P/PK, Jr., 5-11, 185 lbs., Lincolndale, NY/Somers
WEEK 6 Stats: 2 points, 2-for-2 PAT, 10 punts, 36.7 punting avg., 5 Inside 20, 0 Touchbacks
Silvester stifled Monmouth’s return game under the lights on Grymes Hill. The do-it-all kicker, who scored two points on a pair of PATs, punted 10 times with five of the kicks giving Monmouth a drive start no better than the 10-yard line. Only one of the 10 punts was returnable, resulting in a one-yard loss coupled with a holding penalty that backed Monmouth up to its own 4-yard line. Averaging 36.7 yards per punt on a brisk evening at usually-windy Hameline Field, Silvester successfully placed five punts inside the opponents’ 20 with no touchbacks. He flipped the field with a 55-yard boot that was downed at Monmouth’s 7-yard line with 00:09 remaining in the third quarter. Silvester also handled kickoff duties for the Seahawks, with Monmouth managing a total of 13 return yards on three kicks. On 13 kicks (10 punts, 3 KO), Monmouth totaled only 12 return yards.