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Crusaders In Third Place After Day One at Prairie View
#1 Valparaiso sits in third place after the first of three days of competition at the Prairie View A&M Invitational, being held at the Bowling International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas.
Crusaders In Third Place After Day One at Prairie View
Crusaders Finish In Fifth Place at Kutztown
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Crusaders Off to Strong 5-1 Start at Kutztown Invitational
Date Opponent/Event Location Time Coverage
Sun, 1/29 at Kutztown Invitational Reading, Pa. 5th/28 (11-4)
Fri, 2/3 at Prairie View A&M Invitational Arlington, Tex. 3rd/12 (2-3)
Sat, 2/4 at Prairie View A&M Invitational Arlington, Tex. 9:40 a.m.
Sun, 2/5 at Prairie View A&M Invitational Arlington, Tex. 8:30 a.m.
Fri, 2/24 at Holiday Classic Bessemer, Ala. TBA
Sat, 2/25 at Holiday Classic Bessemer, Ala. TBA
Sun, 2/26 at Holiday Classic Bessemer, Ala. TBA
Fri, 3/16 at Columbia 300 Music City Classic Nashville, Tenn. TBA
Sat, 3/17 at Columbia 300 Music City Classic Nashville, Tenn. TBA
Sun, 3/18 at Columbia 300 Music City Classic Nashville, Tenn. TBA
Thu, 4/12 at NCAA Bowling Championships Cleveland, Ohio TBA
Fri, 4/13 at NCAA Bowling Championships Cleveland, Ohio TBA
Sat, 4/14 at NCAA Bowling Championships Cleveland, Ohio TBA
January 21, 2012
#1 Valparaiso closed out action at the three-day Big Red Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday morning, finishing the tournament in seventh place.
January 20, 2012
#1 Valparaiso went a perfect 5-0 on the second day of competition at the Big Red Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. on Friday and enters the final day of action in fifth place out of 12 competing squads.
January 19, 2012
The #1 Valparaiso bowling team returned to the lanes Thursday evening at the Big Red Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., closing the first day of action in fourth place in the 12-team field.
January 16, 2012
Valparaiso, which ascended to #1 in the nation in the December National Tenpin Coaches Association coaches poll, remained ranked #1 nationally as the NTCA released today the inaugural iteration of its media poll.
January 15, 2012
#1 Valparaiso posted a perfect 3-0 record on the final day of competition at the Mid-Winter Invitational in Jonesboro, Ark. on Sunday morning, moving up three spots in the bracket round to finish the tournament in seventh place out of 16 teams.
January 14, 2012
For the second straight day, #1 Valparaiso went 3-2 in action Saturday at the Mid-Winter Invitational in Jonesboro, Ark. and will enter Sunday's bracket play in tenth place.
January 13, 2012
The nation’s top-ranked bowling team returned to the lanes on Friday afternoon, as Valparaiso resumed the 2011-2012 campaign on the first day of action at the Mid-Winter Invitational in Jonesboro, Ark., hosted by Arkansas State.
December 13, 2011
The Valparaiso University bowling team made school history this week, becoming the first athletic program to earn a #1 ranking nationally as the Crusaders ascended to the top of the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) December coaches poll.
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