Week 4 OUA Honours

I did a crap job of it last year but I do want to record weekly award winners in the OUA throughout the season. So without further adieu, here are the two Gee-Gees that were so honoured this week.

Defensive Player of the Week – Kyle Rodger, Ottawa Gee-Gees

Defence was a key part of the equation in the tilt between Laurier and Ottawa on Saturday, and helping the Gee-Gees gallop to their hard-fought victory in that one was Kyle Rodger, who managed to be all over the field in the win. 

Rodger racked up 11.5 tackles on the day, including nine of the solo variety, but his biggest impact came in the turnover department, as he was giving the Golden Hawks trouble all game long. Rodger was able to force a pair of fumbles on the day. The first came halfway through the opening quarter when he dislodged the ball from Laurier’s Cal Taylor deep in Ottawa territory. The second came halfway through the following quarter, upending what was a 32-yard passing play from the Hawks to once again give the ball back to his Gee-Gees. 

The Gatineau, Que. Product led the team in tackles a season ago with 49.5 after transferring home for his final two seasons. Like he did in his first season with the Garnet and Grey, Rodger once again finds himself pacing the club on defence, racking up 20.5 tackles early on this season.

Rodger is a Cegep de l'Outaouais product.

Special Teams Player of the Week – Loic Legendre, Ottawa Gee-Gees

In a game that proved to be greatly impacted by special teams, Ottawa Gee-Gees’ punter Loic Legendre made his presence felt against Laurier on countless occasions. 

Despite high winds make conditions less than ideal for the players, Legendre continually gave the Golden Hawks’ offence difficult field positioning, including three times pinning them inside their own 20-yard line. The second-year native of Nevers, France went on to average over 43 yards per punt, while racking up a total of 518 yards therein. 

The highlight of his busy day, however, came with a well-placed punt earlier in the fourth quarter that helped spark his team’s dramatic comeback. Having just gone down by 19 points and punting back to the Hawks, Legendre placed a punt that one hopped over the Laurier returner and into the end zone before being pounced on by Rashad Spooner for the Gee-Gees first major of the day.