Defense of the Week: Hayden Diekhans, Montana Tech
Diekhans, a junior forward from Geraldine, Mont., was chosen as the Defense Player of the Week.
Diekhans led the Orediggers’ defense as they went 2-0 record in California. He pulled down 12 rebounds (11 defensive rebounds) and added three steals in MT’s 42-30 defensive battle with California-Merced. He also had a block in the game.
He collected seven rebounds (6 defensive rebounds) in Orediggers’ 91-68 victory at Pacific Union (Calif.).
Diekhans averaged 8.5 defensive rebounds per game last week for Montana Tech.
This is Diekhans’ second career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.