The Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer team represented Valparaiso University (Valpo) in NCAA Division I soccer competition[3] as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference[4] The Crusaders played home matches at Brown Field on the Valpo campus in Valparaiso, Indiana.
| Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Founded | 1983 | ||
| Folded | 2019[1] | ||
| University | Valparaiso University | ||
| Head coach | Mike Avery | ||
| Conference | MVC | ||
| Location | Valparaiso, Indiana | ||
| Stadium | Brown Field (Capacity: 5,000) | ||
| Nickname | Crusaders | ||
| Colors | Brown and gold[2] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1996 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| Mid-Con 1996 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| Mid-Con 1997–98 Horizon 2011 | |||
History
editValparaiso began playing men's soccer in 1983. The Beacons were a charter member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities in 1982 and entered Mid-Con soccer competition in 1988. In 2007, Valpo began a ten-year all-sports membership in the Horizon League. In May 2017, the Missouri Valley Conference extended an invitation for the Crusaders to join; after concluding conference play for the year, Valparaiso accepted the invitation on May 25, with the move being effective on July 1.[4]
Following the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Valparaiso cut the sport and men's tennis in order to allow greater attention to the school's other sports teams.[1][5]
Honors
editMid-Continent Conference
editPlayer of the Year – J.J. Ruane, 1998
Newcomer of the Year – Scott Daly, 1998
All-Mid East - Tony Dal Santo 1997
1st Team All-Conference - Tony Dal Santo 1997
Offensive Player of the Year - Tony Dal Santo 1997
Team MVP - Tony Dal Santo 1997
All-Mid East - Tony Dal Santo 1996
1st Team All-Conference - Tony Dal Santo 1996
Offensive Player of the Year - Tony Dal Santo 1996
All-Tournament Team - Tony Dal Santo 1996
Conference Tournament MVP - Tony Dal Santo 1996
Coach of the Year – Mis’ Mrak. 1997, 1998, 2002
Horizon League
editDefensive Player of the Year – Stefan Antonijevic, 2011
Goalkeeper of the Year – Ryan Schwarz, 2007; Kyle Zobeck, 2011 & 2012; Nico Campbell, 2015
Coach of the Year – Mike Avery, 2011
Record By Year
edit| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
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| Valparaiso University (Division I Independent[8]) (1983–1987) | ||||||||||
| 1983 | Danny Jeftich | 5–6–0 | ||||||||
| 1984 | Danny Jeftich | 7–7–0 | ||||||||
| 1985 | Danny Jeftich | 8–9–1 | ||||||||
| 1986 | Danny Jeftich | 7–8–1 | ||||||||
| 1987 | Danny Jeftich | 9–6–1 | ||||||||
| Valparaiso University (Mid-Continent Conference[6]) (1988–2006) | ||||||||||
| 1988 | Danny Jeftich | 5–8–3 | 0–4–1 | 5th of 6 | ||||||
| 1989 | Danny Jeftich | 5–16–0 | 0–6–0 | 7th of 7 | ||||||
| 1990 | Danny Jeftich | 4–15–1 | 0–7–0 | 8th of 8 | ||||||
| Danny Jeftich: | 49–74–7 .404 | 0–17–1 | ||||||||
| 1991 | Mis’ Mrak | 6–11–2 | 1–6–0 | t-8th of 9 | ||||||
| 1992 | Mis’ Mrak | 1–17–1 | 0–7–0 | 8th of 8 | ||||||
| 1993 | Mis’ Mrak | 2–17–0 | 0–7–0 | 8th of 8 | ||||||
| 1994 | Mis’ Mrak | 2-13-1 | 2-4-0 | 3rd of 4 (East) | ||||||
| 1995 | Mis’ Mrak | 5-12-1 | 3-3-0 | 3rd of 4 (East) | ||||||
| 1996 | Mis’ Mrak | 6-13-3 | 3-3-0 | t-2nd of 4 (East) | L-NCAA Play-in game | |||||
| 1997 | Mis’ Mrak | 8-12-1 | 6-1-1 | 1st of 5 (West) | ||||||
| 1998 | Mis’ Mrak | 6-11-1 | 3-1-1 | 1st of 6 | ||||||
| 1999 | Mis’ Mrak | 5-11-1 | 2-3-0 | t-4th of 6 | ||||||
| 2000 | Mis’ Mrak | 5-10-0 | 1–4–0 | 6th of 6 | ||||||
| 2001 | Mis’ Mrak | 6-10-1 | 1–3–1 | 6th of 6 | ||||||
| 2002 | Mis’ Mrak | 5-10-2 | 2–2–1 | 3rd of 6 | ||||||
| 2003 | Mis’ Mrak | 2-13-2 | 1–5–0 | 6th of 7 | ||||||
| 2004 | Mis’ Mrak | 2-13-2 | 1-3-2 | 6th of 7 | ||||||
| 2005 | Mis’ Mrak | 6-10-2 | 3-2-1 | 4th of 7 | ||||||
| 2006 | Mis’ Mrak | 7-10-0 | 2–4–0 | 5th of 7 | ||||||
| Mis’ Mrak: | 76–191–21 .300 | 31–58–7 | ||||||||
| Valparaiso University (Horizon League[7]) (2007–2016) | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Mike Avery | 4-11-3 | 2-4-2 | 7th of 9 | ||||||
| 2008 | Mike Avery | 6-10-3 | 1-6-1 | 8th of 9 | ||||||
| 2009 | Mike Avery | 10-7-2 | 4-2-2 | 3rd of 9 | ||||||
| 2010 | Mike Avery | 9-8-2 | 2-6-0 | 8th of 9 | ||||||
| 2011 | Mike Avery | 9-6-5 | 5-1-2 | 1st of 9 | ||||||
| 2012 | Mike Avery | 6-9-5 | 2–2–3 | 4th of 8 | ||||||
| 2013 | Mike Avery | 5-8-5 | 2–3–2 | 6th of 8 | ||||||
| 2014 | Mike Avery | 8-5-6 | 3–3–2 | 5th of 9 | ||||||
| 2015 | Mike Avery | 7-6-5 | 3–3–3 | 7th of 10 | ||||||
| 2016 | Mike Avery | 10-5-4 | 4–3–2 | t-5th of 10 | ||||||
| Valparaiso University (Missouri Valley Conference) (2017–2019) | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Mike Avery | 8–9–1 | 3–5–0 | 6th | ||||||
| 2018 | Mike Avery | 6–9–4 | 2–1–3 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2019 | Mike Avery | 4–13–1 | 3–7–0 | 5th | ||||||
| Mike Avery: | 93–107–46 .472 | 36–46–22 | ||||||||
| Total: | 218–372–74 .384 | 77–121–31 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b Valpo Announces Discontinuation of Men’s Soccer, Men’s Tennis Programs on valpoathletics.com
- ^ "Valpo University Color Palettes". July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Division I Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Valparaiso makes it official, accepts Missouri Valley Conference invitation". Chicago Tribune. May 25, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "Valparaiso to drop men's soccer, men's tennis". NWITimes.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "The Summit League Men;s Soccer Record Book" (PDF). The Summit League. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Horizon League Men;s Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
External links
edit- Official website
- Discontinued sports on valpoathletics.com (archived)
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