WHITEFISH, Mont. – The Frontier Conference announced that Montana Tech's Sabrina Hopcroft is the Frontier Conference's Defender of the Week.
 
Hopcroft, a 5-foot-7 senior libero, helped lead the Orediggers to a 2-0 record this week and the top-seed going into the Frontier Conference Tournament in Great Falls, Montana this weekend. The Orediggers downed Carroll College 3-1 and swept Lewis-Clark State to finish the regular season.
 
Hopcroft averaged 10.14 digs per set over the two matches. Hopcroft recorded 53 digs in four sets against Carroll breaking a school record.
 
No. 17 Montana Tech receives a bye in the first round of the conference tournament which starts Friday. The Orediggers will play the lowest seed left in the tournament in the semi-finals on Saturday.