Week 12 Stats: 45.2 punting average, 9 punts, 407 yards, 2 50+ yard punts, 4 Inside 20
Lynch averaged 45.2 yards per punt to help the Sharks hold off Sacred Heart, 37-34, for their fourth straight win in Saturday’s regular-season finale. The Australian’s 43-yard boot in the third quarter sent the Pioneers back to their own three-yard line and resulted in an LIU safety that extended the Sharks’ lead to 20 (30-10) with 7:41 remaining. Lynch dropped four of his nine punts inside the 20-yard line and had a pair of 50-plus-yarders, including a 54-yard blast in the third quarter that eventually led to an LIU field goal after Sacred Heart fumbled on its own eight-yard line on the opening play of the drive. Lynch closed out his rookie campaign with two NEC Special Teams Player of the Week awards, having earned the distinction last week (Nov. 14).