Defense Player of the Week: Hayden Diekhans, Montana Tech
Diekhans, a junior forward from Geraldine, Mont., was selected as the Defense Player of the Week.
Diekhans was a force on defense, as the 15
th ranked Orediggers went 2-0 record this past week securing their fourth straight Frontier Conference regular season championship. He pulled down 18 defensive rebounds (9.0 defensive rebounds per game) in the wins.
He also accounted for a steal and registered four blocks. MT’s defense held Montana Western to 61 points (16 points under their average) and Providence 52 points (27 points under their average) in the victories.
This is Diekhans’ fourth career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.