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WIAC Men's and Women's Basketball Athletes of the Week and Standings: Nov. 29 - Dec. 5

12/08/2021, 12:45pm CST
By WIAC

From the WIAC --

WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week
( Week of November 29 - December 5)

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Derek Gray, Freshman (Madison, Wis./La Follette), Guard of UW-Whitewater 

Gray averaged 24.5 points per game on 50 percent shooting from the floor and 86.7 percent from the free-throw line and added 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per contest to help the Warhawks to a pair of WIAC victories at home during the week. He tallied a career-high 30 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the floor and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line and added eight rebounds and three steals in UW-Whitewater’s 92-76 triumph against UW-Stout. Earlier in the week, Gray collected a game-high 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting to go along with four rebounds in the Warhawks’ 83-70 win against UW-Stevens Point. He scored 10 in the second half to hold off the Pointers’ comeback attempt. 

Also nominated: 

UW-La Crosse, Ethan Anderson, Senior, Guard, Black River Falls, Wis. (Black River Falls)
UW-Oshkosh, Levi Borchert, Junior, Forward, Kimberly, Wis. (Kimberly) 
UW-Platteville, Justin Stovall, Senior, Center, Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) 
UW-Stout, Jon Ciriacks, Senior, Forward, East Troy, Wis. (East Troy)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 

Jessie Ruden, Junior (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall), Guard of UW-Eau Claire 

Ruden led the Blugolds to a pair of conference wins during the week. Ruden went 6-9 from the 3-point line against No. 20-ranked UW-Oshkosh. She also went 100% from the line with six rebounds and six assists to finish with 21 points. Against UW-Stevens Point, Ruden went 3-5 from the 3-point line with five boards and five assists - totaling 15 points. Ruden is leading the conference in ppg, 3-pt field goal percentage, 3-pt field goals per game, and assists. 

Also nominated: 

UW-La Crosse, Lexi Higgins, Senior, Forward, Weston, Wis. (D.C. Everest)
UW-Oshkosh, Leah Porath, Senior, Guard, New London, Wis. (New London)
UW-Platteville, Taylor Gilbert, Senior, Forward, Kingston, Ill. (Genoa-Kingston) 
UW-River Falls, Jenna Zeman, Senior, Guard, Owatonna, Minn. (Owatonna) 
UW-Stout, Anna Mutch, Sophomore, Guard, Apple Valley, Minn. (Apple Valley)
UW-Whitewater, Aleah Grundahl, Junior, Forward, DeForest, Wis. (DeForest)

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