Kansas City, Mo. – For the second time this season, Missouri Southern senior kicker Nick Williams has been named the MIAA Special Teams Athlete of the Week as announced by the league office and presented by Mammoth Turf.
 
Williams had three field goals in the game at No. 10 Pitt State. The senior hit field goals from 52, 24 and 42 yards with the 52-yarder being his longest of the season. Williams also had seven punts for an average of 46 yards, including a long of 72 yards and three inside the Gorillas 20-yard line.
 
This season, Williams leads Division II in field goal kicking and is 11^th in field goals per game. He ranks fourth nationally in punting and has the fourth-longest field goal (52 yards) and fifth-longest punt (72 yards) in all of Division II this season.
 
Williams was named the MIAA Special Teams Athlete of the Week on September 12 this season after connecting on four punts for 166 yards, averaging 41.5 yards, including a long of 56 and three inside the 20. Williams hit his only field goal attempt of the evening, a 36-yard try late in the fourth.
 
Williams and the Lions will be back in action this week as Southern plays host to Lincoln for Homecoming at 2 pm on Saturday.