Earning her third Giant Eagle RMU Female Student-Athlete of the Week of 2016-17 is redshirt junior forward Brittany Howard, who is bestowed the honor for Jan. 4, 2017. In a sweep of Brown at the RMU Island Sports Center to close out 2016, Howard finished with six points. She notched the second hat trick of her career in the opening game of the series, a 5-1 win, then added a goal and two assists in a 5-3 victory to complete the sweep. For her efforts, Howard was tabbed the College Hockey America (CHA) Player of the Week for the fifth time this season. She was also selected as the CHA Player of the Month for December of 2016. Howard, a native of St. Thomas, Ontario, owns a 10-game point streak and leads Robert Morris in goals (13), assists (22) and points (35).