College Soccer – Womens
QUINCY — Taylor Reis isn’t shy about what gets him jazzed about being the next women’s soccer coach at Quincy University. “Hopefully winning,” Reis said. Winning matters to the QU alum. Always has, always will. In high school, Reis led Quincy Notre Dame in assists as a junior when the Raiders won the Class 1A…
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QUINCY — Mackenzie Schissel hadn’t ever considered a life away from the game. “I was coaching until the day I died,” the Quincy University women’s soccer coach said. Then along came Marlee. The 1-year-old daughter of Schissel and her husband, Matt, who is the QU head baseball coach, made the coaching couple reassess everything and…
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St. CHARLES, Mo. — Dave Musso added another Coach of the Year honor to an already extensive collection. The former Quincy University women’s soccer coach earned his first postseason honor at the NCAA Division I level when he was named the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year after guiding Lindenwood to a third-place finish…
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QUINCY — The situation could have been demoralizing. The reaction to it proved otherwise. The John Wood Community College women’s soccer team, with the wind blowing in its face from the start, surrendered a goal to Parkland four minutes into Tuesday’s NJCAA Division II Great Lakes District matchup at Quincy Recycle Field on the JWCC…
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Playing against her hometown team brings out the best in Lia Quintero. A sophomore forward on the Truman State University women’s soccer team, Quintero scored two goals Sunday in the Bulldogs’ 3-0 victory over Quincy University in Great Lakes Vally Conference play at Stokes Stadium. Monday, the Quincy Notre Dame graduate was…
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To purchase digital downloads or prints of Muddy River Sports photos,click here to visit our SmugMug site. QUINCY — Surrendering late goals cost the Quincy University men’s and women’s soccer teams the opportunity to come out on top in Sunday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader against Illinois-Springfield at Legends Stadium. The QU men allowed a…
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Raiders beat Bombers in Ryder Cup match COLCHESTER, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame girls golf team beat Macomb in a Ryder Cup match at Gold Hills Golf Club, posting a 114 team score. The Bombers posted a 137 as the teams played three holes of best ball, three holes of alternate shot and three…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A two-goal deficit at halftime in what had been a winless season to date could have turned into a playing-out-the-string effort from the John Wood Community College women’s soccer team Wednesday afternoon. Trail Blazers coach Hayley Womack refused to let that be the case. “The halftime talk with the team had one focus…
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QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s soccer team broke through by scoring its first goal of the season in Friday’s neutral site loss to Bemidji State. Sunday, the Hawks broke through for their first victory of the season. Olivia Nelson and Daniella Segall scored second-half goals and the Hawks shut out Lewis over the final…
Read Full Article QND girls win quadrangluar COLCHESTER, Ill. — Quincy Notre Dame freshman Natalie Druffel earned medalist honors as the QND girls golf team won a quadrangular Wednesday at Gold Hills Golf Club. Druffel shot a 38, while Meredith Eversman shot a 40, Nancy Scholz a 41 and Belle Boudreau a 42. The Raiders posted a 161…
Read Full Article Fischer’s goal lifts QND to road victory MONMOUTH, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team is starting to build some momentum at the start of a taxing week. The Raiders followed up Saturday’s victory over Lincoln with a 1-0 victory at Monmouth-Roseville on Monday night. Rylan Fischer scored off a Channing Trevino assist…
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QUINCY — Two games into each of their respective seasons, the Quincy University men’s and women’s soccer programs find themselves in the same position. Winless and scoreless. The QU men suffered a 2-0 loss to Northern Michigan on Sunday in their home opener at Legends Stadium, while the QU women suffered a 1-0 loss to…
Read Full Article Youngblood powers Panthers to victory MONROE CITY, Mo. — Audri Youngblood went 4 for 4 with three doubles and a home run as the Monroe City softball team improved to 4-0 with a 16-6 victory over Mark Twain. Youngblood drove in five runs. Kauble and Foltz had two hits apiece for the Panthers. Boling had…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s Alayna Chandler-Gutierrez can’t be stopped. On the same day she was named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the junior forward scored her team-leading eighth goal to lead the C-SC women’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory Monday over Doane University at Ellison Poulton Stadium.…
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Bombers sweep way to championship MACOMB, Ill. — The Macomb volleyball team rolled to the championship of its own tournament, capturing five consecutive matches in straight sets. The Bombers went 3-0 in pool play, beating Monmouth United 26-24, 25-14, Geneseo 25-16, 25-19 and Kewanee Wethersfield 25-11, 25-21. In the semifinals, Macomb beat Bartonville Limestone 25-23,…
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CANTON, Mo. — It was a home opener to remember for junior forward Alayna Chandler-Gutierrez and the Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team. Chandler-Gutierrez scored a career-high four goals as the Wildcats earned a 5-0 victory Wednesday night over Stephens College at Ellison Poulton Stadium. C-SC, which defeated Northwestern (Iowa) 5-4 last Wednesday in its season…
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QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s soccer team planned to board a charter bus at 9 a.m. Friday and head toward Kansas City for a pair of Great Lakes Valley Conference games that will impact the Hawks’ postseason pursuit. The Hawks did so without a full roster. A tumultuous week featuring one player being dismissed…
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QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s soccer team continues to keep itself in the conversation for postseason play. The QU men are desperately trying to get some results that do that same. Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Southwest Baptist moved the QU women to 3-4 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and into ninth place in…
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QUINCY — Expectations remain high for the Quincy University women’s volleyball team, while the Hawks have something to prove in men’s and women’s soccer. The Great Lakes Valley Conference released its fall preseason coaches polls this week with the volleyball team still earning respect after winning the league’s regular-season championship last fall and grabbing the…
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CANTON, Mo. — Although she’d earned her spot as the Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team backup goalkeeper, Rylee Loftus never expected to play in Saturday’s season opener against Avila. She certainly wasn’t thinking she’d start. When junior starting goalkeeper Mackenzie Frizzell suffered an injury during the pregame warmups, C-SC coach Tyler Tomlinson went to Loftus…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Alayna Vela has watched enough of past Women’s World Cup events to understand how incredibly passionate and unique the fans are. Now, she gets to see it up close. Vela, a sophomore midfielder on the Quincy University women’s soccer team, is part of the Hawks’ 45-person traveling party heading to Australia this week.…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The time to rebuild begins now for the Quincy University men’s soccer program. QU wrapped up its season Sunday with a 3-0 loss to Rockhurst in Great Lakes Valley Conference play at Bourke Field. It punctuated the second worst season in the tradition-rich program’s history as Quincy finished 3-11-3 overall. Only…
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Prep volleyball is in the final week of the regular season, while college and prep soccer teams are heading toward the postseason. Here’s the rundown of Tuesday’s action: • The Macomb volleyball team showcased the ability to rally in an 18-25, 25-18, 25-21 victory at Unity. Kennedy Adair and Kathryn Lukkarinen had 10 kills apiece…
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QUINCY — An early goal didn’t alleviate the problems plaguing the Quincy University men’s soccer team. The Hawks simply surrender too many gut-punching goals. Another occurred in the 88th minute Sunday. Off a free kick, Truman State’s Luke Payne headed in a goal from the back post to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 Great Lakes…
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QUINCY — As the charter bus navigated the Gem City streets while delivering the Maryville women’s soccer team to its hotel, Erin Barnes had a surreal realization. She had come home, but she wasn’t going home. “It’s one of those things where I’m like, ‘I should be going to my parents’ house or Notre Dame…
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QUINCY — The sheer excitement of the moment needed to be quickly tempered. Less than five minutes remained in regulation Sunday afternoon when Jessica Felix toe-poked in the game-tying goal and elicited an emphatic response from both the Quincy University women’s soccer team’s sideline and the sizable Legends Stadium crowd. Still, the Hawks couldn’t afford…
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QUINCY — Here are some of the images captured by Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman during Sunday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference soccer doubleheader between Quincy University and Maryville at Legends Stadium.
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QUINCY — First, tears fell. Then, a little disbelief. Finally, total elation. That’s how Sunday afternoon evolved for first-year Quincy University women’s soccer coach Mackenzie Schissel and her entire team. Held scoreless through the first six regular season games, the Hawks ended that drought when senior forward Jessica Felix scored 18 seconds after Missouri S&T…
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QUINCY — Olivia Kindt’s stingy play is giving the Quincy University women’s soccer team’s offense all the time it needs to find its footing. Meanwhile, Mackenzie Frizzell made sure the Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team didn’t have to worry about a sizable lead slipping away. For their efforts, the goalkeepers picked up Defensive Player of…
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QUINCY — Tyler Tomlinson is doing what every successful coach does. He’s accepting the need to change. The first four games of the Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team’s season didn’t go as well as hoped, so Tomlinson and his staff began retooling how the Wildcats need to play. It seems to be working. The Wildcats…
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QUINCY — First-year Quincy University women’s soccer coach Mackenzie Schissel knows the difference between starting the season with a scoreless draw and a two-goal loss and being undefeated comes down to one thing. The Hawks need to be more bulldogged. Quincy trailed Saginaw Valley State 1-0 at halftime Sunday at Legends Stadium before allowing a…
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QUINCY — The John Wood Community College women’s soccer team looked right at home on its new turf. Two minutes into Thursday’s home opener, the Trail Blazers’ Alondra Zacarias-Ortiz scored off a Bella Jaramillo assist and carried a one-goal lead into halftime against Southeastern (Iowa) Community College. Just like the 1-0 lead JWCC had at…
Read Full Article KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team’s offense got off to a fast start. Senior forward Kirstin Jannin scored five minutes into Sunday’s season opener against Avila at the Zarda Sports Complex and freshman Alayna Chandler-Gutierrez scored 25 seconds later, propelling the Wildcats to a 4-1 victory. Rachel Iacobellis scored C-SC’s third…
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QUINCY — Coming off a 4-0 loss to Western Illinois University in the first exhibition game of the fall, the Quincy University women’s soccer team played Indian Hills Community College to a 1-1 tie in Saturday’s exhibition at Legends Stadium. Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman captured some of the action through his camera lens.…
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QUINCY — Mackenzie Bellows had started her road trip home to Calgary, Alberta, to spend the holidays with her family when Quincy University athletic director Josh Rabe asked if she’d have time for a phone call the next morning. “I said he’s either going to ruin this trip for me or he’s going to make…
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QUINCY — Quincy University is in the market for a new women’s soccer coach. After two seasons at the helm, Samuel Thomas resigned last Friday after meeting with the school’s athletic officials. The Hawks were 7-9 this fall with a 6-8 record in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, finishing ninth and missing out on the…
Read Full Article Women’s Soccer At Ellison Poulton Stadium, Canton, Mo. Baker 4, Culver-Stockton College 3: First, the lights went out in the stadium. Then they went out on the Wildcats’ season. Tied at 3 through regulation and two overtimes, the Owls won a penalty-kick shootout to capture the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal. Both teams…
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QUINCY — Lauren Crane’s productive collegiate career came with a fitting honor to cap it. Crane, a senior forward on the Quincy University women’s soccer team, received first-team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors and was one of two Hawks to receive mention on the all-league teams. Senior defender Paige Anderson was a second-team selection. It…
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Lauren Crane of the Quincy University women’s soccer team won Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors, the league office announced on Monday. The senior attacker scored four goals during the final weekend of the season and recorded a hat trick against SBU on Sunday. “It is really exciting, and I…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College goalkeeper Mackenzie Frizzell has been named the Heart of America Athletic Conference women’s soccer Defensive Player of the Week for her play in victories over William Penn University and Missouri Valley College last week.Frizzell, a freshman from Maple Ridge, British Columbia, registered shutouts in two Heart of America Athletic Conference…
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BOLIVAR, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s soccer team scored a season-high six goals in the season finale on Sunday in a 6-0 shutout victory over Southwest Baptist. Lauren Crane ended her QU career by recording her first hat trick. Samaris Alvarado, Morgan Evans and Sydney Gorman also scored for the Hawks. The Hawks finished the year…
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CANTON, Mo. — Kalia Abad scored with 1:28 remaining in the first overtime to give the Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team a 1-0 victory over 17th-ranked Missouri Valley Saturday night at Poulton Stadium. The Wildcats end the regular season with a 13-4-1 record and an 8-3-1 mark in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. C-SC…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s soccer team was eliminated from postseason consideration Friday when another unfortunate bounce didn’t go the Hawks’ way. Tied at 1 through regulation and the first 10-minute overtime against Drury in Great Lakes Valley Conference play at Harrison Stadium, the Hawks opened the second overtime with possession and drove…
Read Full Article Girls Volleyball At Concord, Ill. Class 1A Triopia Regional: Top-seeded Brown County waltzed its way into the regional championship with a 25-8, 25-18 victory over sixth-seeded Triopia. Katey Flynn led the Hornets with nine kills, five digs and two aces, while Klare Flynn had eight kills, three blocks and four digs and Gabby McGath had…
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Women’s Soccer At the Frontyard, Quincy John Wood Community College 4, Parkland 0: In the first postsesason soccer game ever played on the JWCC campus, the Trail Blazers advanced to the semifinals of the Region 24 tournament. They will face top-seeded Heartland on Friday in Normal, Ill. Alexis Miranda gave the Trail Blazers a 1-0…
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Emilee Autry had one very understandable reason to walk away. She had every reason to stay. The hugs, tears and joy that enveloped her Sunday as the Quincy University women’s soccer team played its final game of the regular season at Legends Stadium were a reminder she made the right decision to stick it out.…
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QUINCY — There was no way to avoid the deluge Sunday’s string of thunderstorms brought, but the Quincy University women’s soccer team found a window where the rain subsided long enough to get a Great Lakes Valley Conference game played. All the Hawks needed was William Jewell to arrive. Despite a delay that pushed the…
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QUINCY — Three acclaimed athletes, two Final Four teams and a devoted volunteer were inducted into the Quincy University Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony Saturday morning in the Hall of Fame Room on the QU campus. Frank Vinciguerra, who played on the men’s soccer team from 1973-76; Murphy Grant, a football player from…
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QUINCY — Lauren Crane and her Quincy University women’s soccer teammates honestly can admit it pays to practice. The struggles offensively — four goals in their last seven games — led to Hawks coach Samuel Thomas devoting much of this week’s training to drills designed to put the ball in the back of the net.…
Read Full Article Girls Softball At the Cotton Bowl, Canton, Mo. La Plata 1, Canton 0: A pitchers’ duel wasn’t decided until the seventh inning when the Bulldogs scored in the top of the frame to win the Class 1 sectional showdown. The Tigers’ Kenzie Guilfoyle struck out 16, walked none and allowed just four hits — three…
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Boys Soccer At Porter Stadium, Hannibal, Mo. Chillicothe 3, Hannibal 2: Drew Porter’s goal with 12 minutes remaining in regulation forced overtime, but the Pirates fell in a penalty-kick shootout. Porter scored both goals for Hannibal, converting a DaeShon Glasgow corner kick in the first half and finishing a Glasgow throw-in for the second goal.…
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Girls Tennis At Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield, Mo. Class 1 state tournament: After suffering a second-round loss, the Palmyra doubles team of Katy Rindom and Maura Gottman won three straight matches to finish in fifth place. The Panthers rebounded from the straight-set loss to beat Cape Girardeau’s Megan Guellete and Amina Hussein 5-7, 6-4, 10-5.…
Read Full Article Prep Football At Brookfield, Mo. Highland 24, Brookfield 18: The Cougars positioned themselves to challenge for the Clarence Cannon Conference title by running out the clock after the Bulldogs made it a one-possession game. Brookfield scored on a 93-yard drive with 3:31 to play to make it a six-point game, but Highland picked up two…
Read Full Article Men’s Soccer At Lewis Stadium, Romeoville, Ill. Lewis 2, Quincy University 0: The Flyers scored two first-half goals and handed the Hawks another Great Lakes Valley Conference loss. It is Quincy’s first road loss of the season. The Flyers owned a 10-5 edge in shots and a 4-3 edge in shots on goal, while the…
Read Full Article Prep Cross Country At Uhland Acres, Liberty, Ill. Liberty Invitational: Quincy High School had three of the top four runners and dominated the girls race, while West Hancock senior Miles Sheppard broke the 15-minute mark to win the individual title of the boys race. The Blue Devils’ Anna Schuering finished in 18 minutes, 47.2 seconds…
Read Full Article Prep Football At Camp Point, Ill. Central 60, Beardstown 28: Isaac Genenbacher ripped off a 31-yard touchdown run on his first touch and helped power the Panthers to the Western Illinois Valley Conference North Division championship with a 4-1 league mark. Garrett Williams scored on 39- and 27-yard runs to give the Panthers an edge,…
Read Full Article Girls Volleyball At The Hangar, Macomb, Ill. Quincy Notre Dame d. Macomb: One night after handing Southeastern its first loss of the season, the Raiders made another statement by beating a potential postseason foe in straight sets with a 25-22, 25-19 victory. Emma Hoing led QND with nine kills, while Abbey Schreacke had eight kills…
Read Full Article Men’s Soccer At Legends Stadium, Quincy Southern Indiana 3, Quincy University 1: The Hawks were forced to play a man down the final 38 minutes and two men down the final seven minutes in the Great Lakes Valley Conference loss. The Hawks trailed 1-0 when Jack Rhead was given his second yellow card in the…
Read Full Article Prep Football At Concord, Ill. Central 58, Triopia 20: Issac Genenbacher rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns as the second-ranked Panthers scored 30 or more points for the fifth time in six games. Central (5-1) is now tied for the Western Illinois Valley Conference North Division lead with Beardstown at 3-1. At Beardstown, Ill.…
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Women’s soccer–Culver-Stockton 3, Baker 1 CANTON, Mo. — Jody Ellis scored two goals and added an assist to help the Culver-Stockton College women’s soccer team defeat Baker University 3-1 Friday night at Ellison Poulton Stadium. The victory evens the Wildcats’ Heart of America Athletic Conference record at 2-2 while improving their overall mark to 6-3 at…
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Girls Volleyball At the Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame d. Hannibal: The Raiders bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 25-21, 26-24 victory. Sophomore outside hitter Emma Hoing led QND with eight kills, while Abbey Schreacke and Avery Keck each had five. Annie Eaton dished out 23 assists, and Faith Kientzle…
Read Full Article Women’s Soccer At Legends Stadium, Quincy Quincy University 4, Maryville 3: Aliyah Rottger scored with 36 seconds remaining in the second overtime to lift the Hawks to the Great Lakes Valley Conference victory. Rottger’s goal came off a give-and-go with Jessica Felix, who fed Rottger as she split two defenders and then laced a shot…
Read Full Article Prep Football At Soule Bowl, East Moline, Ill. Quincy High School 48, United Township 14. Click here for the story. At St. Charles, Mo. Quincy Notre Dame 22, Duchesne 6. Click here for the story. At Porter Stadium, Hannibal, Mo. Hannibal 62, Fulton 13: Markahl Humphrey returned the opening kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown…
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QUINCY — The exasperation echoed in Mike Carpenter’s voice. “Dreadful defending the whole half,” he said. There was no other way to describe the Quincy University men’s soccer team’s performance in the second half of Sunday’s 4-3 loss to Missouri S&T in the Great Lakes Valley Conference opener at Legends Stadium. The Hawks squandered a…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Lauren Crane sought redemption. She found it in the back of the net. Seven minutes into the second of Sunday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference opener against Missouri S&T at Legends Stadium, the Quincy University women’s soccer team trailed 2-1 when Morgan Evans was fouled inside the penalty area while attacking from the left…
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QUINCY — From an outside perspective, the Quincy University women’s soccer team exceeded expectations in the spring by reaching the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. Internally, even that wasn’t good enough. “All of our returners are mad they did not do one better last year,” Hawks coach Samuel Thomas said. “That is…
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Prep Football At Jefferson City, Mo. Hannibal 54, Helias 20: The Pirates made a loud statement in Class 4 by beating the defending state champions. Courtland Watson completed 16 of 24 passes for 332 yards and four touchdowns, while Aneyas Williams scored four times and finished with 87 yards rushing and 188 yards receiving. At…
Read Full Article 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…
Read Full Article Boys Soccer At Beardstown, Ill. Quincy Notre Dame 3, Beardstown 0: The Raiders scored three second-half goals to improve to 2-0. Jakob Vincent scored the first goal before Cayge Hughes made it 2-0 by curling in a corner kick. Ben Frericks finished the scoring with a blast from 18 yards out. Tanner Anderson and Frericks…
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