ROSEMONT, Ill.- Senior forward Liam Butts is named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the week as announced by the conference on Tuesday (Oct. 11). This is Butts' second Player of the Week accolade in his career and the third for Penn State this season.
The Lawrenceville, Ga. native notched two goals in the Nittany Lions' 4-1 victory over Michigan State on Friday, Oct. 7. Butts' two goals came less than three minutes apart in the first half of the game. A blocked shot attempt from Sean Bettenhausen found its way in front of Butts who headed it into the net for the second goal of the match. Just a few minutes later, Andrew Privett crossed the ball into the box for Butts who redirected the ball, again with his head, past the Michigan State goalkeeper for the third goal of the game.
Butts is tied for third in the Big Ten in goals (5) and first in game winning goals (3).
