QU soccer teams gain respect from GLVC coaches following spring success

QUINCY — A strong cast of returnees is leading to respect for the Quincy University men’s soccer team from the Great Lakes Valley Conference coaches.

The way the QU women’s soccer team rebounded last spring is making the league’s coaches take note, too.

In a preseason poll of the GLVC coaches, the QU men tied for third among the 15 teams while the QU women were tabbed to finish sixth. Both teams reached the semifinals of the GLVC Tournament in the spring and return top-level scorers.

Click here for the men’s poll, and click here for the women’s poll.

For the men, senior midfielder Aubrey Reis had seven goals and three assists, earning first-team All-GLVC honors for the second time in his career. Senior forward Cole Hayes had six goals and three assists to earn third-team All-GLVC honors, while sophomore forward Jack Rhead finished with four goals and three assists in his first year playing in the United States.

Junior midfielder Alsadiq Hasan also was a third-team All-GLVC selection.

The Hawks went 10-5-1, losing 3-2 to Maryville in the GLVC Tournament.

For the women, senior forward Lauren Crane scored four goals, tying with Riley Hayes and Maddie Bauer. Crane has 14 career goals and eight career assists. Defensively, the Hawks should be stout with the return of junior center back Paige Anderson, senior wing Sydney Gorman, sophomore center back Hannah Warnecke and senior goalkeepers Emilee Autry and Olivia Knidt.

The Hawks went 8-5-3, losing 1-0 to McKendree in the GLVC Tournament.