COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -
John Beck (BYU), Beau Bell (UNLV) and Sergio Aguayo (UNLV) are Mountain West Conference Players of the Week. Beck is the Offensive Player of the Week, while Bell takes the Defensive honor, and Aguayo receives Special Teams recognition. Beck receives his third career weekly honor, while Aguayo collects his second. Bell is a first-time honoree.
OFFENSE: JOHN BECK, BYU, JUNIOR, QUARTERBACK
Beck completed 34-of-44 passes (77.3 percent) for 371 yards and three touchdowns in BYU's come-from-behind 27-24 victory at New Mexico. Trailing 24-13 with over seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Beck put together two different scoring drives that led to 14 unanswered points. The comeback started on a 13-play, 93-yard drive that cut the Lobo lead to 24-19. During the drive, Beck was 8-of-10 for 94 yards. With the Cougars still down by five points with 2:48 remaining in the game, Beck drove BYU 80 yards in five plays, connecting on five straight pass attempts, including a 23-yard pass to Matt Allen for the game-winning touchdown.
DEFENSE: BEAU BELL, UNLV, SOPHOMORE, LINEBACKER
Bell had a career-and team-season-high 14 tackles (seven solo) in the 13-10 victory over San Diego State. He also recorded 3.5 quarterback sacks for a combined loss of 24 yards, and had one pass breakup. The 3.5 sacks are the most by a Rebel in a single game since Anton Palepoi had four vs. Wyoming in 2000. Bell led a Rebel defense that limited the Aztec offense to 140 total yards, including 0-for-15 on third down attempts.
SPECIAL TEAMS: SERGIO AGUAYO, UNLV, SOPHOMORE, PLACE KICKER
Aguayo kicked two career-long 52-yard field goals to give UNLV a 13-10 victory over San Diego State. Aguayo, who also kicked off effectively for the Rebels (two touchbacks and a minus-2-yard return in three second-half kickoffs), connected on his first field goal attempt at the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter to tie the game at 10. His game-winning field goal came with nine seconds remaining in the game and secured the Rebels second victory of the season. It marked the second time this season Aguayo has kicked the game winner as he also booted a 41-yard field goal on the last play of the Idaho game.
