WSC kicker claims NSIC honor
Alex Powders of Wayne State College was named the NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday.
By News Channel Nebraska
WAYNE, Neb. -- Alex Powders of Wayne State College was named the NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week announced Monday morning by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota following his performance in the Wildcats’ 31-28 upset win at #11 Minnesota Duluth.
Powders made the game-winning 35-yard field goal with 2:25 to play in the game. It was his only field goal attempt of the game, improving him to 5 of 6 on the season that ranks third in the NSIC.
A transfer from Iowa Western CC and graduate of Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson HS, Powders also made all four of his extra point kicks and averaged 31.0 yards on six punts with three inside the 20-yard line. He also averaged 63.0 yards on six kickoffs with two touchbacks.
For the season, Powders ranks fifth in the NSIC with a punting average of 39.5 yards.
Wayne State, 3-1 on the season, will host Winona State Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Homecoming/Hall of Fame Game at Bob Cunningham Field in Wayne.