MARSHALL, Texas – Earning his third career American Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week is East Texas Baptist University's
Ryan Lord. Lord earned the award for his play in the first two mathes of the 2026 season, helping ETBU to a 2-0 record.
ETBU won the first game, 2-0, earning a shutout, and then earned the program's first win over Southwestern, 3-1. Lord had a career-high 14 saves vs. Southwestern and had 18 saves last week.
ETBU hosts Concordia University Texas on Wednesday night at 5:00 p.m.
Below is the ASC recap on Lord.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | Ryan Lord, GK, Jr., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist goalkeeper
Ryan Lord helped the Tigers to a 2-0 start, recording 18 saves and a .947 save percentage. Against Centenary (La.), Lord recorded a shutout with four saves on four shots on goal. The junior then posted a career-high 14 saves in a 3-1 win over Austin College, including a penalty-kick stop in the 88th minute and another save in the 89th minute to secure the Tigers' victory.
