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September 8th, 2008, 12:24 PM
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – VMI quarterback Tim Maypray (Madisonville, Ky.) and Coastal Carolina defensive back Dominique Davenport (Bonaire, Ga.) have been named the Big South football Choice Hotels Offensive Player of the Week and New Balance Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, for games played in week two, it was announced today by the Conference office. In addition, Charleston Southern’s Gerald Stevenson (Naples, Fla.) was named Special Teams Player of the Week, while Stony Brook running back Edwin Gowins (Bellport, N.Y.) was tabbed Freshman of the Week for the second-straight week.
Making his first college start at quarterback after playing the first two years as a slotback, Maypray rushed for a career-high 116 yards on 10 carries and scored two touchdowns in leading the Keydets to a 49-0 season-opening victory over St. Francis, Pa. He engineered scoring drives on two of VMI’s three first quarter possessions, including his career-long 52-yard touchdown run to open the game’s scoring. Maypray added a 35-yard touchdown run later in the third quarter, completed his only pass attempt for seven yards and helped VMI roll up 416 yards rushing on the afternoon.
Davenport set a school record with 20 tackles Sunday against Colgate (breaking the old record by five), with 11 solo shots against the Raiders. He had two drive-ending stops in the game, as well as one tackle-for-loss. His 20 tackles ties for the fourth-most in a single game in Big South history and second-most ever by a defensive back. Davenport’s 11 solo tackles were also a school record for a single game.
Stevenson set a Big South single-game record with 255 kickoff return yards on seven returns Saturday at No. 13 Wofford, averaging 36.4 yards per return. He returned the opening kickoff 47 yards to set up CSU’s first touchdown of the game, and later had a 61-yard return that set up another scoring drive. Stevenson gave Charleston Southern great field position all night, -- including three starting possessions inside Terrier territory -- with an average start at the Buccaneers’ 45-yard line. Five of Stevenson’s returns were greater than 30 yards (47, 32, 36, 61, 48). He finished the night with 302 all-purpose yards, the second-most in a game in Big South history.
Gowins rushed 11 times for 122 yards and a touchdown against No. 17 Elon to become the first freshman in Big South history to rush for 100 yards in back-to-back games, as well as the first with 100 rushing yards in each of the first two games to start a career. Gowins scored a 72-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for the longest rush in LaValle Stadium history, and averaged 11.1 yards per rush against the Phoenix (fifth all-time at SBU). He now has two of the top five yards per carry averages in a game at Stony Brook.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – VMI quarterback Tim Maypray (Madisonville, Ky.) and Coastal Carolina defensive back Dominique Davenport (Bonaire, Ga.) have been named the Big South football Choice Hotels Offensive Player of the Week and New Balance Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, for games played in week two, it was announced today by the Conference office. In addition, Charleston Southern’s Gerald Stevenson (Naples, Fla.) was named Special Teams Player of the Week, while Stony Brook running back Edwin Gowins (Bellport, N.Y.) was tabbed Freshman of the Week for the second-straight week.
Making his first college start at quarterback after playing the first two years as a slotback, Maypray rushed for a career-high 116 yards on 10 carries and scored two touchdowns in leading the Keydets to a 49-0 season-opening victory over St. Francis, Pa. He engineered scoring drives on two of VMI’s three first quarter possessions, including his career-long 52-yard touchdown run to open the game’s scoring. Maypray added a 35-yard touchdown run later in the third quarter, completed his only pass attempt for seven yards and helped VMI roll up 416 yards rushing on the afternoon.
Davenport set a school record with 20 tackles Sunday against Colgate (breaking the old record by five), with 11 solo shots against the Raiders. He had two drive-ending stops in the game, as well as one tackle-for-loss. His 20 tackles ties for the fourth-most in a single game in Big South history and second-most ever by a defensive back. Davenport’s 11 solo tackles were also a school record for a single game.
Stevenson set a Big South single-game record with 255 kickoff return yards on seven returns Saturday at No. 13 Wofford, averaging 36.4 yards per return. He returned the opening kickoff 47 yards to set up CSU’s first touchdown of the game, and later had a 61-yard return that set up another scoring drive. Stevenson gave Charleston Southern great field position all night, -- including three starting possessions inside Terrier territory -- with an average start at the Buccaneers’ 45-yard line. Five of Stevenson’s returns were greater than 30 yards (47, 32, 36, 61, 48). He finished the night with 302 all-purpose yards, the second-most in a game in Big South history.
Gowins rushed 11 times for 122 yards and a touchdown against No. 17 Elon to become the first freshman in Big South history to rush for 100 yards in back-to-back games, as well as the first with 100 rushing yards in each of the first two games to start a career. Gowins scored a 72-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for the longest rush in LaValle Stadium history, and averaged 11.1 yards per rush against the Phoenix (fifth all-time at SBU). He now has two of the top five yards per carry averages in a game at Stony Brook.