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Natalie Cortese Ends Career On NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
Valparaiso senior Natalie Cortese (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates [Central Missouri]) closed out her illustrious Crusader career with one more honor Saturday night, as she was named one of five members of the 2012 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team after pacing the tournament field in Thursday's traditional action with a 218.4 average.
Natalie Cortese Ends Career On NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
Crusaders Close Out NCAA Championship Among Final Six
Cortese Paces Field as Crusaders Open 2012 NCAA Championship
Crusaders Prep for NCAA Championship; Cortese Named HM All-American
Date Opponent/Event Location Time Coverage
Thu, 4/12 at NCAA Bowling Championship Wickliffe, Ohio 8th/8 (2-5)
Fri, 4/13 at NCAA Bowling Championship Wickliffe, Ohio 5th/8
April 10, 2012
In its third season of intercollegiate competition, the Valparaiso bowling program makes its first trip to the NCAA Championship, as the Crusaders hit the road today as one of eight squads selected to compete for the 2012 national title April 12-14 in Wickliffe, Ohio.
March 28, 2012
A journey which began in February 2009 with the introduction of the women’s bowling program to the Valparaiso University athletics department took a giant step forward on Wednesday, as the Crusaders learned they were one of eight programs selected to compete at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship in Wickliffe, Ohio on April 12-14. The bid is Valpo’s first to the national championship in just the third year of program existence.
March 18, 2012
#6 Valparaiso closed out the Music City Classic, its final tournament before the 2012 NCAA Bowling Championships, in eighth place on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn. Senior Natalie Cortese (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates [Central Missouri]) earned one of six spots on the All-Tournament Team.
March 17, 2012
Wins over a pair of fellow top-ten squads highlighted #6 Valparaiso’s 4-2 record on the second day of action at the Music City Classic Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. as the Crusaders sit in eighth place entering the final day of competition.
March 16, 2012
#6 Valparaiso kicked off the first day of action at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tenn. on Friday by going 5-1 and sits in seventh place with two days of competition remaining.
February 26, 2012
#2 Valparaiso split a pair of matches in bracket play Sunday at the Holiday Classic in Bessemer, Ala., finishing the tournament in fifth place. Senior Amanda Cortese (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates) was one of five bowlers named to the All-Tournament Team.
February 25, 2012
The #2 Valparaiso bowling team picked up a pair of victories over fellow top-10 teams Saturday in the second day of action at the Holiday Classic in Bessemer, Ala. and will enter the final day of competition in fourth place.
February 24, 2012
#2 Valparaiso went 4-1 on the opening day of competition at the Holiday Classic in Bessemer, Ala., finishing the day in fourth place. The Crusaders tallied 3,608 pins over Friday’s five matches, contested in the four-game baker format.
Baseball Youngstown State 3 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 17 Valpo 8
Baseball Youngstown State 7 11 inn.
May 18 Valpo 8
Softball Valpo 4 Louisville, Ky.
May 18 #9/7 Louisville 6
Baseball Youngstown State 2 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 19 Valpo 13
Softball Valpo 4 Louisville, Ky.
May 19 #-/RV Kentucky 5
M Track NCAA East Preliminary Round Jacksonville, Fla.
May 24 No Team Score
Baseball Valpo 16 Chicago, Ill.
May 24 Youngstown State 3
Baseball Valpo 4 Chicago, Ill.
May 25 UIC 3
Baseball Valpo Chicago, Ill.
May 26, 4:00 p.m. UIC/Youngstown State
Baseball Valpo Chicago, Ill.
May 27, 4:00 p.m. Horizon League Championships