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HikariYamada
- position Midfielder
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Shizuoka, Japan
- High school Tokoha Gakuen Tachibana
2018 (Freshman): Appeared in 15 matches … Technical player from Japan … Earned first-career start vs. Lipscomb … Getting used to the physicality of the US game … Has earned four starts, including each of the last three matches … Assisted on UK’s goal vs. Alabama to Gretchen Mills in the second half.