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

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Rui Aoki

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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
2/28/2017	Tyler Wall	Men's Ice Hockey
2/22/2017	Russ Olive	Baseball
2/1/2017	Vladimir Popusoi	Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
1/16/2017	Jahad Thomas	Men's Basketball
1/9/2017	Jahad Thomas	Men's Basketball
1/3/2017	Joe Gambardella	Men's Ice Hockey
12/27/2016	Jahad Thomas	Men's Basketball
12/19/2016	Nicole Hayner	Women's Basketball
12/16/2016	Dylan Zink	Men's Ice Hockey
12/5/2016	Garrett Metcalf	Men's Ice Hockey
11/29/2016	Tyler Livingston	Men's Basketball
11/3/2016	Wuilito Fernandes	Men's Soccer
10/25/2016	Katelyn Vieira	Women's Soccer
10/18/2016	Austin Kroll	Men's Soccer
10/11/2016	Eva Berkhout	Field Hockey
10/4/2016	Christa Doiron	Field Hockey
9/28/2016	Julia Schneider	Women's Soccer
9/20/2016	Anouk Lalande	Field Hockey
9/13/2016	Wuilito Fernandes	Men's Soccer
9/6/2016	Katherine Claybaugh	Women's Volleyball