NJCU'S ARAUJO NAMED NJAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
PITMAN, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University sophomore forward RAPHAEL ARAUJO (North Plainfield, NJ/North Plainfield) enjoyed one of the finest offensive weeks in the history of the sport at the institution, scoring eight goals and 16 points in three games, and was honored on Monday as the New Jersey Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for week two of the 2012 season.
The first career award for Araujo comes after he was the clear-cut choice for Most Valuable Player of the 2012 NJCU Liberty Cup, scoring seven of the Gothic Knight's eight total goals in the tournament.
Araujo has scored in five consecutive games to start the season—a school record—and his 11 total goals over the first five games of the season are also the most by a player in the 54-year history of the program.
The Knights went 3-0 last week and won the championship of the Liberty Cup for the fifth time in six tournaments. He had 20 total shots including 13 on goal. NJCU is 4-1 and off to its best start since 2006.
