Bluecats Player(s) of the Week
Published on July 15, 2005 under United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Evansville BlueCats News Release
A pair of BlueCats have been selected as UIF Player of the Week for their performances in last Saturday's game against the Lexington Horsemen. BlueCats defensive back Connie Brown has been chosen as the UIF's Defensive Player of the Week and BlueCats kicker Erik Rockhold has been chosen as the UIF's Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 17.
Connie Brown had 9 solo tackles and 7 tackle assists in the game against Lexington giving him a total of 12.5 tackles for the game. Brown leads the league with 97.5 tackles and is the all-time BlueCats franchise record holder for tackles in a season and there's still one game to go in the regular season.
Kicker Erik Rockhold earned his second UIF Special Teams Player of the Week honors of the season. He was also named UIF Special Teams Player of the Week back in Week 9. In the game against Lexington, Rockhold hit two of his four field goals attempts and converted on four of his six extra point attempts.
This Saturday night, the playoff bound Evansville Bluecats (7-7) will take on the Peoria Rough Riders (4-9). Kickoff is set for 7:05pm at the Peoria Civic Center/Carver Arena. For the complete Evansville Bluecats 2005 schedule, please visit the website at www.evansvillebluecats.com
United Indoor Football Association Stories from July 15, 2005
- Raptors add six players as playoff roster deadline falls - Tennessee Valley Raptors
- Storm to battle the Bandits for the third time this season - Sioux Falls Storm
- Bluecats Player(s) of the Week - Evansville BlueCats
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
