Empire 8 Players of the Week

Utica, NY (10/23/2012) – Freshman kicker Thomas Woodburn was named the Empire 8 Conference Special teams Player of the Week for the second consecutive week on Monday afternoon.  Woodburn broke his own school-record for points by a kicker in a single-game, which he originally set last week, as he totaled 12 points (three field goals, three extra points) in the Pioneers' convincing 43-7 win over Hartwick on Saturday.

He also tied the school-record for field goals made in a single-game with three. Woodburn knocked down field goals of 22, 22 and 30 yards.

Two Saturday's ago Woodburn, who is the reigning D3fotball.com Kicker of the Week, knocked down two field goals of 30 and 39 (career-long/ tied for fifth longest in school-history) yards to seal the homecoming weekend victory for UC in front of a raucous crowd of 2,625 as the Pioneers' topped Frostburg 41-0.  Woodburn was also a perfect 5-for-5 in extra point opportunities.  11 points scored marked the most by a kicker in the program's 12 year history until he topped his own mark this past Saturday at Hartwick.

He has made 6-of-7 field goal attempts this year and he ranks second on the team with 38 points.

UC (5-2, 3-1 Empire 8) returns home to Charles A. Gaetano Stadium to take on Alfred University in another tough conference contest at 2 p.m. Alfred, which was ranked No. 21 nationally by D3football.com last week, recently dropped out of the nation's top 25 after a 24-21 loss to No. 7 Salisbury.  Alfred is currently receiving the fifth highest votes just outside of the top 25. 

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