Moon Township, Pa. – Kicker
Nick Bisceglia of the RMU football team earned the first weekly honor of the 2021 season for the Colonials Monday, as he was named the Big South Special Teams Player of the Week. Thanks to the accolade, Bisceglia is the first RMU student-athlete in program history to garner a weekly nod from the Big South.
In a
38-35 victory over Hampton (10/30) at Joe Walton Stadium, Bisceglia connected for a 38-yard field goal with five seconds remaining that snapped a 35-35 tie and lifted the Colonials to their seventh consecutive home victory dating back to the 2019 season.
The 38-yard game winner was the third field goal of the contest for Bisceglia, who also connected from 27 and 43 yards in the second quarter. It marked the second consecutive home game that Bisceglia nailed a trio of trifectas, with the 43-yard conversion a career long. Bisceglia also hit three field goals for RMU in a 31-24 triumph over Charleston Southern (10/9), including a 42-yarder that had stood as his previous career best.
The performance against the Pirates marked the third career game-winning field goal for Bisceglia. In a
13-10 win over Dayton (9/2/17) in his NCAA Division I collegiate debut, Bisceglia nailed a 26-yard field goal with four seconds remaining that helped the Colonials earn the win over the Flyers. He also converted a 38-yard field goal in the second overtime of a
20-17 triumph @ Saint Francis (10/12/19).
Overall during the 2021 season, Bisceglia owns a team-high 39 points thanks to an 8-for-10 performance in field goals while going 15-for-15 in point after attempts. Dating back to the 2018 season, Bisceglia has converted 54 consecutive point after attempts and owns 191 career points, which ranks fourth all-time at RMU, including second among kickers.
Led by fourth-year head coach
Bernard Clark, Jr., the Colonials welcome Kennesaw State to the Joe Saturday, Nov. 6, for a Noon kickoff. At home games in 2021, RMU is averaging 380 yards of total offense per game, with quarterback
George Martin having completed 66.3 percent (67-for-101) of his passing attempts for 753 yards and six touchdowns.
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