Awarded both Big Sky Conference and National Player of the Week honors was Portland State sophomore quarterback Drew Hubel. No stranger to big games, Hubel recorded another statistically jaw-dropping performance in leading the Vikings to a victory over Eastern Washington on Saturday.
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Awarded both Big Sky Conference and National Player of the Week honors was Portland State sophomore quarterback Drew Hubel. No stranger to big games, Hubel recorded another statistically jaw-dropping performance in leading the Vikings to a victory over Eastern Washington on Saturday.
Hubel completed 44 of 73 passes for over 600 yards and five touchdowns in the victory, setting a new school record for passing yards and setting a national record for most passing attempts without an interception.
Hubel also had four receivers with at least 100 yards receiving, juniors Mario D’Ambrosio, Aaron Woods and Daniel Wolverton, and sophomore Raymond Fry.
Elevated in the national football polls was Northern Arizona, the Vikings opponent this week. The Lumberjacks, currently at 4-1, moved up from No. 24 to No. 17 after handling Sacramento State last week.
In the same poll, Montana dropped out of the top five after suffering its first loss in the last 16 Big Sky Conference games to Weber State on Saturday.
Montana, Northern Arizona, Eastern Washington and Weber State all claimed votes in the poll and landed in the top 25. Montana and Eastern Washington play later this week.
Opened their fall schedule despite inclement weather was the Portland State softball team, defeating Blue Mountain College and Western Oregon on Sunday.
The Vikings began their fall season under new head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk, who took over after serving as an assistant coach to Amy Hayes. The Vikings will close their abbreviated fall season with games Saturday against Clackamas Community College and Concordia.
Defeated are both Idaho State and Northern Colorado heading into their Big Sky tilt this Saturday.The two teams are a combined 0-9 on the season, and this game will likely determine who occupies the lowest rung on the Big Sky ladder.
Recognized by the Portland Trail Blazers was power forward Channing Frye, who was given the team’s Most Outstanding Worker award. The award is given to the player that works the hardest in the Rose City during the offseason.
Frye, who has adopted Portland as his hometown, spent the summer preparing for the upcoming season before undergoing ankle surgery in September.
The 6-11 power forward was also on campus earlier this week for an event encouraging students to register to vote.
