Posted: Jan 15, 2018
Danika Phillips, Hockey
Second-year forward Danika Phillips is this week’s MUSCLE MLK Female Athlete of the Week.
Danika recorded her first-ever AUS hat trick in the Tigers 6-2 win over the Mount Allison Mounties.
She got her first goal of the game early in the second period to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead over the visiting Mounties. She scored again on the power play, less than six minutes later to extend the lead to 4-1.
She scored her third goal of the game with three minutes left to play, giving the Tigers the 6-2 win.
A kinesiology student, Danika is from Barrie, Ont.
Other nominees: Diedre Alexander (basketball); Victoria Haworth (volleyball)