Giannou's impressive performance on Thursday against Kentucky Wesleyan resulted in a hat trick in just 61 minutes of play that puts her at the top of the Great Midwest leaderboards.
With wins on Thursday and Saturday at Trevecca, Ohio Valley is now tied for second place in the league with 19 points. Giannou, the reigning Great Midwest Offensive Player of the Year, has helped the Fighting Scots’ offense pick up the pace as of late.
Giannou's hat trick came back-to-back-to-back in the 29th, 37th, and 50th minutes of play, helping the Fighting Scots in their 7-2 triumph over Kentucky Wesleyan. Giannou's first goal was assisted by Mileidys Saenz, while her other two were assisted by last week's conference offensive player of the week Fernanda Araya.
In the match, Giannou took one other shot which went above the goalpost.
During the Fighting Scots' 3-0 upset over Trevecca on Saturday, Giannou ripped two shots, one of them on frame while the other was blocked.
Giannou now leads the conference with three game-winning goals, and is tied for third place in total goals this season. Giannou is also in the current league leader list with 11 points (T5), 28 shots (8th) and 1.27 points per game (9th).