Capital Gazette · Aug 23, 2018
Navy kicker Bennett Moehring confident entering season
Navy kicker Bennett Moehring watches his attempted game-winning field goal miss against Army as time expired during their game on Dec. 9, 2017. Army won, 14-13. (Paul W. Gillespie / Capital Gazette)For a placekicker, one’s psyche can go from the heroic thrill of victory to the disappointing agony of defeat as quickly as a two-field goal day can be ruined by a missed kick with the game on the line.
In last December’s 14-13 loss to Army, Navy kicker Bennett Moehring felt both. Early in the game, he made a pair of short field goals to keep the Midshipmen within points of their arch-rival.