Big South Announces Football Players of the Week - Nov. 13
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Liberty quarterback Stephen Calvert (Plantation, Fla.) has been named the Big South Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Kennesaw State linebacker Anthony Gore Jr. (Statesboro, Ga.) has been selected as the Defensive Player of the Week for games played the 11th week of the season. Liberty kick returner Frankie Hickson (Lynchburg, Va.) is the Special Teams Players of the Week, and Kennesaw State linebacker Bryson Armstrong (Marietta, Ga.) is the Freshman of the Week.
Calvert passed for 311 yards and three touchdowns in directing the Flames’ to 628 yards of offense in their 47-28 win over Presbyterian. All three of his TD strikes were in the first half and at least 30 yards in distance. Calvert finished the day with zero interceptions and a 192.40 passing efficiency.
Gore posted a team-high eight tackles (seven solo) with two sacks for loss of 15 yards in the Owls’ 38-0 win over Charleston Southern. He helped limit the Bucs to 187 yards of offense, and his second sack of the day was on 3rd down that pushed CSU back into its own territory.
Hickson opened the PC game with an 84-yard kickoff return that set-up Liberty’s first score two plays later to give the Flames control of the contest. He averaged 29.5 yards on his kickoff returns and finished the day with 215 all-purpose yards.
Armstrong was a key contributor in Kennesaw State’s shutout victory over Charleston Southern, as he recorded four stops (three solo), two sacks for minus-16 yards, forced a fumble and broke-up a pass. His first quarter sack-fumble on 3rd down was recovered by KSU that led to the Owls’ second touchdown.
Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Darnell Holland (Kennesaw State) and Kenji Bahar (Monmouth)
Also nominated for Defensive Player of the Week: Juwan Wells (Liberty)
Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: Ceneca Espinoza (Liberty), Pete Guerriero (Monmouth) and Torrance Marable (Presbyterian)