Lehigh ranked No. 13/14 in the national polls and another player gets a Patriot League honor

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Saturday's win over Liberty has boosted Lehigh up in at least one national FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) poll to No. 13. In addition, another Lehigh player has been honored as a Patriot League weekly award winner, but it's now quarterback Chris Lum who had his streak of Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week awards snapped at three.

The honoree was sophomore placekicker/punter who was named the Patriot League's Special Teams Player of the Week.

In just his second game as the team's placekicker, Divers booted the first two field goals of his career and was 3-for-3 on extra point attempts.

Divers’ first field goal, the first successful field goal for Lehigh this season, came from 30 yards out and tied the game at 3-3 early in the second quarter. He added a second field goal, also from 30 yards away with just over six minutes remaining in the first half, which gave Lehigh a 13-10 lead.

In addition to his placekicking work, Divers completed his fourth game as the Mountain Hawks punter, placing one punt inside the Liberty 20 yard line in three attempts.

For the season, Divers is now 7-for-7 on extra points and 2-for-3 on field goal attempts. He is averaging 38 yards on 16 punts, with five kicks downed inside the 20 yard line.

Lehigh rose from No. 15 to No. 13 in the The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS poll, of which I am a member. The Mountain Hawks, who play Yale on Saturday, rose two spots to No. 14 in the FCS Coaches poll.

Here's the The Sports Network poll:

The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Georgia Southern Eagles (124) 3-0 3,931 1
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (17) 2-1 3,715 2
3. Appalachian State Mountaineers (8) 3-1 3,540 3
4. Montana State Bobcats (2) 3-1 3,398 4
5. North Dakota State Bison (8) 3-0 3,315 8
6. Delaware Blue Hens (1) 3-1 3,201 7
7. New Hampshire Wildcats 2-1 2,915 11
8. Wofford Terriers 2-1 2,905 9
9. James Madison Dukes 3-1 2,695 12
10. Richmond Spiders 3-1 2,344 5
11. William & Mary Tribe 2-2 2,091 6
12. Southern Illinois Salukis 2-1 2,069 14
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 3-1 1,949 15
14. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 3-1 1,795 16
15. Chattanooga Mocs 2-2 1,452 13
16. Sam Houston State Bearkats 3-0 1,449 20
17. Southern Utah Thunderbirds 3-1 1,436 23
18. McNeese State Cowboys 2-1 1,264 19
19. Montana Grizzlies 2-2 1,095 10
20. Massachusetts Minutemen 2-1 911 17
21. South Dakota Coyotes 2-2 736 18
22. South Carolina State Bulldogs 2-2 706 25
23. Towson Tigers 3-0 520 NR
24. Indiana State Sycamores 3-1 447 NR
25. Sacramento State Hornets 2-2 424 NR
Others receiving votes: Tennessee Tech 175, Alabama State 152, Maine 144, Old Dominion 144, Weber State 140, Stephen F. Austin 87, Holy Cross 87, Elon 83, Jackson State 68, Bethune-Cookman 66, Liberty 60, Yale 55, Eastern Washington 50, UT Martin 49, North Dakota 44, Murray State 37, Youngstown State 33, Central Arkansas 24, Portland State 23, Missouri State 21, Norfolk State 21, South Dakota State 17, Coastal Carolina 15, Cal Poly 11, Eastern Kentucky 11, Monmouth 10, Hampton 8, Texas State 7, Furman 7, UC Davis 6, Alabama A&M 5, San Diego 5, Stony Brook 5, Dayton 5, Harvard 4, South Alabama 3, Rhode Island 3, Northwestern State 3, Jacksonville 3, Tennessee State 2, Georgetown 1, Texas Southern 1, Northern Arizona 1, Villanova 1.

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