NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk State junior
Everett Goldberg was named the MEAC Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
Goldberg accounted for the Spartans' only points in their 14-6 loss to Bethune-Cookman last Thursday. He connected on field goals of 47 and 50 yards out on his only attempts of the evening.
Goldberg, the Spartans' kickoff and long field goal specialist, is now 5-for-7 on field goals this season, with all of his attempts coming from 47 yards or longer. He has made three field goals of at least 50 yards in length, the most of any FCS kicker in the nation. Goldberg and teammate
Ryan Estep have combined to make 20-of-22 field goals this season, already a school record for made field goals in a single season.
This is Goldberg's first weekly MEAC award. Estep has also been honored three times this year, and the Spartans have had at least one award winner following each of their eight games.