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Crusaders Place Four on Academic All-League Squad
The Valparaiso men’s soccer team placed a league-high four student-athletes on the Horizon League men’s soccer Academic All-League team, as Kevin Miller (Jefferson City, Mo./Helias), Todd Vervynckt (Plymouth, Ind./Plymouth), Wei Ming Wong (Hong Kong/Hong Kong International [SMU]) and Kyle Zobeck (Coralville, Iowa/Iowa City West) all earned the accolades after helping the Crusaders to the 2011 Horizon League regular season title while also excelling in the classroom.
Crusaders Place Four on Academic All-League Squad
Valpo’s Antonijevic Drafted Into MLS by Sporting Kansas City
Zobeck Named to NSCAA Scholar All-America Third Team
Wong, Zobeck Earn All-Region Accolades
Date Opponent/Event Location Time Coverage
Horizon League Championship
Fri, 11/11 Green Bay vs. Wright State (HL Championship Semifinal) Brown Field WSU 2-1
Fri, 11/11 Loyola (HL Championship Semifinal) Brown Field T 0-0 (LUC wins PKs 5-4)
Sun, 11/13 Loyola vs. Wright State (HL Championship Final) Brown Field LUC 1-0 (ot)
December 09, 2011
Fifth-year senior Stefan Antonijevic (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Stevenson [College of Lake County/Marquette]) has been named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region First Team, as released by the organization Friday morning.
December 09, 2011
Valparaiso University Men's Soccer is proud to announce their 2012 Valpo VIP Spring Day Camp dates of March 18th and April 22nd. These one-day events are an alternative to the customary overnight camp and offer the serious high school, or post-high school, male soccer athlete a focused curriculum designed to assist them as they prepare and grow as soccer players.
December 06, 2011
The Valparaiso men’s soccer program has once again been honored as a recipient of the NSCAA Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, earning recognition for the ninth straight year.
November 13, 2011
Fifth-year senior defenders Wei Ming Wong (Hong Kong/Hong Kong International [SMU]) and Stefan Antonijevic (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Stevenson [College of Lake County/Marquette]) represented Valparaiso on the Horizon League Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team as the championship concluded on Sunday.
November 11, 2011
Despite its school-record 11th shutout of the season, Valparaiso couldn’t find a goal of its own in the second semifinal of the 2011 Horizon League Championship Friday evening at Brown Field as the game went through two overtimes at 0-0, and sixth-seeded Loyola eventually won a seven-round shootout by a 5-4 score to advance to Sunday’s championship match.
November 10, 2011
For the first time since joining the Horizon League, Valparaiso has earned the right to host a championship event at home, as the Crusader men’s soccer team hosts the semifinals and title game of the Horizon League Men’s Soccer Championship this weekend. Valpo will take on sixth-seeded Loyola Friday evening at 7 p.m., and with a win, would advance to the title match on Sunday at 1 p.m.
November 08, 2011
Valparaiso learned its opponent for the 2011 Horizon League Men’s Soccer Championship semifinal on Tuesday evening, as the Crusaders will face sixth-seeded Loyola at 7 p.m. Friday night on Brown Field.
November 07, 2011
Eight Crusaders in all were honored on Monday afternoon as the Horizon League released its 2011 men’s soccer postseason award winners. Fifth-year senior Stefan Antonijevic (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Stevenson [College of Lake County/Marquette]) was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year, while redshirt junior Kyle Zobeck (Coralville, Iowa/Iowa City West) was honored as Goalkeeper of the Year and joined Antonijevic as a First Team All-League selection. Meanwhile, Mike Avery received Coach of the Year accolades.
Men's SoccerConferenceOverall
WLTPTSWLT
Valparaiso51217965
Wright State521161172
Cleveland State52116991
Green Bay530151171
UIC34110973
Loyola35097122
Milwaukee24286102
Butler2428783
Detroit16145121
M Basketball Valpo 60 Green Bay, Wis.
Jan 26 Green Bay 75
W Basketball Milwaukee 55 Athletics-Recreation Center
Jan 26 Valpo 47
W Bowling Kutztown Invitational Reading, Pa.
Jan 27 2nd/28 (5-1)
W Bowling Kutztown Invitational Reading, Pa.
Jan 28 3rd/28 (10-2)
M Track IPFW Quadrangular (with Detroit and Oakland) Fort Wayne, Ind.
Jan 28 No Team Score
W Track IPFW Quadrangular (with Detroit and Oakland) Fort Wayne, Ind.
Jan 28 No Team Score
M Tennis Valpo 1 Muncie, Ind.
Jan 28 Ball State 6
W Swimming Monmouth (Ill.) 40 Athletics-Recreation Center
Jan 28 Valpo 63
M Swimming Monmouth (Ill.) 36 Athletics-Recreation Center
Jan 28 Valpo 57
W Swimming Butler 56 Athletics-Recreation Center
Jan 28 Valpo 39
M Basketball Valpo 55 Milwaukee, Wis.
Jan 28 Milwaukee 52
W Basketball #12/9 Green Bay 65 Athletics-Recreation Center
Jan 28 Valpo 37
W Bowling Kutztown Invitational Reading, Pa.
Jan 29 5th/28 (11-4)
W Basketball Valpo 58 Youngstown, Ohio
Feb 2 Youngstown State 64
M Basketball Detroit 73 Athletics-Recreation Center
Feb 2 Valpo 78
W Tennis Valpo 0 Fort Wayne, Ind.
Feb 3 IPFW 7
W Bowling Prairie View A&M Invitational Arlington, Tex.
Feb 3 3rd/12 (2-3)
W Track Meyo Invitational Notre Dame, Ind.
Feb 3 No Team Score
M Track Meyo Invitational Notre Dame, Ind.
Feb 3 No Team Score
W Tennis Valpo 6 Fort Wayne, Ind.
Feb 3 Wittenberg 1
M Track Meyo Invitational Notre Dame, Ind.
Feb 4, 9:00 a.m.
W Track Meyo Invitational Notre Dame, Ind.
Feb 4, 9:00 a.m.
W Bowling Prairie View A&M Invitational Arlington, Tex.
Feb 4, 9:40 a.m.
W Track Mastodon Invitational Fort Wayne, Ind.
Feb 4, 10:00 a.m.
M Track Mastodon Invitational Fort Wayne, Ind.
Feb 4, 10:00 a.m.
W Basketball Valpo 66 Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 4, 10:00 a.m. Cleveland State 48
W Swimming Valpo Monmouth, Ill.
Feb 4, 1:00 p.m. Monmouth (Ill.) w/ Western Illinois and Augustana
M Swimming Valpo Monmouth, Ill.
Feb 4, 1:00 p.m. Monmouth (Ill.) w/ Western Illinois and Augustana
M Tennis Valpo Dayton, Ohio
Feb 4, 3:00 p.m. Dayton
M Basketball Wright State Athletics-Recreation Center
Feb 4, 7:05 p.m. Valpo
W Bowling Prairie View A&M Invitational Arlington, Tex.
Feb 5, 8:30 a.m.
M Basketball Valpo Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 9, 6:00 p.m. Cleveland State
M Track GVSU Big Meet Allendale, Mich.
Feb 10, 9:00 a.m.
W Track GVSU Big Meet Allendale, Mich.
Feb 10, 9:00 a.m.
Softball Valpo Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 10, 7:00 p.m. UNI
W Track GVSU Big Meet Allendale, Mich.
Feb 11, 9:00 a.m.
M Track GVSU Big Meet Allendale, Mich.
Feb 11, 9:00 a.m.
Softball Valpo Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 11, 10:00 a.m. Nebraska-Omaha
W Tennis Valpo Homewood-Flossmoor
Feb 11, 11:00 a.m. Kalamazoo
Softball Valpo Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 11, 12:00 p.m. Iowa State
W Basketball Valpo Indianapolis, Ind.
Feb 11, 1:00 p.m. Butler
M Tennis Grace Matchpoint Tennis Club
Feb 11, 3:00 p.m. Valpo
M Basketball Valpo Youngstown, Ohio
Feb 11, 6:00 p.m. Youngstown State
Softball Valpo Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 12, 12:00 p.m. Drake
W Tennis Bradley Homewood-Flossmoor
Feb 12, 3:30 p.m. Valpo
M Basketball UIC Athletics-Recreation Center
Feb 14, 7:05 p.m. Valpo