HILLSBORO, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College men's soccer senior goalie Micaiah Garan garnered his third career Northwest Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week award, the league office announced on Monday afternoon. 
 
Garan helped lead Lewis & Clark to their most successful week since returning to varsity status this past week. The River Otters went 1-1-1 across a five-day span – including earning the program's first home win since 1989. 
 
The senior keeper made eight saves on 11 shots while playing five of the six halves for Lewis & Clark. He posted a 1.20 goals against average and a 72.8 save percentage across 225 minutes of action. On Wednesday evening, Garan made five saves on six shots in the team's 1-1 tie at Pacific University. He tacked on three saves on five shots against defending NWC Champions Whitman College on Friday night. The Hawaii native closed out the week by combining with senior Keahi Meredith for a 2-0 shutout win over Whitworth University on Sunday. 
 
Garan sits third in program history with his 66 saves in a single-season. He is on pace to shatter his own program record for lowest goals against average (1.88) and save percentage (71.7 percent). Garan leads the conference in saves and ranks fifth in save percentage. The senior sits 41^st in NCAA DIII in total saves this season and 27^th in minutes played (1,246:37). He currently sits tied for fifth amongst active NCAA DIII goalies with 276 career saves and tied for sixth among goalies from all three levels of the NCAA.  
 
Lewis & Clark will host Linfield University on Sunday at Noon to wrap up their third-match home winning streak.