OGDEN, Utah –Senior safety Matt Estrada, a 5-10, 185-pound senior from La Habra, Calif., was named the Big Sky Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week with Montana State's Zach Minter, the conference office announced Monday.

Estrada registered a team-high five tackles, intercepted a pass, forced a fumble and then recovered it in Northern Arizona's 32-7 road win over Idaho State. Estrada's fumble recovery led to an NAU touchdown. His interception came in the fourth quarter at the ISU 3-yard line, stopping a Bengal drive.

Estrada, who leads the team with 16 tackles in two games, led a defense that allowed just 151 total yards and 12 first downs, including just 37 yards rushing.

Montana quarterback Justin Roper was the Big Sky offensive player of the week, while Sacramento State kicker Chris Diniz was the Special Teams Player of the Week.

Minter, a 6-1, 265-pound sophomore from Glendale, Ariz., scored a touchdown for the second straight week, helping No. 17 Montana State snap a seven-game losing streak to No. 9 Eastern Washington with a 30-7 win. Minter picked off a Bo Levi Mitchell pass and returned it 53 yards for a touchdown to give MSU a 13-0 first-quarter lead. Minter also tallied a pair of solo tackles and two pass breakups as the Bobcats held the Eagles to just seven points, their lowest scoring output in 14 games.

Roper, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound senior from Buford, Ga., came off the bench and completed 16-of-19 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns as Montana rallied for a 28-25 win over Sacramento State, avoiding a rare three-game losing streak. Roper completed his first 10 passes, and led the Grizzlies on three of their four touchdown drives. Roper threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Carver with 9:34 left in the fourth quarter to put the Grizzlies ahead 28-25. Roper also threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Antwon Moutra with 9:40 remaining in the second quarter to give his team a 14-13 lead. This is Roper's first Player of the Week honor.

Diniz, a 5-9, 195-pound senior from Escalon, Calif., tied a school record with four field goals and scored 13 points in Sacramento State's 28-25 loss to Montana. Diniz made field goals of 50, 42, 28 and 34 yards. The 50-yarder gave Sac State a 3-0 lead and the 28-yarder put the Hornets ahead 16-14. 

Kicker Matt Myers earned honorable mention for the weekly honors for placekicker of the week from the College Football Performance Awards.

Others Nominated

Offense

Bo Levi Mitchell, QB, Eastern Washington

Corey White, RB, Idaho State

Mike Person, OT, Montana State

Zach Bauman, RB, Northern Arizona

Bryan Hilliard, RB, Sacramento State

Bo Bolen, RB, Weber State

Defense

J.C. Sherritt, LB, Eastern Washington

Chris Holmesly, DB, Idaho State

Bryan Waldhauser, DT, Montana

John Eddy, LB, Northern Colorado

Dana Willis, S, Sacramento State

Jordan Brown, S, Weber State

Special Teams

Cameron Zuber, P, Eastern Washington

David Harrington, P, Idaho State

Brody McKnight, P/K, Montana

Drew Zamora, P/K, Northern Arizona

Cameron Kaman, P, Northern Colorado

Shaun McClain, K, Weber State