Through their first fall season in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), Valparaiso has seen its teams find success in adapting as men’s soccer (7-5-1, 3-2) and women’s soccer (8-7, 2-2) sit in third place in their respective standings, while women’s volleyball (11-10, 3-5) sits in seventh in the standings.
The jump from the Horizon League to the MVC has caused some problems for Valparaiso coaches, according to Valparaiso’s Assistant Director of Athletics Aaron Leavitt.
“Across the board it’s been a step up in competition for all our sports, our athletes are having to take that next step on the field and our coaches now have to go out and recruit at a higher level while still coaching teams that were formulated and put together for Horizon League competition,” Leavitt said.