Big South Announces Football Players of the Week - Sept. 11
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Monmouth redshirt-freshman running back Pete Guerriero (Lyndhurst, N.J.) has been named the Big South Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Hawks’ junior linebacker Diego Zubieta (Newton Square, Pa.) has been selected as the Defensive Player of the Week for games played the second week of the regular season. Liberty sophomore placekicker Alex Probert (Andover, Minn.) is the Special Teams Player of the Week and Kennesaw State redshirt-freshman linebacker Bryson Armstrong (Marietta, Ga.) is the Freshman of the Week.
Guerriero rushed 25 times for 189 yards and two scores in leading the Hawks to a 46-27 win over nationally-ranked Lehigh. His opening kickoff return for 70 yards set up MU’s first score, and a short time later he put the Hawks ahead 14-0 with a 71-yard TD run. With the game tied at 27-27 late in the third quarter, Guerriero capped an 8-play, 80-yard drive with his second touchdown of the day to give Monmouth the lead for good. In addition, he set a school record with 263 all-purpose yards.
Zubieta finished with a career-high 10 tackles (five solo, five assisted) with a half tackle-for-loss, a pass break-up and quarterback hurry against Lehigh. He made two stops for no gain -- including his assisted TFL -- during Goal-to-go situations in the first quarter. In the third quarter, Zubieta was involved in all three tackles that forced a three-and-out and punt (MU would tie the game on the ensuing possession). His pass break-up and quarterback hurry came on separate 2nd-and-Goal plays that resulted in incompletions.
Probert was again perfect on his placekicks as he went a combined 10-of-10 (3 FG, 7 PAT) for 16 points in the Flames’ victory over Morehead State. He converted field goals of 33, 37 and 38 yards and averaged 63.4 yards on his 11 kickoffs, with four touchbacks.
Armstrong was the Owls’ second-leading tackler in KSU’s victory over Tennessee Tech with nine total stops (seven solo, two assisted). In the second quarter, he recorded an 11-yard sack that forced a 3rd-and-23 situation, and later recovered a fumble in Kennesaw State territory that the Owls converted into a touchdown to close out the first half.
Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Darnell Holland (Kennesaw State) and B.J. Farrow (Liberty
Also nominated for Defensive Player of the Week: Kenyatta Dunbar (Gardner-Webb) and Taylor Henkle (Kennesaw State)
Also nominated for Special Teams Player of the Week: Matt White (Monmouth)
Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: DJ Stubbs (Liberty)