Week 5: AAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week

WALESKA, Ga. - Gabriel Mendoza of Union Commonwealth and Ian Rau of Columbia International are the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Soccer Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week, the league announced on Monday.

This is the fifth edition of the awards for the 2025 season. The next set of awards will be announced on Sept. 29.

AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Gabriel Mendoza - Union Commonwealth - Graduate Student 

• Collected 2 shutout victories.
• This is his second weekly honor of the season.

AAC Offensive Player of the Week
Ian Rau - Columbia International - Freshman 

• Scored 2 goals and had 1 assist in helping Tennessee Wesleyan to a pair of wins.
• Had 2 goals, including the game-winner, in a 2-1 win over Montreat.
• Added an assist in a 4-2 win over Bluefield.
• This is his first weekly honor of the season.

Previous Weekly Winners
Week 1 - Gabriel Mendoza, Union Commonwealth (defensive); Ron-Jay Watson, Union Commonwealth (offensive)
Week 2 - Astolfi Ange, Tennessee Wesleyan (defensive); Nicko Bellot, Tennessee Wesleyan (offensive)
Week 3 - Adria Alles, Milligan (defensive); Pablo Farrona, Truett McConnell (offensive)
Week 4 - Logan Thompson, Tennessee Wesleyan (defensive); Robin Vezinhet, Tennessee Wesleyan (offensive)
Week 5 - Gabriel Mendoza, Union Commonwealth (defensive); Ian Rau, Columbia International (offensive)