Washington Spirit striker Gift Monday has been voted the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Player of the Week.
The Nigeria international scored a hat-trick in Spirit’s 4-0 thrashing of Houston Dash on Sunday night. Monday netted three times within 36 minutes—the fastest hat-trick from kick-off in NWSL history.
The 23-year-old opened the scoring in the 18th minute and added a second with a header three minutes later. She completed her hat-trick six minutes after the half-hour mark.
Monday garnered 50.3% of the 881 votes cast on the NWSL website.
Gotham FC midfielder Rose Lavelle (35%), Utah Royals goalkeeper Mia Justus (8.1%), and Kansas City Current striker Bia Zaneratto (6.7%) finished in second, third, and fourth places, respectively.
Monday joined Washington Spirit from Spanish club UDG Tenerife in March. She has recorded eight goals and two assists in 19 appearances for Adrián González’s side.
