University of Massachusets Athletics
Ihedigbo Named A-10 Co-Defensive Player Of The Week
September 10, 2006 | Football
Sept. 10, 2006
AMHERST, Mass. - Senior strong safety James Ihedigbo (Amherst, Mass.) has been named the Atlantic 10 Co-Defensive Player of the Week after his performance on Saturday at Navy. Ihedigbo made eight tackles, forced a pair of fumbles, recovered a fumble and added a sack in the narrow 21-20 loss to the Midshipmen.
Ihedigbo led the UMass defensive effort that held the Midshipmen to just 87 yards of total offense in the second half and 289 yards of offense for the game.
He shares the honor with senior cornerback Corey Graham of New Hampshire who eight tackles, forced a fumble and had an interception in the Wildcats' win over Northwestern. Graham's interception was the 11th of his career and his forced fumble led to a UNH touchdown.
UMass travels to Villanova this Saturday with kick-off slated for 1 p.m. The game will be carried live on the CN8 network and will be streamed to the internet.
