7/14/2023 0 Comments Bryce drew![]() Valparaiso entered the tournament with 11 straight wins. It was a mission the players were on, and they wanted to win that game to advance." Confident Crusaders We felt very comfortable because we had been there two years in a row. "The whole theme for that tourney was finding a way. ![]() We had experience because now the heart of our team was seniors with Bryce, the twins Bob and Bill Jenkins, two tall international players (Zoran Viskovic and Antanas Vilckinskas), and Jamie Sykes," Homer Drew said. In 1998, Valpo coach Homer Drew set one goal before the team, hoping the experience of the 2 tourney losses, coupled with the experience of six seniors, would help achieve that goal. For Valparaiso, this was the third consecutive season the school had made the NCAA Tournament, following first-round losses to Arizona in 1996 and Boston College in 1997. What set the Crusaders apart from other no-name and midmajor teams in that NCAA field was experience. Their profile matched the description of an underdog, and underdogs are precisely why it's called March Madness. 13 seed - the reward for finishing as both regular-season and conference tournament champions of the Mid-Continent Conference. ![]() ![]() When the tournament selection committee handed out bids to the 1998 field of 64 teams, the Valparaiso Crusaders (21-9) earned a No. National Sports LIV Golf London Par ScoresįridayAt Centurion ClubHertfordshire, Fla.Purse: $25 millionYardage: 7,047 Par: 71First RoundCameron Smith 63_63 -8 Marc Leishman 64_64 -7 Thomas Pieters 66_66 -5 Talor Gooch 67_67 -4 Cameron Tringale 67_67 -4 Laurie Canter 67_67 -4 Abraham Ancer 68_68 -3 Richard Bland 68_68 -3 Branden Grace 68_68 -3 Anirban Lahiri 68_68 -3 James Piot 69_69 -2 Jason Kokrak 69_69 -2 Sergio Garcia 69_69 -2 Henrik Stenson 69_69 -2 Joaquin Niemann 69_69 -2 Ian Poulter 69_69 -2 Lee Westwood 69_69 -2 Patrick Reed 70_70 -1 Pat Perez 70_70 -1 Peter Uihlein 70_70 -1 Chase Koepka 70_70 -1 Louis Oosthuizen 70_70 -1 Bryson DeChambeau 70_70 -1 Bubba Watson 70_70 -1 Dean Burmester 70_70 -1 Brendan Steele 71_71 E Dustin Johnson 71_71 E Phil Mickelson 71_71 E Mito Pereira 71_71 E Martin Kaymer 71_71 E Charl Schwartzel 71_71 E Charles Howell III 71_71 E Harold Varner III 72_72 +1 Eugenio Chacarra 72_72 +1 Brooks Koepka 72_72 +1 Bernd Wiesberger 72_72 +1 Kevin Na 72_72 +1 Sihwan Kim 73_73 +2 Matthew Wolff 73_73 +2 David Puig 73_73 +2 Sebastian Munoz 73_73 +2 Matt Jones 73_73 +2 Paul Casey 73_73 +2 Danny Lee 74_74 +3 Carlos Ortiz 74_74 +3 Jediah Morgan 74_74 +3 Graeme McDowell 75_75 +4 Scott Vincent 78_78 +7 Teams ScoresRipper GC (C.Smith-c, M.Leishman, J.Morgan, M.Jones) -13 Rangegoats GC (B.Watson-c, T.Pieters, T.Gooch, H.Varner) -10 Majesticks GC (I.Poulter-c, S.Horsfield, L.Westwood, H.Stenson) -8 HyFlyers GC (P.Mickelson-c, B.Steele, J.Piot, C.Tringale) -6 Stinger GC (L.Oosthuizen-c, D.Burmester, C,Schwartzel, B.Grace) -5 Crushers GC (B.DeChambeau-c, C.Howell, A.Lahiri, P.Casey) -4 Fireballs GC (S.Garcia-c, A.Ancer, E.Lopez-Chacarra, C.Ortiz -4 4 Aces GC (D.Johnson-c, P.Uihlein, P.Perez, P.Reed) -3 Smash GC (B.Koepka-c, M.Wolf, C.Koepka, J.Kokrak) -2 Cleeks GC (M.Kaymer-c,G.McDowell, R.Bland, L.Canter, B.Wiesberger) -2 Torque GC (J.Niemann-c, D.Puig, M.Pereira, S.Munoz) E Iron Heads GC (K.Na-c, S.Vincent, D.Lee, S.Today, those involved in what became known in college basketball as "The Shot" reflect on that game, the miracle play, and how it all changed the course of Valparaiso basketball forever. ![]() 2009_Stephen Strasburg, p, San Diego Stateġ995_Mark Kotsay, of, Cal State-Fullertonġ979_Tim Wallach, inf, Cal State-Fullerton ![]()
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