PHILADELPHIA – On Saturday, junior kicker
Albert Jang made history. On Monday, he was rewarded by being named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week.
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Jang booted a 51-yard field goal to send Penn to overtime against Dartmouth on Saturday, the first field goal make of his career. It also happened to be tied for the third-longest field goal in Quaker history.
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In addition, the Duluth, Ga. native averaged 43.3 yards on his three punt attempts.
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Jang earned Penn's second consecutive weekly honor after
Jared Richardson was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week following an outstanding performance at Bucknell.
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Jack Fairman,
Malachi Hosley and
Aidan Sayin all earned honorable mention nods.
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Penn hosts Georgetown Saturday in the final non-conference game of the season at Franklin Field, with kickoff set for 1 p.m.
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