FOREST, Va. – Roanoke College sophomore punter Zach Nicklas earned the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Special Teams Player of the Week for the week of November 2.

In a game in which field position was critical, Nicklas, from Centreville, Va., helped give the Quakers long fields most of the evening in Roanoke's 21-20 home win under the lights in Salem Stadium Saturday. Nicklas punted six times during the contest for an average of 37.8 yards per kick. He booted one 50 yards and saw four punting plays end inside the opponent's 20-yard line. His 50-yard boot came at the end of the first quarter and was returned from the two-yard line to the 19 for his first inside-the-20 effort. In the third quarter, two of Nicklas's punts on back-to-back drives resulted in fair catches at the Guilford 12-yard line. The long fields resulted in quick drives for GC. Nicklas capped his day with a short but effective punt with under 4:52 to go in the contest with a 27-yard pooch kick that was fair-caught at the eight-yard line. That led to a 3-and-out drive with GC forced to punt. The ensuing Roanoke possession would be the last of the game as the Maroons ran out the clock.

For the season, Nicklas has punted 34 times for a 39.6 average with an ODAC-high 11 punts inside the 20-yard line. His season-long kick is 76 yards, the seventh-longest in Division III this year.
The Maroons travel to Washington & Lee University Saturday for an ODAC contest at 1 p.m.