Marc Liegghio, Western, Special Teams
In a game where touchdowns weren’t easy for the Mustangs to come by on offence, Western needed to rely on their special teams to produce the points, something that Marc Liegghio had no problem doing from his familiar kicking post.
Burlington, Ont. – Marc Liegghio has been named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Special Teams Football Player of the Week for the period ending November 3, 2019.
Special Teams Player of the Week – Marc Liegghio, Western Mustangs
In a game where touchdowns weren’t easy for the Mustangs to come by on offence, Western needed to rely on their special teams to produce the points, something that Marc Liegghio had no problem doing from his familiar kicking post.
The lone scoring in the opening quarter came off the foot of Liegghio, who connected on a 30-yard field goal to give his side the 3-0 lead. His next connection came three yards farther back to double Western’s early cushion, but he wasn’t done there. With his team down by one, he closed out the opening half with his third make of the day – this time from 36 yards out – taking care of all of Western’s scoring in the opening 30 minutes. Liegghio went another three yards back for his fourth make before stepping in to a 21-yarder early in the fourth quarter for his fifth and final make.
All told, the fourth-year kicker and decorated record holder accounted for 18 of his team’s 30 points on the day, helping Western secure another trip to the conference’s football finale.