ST. LOUIS – The American Midwest Conference (AMC) announced Monday that Spartan goalkeeper Alex Lair was named this week's AMC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.

Lair took home the award for the second time this season. For more information, read the following story contributed by AMC SID Reid Cure.

Alex Lair returns to these awards with her second Defensive Player of the Week honor. After a rough start to the season, Lair has helped her Spartans to a 6-3-1 record in the AMC. This past week, she recorded 20 saves in two games. Lair kept her team close against #RV Columbia College this past week, recording 12 saves in the 2-1 loss. She then went on to post her second shutout of the season against Freed-Hardeman University. Lair sits third in the AMC with a 1.72 goals against average while being fourth in total saves with 99 in 2015. Lair will be a major factor as the Spartans try to make a push toward the Owls for home-field advantage in the AMC tournament.