Bateaux FC Win the 2022 WPASL Primary Cup Title

   

Bateaux FC have won their third consecutive WPASL Primary Cup title after winning 3-2 over inter-city rivals Union Eau Claire FC. 

After newly founded club Union Eau Claire took a large chunk of last year's championship roster, the Eau Claire club added some key elements, including Gage Espanet (South Dakota School of Mines), Dalton Hoepner (Eau Claire United), Max Walters (UW-Eau Claire) and Jonathan Mullaly (ex-Gustavus Adolphus College) to boost their lineup this offseason. The club finished the season with a 10-2-0 league record, finishing two points above second placed Lobos FC and three points above Hayward Wolfpack FC.

Bateaux were lead in scoring by David Ripplinger, who finished the season with 17 goals and 7 assists. Secondary scorers on the squad were Gage Espanet (7 goals, 6 assists), Tye Kreutzfeldt (5 goals, 5 assists) and Elliot Solberg (3 goals, 3 assists). Jonathan Mullaly lead the team in net, starting 7 games and winning 5, while adding 3 shutouts to his resume.

The team also had five players named to the 2022 WPASL All-League Teams, including First Team members David Ripplinger (Forward) and Luke Rosenberger (Defender), plus Second Team members Dalton Hoepner (Midfielder), Max Walters (Defender) and Jonathan Mullaly (Goalkeeper).The squad finshed with a +42 goal differential, the highest in the league, and managed to score the most goals in the league with 59 on the season. 

Bateaux will play an abbreviated fall season with friendlies against local amateur and college clubs.