The Valpo soccer team brought the 2024 campaign to a close Sunday afternoon in Springfield, Mo., as MVC regular season champion Missouri State earned a 3-0 win.
 
How It Happened

• Missouri State took the lead 19 minutes in, as Lillie Rasmussen knocked in a ball which came back off the crossbar.
• Carly Raunig added to the Bears' advantage in the 28^th minute with a header off a corner kick.
• Julia Kristensen capped the scoring with a finish from in close in the 50^th minute.

 
Inside the Careers

• Sunday's match was the final donning the Brown and Gold for a group of nine Beacons.
• The eight four-year seniors in that group were part of an MVC regular season runner-up side as freshmen, an MVC regular season title-winning team as sophomores and an MVC tournament winning squad as juniors, advancing to the NCAA Tournament in the latter season.
• Ella Schad (Prairie du Sac, Wis./Sauk Prairie [Coastal Carolina]) appeared in all 18 matches in her lone season with the Beacons this year, starting on eight occasions.
• Lauren Cook (Littleton, Colo./D'Evelyn) made 30 appearances in her career, tallying an assist as a junior.
• Cara Crompton (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville) made 15 career appearances.
• Peyton Evans (Parker, Colo./Legend) recorded a goal and two assists over 53 appearances, four of which were starts.
• Dana Fish (Sheboygan, Wis./Sheboygan North) was named to the MVC All-Freshman Team and earned Freshman of the Week honors as a rookie. Fish saw action in 50 matches, including 11 starts, and tallied four goals and three assists.
• Sam Gountounas (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) appeared 61 times for Valpo, starting 33 times. She finished her career with six goals and two assists.
• Addy Joiner (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) was a First Team All-MVC choice in 2022 and a Third Team All-MVC selection in 2023. A four-time MVC Player of the Week, Joiner closes her time in the Brown and Gold ranked fourth in program history with 24 goals, fourth with 54 points and fifth with eight match-winning goals. She made 78 career appearances for Valpo, tied for sixth in program history.
• Emma Morrison (Canton, Mich./Plymouth-Canton) saw action in 26 matches, making nine starts.
• Abby White (Commerce Township, Mich./Walled Lake Central) was an MVC All-Freshman Team selection in 2021, a Third Team All-MVC honoree in 2022 and a member of the MVC All-Tournament Team in 2023. White appeared 75 times for Valpo, starting 70 times and tallying five goals and two assists.

 
Thoughts From Coach Marovich
"Today is a tough day because we say goodbye to our senior class. What is important to recognize are their careers and the tremendous success they have injected into our program and Valparaiso University. This group won an MVC regular season championship, an MVC tournament championship and played in the NCAA Tournament. This season didn't go in that same direction, but their commitment to growing this program moving forward was incredible. They'll be missed."