CONWAY - Tristian Johnson has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.

Johnson was one of several defensive standouts in Hendrix's 44-24 win over Lyon on Saturday afternoon, which earned the Warriors' their first-ever berth into the SCAC Championship game next weekend at War Memorial Stadium. The senior defensive end recorded four tackles in the winning effort, all of which went for a loss and for a cumulative total loss of 22 yards. Two of those tackles-for-loss were sacks, which set a new season-high for Johnson. Saturday marked his third-consecutive game with at least one sack.

Johnson has totaled 33 tackles through 9 games this season, with 8.5 of those for a loss, and has also totaled 4.5 sacks, which ranks tied for second in the SCAC behind fellow Hendrix defensive lineman Jacob Moody.

This is Johnson's first SCAC Player of the Week honor. He and the Warriors will conclude the regular season on Saturday, November 14 at War Memorial Stadium when they face Texas Lutheran at 3:00 PM in the SCAC Championship game. The winner of Saturday's contest will secure the league's Automatic Qualifier and earn a berth in the NCAA Divsion III playoffs.