Zeidan Named SoCon Special Teams Player Of The Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A record-breaking performance in nationally-ranked Mercer's convincing 54-3 win at VMI on Saturday kept bearing fruit for Simon Zeidan on Monday afternoon when the sophomore kicker was tabbed as the Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.

Zeidan, a Kennesaw native and Harrison High School product, obliterated a 4-year old school record for points by a kicker with 18 points on Saturday in Lexington, Va. A perfect 10-for-10 overall on the day, he tallied field goals of 39, 36, 28 and 23 yards, while also finishing perfect on six extra-point tries. Zeidan also averaged 63.7 yards on 11 kickoffs, including eight that resulted in touchbacks.

A transfer from West Georgia, Zeidan currently boasts a team-best 62 points this season, including a 14-for-17 (82.4 percent) mark on field goal attempts and a perfect 20-for-20 clip on PATs. He leads all of NCAA FCS with 2.33 field goals, while also ranking fifth nationally in scoring.

The 18^th-ranked Bears (4-2, 1-1 SoCon) will return home for the first time in nearly a month on Saturday when they welcome Southern Conference nemesis Western Carolina (3-3, 1-1 SoCon) to Middle Georgia. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET at Five Star Stadium and tickets can be purchased by visiting MercerBears.com/Tickets.

Zeidan Named SoCon Special Teams Player Of The Week

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