BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University junior place
kicker Dave Leombruno has been selected as the New England Football
Conference (NEFC) Co-Special Teams Player of the week. Leombruno
shares this week's honor along with Coast Guard Academy senior, Pat
Bennett.
Leombruno booted a game-winning, 37-yard field goal with six
seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to lift Bridgewater to a
dramatic 10-7 victory over UMass Dartmouth on Saturday. He also
converted his only extra point attempt and averaged 51.0 yards on
three kickoffs with one touchback.
A native of Lakeville, Massachusetts, Leombruno is in his third
season with the Bears. He has converted 63 of 67 point after tries
(PAT) as well as 5 of 11 field goal attempts since arriving at
Bridgewater as a freshman in 2007.
After taking over the place kicking duties midway through the 2007
season, Leombruno promptly converted 53 consecutive extra point
attempts over the course of two seasons to set the program record.
His 45 successful PATs in 2008 is tied for the second highest
single-season total in BSU football history.
After returning to the Bears' lineup this season after not playing
in 2009, Leombruno has picked up right where he left off as he is
5-for-6 in extra point attempts. The 37-yard game-winning field
goal against UMass is also his career long.
Bridgewater State (2-0) returns to the gridiron on Saturday
afternoon as the Bears host Plymouth State University (1-1) at 1:00
PM.