West Palm Beach, Fla.----- The awards continue for San Jose State University placekicker Matt Mercurio.
After being named the Mountain West "Special Teams Player of the Week" on Monday, October 7, the redshirt freshman from Salinas, Calif., was named one of the three Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award "Stars of the Week" for his contribution in San Jose State's 32-21 victory over New Mexico, on Friday, October 4.
The graduate of Palma High tied a San Jose State single-game school record with four field goals and accounted for the Spartans' last 12 points in the game after taking a 20-0 second-quarter lead.
Mercurio connected on field goals of 24, 33, a career-long 49, and a second of 24 yards as San Jose State University improved its season record to 3-2, 1-1 in the Mountain West.
For the season, Mercurio is 7-of-10 kicking field goals and is San Jose State's leading scorer with 36 points.
The Spartans return to action Saturday, October 12, at the University of Nevada in a Mountain West contest. Game time is 1:00 p.m. (PT).