September 19, 2022
CINCINNATI – Cincinnati sophomore punter Mason Fletcher was named American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday by the league.
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The Melbourne, Australia native averaged an impressive 48.2 yards per punt on five tries against Miami (Ohio) in a 38-17 victory on Saturday. Fletcher’s performance included a career-long 67-yard punt, which is the longest punt by a Bearcat in over a decade and tied for the eighth-longest ever by UC player.
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He also had a near-perfect pooch punt downed at the 5-yard line and another punt fielded at the Miami 14.
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“We have confidence in what he can do,” head coach Luke Fickell said following the Miami game. “He’s done a phenomenal job. He’s not rattled by the seven or eight guys that they (Miami) tried to have come after him. Obviously, he had the one (67-yarder) coming out of the end zone that he hammered and it rolled. That was huge.”
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Fletcher was also named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List on Sunday.
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He ranks fourth nationally with a 48.0 average through three games – a mark that leads the AAC and would be a school-record for a full season. Five of his 11 punts have been downed or fielded inside the 20-yard line with three inside the 10. He has four punts of 50+ and two 60 yarders.
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Cincinnati ranks fifth nationally in net punting (44.64).
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//Â BRYANT NAMED TO AAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Redshirt senior quarterback Ben Bryant collected AAC Weekly Honor Roll accolades following his 337-yard two-touchdown performance against Miami (Ohio) in a 38-17 victory at Paycor Stadium. He completed his first 12 passes against the RedHawks.
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