Valpo women's soccer closed out its two game Michigan exhibition road trip unblemished with a 2-0 victory over Oakland. Coupled with the 2-2 draw they earned against Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, the Crusaders should have plenty of confidence going into Friday's season opener against the Phoenix in Green Bay. Good job so far ladies and keep up the great work as the season begins! You can read the match report below:
http://www.valpoathletics.com/wsoccer/news/2018-19/18326/valpo-wins-2-0-in-exhibition-finale/
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Valpo starts the regular season with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory in Green Bay!
http://www.valpoathletics.com/wsoccer/boxscore/2018-19/6964/valpo-vs-green-bay-08-17-2018/
Scores around the Conference:
Evansville 2 SEMO 1
Missouri State 1 Western Illinois 0
Illinois State 2 CS-Northridge 2
Drake 1 San Francisco 2
VALPO 2 Green Bay 1
Loyola 4 UMASS-Lowell 2
Indiana State 0 Northern Kentucky 3
UNI Viterbo PPD
Upcoming Games August 19
Missouri State Tulsa 2 PM
Evansville Austin Peay 5 PM
Drake Fresno State 11 AM
UNI South Dakota 1 PM
Illinois State Eastern Michigan 1 PM
Indiana State Fort Wayne 1 PM
VALPO Eastern Illinois 1 PM
FYI: VU picked 6th in Preseason Poll Here's the order:
1 Loyola
2 Missouri State
3 UNI
4 Drake
5 Illinois State
6 VALPO
7 Evansville
8 Indiana State
Here's the report:
http://www.mvc-sports.com/news/2018/8/8/loyola-picked-to-win-mvc-womens-soccer-title.aspx
Valpo battles EIU to a scoreless draw. They really controlled the first 90 minutes and deserved a better result. All credit goes to the Panthers' goalkeeper for keeping the score level and giving her team a chance to stay in it. As a Crusader fan, you've gotta be happy with the draw and the 1-0-1 start on the road, but you can't help but feel like you had a real chance to be 2-0. Next match Friday night at home against Toledo at 7:30 as part of a doubleheader with the Men's team taking on IUPUI at 5.
http://www.valpoathletics.com/wsoccer/news/2018-19/18344/valpo-blanks-eiu-in-scoreless-draw-on-road-sunday/
Scores around the conference :
Evansville 0 Austin Peay 2
Drake 2 Fresno State 1
Illinois State 1 Eastern Michigan 0
Loyola 1 #14 Notre Dame 2
UNI 0 South Dakota 0
Indiana State 0 Fort Wayne 0
VALPO 0 Eastern Illinois 0
Missouri State 3 Tulsa 2
By the way, I really am enjoying the WSO 2018 season theme: "Burn the Ships!"
It derives from Cortez' order, upon reaching the shores of Mexico, to burn his ships, thus removing any chance for retreat and, therefore, forcing total commitment to the job at hand. The theme has been used by motivational speakers for some time and works well in a sports situation.
And before we get all PC here, yes, back in the 16th century, the result was the conquering of Mexico and the Aztecs and a lot of bloodshed. That is not the point. The point is total commitment and never looking for ways to avoid pushing forward.
One MVC score to report from August 21:
Missouri State 1 SEMO 0
Here's a look at the standings so far:
Missouri State 3-0
Illinois State 1-0-1
VALPO 1-0-1
Drake 1-1
Evansville 1-1
Loyola 1-1
UNI 0-0-1
Indiana State 0-1-1
Games August 23:
Evansville vs Western Kentucky
Drake vs Kansas State
Scores around the Conference August 23:
Drake 0 Kansas State 1
Evansville 1 Western Kentucky 4
Here's a look ahead to tomorrow:
VALPO vs Toledo
Loyola @ Loyola-Marymount
Missouri State vs Little Rock
UNI @ Wyoming
Illinois State @ Oklahoma
Indiana State @ SIU-Edwardsville
Hope to see some of you tomorrow starting at 5PM for the Men's and Women's Doubleheader at Brown Field!
Scores around the conference Aug 24:
UNI 0 Wyoming 0
Loyola 1 Loyola Marymount 2
Missouri State 0 Little Rock 1
Illinois State 1 Oklahoma 7
VALPO 0 Toledo 2
Indiana State 3 SIU-Edwardsville 1
Games August 26:
Drake @ South Dakota State
Tulsa @ Illinois State
UNI @ Colorado State
Central Arkansas @ Missouri State
Loyola @ CSU-Bakersfield
Indiana State @ Iowa
Fort Wayne @ VALPO
UNI 1 Colorado State 0
Illinois State 1 Tulsa 1
Missouri State 0 Central Arkansas 2
Drake 0 South Dakota State 1
Indiana State 0 Iowa 1
Loyola 3 CSU-Bakersfield 1
VALPO 1 Fort Wayne 2
Upcoming games August 29
Evansville @ UT-Martin
Louisiana Tech @ Missouri State
Indiana State @ UIC
Scores around the conference:
Evansville 0 UT-Martin 1
Missouri State 0 Louisiana Tech 1
Indiana State 1 UIC 0
Upcoming matches August 31:
Tennessee Tech @ Evansville
Illinois State @ Miami (OH)
VCU @ UNI (Iowa City)
Fort Wayne @ Loyola
Omaha @ Missouri State
Bowling Green @ Valpo
Indiana State @ Akron
Drake @ UMKC
Evansville 3 Tennessee Tech 0
Illinois State 0 Miami (OH) 1
UNI 0 VCU 2
Fort Wayne @ Loyola PPD or Cancelled
Missouri State 1 Omaha 0
Bowling Green @VALPO Cancelled
Indiana State 2 Akron 2
Drake 0 UMKC 2
Standings:
Missouri State 4-3
Indiana State 2-2-2
Loyola 2-2
UNI 1-1-2
Evansville 2-3
Illinois State 1-2-2
VALPO 1-2-1
Drake 1-4
Scores around the conference September 2:
Evansville 1 Miami (OH) 2
UNI 2 Central Michigan 1
Indiana State 2 Wright State 0
VALPO 4 Robert Morris 2
Drake 1 North Dakota State 0
Loyola 0 Oklahoma State 2
Missouri State 2 UMKC 1
Illinois State 5 UIC 2
Upcoming games September 6:
Evansville @ Butler
Loyola @ DePaul
Illinois State @ Wisconsin