CAA Football Weekly Awards - Oct. 8
Rob Washburn
CAA FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE (pdf format)
RICHMOND, Va. (October 8, 2018) – CAA Football has announced its weekly award winners for Week 6 of the 2018 season. Earning honors are Elon senior running back Malcolm Summers, Maine sophomore linebacker Deshawn Stevens, Maine sophomore place kicker Kenny Doan, Towson junior kick returner/running back Shane Simpson and Elon freshman linebacker Zack Monson.
CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week
Malcolm Summers, Sr., RB, Elon (Mebane, N.C./Alamance)
Summers rushed for a season-high 186 yards and a TD on 20 carries as No. 9 Elon defeated No. 2 James Madison, 27-24, ending the Dukes’ 20-game conference win streak and 19-game home win streak. The senior running back broke loose for a career-long 59-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter that gave the Phoenix a 20-12 lead. It was the third consecutive 100-yard rushing game for Summers and came against a Dukes’ defense that was giving up only 78.6 ypg on the ground, which ranked 7
th in FCS.
CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week
Deshawn Stevens, So., LB, Maine (Toronto, Ontario/Kent School)
Stevens recorded a team-high eight tackles, a career-best 2.5 TFL and a career-high 2.0 sacks to help No. 25 Maine edge No. 19 Villanova, 13-10. The sophomore linebacker was part of a dominant effort by the Black Bears’ defense, which held Villanova to just 181 total yards. Stevens has made at least eight tackles in four of his five contests.
CAA Football Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
Kenny Doak, So., PK, Maine (Perkasie, Pa./Central Bucks West)
Doak booted a game-winning 52-yard field goal as time expired, lifting No. 25 Maine to a 13-10 victory over No. 19 Villanova. The field goal tied a school record that was set in 1975 and shattered his previous career-best of 38 yards. Doak also connected on a 30-yard field goal in the second quarter.
CAA Football Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
Shane Simpson, Jr., KR/PR/RB, Towson (Easton, Pa./Easton)
Simpson returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown to provide the momentum in No. 23 Towson’s 52-28 win over No. 13 Stony Brook. It was the Tigers’ first kickoff return for a TD since 2016. Simpson finished the game with 204 all-purpose yards, averaging 39.3 yards on four kickoff returns and also adding an 8-yard TD run in the first quarter.
CAA Football Rookie of the Week
Zack Monson, Fr., LB, Elon (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac)
Making his first career start, Monson recorded a career and team-high 12 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks in No. 9 Elon’s 27-24 triumph at No. 2 James Madison. The freshman linebacker was part of a Phoenix defense that limited the Dukes to 103 rushing yards and recorded five sacks. Monson entered the game with just five tackles all season.