November 15, 2010

Lawton Arnold Earns National and Northeast Conference Special Teams Honors on Monday

Following a 49-48 double overtime victory over Monmouth on Saturday, sophomore Lawton Arnold was named The Sports Network National Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday. He also earned Northeast Conference Special Teams Player of the Week accolades after returning a kick for a touchdown and blocking a field goal in the win on Saturday.

Following a 49-48 double overtime victory over Monmouth on Saturday, sophomore Lawton Arnold was named The Sports Network National Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday. He also earned Northeast Conference Special Teams Player of the Week accolades after returning a kick for a touchdown and blocking a field goal in the win on Saturday.

Arnold made a major impact on special teams in Central Connecticut State's double-overtime win at Monmouth. The defensive end returned a second-quarter kickoff for a touchdown and blocked a short field goal during crunch time.

After Monmouth used a 69-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 21-21, Arnold answered right back. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound defender fielded the ensuing at the 30-yard line and ran 70 yards to pay-dirt.

Arnold struck again with fewer than six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. With Monmouth attempting a 24-yard field goal that would have increased its lead to nine, Arnold came up with his first block of the season to keep the Blue Devils within one score.

Arnold and the Blue Devils host St. Francis (PA) at 12 p.m. this Saturday, with a chance to claim a share of the NEC title. Central can finish the NEC regular season with a 7-1 record for the second straight season, and would tie Robert Morris for the regular season crown.

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