Kicker Joaquin Rodriguez Named to D3football.com Team of the Week

SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran senior kicker Joaquin Rodriguez (San Antonio/Smithson Valley) has been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for Week 9, as announced by the publication Tuesday morning.

Rodriguez was a highlight for the Bulldogs in their 31-27 loss at Howard Payne on Saturday, making all four of his field goal attempts and adding a PAT. The San Antonio native connected on kicks from 35, 29, 46, and 45 yard for a career-best outing. The four field goals are the second most in a single-game in program history, only trailing newly inducted TLU Athletics Hall of Famer Allen Cain, who made five in a game twice. His 13 points in a single game were also a career best.

For the season, Rodriguez has made seven of his 12 field goal attempts and has racked up 38 total points. After last week's performance, Rodriguez sits in seventh place all-time in TLU's NCAA Division-III history for field goals made with 13 in his career.

Rodriguez is the first Bulldog placekicker to earn the Team of the Week honor since Juan Ocampo during the Spring 2021 season.

This is the 25th season that D3football.com has selected the Team of the Week, which honors the top player nationally at each position from the previous week.

The full D3football.com Team of the Week for Week 9 can be viewed here.

Texas Lutheran returns to Bulldog Stadium next week as they welcome the McMurry War Hawks on Nov. 4. The game is scheduled for a 1 PM kickoff and will be broadcast on TLU's YouTube Channel, TLU+, along with KWED 1580 AM. All streaming and stats links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.

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