University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

AIKEN, S.C. – The Hutson-Etherredge Companies and Auto-Owners Insurance USC Aiken Student-Athlete of the Week is softball standout Lakyn Phillips.

Phillips, a native of Lexington, S.C., guided the Pacers to a 6-1 week.

She recorded a 4-0 record and picked up a save. Phillips started four games and had three complete-game efforts. She tossed 24.2 frames and gave up just two earned runs. Phillips had 31 strikeouts and gave up six walks while sporting a 0.57 ERA while holding opponents to a .207 batting average.

In four innings of work against Benedict in her home finale, Phillips registered seven strikeouts and gave up just one hit.

She tossed a complete game in the victory over Catawba, striking out nine. In the series opener at USC Beaufort, Phillips once again had a complete game while striking out six. She worked two-thirds of a frame with two strikeouts to get the save in the middle game of the series before throwing another complete game with seven strikeouts in the series finale win.

Phillips hit .333 at the plate and scored a run against the Sand Sharks.

The Hutson-Etherredge Companies and Auto-Owners Insurance USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week honors one student-athlete each week from an in-season sport for their hard work and effort.