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Cooper Re (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) (First Team - Forward),
Peyton Nichols (Green Bay, Wis./Bayport) (Second Team - Midfielder),
Will Morgan (Naperville, Ill./Central) (Second Team - Defender), and
Duncan Morgan (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) (Second Team - Goalkeeper) earned All-Conference Honors from the Coast-2-Coast Conference for the 2023 Men's Soccer Season
Cooper Re (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) led the Warhawks in scoring for the 2023 season, scoring 7 goals throughout 18 games. Re took 34 shots with 15 on goal. Against Westminster (MO) earlier in the season, Re added two goals in the Warhawks 3-1 victory. Re scored three game-winning goals this season against Fontbonne, Westminster (MO), and Gustavus Adolphus.Â
Peyton Nichols (Green Bay, Wis./Bayport) was an effective scorer and effective setting up his teammates to score this season for the Warhawks. Nichols recorded three goals and three assists in the 2023 season. Against Greenville earlier in the season, Nichols scored the Penalty Kick. Nichols appeared in 16 games, starting in 15 of them for a total of 1148 minutes.Â
Will Morgan (Naperville, Ill./Central) led the defensive team for the Warhawks this season. The 2023 Warhawks allowed 15 goals for a 0.83 goals against average, a Warhawk season best. Morgan played in 16 games and started 14 times with 1214 minutes.
Will Morgan (Naperville, Ill./Central) also tallied his name in the scoring column, scoring the game's only goal against Marian (WI) in the opening game of the 2023 season.Â
Duncan Morgan (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) was the Warhawk's wall in the net this season. D. Morgan played in 17 games, starting in 15 of those for a total of 1331 minutes. Morgan set a season record for the Warhawks, including consecutive minutes as keeper without allowing a goal with 649 consecutive minutes. Morgan made 64 saves and only allowed 11 goals throughout the season for a 0.74 goals against average. Morgan averaged 3.76 saves per game with a 0.852 save percentage, leading the C2C Conference in those two categories.Â
Overall, the Warhawks finished their 2023 season with a 13-1-4 record, finishing with a 0.833 win% a Warhawk season best (since 1978). For the second year in a row, UW-Whitewater enters the C2C Championship Tournament as the 4-seed against the 5-seed UC-Santa Cruz. The two teams match up Thursday, November 2nd at 11 am (PT) in the quarterfinal match hosted by UC-Santa Cruz. Last year, the Warhawks defeated the Banana Slugs 1-0, but fell in the second round in overtime against Christopher Newport.Â
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