PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its football weekly honors for the week ending Oct. 18.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ALEX JREIGE • Christopher Newport University
Senior • Running Back • Vienna, VA/James Madison
Jreige collects NJAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time this season after rushing for just shy of 100 yards and scoring two of CNU’s three touchdowns in a 21-14 win at Montclair State. The senior averaged 6.4 yards per carry on 15 attempts, with a long run of 29 yards. He scored on runs of two and four yards in the second quarter and added a 3-yard reception. The win was CNU’s sixth straight this season and its 21st consecutive regular-season victory. Jreige currently ranks fifth in conference-only rushing yards per game (60.7).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JAHMIR BEAL • Montclair State University
Sophomore • Safety • Perth Amboy, NJ/Woodbridge
Beal earns his first NJAC Defensive Player of the Week honor after forcing three turnovers against nationally ranked Christopher Newport. The sophomore intercepted two passes, returning them for 27 yards, and recovered a fumble. He also made seven tackles, five of them solo, in a 21-14 game. His two picks move him up to second among all NJAC players in conference-only interceptions, while he also averages 6.0 tackles per game.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
TIM WILLEVER • The College of New Jersey
Junior • Kicker • Mansfield, NJ/Northern Burlington
Willever picks up his first NJAC Special Teams Player of the Week honor of the season after a perfect day in TCNJ’s 34-0 shutout at William Paterson. The junior made both of his field goal attempts, including a career-long 47-yarder on the final play of the first half. He also converted all four extra-point attempts for 10 points. Willever averaged 55.2 yards on six kickoffs, two of them touchbacks. He currently leads the NJAC in kicking points per game in conference action (7.0).
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
STEVENSON MEMO • Kean University
Freshman • Safety • Maplewood, NJ/Columbia
Stevenson has been tabbed NJAC Defensive Rookie of the Week for the second straight week after recording eight tackles, three of them solo, as Kean nearly upset No. 24-ranked Rowan. The freshman helped hold the Profs to 17 points in a 17-14 game after the Profs put up 105 combined points in the previous two conference games. He currently leads all NJAC rookies and is second overall in conference-only tackles per game (8.7).