OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Consistency in the kicking game with a little bit of defense kicked in helped Wildcat kicker/punter Hunter Martensson earn the Sooner Athletic Conference's Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
 
Martensson, a sophomore from Pearl River, La., went five-for-five on point after touchdown attempts and hit both of his field goal attempts during Louisiana College's 42-41 loss to North American University on Saturday.
 
His 32-yard field goal conversion helped pull the Wildcats, once down 34-7 in the contest, back to within 34-31 of the Stallions, and then his 27-yard kick helped LC extend the lead the team had just taken a few minutes prior out to 41-34 in the fourth quarter.
 
Martensson was also credited with a pair of solo tackles on the kickoff returns. While this is Martensson's first SAC Special Teams Player of the Week award, he had earned an American Southwest Conference East Division Special Teams honor during the spring 2021 season.
 
Martensson and the rest of the Wildcats (0-1, 0-0 SAC) look to start SAC play on the right foot at home on Saturday against Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Kickoff against the SAGU Lions (0-0, 0-0 SAC) is set for 6:00 P.M. at Wildcat Field.