LANCASTER, Pa. – Connor Hille has been named the Centennial Conference's Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Diplomats to a 24-19 win over Carnegie Mellon on Saturday. Hille, a two-time All-Centennial Conference performer entering his senior season, earns the weekly honor for the second time in his career. He is the fourth different Diplomat defender to earn the award of the first nine games of the season.

Hille's impact was immediate as he intercepted the second play from scrimmage and returned it 30 yards which led to the Diplomats' first touchdown. That play helped set the tone for the defense that kept the highest scoring offense in the league at bay, despite being faced with multiple short fields. Hille also recorded a sack and finished the day with six tackles.

The win over Carnegie Mellon kept the Diplomats in control of their own playoff destiny as they can secure their second consecutive Centennial Conference Championship during the final week of the regular season. That remaining game will be this Friday, November 13 at Johns Hopkins as the two teams are set for a 7 p.m. kickoff in Baltimore.