With a 90-74 win Sunday against Detroit, Valparaiso clinched the regular season Horizon League title. In five years under coach Bryce Drew, the Crusaders have now won four outright league titles and have appeared in the postseason all five seasons. The outright conference title guarantees…
CHICAGO — Seven Valparaiso players scored six or more points Saturday as the Crusaders dominated UIC for a 73-55 win. The Crusaders came in as heavy favorites, and here’s how they avoided any chance of a major upset. 22 second-chance points for Valparaiso. Valparaiso is one…
CHICAGO — With an emphatic rejection into the seats of the UIC Pavilion, Valparaiso center Vashil Fernandez set a new program record for career blocks. The fifth-year senior dominated UIC in the paint Saturday for six blocks and now has 233 for his career, surpassing former center Raitis…
Missouri State came to the ARC on Saturday playing its best basketball in over a season, but Valparaiso blew right past the Bears for a 74-45 win. Junior forward Alec Peters led the Crusaders with 19 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.…
College basketball’s first games of the 2015-16 season are just one month away. With preseason in full swing, here is a look at how the Horizon League shapes up. 1. Valparaiso Notable departures: None Projected starters: Lexus Williams, Tevonn Walker, Darien Walker, Alec Peters, Vashil Fernandez Valparaiso…
Valparaiso battled with Maryland but was bitten by a no-call on the game’s final play, falling 65-62 to the Terrapins. “I am obviously not a referee, senior forward Vashil Fernandez said, “but it was pretty clear that he fouled (guard Keith Carter). It was a tough way…
A hobbled Valparaiso team edged out a 54-44 win over Green Bay on Tuesday to grasp the Horizon League Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. This will be Bryce Drew’s second journey to the NCAA tournament as a coach. The Crusaders went dancing in…
Sloppy play late in the second half made the final minutes interesting, but in the end Valparaiso pulled out a 56-53 win Friday at Cleveland State to secure its third regular season Horizon League title in four seasons under coach Bryce Drew. Valparaiso (26-5, 13-3 Horizon)…
Valparaiso (25-4, 12-2 Horizon) gutted out a tough, 55-48 win Saturday against Wright State (11-17, 3-11). Junior guard Keith Carter, who had been absent for a month, had a breakout game against the Raiders. Carter finished with 9 points on 3-of-6 shooting. “I felt better,” Carter…
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso missed five out of seven free throws in the last two minutes Friday but still earned a crucial win against Green Bay. With Green Bay star Keifer Sykes on the bench with thumb injury and the Crusaders struggling from the charity stripe, Phoenix…
