McGivern posted the first hat trick of her collegiate career during Wagner’s high-scoring 9-0 victory at Merrimack on Friday night. The senior midfielder found the back of the cage for the first time against the Warriors about 10 minutes into the first quarter to give the Seahawks a 2-0 advantage. McGivern started the second half with a bang as she scored again just 3:23 into the third frame to make a 4-0 Wagner lead. She added her final score in the final 10 minutes of the contest. The victory helped the Seahawks improve to 7-0 in conference play and clinch the top seed in the 20226 NEC Field Hockey Championship. McGivern is one of five NEC players to score a three or more goals in a game this season. The West Deptford, NJ native is the third Wagner athlete to claim NEC Offensive Player of the Week honors this season, joining Floortje Leunisse and Felicitas Herrero-Martel. This is McGivern’s second career NEC Offensive Player of the Week award.