UW-Platteville Secures Men’s Soccer Championship

**UW-Platteville Sports Information contributed to this recap

PLATTEVILLE, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Platteville secured the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) regular-season championship with a 4-0 triumph over UW-River Falls at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium on Oct. 24.

It is the second WIAC regular-season title in program history (2012) for the Pioneers (8-4-3 overall, 4-0 WIAC), who secured the No. 1 seed for the WIAC Tournament (presented by Culver’s) that begins Nov. 4 with first round matches. UW-Platteville will host the lowest remaining seed in a semifinal contest on Nov. 6. The championship match will take place on Nov. 8 with the winner earning a NCAA automatic bid.

Against UW-River Falls (7-6-4, 1-2-1), UW-Platteville scored three times in the first half, starting with Alex Miczek’s third of goal of the season in the 22nd minute. He scored off a header following a corner kick by Justin Williams.

Williams assisted on the Pioneers' second goal just four minutes later, as Caden Wits headed home his third goal of the year. The assist is the seventh this season for Williams, which leads the team.

Niall Hagen added to the lead in the final minute of the first half, scoring his second of the year following a pass from 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. 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. Connor Waite stepped up and made five saves in the match to earn the shutout.

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