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Valpo Volleyball Places Four on Academic All-League Team
The Valparaiso volleyball team tied for league-high honors, placing four players on the Academic All-Horizon League team for 2011. Sophomore Sarah Dooms (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove), redshirt freshman Lindsey Hauch (Coloma, Mich./Coloma), senior Jenny Pokorny (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) and junior Taylor Root (Jenison, Mich./Jenison) all earned the accolade for the combination of their performance on the court and in the classroom.
Valpo Volleyball Places Four on Academic All-League Team
Valpo Hall of Fame to Induct Lauren (Moulton) Marshall
Hall of Fame to Induct Katie (Bova) Hoffman on Feb. 4
Root Named Honorable Mention All-American
Date Opponent/Event Location Time Coverage
Horizon League Championship
Fri, 11/18 vs UIC Milwaukee, Wis. W 3-0
Sat, 11/19 at Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. L 3-0
Sat, 11/26 at Western Michigan Kalamazoo, Mich. L 3-0
December 06, 2011
For the second straight season, Valparaiso had a pair of players honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as the organization released its all-region teams on Tuesday. Junior libero Taylor Root (Jenison, Mich./Jenison) earned All-Midwest Region accolades for the second straight year, while senior setter Jenny Pokorny (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) was named an Honorable Mention All-Midwest Region recipient for the second time.
November 26, 2011
The careers of Valparaiso seniors Katie Britton (Mishawaka, Ind./Marian), Amy Groesbeck (Winfield, Ill./Wheaton North) and Jenny Pokorny (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) came to an end on Saturday evening as the Crusaders dropped their season finale at Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, 3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-18).
November 20, 2011
For the third time in as many seasons, junior libero Taylor Root (Jenison, Mich./Jenison) has been selected to represent Valparaiso on the All-Tournament Team at the Horizon League Championship.
November 19, 2011
Fourth-seeded Valparaiso had a pair of set point chances to tie its Horizon League semifinal at top-seeded Milwaukee at one set apiece in the second frame, but the Crusaders couldn’t convert and eventually fell to the host Panthers 3-0 (25-21, 28-26, 25-17) Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee, Wis.
November 18, 2011
Fourth-seeded Valparaiso reached the 20-win milestone for the tenth consecutive year, but more importantly advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 Horizon League Championship as the Crusaders swept fifth-seeded UIC (25-21, 25-16, 25-17) Friday afternoon in Milwaukee, Wis.
November 16, 2011
The Valparaiso volleyball team heads to the 2011 Horizon League Championship as the fourth seed. The Crusaders open play in a quarterfinal against fifth-seeded UIC on Friday afternoon, and will have to win three matches in as many days to capture the tournament crown.
November 14, 2011
Valparaiso junior Taylor Root (Jenison, Mich./Jenison) has been named the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year as the league released its postseason award winners on Monday afternoon. Root also earned All-League honors for the third year in a row, while senior Jenny Pokorny (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) earned repeat All-League accolades as well. Freshman Morgan Beil (St. Louis, Mo./Marquette) joined her pair of upperclassmen teammates on the All-League team and also was a member of the All-Newcomer squad.
November 14, 2011
After breaking the Horizon League record for career digs last week, junior libero Taylor Root (Jenison, Mich./Jenison) set another record on Monday, becoming the first volleyball player in league history to earn Player of the Week accolades eight times as she picked up the final Defensive Player of the Week honor of the regular season.
VolleyballConferenceOverall
WLWL
Milwaukee160244
Cleveland State133217
Butler1151614
Valparaiso972015
UIC791415
Green Bay791118
Wright State511623
Youngstown State313524
Loyola115422
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 Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 4, 1:00 p.m. Cleveland State
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