Posted: Oct 06, 2014
COOPER WOODYARD OF AUSTIN
COLLEGE, a 6-2,
208-pound sophomore wide receiver/punter from The Woodlands, Texas,
has been selected the SCAC Football Special Teams
Player-of-the-Week for games played Saturday, October
4th.
Woodyard played a huge role in special
teams, helping pin the Southwestern offense deep in its on
territory all day long en route to a 20-13 win over the
Pirates.
Woodyard was sensational with an average of
41.1 yards on seven punts and pinned Southwestern inside the 20
twice, with a long punt of 56 yards.
For Woodyard, it was his first time punting
in his collegiate career.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior defensive back Cedric Whitaker, Jr. of Texas Lutheran led a strong effort on special teams with a pair of tackles on kickoff return. Whitaker, a senior, had a solo stop and a tackle assist on kickoff coverage as the Bulldogs limited Howard Payne to 15.5 yards per return. Southwestern and Trinity did not nominate anyone.
Senior defensive back Cedric Whitaker, Jr. of Texas Lutheran led a strong effort on special teams with a pair of tackles on kickoff return. Whitaker, a senior, had a solo stop and a tackle assist on kickoff coverage as the Bulldogs limited Howard Payne to 15.5 yards per return. Southwestern and Trinity did not nominate anyone.
| SCAC Football Special Teams Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Tyler Brandenburg, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 2 | Bryan Hicks, Southwestern University |
| Week 3 | Brett H. Vaughn, Austin College |
| Week 4 | Shane Hodge, Austin College |
| Week 5 | Cooper Woodyard, Austin College |
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