ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake men's soccer had ample representation at the Missouri Valley Conference postseason awards ceremony. Two individual athletes took home major awards as graduates Declan Watters and Jonathan Burke earned Defensive Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively. The Drake coaching staff also celebrated with the 2022 Coaching Staff of the Year Award.
Watters, a graduate, has been a mainstay for Drake with starts in all 15 matches and the team's highest total of minutes played (1,350). Watters anchored a solid Bulldog defense that ranked third in the MVC with just 0.