Newsome High alumnus Jackie Simpson, who leads the Bulls women's soccer team (13-3-2) into the American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals Tuesday, was named the AAC Defensive Player of the Year on Monday.
Simpson and Bulls senior M Olivia Chance made the All-AAC first team, with Chance -- a two-time first-team selection -- being the only unanimous pick. Sophomore GK Kat Elliott and senior D Alexis Rossi made the second team.
The full team can be found here.
A senior who has logged 1,594 minutes, Simpson is anchoring a Bulls back line that has surrendered only 12 goals (and 79 shots on goal) for a league-best 0.