FRISCO, Texas – Nicholls State University football players
Collin Guggenheim and
Gavin Lasseigne earned Southland Football Player of the Week honors, the league announced Monday. Weekly awards are presented by
GEICO.
Guggenheim is the Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a season-high 266 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-42 win in the River Bell Class over then-No. 12 Southeastern on Saturday to close out the 2021 season. His yardage total was 15 shy of the single-game program record and stands as the third-most among FCS players this season.
Lasseigne was perfect in placekicking work in the Colonels' third win in the last four games at Strawberry Stadium, connecting on all six PATs and drilling a 43-yard field-goal in the eventual three-point triumph. The 43-yarder gave Nicholls the lead for good and gave Lasseigne a league-high 11th made field-goal.
Offensive Player of the Week: Collin Guggenheim, Nicholls – Freshman – Running Back – Kenner, La.
Guggenheim led the Colonels offense in the win at No. 12 Southeastern with a season-high 266 yards and three touchdowns. Averaging 9.2 yards on 29 carries, Guggenheim found the end zone on 45-, 2-, and 16-yard runs. It marked his fifth consecutive 100-yard game as he's averaged 162.6 yards as the Colonels' feature running back this season.
Special Teams Player of the Week: Gavin Lasseigne, Nicholls – Sophomore – Placekicker – Raceland, La.
Lasseigne kicked a 43-yard field goal in the third quarter in the River Bell Classic which gave Nicholls the lead for good and turned out to be the difference in the game. Lasseigne's 43-yarder was his league-high 11th made field goal of the season. He was also 6-for-6 in PATs in the 45-42 victory, ending the year with just one missed extra point.
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school's sports information director. Voting for one's own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.
