CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Announced by the league office on Tuesday, sophomore forward Annabelle Chukwu has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Offensive Players of the Week.
Chukwu put on a clinic against the Michigan State Spartans, recording her first career hat trick as she scored one goal in the first half and two goals in the second in the 3-0 win at Michigan State. Shooting a perfect 3-for-3 on night, she finished with a career-high six points.
This was also Chukwu’s first multi-goal game in her Irish career. With the three goals in the win, she has now recorded a total of eight career goals, six games through her sophomore season.
Chukwu’s header in the 26th minute put the Irish on the board and scored again in the 48th minute, burying it from the top of the box into the upper 90 to make it 2-0.
Just two minutes later, In the 50th minute, Morgan Roy fired the perfect corner kick to the near post as another Chukwu header found the back of the net to cap off the hat trick.
The Irish are now 5-0-1 as they head to NC State to open up conference play this Thursday, Sept. 11, to take on the Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m.