Harry Merz Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 10/21/2019 Sport Men's Soccer School Luther College Year Senior Position Hometown Auckland, New Zealand High School Tawa College Men’s Soccer – Defensive Player of the Week Harry Merz, Luther College Sr., D, Auckland, New Zealand/Tawa College Merz anchored a defensive line that posted two shutouts against A-R-C opponents last week. The Norse defeated Dubuque 3-0 and Nebraska Wesleyan 6-0. Luther’s defense owns an .833 goals against average in 540 minutes of conference play. Merz has started all 15 matches for the Norse and has scored one goal. The two wins moved Luther into a four-way tie for first in the league standings with 12 points. This is the second career Defensive Player of the Week award for Merz (10/21/19, 9/9/18). Merz garnered All-Conference honors a season ago and picked up honorable mention accolades as a sophomore.
