For the ninth time this season, a Huskie player won a MAC West Player of the Week award. This week it was junior defensive tackle Ken Bishop, taking home the MAC West Defensive Player of the Week.

In the Huskies 63-0 win over the Minutemen of Massachusetts, Bishop recorded five total tackles including one tackle for a loss.

Bishop also recorded a fumble recovery, which was one of four takeaways by the Huskies defense.

Bishop along with the defensive line held UMass’ offense to a total of 267 yards on 83 plays, averaging 3.2 yards per play.

On the ground, the Minutemen were only able to accumulate 114 yards on the ground on 46 carries, averaging 2.5 yards per attempt.

Bishop’s effort helped the Huskies hold the Minutemen to their lowest point total of the season while earning their first shutout since they defeated Eastern Michigan, 37-0, on Sept. 27, 2008.

This season the Huskies have had six different players win a MAC West Player of the Week award, four of them coming from the defensive side of the ball.

The Huskies have passed their total of MAC West Player’s of the Week from last season as they only had seven players and only two from the defensive side.