The Valparaiso University women’s soccer program announced that former Wisconsin goalkeeper Jameson Kronser has joined the coaching staff as a graduate assistant as the program heads into the 2017 season.

Valparaiso University president Mark A. Heckler, Ph.D., announced today that the University has accepted an invitation to join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2017. The Crusaders will begin competing for MVC championships in the 2017–2018 academic year.

Valparaiso University women’s soccer head coach John Marovich announced today that Katelyn Longino has joined the Crusaders as an assistant coach. Longino comes to Valpo after spending last season on the coaching staff at Xavier University.

Valparaiso University women’s soccer senior April Cronin (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) has been named to the NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region Second Team for her work on the field and in the classroom, as announced today by the NSCAA. It is the second straight season Cronin has received Second Team Scholar All-Region honors.

The Valparaiso University women’s soccer team claimed a 2-0 lead in the first round of the Horizon League Championship Monday night in Rochester Hills, Mich. thanks to goals with three minutes of either side of halftime from freshman Maria Broecker (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester), but Oakland rallied with three second-half goals to send the Crusaders to a 3-2 defeat.

Four Valparaiso University women’s soccer players were honored on Monday as the Horizon League announced its postseason award recipients. Senior April Cronin (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) represented the Crusaders on the All-League First Team, while sophomore Cory Griffith (Lemont, Ill./Providence Catholic) was a Second Team selection. In addition, Ava Porlier (Downers Grove, Ill./South) and Ali Quillen (Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek) were both named to the league’s All-Freshman Team.

Valparaiso University women’s soccer sophomore Cory Griffith (Lemont, Ill./Providence Catholic) has been named the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a pair of goals in the Crusaders’ regular season finale at Northern Kentucky on Friday, helping Valpo secure a spot in the Horizon League Championship.

After finishing in a tie for fourth place in the Horizon League regular season standings, the Valparaiso University women’s soccer team opens up the 2016 Horizon League Championship Monday evening as the fifth seed, on the road at fourth-seeded Oakland.

Sophomore Cory Griffith (Lemont, Ill./Providence Catholic) found the back of the net twice in a seven-minute span in the first half and the Valparaiso University women’s soccer team made her brace stand up for a 2-1 win at Northern Kentucky in the regular season finale Friday evening. Griffith set a program single-season record with her fifth match-winning goal of the season, while with the win, Valpo clinched a berth into the Horizon League Championship and will head to Oakland for a Monday night first-round matchup.