Indiana State punter Spencer Conrad was busy in Saturday's 57-24 loss to Youngstown State at Memorial Stadium, and his eight punts drew national and Missouri Valley Football Conference attention.
On Monday, Conrad received the weekly Stats Perform FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week honor, and shared the MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week award with Northern Iowa's Andrew Price.
Conrad averaged an FCS season-high 55 yards over eight kicks. The Galena, Ohio native connected on three punts that cleared 60 yards and added two punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
Over the second and third quarters, Conrad connected on punts of 67, 61, 67 (downed at the 1), 59, and 57 yards in flipping field position and attempting to help the Sycamores stay in the contest against No. 9/8 Youngstown State.
Conrad currently ranks second nationally in punting average with 46.6 yards per attempt.
ISU heads into its bye week, before playing at Illinois State on Saturday, Oct. 24.
In other college football:
• Rose-Hulman 52, Anderson 21 — The Engineers dominated visiting Anderson on Saturday at Cook Stadium to remain unbeaten in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football.
Brock Zanetell had a season-high 328 passing yards and two passing touchdowns. Alexander Marsteller led the team in the run game with 100 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Joseph Alexion was the top receiver with 114 yards and a touchdown.
Austing Hastings led the defense with five tackles and a forced fumble. Rose had four players record a sack, including William Fleck, Jack LeCrone, Trevor Zielke and Anthony Huegen. Wyatt Bell led the secondary with four tackles and a key interception.
After Anderson stalled on its opening drive, the Engineers started their first drive on their own 38-yard line. Zanetell connected with Avery Cody on a 57-yard pass to take the Engineers to Anderson's five-yard line. Marsteller was able to punch it in from four yards out to put the team up 7-0.
In the second quarter, Rose-Hulman added to their lead, finishing off an 11-play, 78-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Zanetell to Alexion to make the score 14-0.
On the next Ravens' drive, Rose-Hulman's Trevor Zielke forced a fumble that was recovered by Joseph Coveliers to give the ball back to the offense. Rose made the most of that as the Engineers drove 53 yards in four plays to score a 26-yard run by Marsteller to make it 21-0.
Anderson was able to answer with a scoring drive, going 76 yards in four plays to cut the deficit to 21-7.
Rose-Hulman reached the end zone one more time before the halftime break, going 76 yards in eight plays, scoring on a 26-yard touchdown reception by Drew Dalton to make the score 28-7.
The Engineers put together a long drive to start the second half, extending the team's lead to 35-7.
After an interception, Rose-Hulman scored on a 1-yard run by Marsteller for his third touchdown of the day to make it 42-7.
Another Anderson touchdown made it 42-14 but the Engineers answered with a 25-yard field goal by Cohen Peters.
The Engineers' backups also put together a drive, Nate Desmond led the team down the field, connecting with Matthew Cress for a 16-yard passing touchdown to make the score 52-14.
The Engineers (4-1, 2-0 HCAC) host Heidelberg next Saturday.
• Taylor 52, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 14 — At Upland, Zy'Eiar White had a 28-yard touchdown run before adding another for 17 yards later on, but the Trojans were too much for the visiting Pomeroys to handle on Saturday.
SMWC (0-5) returns to McMahon Field to host Saint Xavier University in a Mid-States Football Association game next Saturday.
