Offensive Player of the Week Goes to Rafael Pais

Offensive Player of the Week Goes to Rafael Pais
November 2, 2020

By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – After scoring on a free kick and dropping a great cross for an assist in a 2-0 win on the road at Columbia International (S.C.) last Wednesday, Rafael Pais was voted the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Offensive Player of the Week.

This is the seventh edition of the weekly honors for the 2020 season. The next set of awards will be announced on Nov. 9.

Pais made it three-straight occasions that Reinhardt was represented in conference awards – following Aaron Whitten and Arthur Hugon.

AAC Offensive Player of the Week
 Rafael Pais - Fr. - Mairwil, Switzerland

  • Had a hand in both of Reinhardt's goals in a 2-1 win over Columbia International.
  • Scored on a free kick.
  • Assisted on a cross into the box.
  • This is his first weekly award this season.

Previous Player of the Week award winners
Week 1 - Jan Kuepper, Milligan (Defensive); Victor Castel, Milligan (Offensive)
Week 2 - Wyatt Fair, Montreat (Defensive); Lorenzo Delvecchio, Point (Offensive)
Week 3 - Dave Neijenhuis, Tennessee Wesleyan (Defensive); Victor Castel, Milligan (Offensive)
Week 4 - Kuda Nhiwatiwa, Tennessee Wesleyan (Defensive); Jacob Hancock, St. Andrews (Offensive)
Week 5 - Dave Neijenhuis, Tennessee Wesleyan (Defensive); Aaron Whitten, Reinhardt (Offensive)
Week 6 - Arthur Hugon, Reinhardt (Defensive); Billy Boag, Tennessee Wesleyan (Offensive)
Week 7 - Jesus Ramos, Montreat (Defensive); Rafael Pais, Reinhardt (Offensive)

To view the entire release from the AAC, please click here.

Point (Ga.) awaits the hometown team tomorrow night at 7 p.m.

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