.png&type=webp)
University of New Hampshire Athletics
Ellman Named CAA Special Teams Player of the Week
10/10/2016 9:33:00 AM | Football
RICHMOND, Va. – Morgan Ellman (Scotch Plains, N.J.), a sophomore kicker on the University of New Hampshire football team, was named the CAA Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday.
On a rain-soaked Rhodes Stadium grass field, Ellman's career-long 40-yard field goal lifted UNH into a 10-10 tie at 10:07 of the fourth quarter at Elon University, and his 35-yard field goal with 2:09 remaining capped an 8-play, 62-yard Wildcat drive that gave New Hampshire a 13-10 lead and proved to be the game-winning points.
The Wildcats, who have won three consecutive games to improve to 4-2 overall and 3-0 in the CAA, play host to No. 7 James Madison University on Oct. 15 (12 p.m.). Tickets are available online at www.unhwildcats.com, by phone at 603-862-4000 or in person at the Whittemore Center box office. The game will be televised on American Sports Network and NESN Plus.
Ellman's first point of the game at Elon punctuated UNH's game-opening 14-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that gave the 'Cats a 7-0 lead at 9:28 of the first quarter.
Ellman was also instrumental in forcing Elon to drive the length of field. He kicked off four times, and the Phoenix' average starting position on those drives was the Elon 23 yard line.
This marked the first CAA Special Teams Player of the Week award for UNH this season, and the second conference weekly honor overall in '16; Pop Lacey (Reading, Pa.) was named Rookie of the Week on Sept 12.
Prior to Ellman, the last UNH Wildcat to be feted CAA Special Teams Player of the Week was Ryan Farrell (Westwood, Mass.) on Oct. 13, 2014.
On a rain-soaked Rhodes Stadium grass field, Ellman's career-long 40-yard field goal lifted UNH into a 10-10 tie at 10:07 of the fourth quarter at Elon University, and his 35-yard field goal with 2:09 remaining capped an 8-play, 62-yard Wildcat drive that gave New Hampshire a 13-10 lead and proved to be the game-winning points.
The Wildcats, who have won three consecutive games to improve to 4-2 overall and 3-0 in the CAA, play host to No. 7 James Madison University on Oct. 15 (12 p.m.). Tickets are available online at www.unhwildcats.com, by phone at 603-862-4000 or in person at the Whittemore Center box office. The game will be televised on American Sports Network and NESN Plus.
Ellman's first point of the game at Elon punctuated UNH's game-opening 14-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that gave the 'Cats a 7-0 lead at 9:28 of the first quarter.
Ellman was also instrumental in forcing Elon to drive the length of field. He kicked off four times, and the Phoenix' average starting position on those drives was the Elon 23 yard line.
This marked the first CAA Special Teams Player of the Week award for UNH this season, and the second conference weekly honor overall in '16; Pop Lacey (Reading, Pa.) was named Rookie of the Week on Sept 12.
Prior to Ellman, the last UNH Wildcat to be feted CAA Special Teams Player of the Week was Ryan Farrell (Westwood, Mass.) on Oct. 13, 2014.
Players Mentioned
Thursday, May 28
Wednesday, May 06
Monday, May 04
Friday, January 02