COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Posting a career-high 348 yards through the air during No. 6 Western Colorado's 42-10 win Saturday at Black Hills State helped Mountaineers quarterback
Josiah Roy earn the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's offensive player of the week award, as announced by the league office Monday afternoon.
Roy completed 35 of his attempts for two touchdowns without an interception while leading Western on touchdown drives of 74, 48, 96, 61 and 78 yards.
He finished off Western's 17-play, 96-yard march with his own 7-yard touchdown scamper to lift the Mountaineers to a 21-3 lead at the beginning of the second quarter.
His first touchdown toss was to
Ramon Ruiz in the middle of the third quarter, and he added his second touchdown connecting with
Antwuan Jackson early in the fourth quarter to end his night in Spearfish, S.D.
Roy's completion percentage of .691 for the season is sixth best in the country, his 120 points responsible for ranks 29th in Division II, and his average of 17.1 points responsible for per game is 16th nationally.
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