The St. FX Athletes of the Week come from the sport of Soccer.
The Female Athlete of the Week is X-Women Soccer forward Amanda Smith. The second year education student from Ottawa in her fifth year of eligibility scored the first two goals of the game in a 3-0 shutout over Memorial on Sunday. That win improves the X-Women’s record to 10-and-0.
Amanda Smith (St. FX Athletics Photo)
The Male Athlete of the Week is X-Men midfielder Kyle Cordeiro. The fourth year business student from Oakville, Ontario was player of the game and scored the team’s final goal in their 3-1 win over Memorial.
Kyle Cordeiro (St. FX Athletics photo)
In Football, the Offensive Athlete of the Week is X-Men quarterback Silas Fagnan. The 5th year Human Kinetics student in his 3rd year of elibility from Bonnyville, Alberta was 18-for-30 for 301 passing yards in the X-Men’s 52-9 win over Mount Allison; including four touchdown passes.
Silas Fagnan (St. FX Athletics photo)
The Defensive Athlete of the Week is lineman Alex Fedchun. The fifth year Arts Student from Calgary had 4.5 tackles including four solo tackles, a sack, a fumble recovery and a break-up in the X-Men victory over the Mounties.
The Special Teams Athlete of the Week is X-Men kicker/punter Ben Hadley. The fourth year business student from Halifax scored 16 points in their win over Mount A, with two field goals, 6 extra points and four rouges.