Spartan Selected as Conference Special Teams Player of the Week

AURORA, Ill. September 26, 2007 - Aurora University football freshman punt returner Sean Saglin (Milwaukee, WI/Pius XI HS) was named Illini-Badger Football Conference (IBFC) Special Teams Player of the Week for his outstanding effort in the Spartans’ 47-0 victory over MacMurray College.

On the day, Saglin accounted for 60 yards on three punt returns for an average of 20 yards per return. Saglin’s best return of the day, a 43-yarder, set up the Spartan offense at the MacMurray four-yard line.

On the season, Saglin has returned 10 punts for 151 yards with an average of 15.1 per return.

The Spartans and Saglin are in action next on Saturday, September 29, 2007, when they host the Panthers of Greenville College in an Illinis-Badger Football Conference match-up. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. on AU Field.

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