X-Women Hockey’s Maggy Burbidge Named St. FX Female Athlete of the Week

Mar 18, 2024 | Sports

X-Women Hockey forward Maggy Burbidge is the STFX Female Athlete of the Week. Burbidge, a fourth year Arts student from Falmouth, NS played two strong games for the X-Women at the U SPORTS national championship this past weekend in Saskatoon.

Maggie Burbidge (St. FX Athletics photo)

She was the STFX player of the game in their 6-1 quarterfinal loss to Waterloo on Thursday, assisting on the lone X goal. The X-Women captain followed up with another strong performance in a close 3-1 loss to Saskatchewan in the consolation semifinal Saturday. She was fifth overall in the AUS this season with 28 points and garnered AUS second team all-star status. 

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