BAY CITY, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following Week 4 action. Findlay junior quarterback Rhys Gervais earned GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Ashland senior linebacker Brandon Gency captured GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Hillsdale senior placekicker Steven Mette claimed GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week accolades for the second time this season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Rhys Gervais, Findlay
Findlay junior quarterback Rhys Gervais and the Oilers earned a 58-13 road victory at Lake Erie on Saturday going 20-of-26 passing for 324 yards and five touchdowns with no turnovers - accomplishing all these stats in just one half of play. His 76.9 completion percentage is the third highest completion percentage in a game in his career and the fifth game with a 70 or better completion percentage. It is the third time in his career that he has thrown five touchdowns in a game. Only one other player in Findlay history has thrown for five touchdowns and he did so just once. It marked the eighth time in Gervais' career he has eclipsed the 300 yard mark, the most in UF history.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Brandon Gency, Ashland
Ashland senior linebacker Brandon Gency amassed a season-high 15 total tackles in No. 5 Ashland's 39-31 nationally-televised road victory over No. 7 Ferris State, including a pivotal sack, forced fumble and recovery returned 39 yards for a touchdown in a one-point contest with 4:48 remaining in the contest. Trailing 31-14 with 5:21 left in the first half, Gency anchored an AU defensive unit that outscored the Bulldogs 25-0 for the remainder of the game to remain undefeated.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Steven Mette, Hillsdale
Hillsdale senior placekicker Steven Mette scored a career-high 15 points in the Chargers' 51-24 win over Michigan Tech Saturday. He connected on all 3 of his field goal attempts and was 6-for-6 on extra points. Mette is tied for first in the conference in scoring among kickers with 33 points on the season.
HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE: Adam Shaheen (AU), Paris Woods (NMU), Joe Garbarino (NU), Chance Stewart (HC), Alfonso Vultaggio (SVSU), Jonathan Bell (LEC), Nick Dodson (GVSU), Reggie Bell (FSU), John Williams (MTU), Cory Contini (ODU), Romello Brown (WSU)
DEFENSE: Nick Tripp (NU), Wyatt Batdorff (HC), Bryan Jones (SVSU), Zack Jude (LEC), Joe Moran (GVSU), Anthony Darkangelo (FSU), Demetrius Farmer (ODU), Brandon Lee (WSU), Francis Cutchember (UF)
SPECIAL TEAMS: Aidan Simenc (AU), John Kwiecinski (NMU), Vashon Nutt (NU), Alex Kenrick (SVSU), Dan Madden (GVSU), Wyatt Ford (FSU), Justin Bonchek (ODU), Josh King (MTU), Deiontae Nicholas (WSU)
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