PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – For the first time since 2012 and second time in program history, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's soccer team (8-4-3, 4-0-0 WIAC) secured the WIAC Regular Season Championship with a 4-0 Senior Day win over UW-River Falls (7-6-4, 1-2-1 WIAC) on Saturday afternoon inside Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.
The Pioneers will be the top seed and have home field advantage in the upcoming WIAC Tournament. UW-Platteville will have a bye in the first round and will host the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals on Friday, November 6.
UW-Platteville scored three times in the first half, starting with sophomore
Alex Miczek's third of goal of the season in the 22nd minute. He scored off a header following a corner kick by senior
Justin Williams.
Williams assisted on the Pioneers' second goal just four minutes later, as sophomore
Caden Wits headed home his third goal of the year. The assist is the seventh this season for Williams, which leads the team.
Freshman
Niall Hagen added to the lead in the final minute of the first half, scoring his second of the year following a pass from junior
Aiden Hatleberg.
Williams added to his strong afternoon with his first goal of the season in the 74th minute to conclude the scoring for the afternoon. Freshman
Bryker Langfald picked up the assist on the goal.
The total shots for the match favored UW-Platteville 15-12, but shots on goal were even at six apiece. Sophomore goalkeeper
Connor Waite stepped up and made five saves in the match to earn the shutout for the Pioneers.
UW-Platteville will host St. Scholastica in a non-conference game on Tuesday afternoon. Game time is set for 4 p.m.
