CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
2021 SEASON |
CAA Football Second Team Offense |
CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week (September 6) |
2020 (SPRING 2021) SEASON |
CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week (March 15) |
ACADEMIC HONORS |
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2021, Fall 2021) |
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team (2021) |
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021) |
Villanova: Experienced kicker with a strong leg … Expected to handle both the field goal and PAT duties for the Wildcats.
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2020 (Spring 2021): Played in all four games and handled the kicking duties for the Wildcats … Made 12-of-14 PATs on the year and was 7-of-8 on field goal tries … Had a long made field goal of 45 yards, with five of his seven made attempts coming from 30+ yards out … Ranked second on the team with 33 points scored … Averaged 55.2 yards on 22 kickoffs, with six touchbacks and just one kick out of bounds;
at Stony Brook (3/6): Converted 1-of-2 PATs and was 1-of-2 on field goals with a made attempt of 38 yards in the season opener and his Villanova debut … Kicked off three times for an average of 54.7 yards;
Rhode Island (3/13): Earned CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week honors after scoring a season-high 13 points in the team’s home opener … Was a perfect 3-of-3 on field goals and 4-of-4 on PATs … Drilled a career-long 45-yard field goal in overtime and had made attempts from 25 yards and 21 yards earlier in the day … Kicked off six times for an average of 54.3 yards and two touchbacks;
at Maine (4/3): Made a season-high five PATs on six attempts, kicked a 31-yard field goal and kicked off a season-high eight times … Averaged 52.8 yards on his kickoffs with one touchback and one kick out of bounds;
Delaware (4/17): Made his two field goal attempts in the game from 34 yards and 36 yards while converting both of his PAT tries on the day … Kicked off five times and had three touchbacks while averaging a season-best 60.6 yards per kick.
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TCU: Saw action in 44 games for the Horned Frogs from the 2016-19 seasons … Primarily handled the team’s kickoff duties … Averaged 60.2 yards on 239 career kickoff attempts, with 87 touchbacks and only eight kicks out of bounds … Also went 10-of-16 on field goal attempts and made 28 PATs during his time at TCU … Had a long made field goal of 43 yards during the 2017 season.
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Bellarmine College Preparatory: Two-year varsity starter for both the football and lacrosse teams during his scholastic career … Ranked as the No. 20 placekicker in the nation in the 2016 class and a five-star recruit … Handled his team’s kicking duties as a junior and a senior, making a 45-yard game-winning field goal on a career long kick … Set a school record for most PATs in a single season … Earned All-WCAL honors in both football and lacrosse … Graduated with a 3.6 GPA.
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Personal: Born 9/14/98 in Santa Clara, Calif. … One of two children of Jonathan and Susan Bunce … Has an older sibling, Chase (24), who played college lacrosse at Ohio State … Enjoys working out, biking, playing video games and watching sports in his spare time … Graduated from TCU and is enrolled in graduate school at Villanova … Chose to come to Villanova for its academic reputation and the welcoming atmosphere of the coaching staff and the team … Pursuing a Master of Liberal Studies degree.