STAT LINE: 13 points, 3-for-3 FG, 4-for-4 PAT, 45.4 punting average, 63.0 KO average
Palmer’s placekicking perfection and effective punting proved to be key components in Central Connecticut’s 51-45 road win over NEC rival Wagner. The Nutmeg State product scored 13 points for the Blue Devils, going 3-for-3 on field goal attempts and making all four of his extra-point tries in the four-overtime triumph. Palmer, who averaged 63.0 yards per kickoff and blasted two for touchbacks, also effectively handled the punting duties to the tune of a 45.4 yards per kick average. Three of Palmer’s seven punts travelled more than 50 yards. Two of his boots came during the final 3:00 of regulation and helped prevent Wagner from breaking a 27-27 tie. Punting from his own 27-yard line with under 1:00 remaining, Palmer sent a 64-yard blast that was downed at the Wagner 9. Only a few minutes earlier, he flipped the field on Wagner by booming a 51-yarder from his own 10. Palmer opened the game’s scoring by nailing a 31-yard field goal with 6:02 left in the first quarter. His subsequent 37-yarder boosted CCSU’s lead to 13-0 early in the second. Later, Palmer forced a third overtime session by nailing a 22-yard field goal that tied the score at 37-37.