Indianapolis, Southwest Baptist Earn Weekly Football Awards
INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis senior quarterback Jake Purichia and senior kicker Brad Schickel, as well as Southwest Baptist University senior linebacker Brycen Gagnon, have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Players of the Week in football, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jake Purichia, Indianapolis
Sr., QB, Indianapolis, Indiana
Team Result: 45-38 home win vs. Hillsdale
Accounted for 447 of the team’s 477 yards of total offense
Finished 20-of-32 passing for career-high 342 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions
Ended as game’s leading rusher with personal-best 105 yards on eight carries (13.1 ypc)
Rushing performance marked the first time a UIndy QB went for triple digits since 2003
Threw TD passes of 45, 32, 37 and 22 yards
Leads the GLVC in completion percentage (71.4)
Ranks second in NCAA Division II in yards per pass attempt (11.2) and third in passing efficiency (200.7)
Earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award (9/18/17)
Last Indianapolis Offensive Player of the Week: Jake Purichia (9/18/17)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brycen Gagnon, Southwest Baptist
Sr., LB, Yulee, Florida
Team Result: 55-6 home win vs. Quincy
Registered game-high 11 tackles to go along with 2.0 tackles for loss
Recorded 20-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown
Led a defensive unit that held Quincy to 132 yards of total offense – tied for eighth-lowest in GLVC history
Helped limit the Hawks to 1-for-13 in third-down conversions
Earns his second Defensive Player of the Week award (9/19/16)
Last Southwest Baptist Defensive Player of the Week: D’Angelo Tucker (10/31/16)
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brad Schickel, Indianapolis
Sr., K/P, Louisville, Kentucky
Team Result: 45-38 home win vs. Hillsdale
Scored a career-high 13 points, including 3-for-3 in field goals and 4-for-4 in PAT attempts
First field goal of 37 yards matched a season long
One of 12 DII kickers yet to miss a field goal this season
Averaged 41.2 yards on five punts, dropping four inside the 20-yard line, three of which were downed inside the seven
First-ever standout to earn three-straight Special Teams Player of the Week awards
Earns fourth Special Teams Player of the Week award (10/12/15, 9/11/17, 9/18/17)
Last Indianapolis Special Teams Player of the Week: Brad Schickel (9/18/17)
