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Bucknell's Pechin Earns PL Special Teams Player of the Week Nod
10/21/2019 1:30:00 PM | Football
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – For the second week in a row, Alex Pechin was tabbed as the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Pechin was recognized after averaging 50.7 yards on a career-high 11 punts at No. 20/18 Towson. The All-American punter had six punts sail for at least 50 yards and four land inside the 20, with three falling inside the 10.
On the strength of his performance against the Tigers, Pechin's season average rose to 49.5, which leads all four NCAA divisions. His average is 0.3 higher than the second-place punter's, Texas A&M's Braden Mann. His career average of 44.7 is tied for fourth among active punters from all four NCAA divisions; with 278 career punts, he has 135 more than the next closest punter in the top five.
Pechin was recognized as the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week last week after excelling in both the kicking and punting games in a 32-14 victory at defending champion Colgate. Entering this year, he was last named the Patriot League Special Teams as a freshman; he was honored for his performance in the 2015 finale at Colgate, in which he also handled both kicking and punting duties.Â
Pechin and the Bison return to Patriot League action on Saturday at Lafayette. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m.
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Pechin was recognized after averaging 50.7 yards on a career-high 11 punts at No. 20/18 Towson. The All-American punter had six punts sail for at least 50 yards and four land inside the 20, with three falling inside the 10.
On the strength of his performance against the Tigers, Pechin's season average rose to 49.5, which leads all four NCAA divisions. His average is 0.3 higher than the second-place punter's, Texas A&M's Braden Mann. His career average of 44.7 is tied for fourth among active punters from all four NCAA divisions; with 278 career punts, he has 135 more than the next closest punter in the top five.
Pechin was recognized as the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week last week after excelling in both the kicking and punting games in a 32-14 victory at defending champion Colgate. Entering this year, he was last named the Patriot League Special Teams as a freshman; he was honored for his performance in the 2015 finale at Colgate, in which he also handled both kicking and punting duties.Â
Pechin and the Bison return to Patriot League action on Saturday at Lafayette. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m.
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