Week 6 Stats: 41.3 punting average, 6 punts, 248 punt yards, 2 50+ yard punts, 2 Inside 20, 1 TB
Lynch boomed two 50-plus yard punts and averaged 41.3 yards per boot in LIU’s 23-13 victory over visiting Sacred Heart on Saturday. In the Sharks’ first victory of the season, the sophomore punted for 34 yards and pinned the Pioneers on their own one-yard line in the opening quarter, while his second of two 50-plus yard boots — a game-long 58-yard blast in the third quarter — put Sacred Heart back on their own four-yard line in what resulted in a three-and-out drive. A product of Queensland, Australia, Lynch also had a touchback on his first 50-plus yard punt in the opening quarter. With five 50-plus yard boots this season, he enters the week as the league leader in yards per punt (41.4). This is Lynch’s first NEC Special Teams Player of the Week honor, and the first for an LIU player this season. He has now received the distinction three times during his two-year career with the Sharks.