Ashland University sophomore placekicker Aidan Simenc is the Week 6 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.
Simenc hit a career-high four field goals in four attempts and made all three extra points for a career-high 15 points in the Eagles' 33-7 win on Saturday (Oct. 10) night at Saginaw Valley State. He hit field goals of 23 yards in the second quarter, 25 and 21 yards in the third and 27 yards in the fourth.
Ashland now has two of the first six GLIAC Special Teams Players of the Week in 2015. Junior punter-backup quarterback Austin Bruns earned the honor in Week 3.
Simenc has been the Eagles' placement kicker in 12 games over the last two seasons, and is 14-for-16 on field goals and 49-for-54 on extra points. He has made six field goals in a row heading into the Homecoming and Traveling Trophy game against Hillsdale on Saturday (Oct. 17) at 1 p.m. at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field.
Once-In-A-Long Time Game Of Keep-Away
The Eagles' time of possession of 41:42 against the Cardinals is rare.
How rare? It is the highest in the Lee Owens era, and it's not even close. Here are the times in the last 12 seasons when Ashland had a single-game time of possession of at least 36 minutes:
|
DATE |
OPPONENT |
TOP |
|
10/10/15 |
at Saginaw Valley State |
41:42 |
|
10/6/12 |
at Ohio Dominican |
38:00 |
|
10/10/12 |
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE |
37:46 |
|
10/12/13 |
OHIO DOMINICAN |
37:51 |
|
10/3/09 |
at Wayne State |
37:26 |
|
10/26/13 |
MALONE |
37:15 |
|
10/11/08 |
at Northwood |
37:13 |
|
10/29/11 |
FINDLAY |
37:12 |
|
10/16/04 |
HILLSDALE |
36:29 |
|
10/11/14 |
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE |
36:24 |
|
10/22/05 |
WAYNE STATE |
36:19 |
|
10/5/13 |
at Lake Erie |
36:00 |
Ashland Enjoying Winning At "The Jack" All The Way Through
The Eagles come into Saturday's game against Hillsdale on a nine-game home winning streak.
It's not just that AU wins at home. It's that Ashland dominates at home. During the winning streak, the Eagles have led their opponents for at least 45 of a possible 60 minutes eight times:
|
DATE |
OPPONENT |
FINAL |
TIME WITH LEAD |
|
10/26/13 |
MALONE |
W, 27-20 |
32:15 |
|
11/9/13 |
TIFFIN |
W, 49-30 |
56:08 |
|
9/6/14 |
LAKE ERIE |
W, 66-21 |
51:39 |
|
9/13/14 |
WALSH |
W, 41-17 |
57:23 |
|
10/4/14 |
MALONE |
W, 42-13 |
57:13 |
|
10/11/14 |
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE |
W, 38-7 |
47:59 |
|
10/25/14 |
NORTHERN MICHIGAN |
W, 44-14 |
54:09 |
|
9/19/15 |
OHIO DOMINICAN |
W, 27-24 |
57:35 |
|
9/26/15 |
FINDLAY |
W, 40-28 |
50:30 |
Eagle Nuggets
Ashland has won all four of its road games in 2015, and is 7-1 in its last eight games away from Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field. Since the start of 2012, the Eagles are 14-5 on the road…AU is 5-1 in Homecoming games at "The Jack," and 61-25-5 on Homecoming all-time…The Eagles have won the game prior to the annual Homecoming contest five seasons in a row.
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