Rui Aoki (10/7/2024) - Athlete Awards - UMass Lowell Athletics

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Rui Aoki

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Athletes of the Week
Week Of

10/7/2024
Sport

Men's Soccer
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LOWELL, Mass. – After playing a pivotal role in a 1-1 draw to help keep his team unbeaten in conference play, UMass Lowell men's soccer senior defender Rui Aoki (Hyogo, Japan) has been named the River Hawk of the Week.

In Saturday's match against UMBC, Aoki made his ninth season start in ten games. The senior played a full 90 minutes for the sixth time this season which is tied for the third most on the team. Despite playing down a man for 30 minutes, the UMass Lowell defense locked down the opposition, not allowing a goal, with Aoki making multiple key blocks to prevent the Retrievers from taking the lead.

The "River Hawk of the Week" is chosen in voting by the UMass Lowell Athletic Communications staff. It honors the top athlete, male or female, based on performance during the previous week of competition.

Aoki and the River Hawks are back in action on Saturday, October 12 when they host Bryant at 1 p.m.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
1/10/2023	Amaya Dowdy	Women's Basketball
1/3/2023	Ayinde Hikim	Men's Basketball
12/22/2022	Ivory Finley	Women's Basketball
12/13/2022	Ayinde Hikim	Men's Basketball
12/6/2022	Gustavs Davis Grigals	Men's Ice Hockey
11/1/2022	Kenzie Doyle	Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
10/26/2022	Alissia de Vries	Field Hockey
10/17/2022	Kenzie Doyle	Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
10/3/2022	Gustavs Davis Grigals	Men's Ice Hockey
9/28/2022	Meike Vischer	Field Hockey
9/20/2022	Julia Edholm	Women's Soccer
9/14/2022	Jenna Berger	Field Hockey
8/30/2022	Valerie Crory	Field Hockey
5/31/2022	Fritz Genther	Baseball
5/24/2022	Joshua Becker	Baseball
5/16/2022	Lea White	Softball
5/2/2022	Ryan Quinlan	Men's Lacrosse
4/6/2022	Ryley White	Softball
3/21/2022	Gerry Siracusa	Baseball
3/14/2022	Jade Catlin	Women's Lacrosse