Lani Mears Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/18/2023 Sport Women's Soccer School Simpson College Year Senior Position Hometown Burlington, Iowa High School Burlington Notre Dame Women’s Soccer – Defensive Player of the Week Lani Mears, Simpson College Sr., GK, Burlington, Iowa/Burlington Notre Dame Mears helped the Simpson Storm go 1-1-0 on the week with a win over Grinnell (2-0) and a loss to MSOE (1-0). The senior goalkeeper faced 23 shots between the two games, only allowing three goals. She played all 180 minutes against two regionally-ranked opponents. Simpson improves their record to 5-1 overall as conference action kicks off for the Storm on Saturday when they host Central. The Burlington, Iowa native is earning her second-career Defensive Player of the Week honor (10/31/22, 9/18/23).
