In the late days of September, the gradual seasonal transition from summer to winter is marked by the arrival of the Autumnal equinox. Thank you, 5^th grade science class. But what does the beginning of the fall season mean to me, you ask? A few key words that come to mind… September, school supplies, scarecrows, and of course, spandex. Volleyball season is officially in full swing here at Valparaiso University, as our preseason tournaments end and we begin league play.  Our eventful preseason came to a close last weekend, with our first Horizon League match of the season and victory over Youngstown. We have been on the road since the beginning of the school year, and are more than ready to start playing at home and getting our campus stoked on some Valpo volleyball! This weekend we have two home matches against Wright State and Cleveland State, and are excited to show our native town what we are made of! GO CRUSADERS!!

Until next time, Valpo fans!

KTB

Why hello Valpo fans! Katie Layman here after a great weekend of volleyball at the Saluki Invitational where we placed second after a tough five-set loss to Southern Illinois. It was definitely another packed pre-season weekend for the Crusaders! Congrats to Kim Bukowski and Amy Groesbeck for making the All-Tournament Team! We are so excited to be kicking off league play this Friday with a match against Youngstown State. We have been practicing and preparing for weeks to exceed the demands of our competitive conference, and can’t wait to show off all our hard work! We follow our match against Youngstown with a quick trip to Pennsylvania on Saturday to play the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Pitt’s Blue and Gold Tournament. It promises to be another great weekend! Thanks to all our loyal fans who have been following us around the country! You know you have wonderful fans when the Valpo cheering section is louder than every other team’s Our first home game is quickly closing in!!

Until next time!
KTL

Greetings, loyal Valpo followers! This blog update is being brought to you by the one and only Katie duo on the volleyball team here at Valparaiso, Katie Britton and Katie Layman. A sophomore and junior respectively, we have been selected to update this blog in order to provide some insight into the life of a student athlete here at VU. With the start of classes, evening practices, and our preseason tournaments, we’ve had quite a few activities to keep us occupied. We worked hard over the summer to prepare for the season, and are starting to really come together as a team to get some wins under our belt before the start of our regular season! Two weekends ago, we spent our very first tournament weekend in the Sunshine State. We faced some big and tough teams, and as a team got our first taste of competition for the year. After the tourney, we were even lucky enough to spend a day at Universal Studios before coming home and preparing for our next packed week. Last weekend in Iowa, we went 3 and 1 against some great competition and had two girls named to the all-tournament team. People have come to expect great things from Valpo Volleyball, and we are practicing hard this week to have another successful weekend at the Saluki Invitational in Illinois. We are so excited to begin our conference play, Horizon League Championships, here we come!! Until next time, world wide web.

KTB & KTL

Welcome to the official blog of Crusader volleyball!  Check back here frequently for the latest thoughts from head coach Carin Avery as well as junior Katie Layman and sophomore Katie Britton.  They will give you a behind the scenes look into the program as the Crusaders take aim at the Horizon League championship!