CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University junior kicker Chad Ryland (Lebanon, Pa.-Cedar Crest) collected Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week honors, the league announced today, Dec. 14. It marks the second consecutive week that Ryland took home the accolade and the fourth-time in his career.
Ryland moved into third-place in Eastern Michigan history with 94 career made extra points after he went 5-for-5 on PATs in EMU's 41-33 victory over Northern Illinois, Dec. 12. For Ryland, the five made extra points marked the second-consecutive game he has knocked in at least five PATs, and the sixth time he's accomplished the feat in his career.