This week's South Carolina Army National Guard Newberry College Players of the Week are freshman sprinter Cassidy Bouchard (Reed Deer, Alberta) and senior forward Drake Downs (Simpsonville).
 
Bouchard set the school record in the 400-meter dash in her collegiate debut at the JDL Mondo College Invitational in Winston-Salem with a time of 57.46, finishing fourth in a field of 24 runners.  She beat runners from NCAA Division 1 schools Duke, Elon, North Carolina A&T, Queens and The Citadel.  Her time is the second best in the event in the South Atlantic Conference this year.  Bouchard also ran on the second leg of the Wolves 4 x 400-meter relay team that ran the fourth fastest time in the SAC this season.
 
Downs had a pair of double-doubles last week averaging 22.5 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game as the Wolves split a pair of South Atlantic Conference contests.  He also made nearly 60 percent (.593) of his shots from the floor, 50 percent (3-6) of his 3-point shot attempts and 80 percent (4-5) of his free throws.  Downs scored 22 points, grabbed 12 rebounds while making 10-of-18 shots from the floor in the Wolves victory over Wingate.  He is averaging 19.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game while hitting 59.7% of his shots from the floor this season.