Junior forward Hailie Mace of the UCLA women's soccer team has been voted the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for Aug. 21-27.
Mace recorded a first-half hat trick in UCLA's 4-2 victory over 2016 NCAA quarterfinalist Santa Clara on Thursday. Her hat trick was the 26th all-time at UCLA and the first of her collegiate career. Mace's first goal gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead with a header of a long free kick, followed just six minutes later by a shot near the penalty kick area for her second of the game. She completed the hat trick in the final minute of the half when she finished a counter attack to the right post.
?? RING THE ALARM??@hailiemace has a HAT TRICK at the end of the first half!
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) August 25, 2017
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Mace entered the season without a collegiate goal and now leads UCLA in scoring with 10 points and is tied for the team lead in goals scored with four.
The seventh-ranked women's soccer team stayed undefeated over the weekend after earning a 3-1 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Sunday to improve to 4-0.
This is Mace's first UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week honor of her career.
Also Nominated: Mac May (Women's Volleyball), Brian Iloski (Men's Soccer).