MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) released its Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of Nov. 1-7, with Vilho Saariluoma representing UW-River Falls as the Men's Hockey Player of the Week.

Saariluoma, a sophomore forward from Helsinki, Finland, helped guide the Falcons to a 2-2 draw and a comeback 5-3 win at Concordia College-Moorhead (Minn.), tallying three assists through two games. On Nov. 6, UW-River Falls erased a 3-1 deficit and won with four unanswered goals, while Saariluoma assisted on the game-winner. The Falcons improved to 3-0-1 on the season. 

UWRF returns to action this weekend, hosting Hamline University and Gustavus Adolphus College.