Valparaiso University men’s soccer head coach Mike Avery has unveiled the program’s 2017-18 award winners.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team has announced the addition of midyear transfer Mason Marcey to the program.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer program has continued its impressive track record of helping players in their development toward professional careers.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer program has announced the departure of assistant coach David Stroud, who has accepted a head coaching position at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Mich.
A pair of Valparaiso University men’s soccer players have received recognition as members of the 2017 United Soccer Coaches Association All-West Region Teams.Junior Rafael Mentzingen was tabbed all-region second team, while sophomore Adan Garcia picked up third-team honors.
Missouri Valley Conference Commissioner Doug Elgin has named 10 student-athletes State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award recipients for the 2017 fall season. Valparaiso University men’s soccer senior Jacob Keck was among those honored as the conference announced the winners on Thursday.
Valparaiso University junior Rafael Mentzingen was honored on Sunday as the Missouri Valley Conference announced its 2017 men’s soccer all-tournament team.
After completing its first season of competition in the Missouri Valley Conference, the Valparaiso University men’s soccer team was well represented as The Valley unveiled its postseason awards and all-conference recognition on Thursday evening.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team saw its season come to an end on Tuesday afternoon in Peoria, Ill. as Drake advanced by topping the Crusaders 4-2 in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament action. The match was scoreless at halftime, before all six goals were scored in the final 45 minutes. Rafael Mentzingen notched the first goal of the match, a highlight-reel effort that gave the Crusaders a temporary edge.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team will begin its first Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Tuesday. The sixth-seeded Crusaders face off with seventh-seeded Drake to begin the event, which features all seven Valley teams competing for an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament. This year’s tournament is being hosted by Bradley in Peoria, Ill. If Valpo wins on Tuesday, it will play Bradley on Wednesday, with the winner of that match advancing to Friday’s semifinal against Central Arkansas.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team concluded its regular season on Saturday afternoon against Missouri Valley Conference foe Bradley. The Crusaders (8-8-1, 3-5-0 MVC) fell to the Braves (10-7-2, 4-3-1) 1-0 at Brown Field. At halftime of the match, head coach Mike Avery and the Crusader program honored the team’s three seniors: Ramone Howell, Jacob Keck and Tunji Osifeso.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team faced a 1-0 halftime deficit on Monday night at Brown Field, but the Crusaders exploded for three second half goals to best Eastern Illinois 3-1 in nonconference action. Valpo had the bulk of the match’s quality chances, outdoing the Panthers 8-2 in shots on goal.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team will bookend the final week of the regular season with home fixtures at Brown Field. The Crusaders start the week with a Monday match against Eastern Illinois before welcoming Bradley in Missouri Valley Conference play for a Saturday matinee that concludes the regular season.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team fell 2-0 at the hands of Missouri State on a rainy Tuesday afternoon at Brown Field. The Bears bounced back from a Saturday loss and kept their position atop the Missouri Valley Conference with the win.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team held the lead on two separate occasions on Saturday night in Conway, Ark., but Central Arkansas roared from behind to nip the Crusaders 3-2 in Missouri Valley Conference action.
After eight consecutive days without a match, the Valparaiso University men’s soccer team returns to the pitch on Saturday evening for the first of two important Missouri Valley Conference showdowns this week. Both matches will present the Crusaders with opportunities to avenge earlier defeats as they play the teams responsible for their two conference losses this week – Central Arkansas and Missouri State.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team went to Macomb, Ill. on Thursday and picked up its sixth road victory of the season, extending its winning streak to three by downing Western Illinois 5-2 behind a hat trick by sophomore Adan Garcia (Dallas, Texas / Episcopal School of Dallas). After a decade-long gap between hat tricks from 2006-2016, Valpo has now had a player accomplish the feat in consecutive seasons.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team is enjoying its lightest stretch of the season – playing just one match in a 13-day span. That fixture will take place on Thursday at Western Illinois before the Crusaders have eight consecutive days off from match action.
After helping the Valparaiso University men’s soccer team to an undefeated week, junior Rafael Mentzingen (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Bryan) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team faced the Evansville Purple Aces (5-5-1, 0-2-1 MVC) Saturday night, winning the Missouri Valley Conference showdown 2-1. Despite the rain and wind, the Crusaders (6-5-1, 3-2 MVC) took advantage of playing in front of their home crowd and took a 2-0 lead into halftime.
For the 15th straight year, the Valparaiso University men’s soccer team has been awarded with the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award, as announced this week by the organization.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team will start a home-heavy stretch on Saturday night as four of the final six matches of the regular season will take place at Brown Field. Road warriors for most of the year, the Crusaders hope to carry their away success over to their home field beginning this week.
If there are two things the Valparaiso University men’s soccer team is used to this season, they’re playing in close games and playing on the road. The Crusaders did both again on Tuesday night, edging Mid-American Conference foe Northern Illinois for a 3-2 victory in DeKalb, Ill.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team faced the first-place squad in the Missouri Valley Conference on Saturday night. The Crusaders (4-5-1, 2-2 MVC) traveled to Missouri State, and the Bears prevailed 1-0.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team will hit the road for a pair of matches this week as the Crusaders visit Missouri State in a Valley showdown on Saturday evening before heading to Northern Illinois to clash with the Huskies on Tuesday night. After Tuesday, Valpo will have played nine of its 11 matches this season on the road.
Making just his second appearance since gaining eligibility from the NCAA, junior Alex Brown (MayPen, Jamaica / Glenmuir [Cincinnati State]) scored the match-winner on Tuesday night, lifting the Valparaiso University men’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over IUPUI in nonconference action in Indianapolis.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team began its home Missouri Valley Conference slate on Saturday, coming up short against Central Arkansas 3-2. The Crusaders (3-4-1, 2-1 MVC) battled through tough playing conditions with the heat rising above 90 degrees to score goals both early and late, but the visiting Bears came away victorious.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team will look to move to 3-0-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference on Saturday afternoon as the Crusaders welcome Central Arkansas for the program’s first home MVC match. A win will give the Crusaders their first 3-0-0 start to conference play in the history of Valparaiso men’s soccer, which dates back to 1983. The first league home date is followed by a trip to Indianapolis to compete against IUPUI.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team had its sights firmly set on a second-straight two-goal comeback, but the Crusaders fell 2-1 to Fort Wayne in Monday’s home opener despite dominating possession in the second half.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team’s opening act in the Missouri Valley Conference was tough to top, but the Crusaders just may have one-upped themselves in terms of drama with Saturday’s 3-2 overtime win over Drake. Freshman midfielder Jonas Engler couldn’t have dreamed of a much better situation for his first collegiate goal, floating a shot from 32 yards out that found the near corner of the net for a golden goal late in the second overtime.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team will look to move to 2-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference on Saturday night at Drake as it closes out a stretch of six straight road contests to begin the season. The Crusaders will finally get a taste of playing in front of their home fans on Monday, as Fort Wayne comes to town for a 6 p.m. kickoff.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team saw its two-match winning streak snapped on Saturday night, a 1-0 overtime loss to SIU Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Ill. Defense reigned supreme throughout the contest, as the two teams combined for just one shot on goal in regulation.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team will look to continue its recent trend of success on Saturday, as the Crusaders visit SIU Edwardsville in nonconference action for the team’s only fixture of the week. Valpo enters the match ranked ninth in the West region in the most recent United Soccer Coaches poll.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team continued to accumulate awards and honors on Wednesday, as the Missouri Valley Conference announced its weekly awards. Redshirt sophomore Nacho Miras was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Week while junior Rafael Mentzingen took home Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Valparaiso University redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Nacho Miras (Ubeda, Spain / Nuestras Semora del Pilar) was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Monday.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team continued its strong start to the season on Sunday afternoon in Chicago, besting host DePaul 2-1 to secure the Chicago Classic title. Valpo was the only squad to go unbeaten in the four-team event, which was co-hosted by Loyola and DePaul and also featured La Salle.
The debut of Valparaiso University athletics in the Missouri Valley Conference couldn’t have been scripted much better than the way it unfolded for the men’s soccer team on Friday night in Chicago.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team will compete in two games in the Windy City this weekend as part of the Chicago Classic, starting with a Friday evening affair that will go down in University history. The Crusaders visit Loyola to open Missouri Valley Conference play, Valpo’s first Valley event in any sport since becoming a full-fledged member.
For the second straight match, the Valparaiso University men’s soccer team tallied the first goal despite playing on the road against a quality Big Ten foe. This time, the goal was enough to carry the Crusaders to a noteworthy result, as Valpo went to Ann Arbor and came away with a 1-1 tie against Michigan.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team struck first in the season opener on Friday night against Big Ten foe Northwestern, but the host Wildcats came from behind to notch a 2-1 overtime win in Evanston, Ill.
The Valparaiso University men's soccer team lifts the lid on the 2017 season on Friday night as the Crusaders head to Evanston for a showdown with Northwestern. The matchup with the Wildcats marks the first in a string of six straight road matches to start the season, including back-to-back visits to Big Ten competition in a four-day, season-opening stretch.
With a roster that features more newcomers than returning players, the Valparaiso University men’s soccer team will look to sustain its recent history of success in its first season of competition in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Valparaiso University men’s soccer player Ramone Howell (Portmore Jamaica / Jamaica College) has been named to the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Preseason All-Conference Team, which was released on Thursday.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer program has opened an online store, which will be available through Sunday, Aug. 6.
The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team has unveiled its schedule for the 2017 season, a slate that features three exhibitions and 17 regular season matches.
Continuing the #ValpoInTheValley series, which will take a look at each of the Missouri Valley Conference’s 17 sports, is men’s soccer. Learn about the landscape of The Valley in men’s soccer, how Valpo has fared against opponents from The Valley in the past, and hear from head coach Mike Avery as he talks about what the program is looking forward to entering its first season of MVC competition and who will lead the way in 2017 for his team.