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Men's Soccer Game Notes @VUMSO #Onevalpo 2018 Crusader Men’s Soccer Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] Cell: 219.771.7504 Athletics-Recreation Center www.valpoathletics.com 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 2018 Schedule and Results Valparaiso (0-0-0, 0-0-0 MVC) Date Opponent Time/Result Friday, Aug. 24 – vs. IUPUI (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Horizon) – 5 p.m. CT Aug. 24 IUPUI 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26 – at Marquette (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big East) – 4:05 p.m. CT Aug. 26 at Marquette 4:05 p.m. Sept. 1 vs. Northwestern% 5 p.m. This Week in Crusader Soccer: The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team will kick Sept. 3 at Wisconsin% 3:30 p.m. off a new season on Friday night by hosting IUPUI. After the Crusaders and Jaguars Sept. 7 at Milwaukee 7 p.m. clash to get the season going, Valpo will visit Big East foe Marquette on Sunday. Sept. 15 Western Illinois 1 p.m. Sept. 22 at Missouri State* 7 p.m. Previously: The Crusaders will look to build upon their first season in the Missouri Sept. 25 SIU Edwardsville 7:30 p.m. Valley Conference, which saw them knock off a Top 25 opponent, place two individuals Sept. 29 at Bowling Green 6 p.m. on the United Soccer Coaches all-region team, have three players receive all-confer- Oct. 1 Oral Roberts 6 p.m. ence recognition and help their head coach shatter the school record for career wins. Oct. 6 Loyola* 7 p.m. Valpo finished the season with eight wins, tied for sixth in program history for wins in Oct. 10 at Eastern Illinois 3 p.m. a single season. The Crusaders scored 30 goals, which also ranked tied for sixth in the Oct. 13 at Bradley* 7 p.m. program’s single-season record book. Valpo has scored 30+ goals in each of the last two Oct. 20 Central Arkansas* 7 p.m. seasons, just the second time in program history and the first since 1986 and 1987 that Oct. 27 at Evansville* 5 p.m. the Crusaders have racked up 30 goals or more in back-to-back seasons. Nov. 3 Drake* 7 p.m. Nov. 7-11 MVC Tournament# TBD Following the Crusaders: The season opener on Friday can be seen on ESPN+ with Ben Ariano (play-by-play) and Aaron Leavitt (color commentary) describing the action. All times Central. Live video of the Sunday match will be available on Golden Eagles All-Access via Home matches in bold and played at Brown Field. Marquette Athletics. Links to live video and stats are available on ValpoAthletics.com. * - indicates Missouri Valley Conference match # - indicates in Evansville, Ind. Futbol at Brown Field: Friday’s match will begin a men’s/women’s doubleheader of % - indicates University of Wisconsin Tournament soccer action dubbed “Futbol at Brown Field,” part of the Welcome Week festivities on campus. Food trucks will be serving tacos to the first 200 students and scoops of ice cream to the first 100 students, free of charge. Students are required to present their Valpo OneCard to receive their tacos and ice cream. Valpo is hosting a cleat swap on Friday where attendees are encouraged to bring gently-used cleats and exchange them Missouri Valley Conference for a new, gently-used pair. The cleat swap will take place from 4-6 p.m. There will also be an inflatable bounce house located between the Fitness Center and the Athlet- Standings ics-Recreation Center. In addition, the Valpo women’s basketball team will be holding Team MVC Overall mini-clinics inside the ARC for children ages 12 and under. The Valpo men’s ultimate Valparaiso 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 Frisbee team will be competing at halftime. Missouri State 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 Central Arkansas 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 Valpo’s Dynamic Goal-Scoring Duo: The Crusaders placed two on the Preseason Bradley 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 all-Missouri Valley Conference team – midfielder Rafael Mentzingen and forward Adan Evansville 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 Garcia. The two players shared the team lead in goals last season with nine apiece, Loyola 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 a number that ranks tied for seventh in program history for goals in a single season. Drake 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 Mentzingen and Garcia became the first pair of Valpo teammates to each score nine goals or more in a single season in program history. Both received significant postseason accolades as Mentzingen was named second-team all-region, first-team all-conference and MVC all-tournament team, while Garcia garnered third-team all-region and sec- ond-team all-conference. A Glance at the Goalkeepers: Nacho Miras is a returning starter at goalkeeper, leading the way for a deep position that also includes Dan Rosenfeld and Alex Richt. Miras @VUMSO etched his name into the single-season program record book a year ago, posting a goals against average of 1.64 that ranked 10th in program history. He had seven saves in his first career start on Aug. 25 at Northwestern, the most saves by a Valpo keeper in a debut #oneVALPO since 2001. His success continued with a career-high eight saves on Sept. 3 at DePaul, helping him earn MVP honors at the Chicago Classic, MVC Defensive Player of the Week recognition and a spot on the College Soccer News National Team of the Week. Freshman Feat: Sophomore Jonas Engler made a good first impression as a rookie last year, becoming the first Crusader with three goals as a freshman since 2014, when 2018 Crusader Men’s Soccer Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] Cell: 219.771.7504 Athletics-Recreation Center www.valpoathletics.com 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 Stian Sandbekkhaug and Jordan James scored three apiece. Engler also had two assists to Valpo When... put his season point total at eight, the most by a Valpo freshman since Jordan Aidoud had At home 0-0-0 11 in 2012. Engler picked up All-MVC Honorable Mention a year ago. On the road 0-0-0 Neutral site 0-0-0 Series Notes – IUPUI: These two in-state opponents have been facing off on the soccer pitch since 1987, with Valpo holding a 16-7-1 edge in the all-time set. Valpo has won five During the day 0-0-0 straight over IUPUI going back to a 1-0 loss in 2012. The Crusaders have won eight of the At night (5 p.m. or later local) 0-0-0 last nine against the Jaguars, a team they are playing for the 11th straight year. Last year’s match saw the Crusaders pull out a 1-0 win in Indianapolis behind an Alex Brown goal in Scoring first 0-0-0 the 51st minute in just his second career appearance. Nacho Miras turned in his first career Opponent scores first 0-0-0 shutout in that match. A slice of NCAA history occurred the last time IUPUI visited Brown Field, as Kendan Anderson turned the fastest hat trick in NCAA history by scoring three Playing overtime 0-0-0 goals in 1:21 in Valpo’s 5-0 win. Leading at halftime 0-0-0 Scouting the Opposition – IUPUI: The Jaguars return eight starters from a year ago and Trailing at halftime 0-0-0 have a crop of new players headlined by Virginia Tech transfer Rodrigo Zampieri and high Tied at halftime 0-0-0 school All-American Corey Goede. IUPUI’s key returning players include Nick Anderson, Sam Gavin and Tommy Patacca, while sophomore goalkeeper Michael Buck is back after Outshooting opponents 0-0-0 notching a 1.68 GAA and 37 saves in 2017. IUPUI third-year head coach Brian Barnett is Out-shot by opponents 0-0-0 familiar with the Missouri Valley Conference, as he spent seven seasons on Bradley’s staff before making the move to Indianapolis. IUPUI has several players who local soccer fans Scoring fewer than two goals 0-0-0 may recognize as freshman goalkeeper Noah Osearo is a Dyer native and was the Duneland Scoring two or more goals 0-0-0 Athletic Conference MVP last season while playing for Lake Central. In addition, senior midfielder Jared O’Dell is a Chesterton product. Series Notes – Marquette: The Crusaders will face off with Marquette for the first time since 2001, resuming an all-time series that began in 1992. The Golden Eagles have won all five meetings, most recently winning 4-0 on Sept. 7, 2001 in Milwaukee. The 2000 matchup in Valpo went to overtime with the Crusaders falling 2-1. Crusaders Among MVC Leaders Individual Field Players (within Top 10) Scouting the Opposition – Marquette: Marquette picked up a victory over the MVC in exhibition play after beating Valpo’s conference foe Loyola 1-0 on Aug. 11. The Golden Eagles are led by junior midfielder Luka Prpa, who was selected to the All-Big East Preseason Individual Goalkeepers (within Top 5) Team for the second straight season. Prpa, an All-Big East Second Team selection last season, enters his junior year with 11 goals and 11 assists in 32 career starts. Marquette, which has Team (within Top 3) eight returning starters, will open with consecutive MVC opponents as Central Arkansas comes to town on Thursday.
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