Crusader Women Finish Sixth at HL Championship
The Valparaiso University women’s golf team closed out its 2015-16 campaign Sunday with the final round of the 2016 Horizon League Championship at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., finishing the three-day event in sixth place
The Crusaders shot a team round of 329 on Sunday, improving three shots over their effort on Saturday, to finish with a three-round score of 986. Oakland claimed the team title at 944, while UIC’s Phon Angwarawong captured the individual championship.
Valpo Men Close Out HL Championship in Sixth Place
The Valparaiso University men’s golf team finished up the 2016 Horizon League Championship at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. on Sunday, closing out the three-day league tournament in sixth position. Sunday also marked the final round of the Crusaders’ 2015-16 season.
Valpo shot a team round of 307 on Sunday to finish out the tournament at 920, just three strokes behind Detroit in fifth place. Cleveland State earned the team title with a 54-hole score of 882, while Wright State’s Ryan Wenzler took individual top honors.
Crusaders and Titans Split In Saturday Softball Action
The Valparaiso University softball team scored in each of the final four innings of its series finale with Detroit Saturday afternoon to earn a 9-1 run-rule victory over the Titans in five innings. The Crusaders’ attempt at a seventh-inning stunning rally in the opener brought the potential winning run to the plate, but Detroit ended up with a 9-6 victory as the two squads split the doubleheader.
The Crusaders claimed the lead in the nightcap in the bottom of the second inning. Senior Kaitlyn Ranieri (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) lined a single back through the middle to start the frame, and junior Jorgi Calombaris (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) reached on a bad-hop single on the infield. After both runners moved up on a sacrifice bunt, sophomore Jasmine Ramirez (Litchfield Park, Ariz./Millennium) grounded out to score Ranieri, and fellow sophomore Stephanie Moreno (Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley) knocked a single into the 5-6 hole to plate Calombaris and make it 2-0 Crusaders.
Softball Falls to Detroit Friday
The Valparaiso University softball team dropped its series opener against Detroit at home on Friday afternoon, falling 9-2.
The Titans scored four times in the top of the first inning despite picking up just three base hits. Detroit then matched that output in the third inning, pushing four more runs across the plate – including three on a homer from Savvy Ferstle.