, Riverside, CA
Mendez's career long of 63 yards came at the perfect time in the Vikings 21-10 win over Fayetteville State Saturday. Late in the fourth quarter the 63-yard punt pinned FSU on their own 4-yard line which led to a fumble recovery and score in the end zone on the very next play to secure the win for the Vikings. Mendez totaled 4 punts for 207 yards (avg of 41.4) including two landing inside the 20 yard line. He went 3-for-3 in extra point attempts and amassed 225 kickoff yards on 4 kickoffs for an average of 56.2 yards per kickoff.
 
Coach of the Week:
Arrington Jones, III, Virginia Union University
Jones and his Panthers made their first appearance in the AFCA polls this week, in the 24th slot. Jones knocked off cross-divisional opponent JCSU 30-17 on Saturday evening, lifting VUU's record to 6-0, their best start since 1990.