#3 Lydia Simmons

Honors
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEC Preseason Player to Watch
2015 All-South Region Third Team
2015 SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week
2015 SEC Preseason Player to Watch
2014 SEC All-Freshman Team
2014 SEC Preseason Player to Watch
2014 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2013-14 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2017: Started 20 games for Vanderbilt as a graduate student midfielder… Posted two goals, three assists and 19 shots in 1618 minutes for the Dores… Played 90 or more minutes in nine contests… Had an assist in Vanderbilt’s first NCAA Tournament win in 11 years, a 2-1 first round victory over Ohio State on November 10… Scored a goal in the regular season finale, a 2-1 win over Auburn on October 26… Had a free kick assist in the 2-1 win over Tennessee on October 19… Scored a goal in the 3-1 win over Lipscomb on September 10… Had an assist at Boston College on August 25.

2016: Voted on 2016 SEC Preseason Watch List… Competed and started all 19 games of the season… Logged 1667 minutes, which ranked third on the team… Earned three goals, four assists and 10 points on the year… Led the Dores in shots and shots on goal with 31 and 15, respectively… Secured two goals in VU’s 4-0 win over Murray State, including the game-winning goal… Earned third goal of season at Mississippi State to level the game (’41) and force overtime.

2015: Played in all 21 games, making 20 starts… Named to All-South Region Third Team… Second on team with five goals, 11 points and two game winners… Also dished out assist… Entered season with zero career goals, then scored first three in four games… Scored first career goal in a 1-0 victory over Dartmouth… Scored game winner in 85th minute of 1-0 victory over No. 12 Ole Miss to send Commodores to first SEC Tournament in five years… Named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week after win over Ole Miss (Oct. 30)… Logged 1,868 minutes and played 12 full games.

2014: Named to SEC All-Freshman Team… Played in all 19 games, making 18 starts, and tied the team-high with three assists… Tied Sasha Gray for second-most shots with 37… Doled out assists in back-to-back games against Texas A&M and Mississippi State and end season with assist against Florida… Named preseason SEC Player to Watch along with teammates Simone Charley and Sasha Gray… Named to 2014 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Redshirted … Named to 2013-14 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Was one of 24 participants called to the U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team camp in California by coach Albertin Montoya two years ago … Previously played for coach Mike Dickey on the U-15 Girls National Team in 2010 … Helped lead head coach Matt Butcher’s Brewster Academy (N.H.) squad to the NEPSAC Class C championship game in 2011, scoring 22 goals and adding 23 assists for the Bobcats … Recorded 36 goals in 2009 and 2010 under coach Derek Dane at Londonderry (N.H.) High School, leading the Lancers to the state championship game in 2010 … Returned to Londonderry this past season and helped propel the squad to second the Division I semifinals … Named an NSCAA All-American in 2012.

PERSONAL:Lydia M. Simmons… Daughter of Robert Simmons and Lois Hall…Has one sister, Shanna… Major in child development.