Valparaiso (0-0-0, 0-0-0 MVC)
Sunday, Aug. 18 – at Chicago State (250 E 111th St.) – 1 p.m.
Next Up in Valpo Soccer: Winners of the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and the 2023 MVC Tournament championship, the Valpo women’s soccer program starts its quest for a third straight championship season on Sunday, as the 32nd season in program history gets underway with a matchup at Chicago State, played at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep.
Previously: Valpo competed once against outside competition during the preseason, making the trip to take on Oakland.
Looking Ahead: Nonconference play continues next week with a pair of matches. The Beacons travel to Eastern Illinois on Thursday, Aug. 22 before making their 2024 Brown Field debut on Sunday, Aug. 25.
Following the Beacons: A link for live stats for Sunday’s season opener will be available at ValpoAthletics.com. All home matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+ as part of The Valley on ESPN, while some road fixtures will have live video available as well.
Head Coach John Marovich: Entering his 17th season at the helm of the Valpo program, John Marovich holds a 132-118-48 (.523) record both overall and at Valpo as a head coach. The 2014 Horizon League Coach of the Year and the head of the 2022 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year, Marovich holds Valpo’s all-time records for both victories and winning percentage.
Series Notes: Valpo and Chicago State will match up for the sixth time in program history on Sunday, with Valpo looking to extend its 4-1-0 series advantage. This marks just the second time Valpo has played at Chicago State and the first time it will do so in the Chicago city limits, as the Sept. 2021 matchup was played in Bridgeview. Last season, the Beacons took down the Cougars 5-1 on Brown Field, highlighted by a hat trick from Addy Joiner – the eighth in program history. Lindsey DuSatko and Anna Cup also found the back of the net in the victory.