Four Pioneers Named To All-Wisconsin Team

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Four members of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's soccer team were named to the 2022 All-Wisconsin State Team. Junior Jack Gentilli and sophomore Konrad Ziaja earned the honor for the second time in their Pioneers career, while sophomore Clayton Lautenschlaeger and freshman Danny Gutzwiller made the team for the first time.

Gentilli started all 20 games and led the Pioneers with seven goals and nine assists. The junior paced the Coast-to-Coast conference in assists and ranked inside the top five in several other offensive categories, finishing second in shots (54), and placing third in both points (23) and goals. The Belleville native was named Coast-to-Coast Athlete of the Week on Sept. 19 after scoring four goals and tallying three assists over a three-game stretch. Gentilli finished with a team-high four game-winning goals, including go-ahead goals in one-goal wins over Simpson and Concordia Wisconsin.

Ziaja started all 20 games in the midfield for the Pioneers, tallying three goals over the course of the season. The sophomore scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Dubuque on Sept. 27 and finished with 19 shots on the season.

Lautenschlaeger anchored the back line for the Pioneers, starting all 20 games and recording one assist. The sophomore helped UW-Platteville finish second in the conference in goals against average at 1.33 and tallied his lone assist in a win over Simpson.

Gutzwiller started 18 of the 20 games he played and finished tied for second on the team with six goals while adding four assists. The freshman had a pair of multi-goal games, including the game-winner in a win over Cornell College on Oct. 19. The Peoria, Ill., native was sixth in the conference with 16 points, and ranked second on the Pioneers with 41 shots and 19 shots on goal.