Mangan Honored as AU Student-Athlete of the Week Presented by GEICO

American University lacrosse student-athlete Olivia Mangan has been named the AU Student-Athlete of the Week Presented by GEICO, Department of Athletics officials announced Monday.

Mangan led American to its first Patriot League win of the season, completing a hat trick to help the Eagles to a 10-9 victory over Colgate in its season finale. The Maplewood, N.J. native registered the first goal of the game for American, scoring on a free position opportunity four minutes into the game. She then added a pair of unassisted tallies, including the game-winner with 8:23 left to secure the win. The sophomore also posted two draw controls, one caused turnover and one ground ball collected in the victory.

Mangan led the Eagles with a career-best 40 points this season. She finished tied for first on the team with a career-high 15 assists and was third with 25 goals. Mangan also led American with 24 ground balls collected and was second on the team with 25 draw controls.