(Logo courtesy of the Great Plains Athletic Conference)Sioux City, Iowa – Two Northwestern College Red Raiders have been named Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Football Player-of-the-Week honors as announced by the GPAC Monday, October 19th.
Northwestern College quarterback Colby Duncan is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Offensive Player-of-the-Week. Duncan, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska, totaled 362 yards and five touchdowns in Northwestern’s home win over Doane.
He completed 61.5 percent of his passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns and added 144 yards and two scores on the ground. Duncan averaged 8.4 yards per pass attempt and 11.1 yards per rushing attempt.
Gianna Bennett of Northwestern College is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Special Teams Player-of-the-Week. Bennett, a sophomore from Urbandale, became college football’s all-time leading female scorer, passing the mark on a 34-yard field goal at the end of the first quarter. She went 6-for-6 on PATs to total nine points on the game.
Bennett is second in the GPAC in kicking points (54) and tied for the lead in made field goals (7). The Raiders will travel to Waldorf on October 24. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
