BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Georgetown collected two of the four Patriot League football weekly honors when the League office announced accolades on Monday. Fordham and William & Mary each received one weekly award.
 
The Patriot League football players of the week are selected in a vote by League media members and each school’s football athletics communications staff, who are not eligible to vote for their student-athletes.
 
Patriot League Football Offensive Player of the Week
Clay Ash, Georgetown, Jr., RB, Leesburg, Va./IMG Academy
*Ash rushed for a career-high 135 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries to lead Georgetown to a 21-14 victory over Bucknell.
*The junior running back rushed for a 31-yard touchdown in the second quarter to tie the score before adding a 21-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to put the Hoyas in front for good.
*He averaged 6.8 yards per carry and helped the Hoyas rush for a season-high 254 yards.

Patriot League Football Defensive Player of the Week
Wedner Cadet, Georgetown, Gr., CB, Wellesley, Mass./Deerfield/Wellesley
*Cadet recorded a pair of interceptions in his first game of the season to lead Georgetown to a 21-14 win over Bucknell.
*The graduate student cornerback sealed the Hoyas’ win, picking off his second pass of the game with less than two minutes remaining in the game.
*His first interception of the game came at the Georgetown 1-yard line with 24 seconds left in the first half to prevent a Bison score.

Patriot League Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Jack Reuter, William & Mary, Jr., RB, Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder
*Reuter returned a blocked punt 10 yards for a touchdown in William & Mary’s 17-14 win over North Carolina Central.
*His blocked punt recovery and touchdown came in the first quarter to give the Tribe a 7-0 lead.
 
Patriot League Football Rookie of the Week
AJ Revella, Fordham, Fr., LB, Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph’s Regional
* Revella made seven tackles and recovered a fumble in Fordham’s 20-14 upset win over No. 15/19 Richmond.
*He forced a fumble early in the third quarter to give Fordham the ball deep in Richmond territory.
*The freshman linebacker helped the Rams’ defense hold the Spiders scoreless in the fourth quarter to help Fordham secure its second win over a ranked opponent this season.
 
Honorable Mentions
Boogie Owens, Fordham, Jr., DB, Willow Park, Texas/Aledo
*Owens recorded an interception with just over one minute remaining in the game to clinch Fordham’s 20-14 win over No. 15/19 Richmond. The junior defensive back added six tackles and helped the Rams’ defense hold the Spiders scoreless in the fourth quarter.  
 
Camden Byrd, Richmond, Gr., DE, Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry
*Byrd recorded four tackles, one sack for a loss of 13 yards, one forced fumble and a quarterback hurry in Richmond’s 20-14 loss to Fordham. His strip sack resulted in Jordan Allen’s touchdown recovery in the third quarter.  
 
Aziz Foster-Powell, Richmond, Sr., RB, Richmond, Va./Highland Springs
*Foster-Powell rushed for 68 yards on 12 carries in the Spiders loss to Fordham. The senior running back averaged 5.7 yards per carry.
 
Elijah Rainer, William & Mary, Jr., LB, Moseley, Va./Trinity Episcopal
*Rainer led the Tribe with eight tackles, 1.0 TFL and a fumble recovery in William & Mary’s 17-14 win over North Carolina Central.

Offensive Player of the Week
8.31 – Danny Shaban, Colgate, Jr., RB
9.7 – Matt Fogler, Colgate, So., WR
9.14 – Luke Yoder, Lehigh, Sr., RB
9.21 – Yohan-Li Louis, Fordham, So., RB
9.28 – David Lynch, Holy Cross, Jr., QB
10.5 – Ashten Snelsire, Richmond, Sr., QB
10.12 – Clay Ash, Georgetown, Jr., RB
 
Defensive Player of the Week
8.31 – Cade Ellis, William & Mary, Fr., S
9.7 – Omari Bursey, Villanova, So., LB
9.14 – Trooper Price, Colgate, Sr., LB
9.21 – Adam Due, Holy Cross, Sr., LB
9.28 – Trooper Price, Colgate, Sr., LB
10.5 – Tymir Wynn, Colgate, Sr., DB
10.12 – Wedner Cadet, Georgetown, Gr., CB
 
Special Teams Player of the Week
8.31 – Max Lipinski, William & Mary, Jr., PK
9.7 - Max Lipinski, William & Mary, Jr., PK
9.14 – Luke Vogeler, Colgate, Sr., PK
9.21 – Connor Poole, Lehigh, Jr., K/P
9.28 - Connor Poole, Lehigh, Jr., K/P
10.5 – Ned Gray, Richmond, So., P
10.12 – Jack Reuter, William & Mary, Jr., RB

Rookie of the Week
8.31 – Cade Ellis, William & Mary, Fr., S
9.7 – Khylil Johnson, William & Mary, Fr., WR
9.14 – Langston Blair, Bucknell, Fr., CB
9.21 – Kyle Bitsko, Richmond, Fr., PK
9.28 – Caleb Naumann, Colgate, Fy., RB
10.5 – Caleb Geronomi, Richmond, Fr., DB
10.12 – AJ Revella, Fordham, Fr., LB
 
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