6/27/2012
Kleckner Garners Academic Accolades
Michelle Kleckner (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale H.S.) represents Valparaiso University on the Horizon League’s All-Academic Team for women’s golf.
5/21/2012
Valpo Women Ink Two Golfers to National Letters of Intent
Valparaiso University women’s golf coach Mat Blair has announced that Annie Gaugert and Olivia McCormick have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Crusaders beginning this fall.
4/29/2012
Valpo Women Finish Season Seventh at Horizon League Championships
Valparaiso University’s women’s golf team wrapped up its 2011-2012 season on Sunday morning with a seventh place finish at the Horizon League Golf Championships held at the Mission Inn and Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
4/28/2012
Valpo Women Remain Seventh at Horizon League Championships
Valparaiso remains in seventh place through 36 holes of play at the Horizon League Golf Championships after shooting 357 on Saturday at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
4/27/2012
Valpo Women Seventh After Day One of Horizon League Championships
Valparaiso’s women’s golf team posted an opening round score of 351 as a team on Friday morning in the opening day of the Horizon League Golf Championships, and is in seventh place after 18 holes at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
4/22/2012
Pfaender, Crusaders Finish Second at Loyola
Erika Pfaender (Pewaukee, Wis./Arrowhead H.S.) fired a final round 80 to finish in second place individually on Sunday afternoon at the Loyola Invitational, and helped lead Valparaiso to a second place finish as a team as well at the Golf Club of Illinois in Algonquin, Ill.
4/21/2012
Valpo Women Second Midway Through Loyola Invitational
Valparaiso is in second place at the midway point of the Loyola Invitational held at the Golf Club of Illinois in Algonquin, Ill., just two shots out of first place.
4/15/2012
Valpo Women Conclude Rain-Shortened Indiana Invitational
Valparaiso’s women’s golf team finished the 18-hole, rain-shortened Indiana Invitational on Sunday morning, the Crusaders’ final tune-up for the Horizon League Championships.
4/14/2012
Indiana Invitational Suspended Due to Rain
Valparaiso was only able to play three holes on Saturday at the Indiana Invitational before play was suspended for the day due to rain at the Indiana University Golf Course in Bloomington, Ind.
4/4/2012
Pfaender Named Horizon League’s Golfer of the Week
Valparaiso University sophomore Erika Pfaender (Pewaukee, Wis./Arrowhead H.S.) has been named the Horizon League’s Golfer of the Week after finishing third at the IPFW Spring Classic.
4/2/2012
Pfaender Finishes Third at IPFW Spring Classic
Valparaiso University’s Erika Pfaender (Pewaukee, Wis./Arrowhead H.S.) carded a final round 79 on Tuesday on her way to a third place finish at the IPFW Spring Classic held at Pine Valley Country Club in Fort Wayne, Ind.
4/1/2012
Valpo Sixth Midway Through IPFW Spring Classic
Valparaiso carded a team total of 339 in the first round of the IPFW Spring Classic on Sunday afternoon at Pine Valley Country Club in Fort Wayne, Ind. and is tied for sixth place midway through the tournament.
3/27/2012
Crusaders Finish Fifth at Butler Spring Invitational
Valparaiso wrapped up play at the Butler Spring Invitational on Tuesday with a fifth place finish at the Butler Spring Invitational held at Prestwick Country Club in Avon, Ind.
3/26/2012
Valpo Women Third at Butler Spring Invitational
A.J. Selig (Hortonville, Wis./Appleton West H.S.) and Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd H.S.) are both tied for fifth place midway through play at the Butler Spring Invitational, leading the Crusaders to third place in the team standings on Monday at Prestwick Country Club in Avon, Ind.
3/9/2012
Voigt Finishes Sixth in Season-Opening Event
Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd H.S.) finished in a tie for sixth place at the Sunshine Spring Classic which concluded on Friday morning, helping Valparaiso to a seventh place finish as a team in the first event of the spring season held at Rio Pinar Country Club in Orlando, Fla.
3/8/2012
Valpo Seventh Midway Through Sunshine Spring Classic
Valparaiso’s women’s golf team opened the spring portion of its schedule on Thursday morning, and currently sits in a tie for seventh place at the Sunshine Spring Classic held at Rio Pinar Country Club in Orlando, Fla.
12/5/2011
Sibil Gill Signs NLI to Play Golf at Valpo
Valparaiso University coach Mat Blair has announced that Sibil Gill has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Crusaders’ women’s golf program beginning in the fall of 2012.
11/30/2011
Women’s Golf Slated for Five Spring Tournaments
Valparaiso University women’s golf coach Mat Blair has scheduled five tournaments, including the year-end Horizon League Championships as part of the 2012 spring slate for the Crusaders.
10/18/2011
Valpo Women Finish Seventh at Dayton Invitational
The fall season of women’s golf came to an end on Tuesday for Valparaiso as the Crusaders finished seventh at the U of Dayton Fall Invitational held at the NCR Country Club’s North Course in Kettering, Ohio.
10/17/2011
Valpo Women Sixth Midway through Dayton Invitational
Valparaiso’s women’s golf team sits in the middle of the pack midway through the Dayton Fall Invitational after shooting a 321 in round one at the NCR Country Club North Course in Kettering, Ohio on Monday.
10/4/2011
Valpo Finishes Best Tournament in Program History Tuesday
Valparaiso’s women’s golf team set two more school records on Tuesday, firing an 18-hole round of 309 as a team to finish at 619 at Highland Golf and Country Club in Indianapolis, Ind. The Crusaders improved one spot in the team standings over the final round to finish sixth overall.
10/3/2011
Pfaender and Crusaders Fire School Records at Butler Invitational
Erika Pfaender (Pewaukee, Wis./Arrowhead H.S.) carded a Valparaiso University record 74 on Monday, tying for sixth place at the midway point of the Butler Fall Invitational held at Highland Golf and Country Club in Indianapolis, Ind. As a team the Crusaders shot a school-best 310 and are in seventh place.
9/27/2011
Kleckner Wins Tennesee Fall Classic, Valpo Finishes Second
Michelle Kleckner (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale H.S.) won her first collegiate tournament on Tuesday, cruising to a seven stroke victory at the Tennessee State Fall Classic held at Morningstar Golf Club in Indianapolis, Ind. As a team Valparaiso finished in second place, one shot behind tournament champion Chicago State.
9/26/2011
Crusaders Lead Tennessee State Fall Classic at Midway Point
Michelle Kleckner (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale H.S.) holds a five shot lead individually and Valparaiso has a two stroke advantage as a team following the opening round of a rain delayed Tennessee State Fall Classic held on Monday at Morningstar Golf Club in Indianapolis, Ind.
9/20/2011
Crusaders Finish Seventh to Close Valpo Invitational
Valparaiso University finished in seventh place on Tuesday as the Crusaders wrapped up play in their first home golf tournament in program history, the Valpo Invitational, played at The Course at Aberdeen. The Crusaders shot 324 in the final round to finish at 644 for the tournament, just one stroke out of fifth place and four shots out of fourth.
9/19/2011
Crusaders Third Midway through Inaugural Valpo Invitational
Hosting a women’s golf tournament for the first time in program history, Valparaiso turned in a stellar opening round of 320 on Monday to finish the opening 18 holes of the Valpo Invitational in third place out of a field of 13 teams at the Course at Aberdeen.
9/11/2011
Crusader Women Finish Fifth at IU Fall Kick-off
Valparaiso improved by seven strokes as a team during Sunday’s final round of the IU Fall Kick-off and finished in fifth place overall with a two round total of 665 (336-329) at the IU Golf Course in Bloomington, Ind.
9/10/2011
Valpo Opens Season at Indiana Saturday
Valparaiso’s women’s golf team teed off for the first time during the 2011-2012 season on Saturday afternoon, and sits in fifth place at the IU Fall Kick-off held at the IU Golf Course in Bloomington, Ind. The Crusaders posted a first round score of 336.
9/9/2011
Valpo Women Set to Tee Up 2011-2012 Season
The 2011-2012 women’s golf season begins with a great deal of optimism for the Valparaiso Crusaders. Mat Blair has taken over the helm of the third year program, which finished sixth at the Horizon League Championships, and he inherits eight letterwinners and one new freshman. Valpo looks to continue the steady improvement that the program has shown since it was formed prior to the 2009-2010 campaign.
7/29/2011
First Home Tournament Part of Women's Golf's Fall Slate
Valparaiso University's women's golf team will host its first tournament since the program was founded with the Chi-po Classic being held Sept. 19-20 at the Course at Aberdeen.
