The Valparaiso University volleyball team went into Saturday's match having split their regular season contests against Milwaukee, but the Panthers turned the tides in the semifinal match of the Horizon League tournament.  Milwaukee came out firing from the get-go, winning set one easy.  The Crusaders put some pressure on the Panthers in both set two and three, but Milwaukee used a 12-point run to stop Valpo.  Jena Berg and Kerri Schuh had nine kills apiece for the Panthers.  Tara Diebler had 14 for Valpo in the losing effort.  The Crusaders fell to 22-10 overall, and 12-5 in conference.  The careers for Haley Wise, Kim Bukowski, and Angie Porche have come to an end, as well as the 2009 season.

It took an incredible second half by 5th year senior guard Brandon McPherson who scored 19 of his game-high 25 points in the second half  to catapult the Crusaders to a 78-56 victory over the IU-South Bend Titans. Also having a great night was the junior transfer Cory Johnson who had a double-double recording 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Crusaders outscored the Titans 48-23 in the second half to overcome their 3 point half time deficit.

Men's Soccer- Mike Targonski and Chris Kleinhans-Schulz review Valpo's historic 2009 season and Mike Pudlow gives his Horizon League Tournament report.

Men's Basketball- Chris Kleinhans-Schulz discusses the Crusaders' first weekend of play and what Valpo can take away from their losses on the road.

Football- Nick Garling and Mike Targonski analyze last weekend's loss to Campbell and set the stage for Valpo's final regular season contest while Brandon Spinner talks about the final weekend of the PFL season.

Volleyball- Mike Targsonki and Keaton Gillogly wrap up the regular season before Brad Colter looks ahead at the 2009 Horizon League Volleyball Tournament.

Women's Basketball- Dave Schroeder and Ben Hecke preview Valpo's match against SIU-Edwardsville while Keaton Gillogly and Mike Targonski chat about the basketball season so far.

National Sports- Mike Pudlow rejoins the show to deliver the biggest headlines from the NFL, NBA, and MLB.

The Valparaiso women’s basketball team improved to 2-0 on the young season after beating SIU Edwardsville 64-55 at the ARC Wednesday night. Senior Lauren Kenney posted her first double-double of the season with 21 points and 16 rebounds. After posting a career 20 points last time out against Indiana Tech, Betsy Adams one upped herself with a 21 point career-high performance. The Crusaders surrendered 24 turnovers, which is something they will need to work on before they welcome in a very good Colorado State team on Sunday to the Athletics Recreation Center at 1:35pm.

Highlights -

The Valparaiso Crusader men’s basketball team was at Chapel Hill taking on the North Carolina Tar Heels Sunday evening for the third time in three years. VU hung tough with the defending national champions but fell 88-77. Valparaiso clawed their way back to 31-28 with 2:16 to go in the first half thanks to Brandon Wood who had 10 points in the first 20 minutes.  The Tar Heels went on a 9-0 run to open the second half to take a 46-31 lead. Carolina extended their lead out to 23 points eight minutes into the second half. However, Brandon McPherson and Brandon Wood helped cut that lead to nine with under two minutes to go, but could get no closer in the 11 point loss. The Brandons combined for 50 points going 10-16 from behind the ARC.

In their final Horizon League trip per the regular season, the Valparaiso Crusaders could not hold off the hot Milwaukee Panthers, falling 17-25, 25-12, 25-19, 25-22.  The Crusaders had a similar storyline in set one against Milwaukee at the ARC; they won set one even while struggling at the end of the set, before Milwaukee took it to them in set two.  The difference, this one didn't take five sets.  Milwaukee took over and never looked back, securing their seventh straight match win.  Junior Tara Diebler paced the Crusaders with a match high 20 kills, but lacked a supporting cast.  Angie Porche knocked home 12 kills, as she surpassed 2,000 career kills in her career.  Maddie Sueppel, Jena Berg, and Kerri Schuh had 12 kills for the Panthers, while Natalie Schmitting had 10 kills.  The Crusaders will take on Green Bay tomorrow in the season finale, looking for a victory to finish second in the Horizon League.

Football- Keaton Gillogly recaps the biggest stories in Crusader sports and Brandon Spinner summarizes the last week in the Pioneer Football League.

Women's Soccer- Chris Kleinhans-Schulz and Keaton Gillogly sit down to wrap up Valpo's impressive season.

Men's Soccer- Mike Pudlow gives a Horizon League postseason report and Chris Kleinhans-Schulz discusses the Crusaders' historic year on the pitch.

Volleyball- Brad Colter reviews the current state of Horizon League volleyball and Dave Schroeder jumps in to talk specifically about Valpo.

Women's Basketball- Dave Schroeder analyzes the Crusaders and their upcoming regular season.

Men's Basketball- Dave Schroeder describes how the Brown and Gold look heading into their opening weekend.

The Valpo volleyball team took a brief break from conference play to face the Chicago State Cougars. The Brown and Gold dominated from start to finish as they pick up the 3 set victory.

Final Score: Valpo 3-0 over Chicago State (25-12, 25-10, 25-19)

The #3-seeded Valparaiso men's soccer team scored a dominant 4-0 victory against the #6 Milwaukee Panthers at Brown Field in a Horizon League quarterfinal match. Brendan Roth found the net twice in the contest, while Zack Stivers and Kelvin Zelee also scored goals for the Brown and Gold. Goalkeeper Ryan Schwarz posted his 7th shutout of the year, a new single-season record for Valpo men' soccer. With the win, Valpo advances in the conference tournament and they also register their first 10-win season. The Crusaders will play the #2 Green Bay Phoenix in the Horizon League semifinals on Friday.

In their final preseason game, the Crusader women's basketball team easily defeated the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats 87-46 at the ARC. Following an early 7-7 tie, Valpo broke free to earn a 15 point lead heading into halftime. In the second half, the Crusaders broke it open to take the easy win. Kelly Watts led all players with 17 points and 9 rebounds, while freshman Skylar Gick chipped in with 8 assists.