Pioneers storm past Wheaton in season opener

WHEATON, Ill. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men’s soccer team opened its 2023 season with a 3-1 victory against the Wheaton College Thunder. Friday night’s game was the first of two games to be played as part of Wheaton’s Bob Baptista Invitational.

Wis.-Platteville 1-0-0, 0-0-0

Wheaton (Ill.) 0-1-0, 0-0-0

Final

Wis.-Platteville (1-0-0, 0-0-0)

Wheaton (Ill.) (0-1-0, 0-0-0)

Team Stats

Scoring Summary

1st - 42:54 - Justin Williams (Wis.-Platteville)

2nd - 45:50 - Danny Gutzwiller (Wis.-Platteville)

2nd - 79:48 - Bryan Higgs (Wis.-Platteville)

2nd - 86:29 - Jack Jacquet (Wheaton (Ill.))

Game Leaders

Wis.-Platteville

G: 3 Players (#10, #12, #17) - 1

A: 2 Players (#9, #25) - 1

Sh: 2 Players (#10, #12) - 3

Sv: Seth Aiken - 3

Wheaton (Ill.)

G: Jacquet, Jack - 1

A: N/A

Sh: 2 Players (#6, #8) - 2

Sv: Escalante, Mason - 1

Team Stats

Wis.-Platteville

Wheaton (Ill.)

Shots (on goal)

12 (4)

11 (4)

Saves

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Full stats

Pioneers storm past Wheaton in season opener

September 1, 2023

WHEATON, Ill. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's soccer team opened its 2023 season with a 3-1 victory against the Wheaton College Thunder. Friday night's game was the first of two games to be played as part of Wheaton's Bob Baptista Invitational.

The Pioneers' (1-0-0) victory over the Thunder (0-1-0) also marked head coach Jesse Tinney's first win and debut as head coach.

Tied 0-0 going into the 43^rd minute, Alester Dawson assisted Justin Williams with the go-ahead goal from five yards out.

Seconds into the second half, Danny Gutzwiller double the lead off a corner kick scramble. Then in the 80^thminute, Bryan Higgs, assisted by Brock Jurinek, scored an insurance goal to pull ahead 3-0 with 10 minutes left on the clock.

In the 87^th minute, Wheaton's Jack Jacquet eliminated the chance of a shutout when he scored on a PK, but 3-1 remained on the scoreboard as the clock dwindled down.

Overall, the Pioneers held a 12-11 shots advantage with four put on frame.

Seth Aiken (1-0-0) totaled three saves while Mason Escalante (0-1-0) registered one save for the Thunder.

Next up, the Pioneers will face Kalamazoo on the second day of the Bob Baptista Tournament on Saturday, September at 4:30 p.m.

*As with every UW-Platteville win this year, the Platteville A&W will be offering a $3 Pioneer burger the day after the win and the Platteville Taco John's will be offering 10 tacos for $10 the day after each Pioneer win.