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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
Softball Valpo 5 Ames, Iowa
Feb 12 Drake 3
W Tennis Bradley 7 Homewood-Flossmoor
Feb 12 Valpo 0
M Basketball UIC 65 Athletics-Recreation Center
Feb 14 Valpo 74
W Basketball UIC 54 Athletics-Recreation Center
Feb 16 Valpo 43
M Tennis Valpo 1 Rockford, Ill.
Feb 17 Northern Illinois 6
Baseball Valpo 2-2 susp. end 12
Feb 17 Murray State
M Basketball Valpo 53 Los Angeles, Calif.
Feb 17 Loyola Marymount 61
M Tennis Valpo 2 Rockford, Ill.
Feb 18 IUPUI 5
M Track Boilermaker Invitational West Lafayette, Ind.
Feb 18 No Team Score
W Track Boilermaker Invitational West Lafayette, Ind.
Feb 18 No Team Score
Baseball Valpo 5 13 inn.
Feb 18 Murray State (resumption) 2
Baseball Valpo 1 Murray, Ky.
Feb 18 Murray State 2
W Basketball Loyola (Chicago) 46 Athletics-Recreation Center
Feb 18 Valpo 69
Baseball Valpo 7 Murray, Ky.
Feb 19 Murray State 4
M Basketball Loyola 62 ot
Feb 21 Valpo 66
M Swimming Valpo Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 22, 7:00 p.m. Horizon League Championships
W Swimming Valpo Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 22, 7:00 p.m. Horizon League Championships
W Swimming Valpo Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 23, 10:30 a.m. Horizon League Championships
M Swimming Valpo Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 23, 10:30 a.m. Horizon League Championships
W Basketball Valpo Green Bay, Wis.
Feb 23, 7:00 p.m. #12/12 Green Bay
Softball Valpo Chattanooga, Tenn.
Feb 24, 10:00 a.m. East Tennessee State
M Swimming Valpo Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 24, 10:30 a.m. Horizon League Championships
W Swimming Valpo Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 24, 10:30 a.m. Horizon League Championships
M Tennis Valpo Kalamazoo, Mich.
Feb 24, 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan
Softball Valpo Chattanooga, Tenn.
Feb 24, 12:15 p.m. UT-Chattanooga
Baseball Valpo Fayetteville, Ark.
Feb 24, 3:05 p.m. #4 Arkansas
W Bowling Holiday Classic Bessemer, Ala.
Feb 24, 3:45 p.m.
W Tennis Valpo Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 24, 4:00 p.m. Milwaukee
M Basketball Butler Athletics-Recreation Center
Feb 24, 6:00 p.m. Valpo
W Track Horizon League Indoor Championships Youngstown, Ohio
Feb 25, 8:00 a.m.
M Track Horizon League Indoor Championships Youngstown, Ohio
Feb 25, 8:00 a.m.
W Bowling Holiday Classic Bessemer, Ala.
Feb 25, 9:30 a.m.
W Swimming Valpo Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 25, 10:30 a.m. Horizon League Championships
M Swimming Valpo Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 25, 10:30 a.m. Horizon League Championships
W Tennis Western Illinois Homewood-Flossmoor
Feb 25, 11:00 a.m. Valpo
Softball Valpo Chattanooga, Tenn.
Feb 25, 12:15 p.m. UT-Martin
Baseball Valpo Fayetteville, Ark.
Feb 25, 1:05 p.m. #4 Arkansas
W Basketball Valpo Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 25, 2:00 p.m. Milwaukee
Softball Valpo Chattanooga, Tenn.
Feb 25, 2:30 p.m. Niagara
M Track Horizon League Indoor Championships Youngstown, Ohio
Feb 26, 8:00 a.m.
W Track Horizon League Indoor Championships Youngstown, Ohio
Feb 26, 8:00 a.m.
W Bowling Holiday Classic Bessemer, Ala.
Feb 26, 8:30 a.m.
Softball Valpo Chattanooga, Tenn.
Feb 26, 10:00 a.m. Belmont
Baseball Valpo Fayetteville, Ark.
Feb 26, 1:05 p.m. #4 Arkansas
W Basketball Wright State Athletics-Recreation Center
Mar 1, 7:05 p.m. Valpo
Softball Valpo El Paso, Texas
Mar 2, 3:30 p.m. Iowa State
W Track Alex Wilson Invitational Notre Dame, Ind.
Mar 2, 5:00 p.m.
M Track Alex Wilson Invitational Notre Dame, Ind.
Mar 2, 5:00 p.m.
W Tennis Valpo Kalamazoo, Mich.
Mar 2, 5:00 p.m. Western Michigan
M Track Alex Wilson Invitational Notre Dame, Ind.
Mar 3, 10:00 a.m.
W Track Alex Wilson Invitational Notre Dame, Ind.
Mar 3, 10:00 a.m.
Baseball Valpo Boiling Spring, N.C.
Mar 3, 1:00 p.m. Gardner-Webb
W Basketball Detroit Athletics-Recreation Center
Mar 3, 1:35 p.m. Valpo
Softball Valpo El Paso, Texas
Mar 3, 3:00 p.m. Brown
M Basketball Horizon League Championship Athletics-Recreation Center
Mar 3, 7:30 p.m. Valpo
Softball Valpo El Paso, Texas
Mar 3, 7:30 p.m. UTSA