Arozarena made 9 saves and stopped a penalty against USL Championship overall leaders Louisville City FC.
Las Vegas Lights FC goalkeeper Raiko Arozarena was named to the USL Championship Team of the Week Bench for Week 29 on Tuesday morning.
Arozarena earned his spot on the Team of the Week Bench after a high-level performance against Eastern Conference and overall league leaders Louisville City FC at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
With the Lights down 1-0 early in the match, Arozarena stopped his third penalty of the season in the 20th minute of the first half and spectacularly saved the rebound to keep Vegas in the fight for the points.
Arozarena made a total of nine saves throughout the match with the Lights down to 10 men, cementing his position as one of the Championship’s most reliable goalkeepers.
Las Vegas Lights will return to Cashman Field on Saturday, October 11 to host Oakland Roots for Kick Cancer Night. Tickets are available now at lasvegaslightsfc.com/tickets.
See below for the full USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 29:
GK – Danny Vitiello, Sacramento Republic FC
D – Brian Schaefer, Indy Eleven
D – Josh Jones, Louisville City FC
D – Nico Benalcázar, Orange County SC
M – Jorge Hernández, San Antonio FC
M – Paul Marie, Tampa Bay Rowdies
M – Ben Mines, Loudoun United FC
M – Raheem Somersall, North Carolina FC
F – Taylor Calheira, FC Tulsa
F – Manuel Arteaga, Tampa Bay Rowdies
F – Jansen Wilson, Louisville City FC
Coach – Danny Cruz, Louisville City FC
Bench – Raiko Arozarena (LV), Ben Ofeimu (IND), Lee Desmond (SAC), Aodhan Quinn (IND), Xavi Gnaulati (MB), Nicky Hernandez (SA), Cal Jennings (CHS)