Butler Women's Basketball player Freddie Wallace and Butler Men’s Basketball player Isaiah Williams have been selected as Butler Grizzly Athletes of the Week, presented by White Eagle Credit Union

#10 Freddie Wallace, Women's Basketball

Freddie Wallace, the Butler Grizzlies 6’3 freshman forward from Lincoln, Nebraska, continued her recent stretch of dominance this past week in the Grizzlies wins over rivals Coffeyville and Hutchinson. Against Coffeyville on Wednesday, Freddie scored a new collegiate career best of 31 points while also pulling seven rebounds in the Grizzlies victory over the Red Ravens. Against Hutchinson on Saturday, Wallace again put up another impressive scoring effort, scoring 24 points including 12 in the first quarter that gave the Grizzlies an early lead that they would never relinquish. Freddie posted her best of the season so far averaging 27.5 points and 7 rebounds while shooting over 60% from the field. Wallace is Grizzlies leading scorer and rebounder on the year and the Butler Women have now won ten straight games.

#21 Isaiah Williams, Men’s Basketball

Isaiah Williams, the Butler Grizzlies sophomore forward from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was the key piece in the Grizzlies two big wins this past week. Against #13 ranked Coffeyville on Wednesday, Williams led the Grizzlies in scoring with 16 points while also pulling down 11 rebounds for his first double-double on the week and third of the season. On the road against Hutchinson on Saturday, Williams exploded for 24 points, tying his season high for points in a single game, doing so on an efficient 8/13 shooting mark and going 2/3 from behind the arc. Williams also pulled in another 11 rebounds in the game for his second double-double of the week and his fourth on the season. Isaiah is the leading scorer and rebounder this season for the Grizzlies, who have now won nine of their last ten games.