CAA Weekly Award Winners - Sept. 18
CAA Weekly Award Winners - Sept. 18
CAA Football has announced its weekly award winners for Week 3 of the 2023 season.
RICHMOND, Va. (September 18, 2023) – Campbell sophomore running back Na’Quari Rogers was selected as the Offensive Player of the Week, while William & Mary senior defensive end Nate Lynn was chosen as the Defensive Player of the Week. Rhode Island freshman kicker Ty Groff and Elon junior punter Kyle Romenick shared Special Teams Player of the Week accolades and Delaware freshman defensive back KT Seay was named the Rookie of the Week.
CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week
Na’Quari Rogers, So., RB, Campbell (Virginia Beach, Va./Portsmouth Christian)
Rogers rushed for a career-high 152 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries in Campbell’s 45-31 road win at Monmouth. The sophomore ran for 135 yards in the second half, including a 32-yard TD with 9:37 to play that snapped a 31-31 tie. He also had scoring runs of 2 and 4 yards and caught a 24-yard pass. Rogers’ 21 carries and three TD’s were also a career-high.
CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week
Nate Lynn, Sr., DE, William & Mary (Charlotte, N.C./Zebulon B. Vance)
Lynn recorded a team-high seven tackles, 2.0 TFL’s, a sack and a forced fumble in William & Mary’s 15-7 win at Charleston Southern. The senior’s strip sack led to a safety that gave the Tribe an 8-7 lead and was part of a dominant defensive effort in which W&M held CSU to 77 total yards and no offensive points. It was the first time since 1996 that W&M has held a foe under 100 yards.
CAA Football Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
Ty Groff, Fr., PK, Rhode Island (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan)
Groff made the first two field goals of his career and was 4-for-4 on extra points in Rhode Island’s 34-17 victory at Maine. The freshman nailed a 47-yarder in the first quarter, which was the longest by a Rams’ kicker in 10 years, and added a 42-yarder in the third period that put URI up by 10.
CAA Football Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
Kyle Romenick, Jr., P, Elon (Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill)
Romenick averaged 42.2 yards on five punts and threw the first touchdown pass by an Elon punter in its Division I era as the Phoenix defeated North Carolina A&T, 27-3. The junior hit DJ Hamilton with a 35-yard TD pass on a fake punt to help seal the victory early in the fourth quarter. He booted a 57-yard punt and dropped another inside the 20-yard line.
CAA Football Rookie of the Week
KT Seay, Fr., DB, Delaware (Norfolk, Va./Maury)
Seay recorded a team-high seven tackles, intercepted a pass and had a quarterback hurry in Delaware’s 42-14 triumph over Saint Francis. The freshman defensive back picked off a pass in the end zone to stop a drive in the second quarter with the Hens holding a seven-point lead. Seay was part of a defense that held SFU to 320 yards and forced three turnovers.