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QUINCY — The chatter the Quincy University men’s basketball players have heard across campus this fall has them anxious and intrigued to see just how loud Pepsi Arena might get this weekend. “Family members, students, faculty members are all talking about it,” junior guard Mark Bradshaw Jr. said. “They’re ready to see us play and…
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QUINCY — Seven points into Wednesday night’s crucial Great Lakes Valley Conference match and facing little resistance from Truman State, the Quincy University women’s volleyball team could have shifted into cruise control. It would have been the worst thing imaginable. The Hawks want to build momentum for the looming postseason conference tournament, not glide into…
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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…
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QUINCY — Until the Quincy University football team figures out how to slow an opposing offense, it doesn’t matter how efficient the Hawks are themselves. Saturday was a prime example. In the final home game of the 2021 season, the Hawks rushed for a season-high 312 yards, averaged 5.7 yards per carry and churned out…
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QUINCY — Aubrey Reis cemented his collegiate career with an impressive distinction of receiving All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors for four straight years. The senior midfielder on the Quincy University men’s soccer team was one of four Hawks to be named to the All-GLVC third team on Friday. Senior forward Cole Hayes, junior midfielder Alsadiq…
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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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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Ryan Hellenthal didn’t want to temper the excitement with too much of a dose of reality, but the Quincy University men’s basketball coach needed the Hawks to know what lies ahead. “This is just an exhibition for us,” the fifth-year coach said after the Hawks upset NCAA Division I SIU-Edwardsville 62-61 on…
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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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BOLIVAR, Mo. — The Quincy University men’s soccer team ended its regular season Sunday with a 1-0 shutout over Southwest Baptist. Ben Whitmore punched in the game-winning goal, and Michele Barletta and Christos Kalaitzis combined for the victory in goal. Quincy ended the season with a 7-6-3 record. Last week’s game against William Jewell, which was…
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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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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — One of NCAA Division II’s worst defenses figured to struggle to contain one of the nation’s leading rushers. Nolan Hair then reminded the Quincy University football team that Truman State is much more than Cody Schrader right, Cody Schrader left, Cody Schrader up the gut. Hair, the Bulldogs’ redshirt freshman quarterback, threw…
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QUINCY — The call was unexpected. So was the offer. In the matter of a few days, Murphy Grant’s professional life changed forever. He was in Quincy last weekend, accepting his induction into the Quincy University Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 23, celebrating with family and college friends. Three days later, he was back…
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QUINCY — With a myriad of life changes looming, Laney Lantz decided to devote her time and efforts to her family and her future. That meant walking away from basketball. Lantz informed Quincy University women’s basketball coach Kaci Bailey this week she was leaving the program. The junior guard was expected to be a starter…
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Mathematically, the Quincy University men’s soccer team remains in contention for a spot in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. Realistically, climbing into the No. 8 spot in the league standings is going to be a challenge. It may take some intervention from the league office just to have a chance. Friday’s…
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…
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QUINCY — Where the Quincy University men’s and women’s basketball teams landed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason polls came as no surprise, even though both squads are expected to look quite different this winter. The QU men were picked to finish fourth in the five-team GLVC Central Division, according to a vote of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Sunday afternoon’s blast of lightning, thunder and rain put the outcome of the Quincy University men’s soccer team’s Great Lakes Valley Conference game against William Jewell in limbo. The Hawks and Cardinals were scoreless at halftime at Legends Stadium when impending storms forced game personnel to clear the stands and keep both teams…
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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 — Only out of the kindness of the Indianapolis coaching staff did the Quincy University football program avoid tying a school record for defensive ineptitude on Saturday, The Greyhounds had the ball at the Hawks’ 2-yard line with about two minutes remaining to play. Even though the reserves were in the game, and 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 — Cole Hayes got his final weekend playing at Legends Stadium off to a rousing beginning. His teammates all wanted to be part of the act, too. Hayes, a senior forward, scored an unassisted goal in the 15th minute Friday night, propelling the Quincy University men’s soccer team to a 5-1 victory over Rockhurst…
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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.…
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QUINCY — When you count the number of days since either the Quincy University men’s or women’s basketball team played in front of fans at Pepsi Arena, you realize how much a night to get reacclimated to the atmosphere was needed. And if the regular-season crowd mimics the energy felt in the venerable facility Thursday…
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QUINCY — Quincy University junior setter Makayla Knoblauch has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week after helping the QU women’s volleyball team pick up three victories last weekend in the Midwest Region Crossover. Knoblauch averaged 10.6 assists per set, finishing with 106 assists overall, to go along with five…
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QUINCY — The numbers achieved by the Quincy University football team on Saturday were impressive. The Hawks rolled up 450 total yards and scored 48 points. The defense recovered three fumbles and intercepted three passes. QU had a 31-7 lead over McKendree early in the third quarter and led 41-21 with 13:31 remaining in the…
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QUINCY — The rebirth of the Quincy University swimming program now has someone to lead the charge. The school’s athletic department announced Monday it has hired Bryan Christiansen to become the head coach of the men’s and women’s swim programs, which will officially begin competition during the 2022-23 school year. Quincy launched a women’s swimming…
Read Full Article ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The Quincy University football team needed one more second to have a chance at a monumental upset. Time finally ran out. After trading miscues with Lindenwood for much of the second half — six of the first eight drives ended in a turnover and the teams combined for 10 turnovers overall…
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QUINCY — Quincy University redshirt freshman cornerback Kenshawn Bragg was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week after his play in last Saturday’s 31-28 victory over Missouri S&T in the GLVC opener at QU Stadium. The 5-foot-11, 183-pound Bragg recorded eight total tackles with five solo tackles and a half-tackle for…
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…
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QUINCY — Gary Bass had tears in his eyes when he spoke to his Quincy University football team after Saturday’s 31-28 victory over Missouri S&T at QU Stadium. He cried because he was happy. He cried because he was sorry. Bass had just watched Miners placekicker Zach Glaess miss a game-tying 40-yard field goal attempt…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Park District is offering an opportunity to play one of the fastest growing games in America. Boys and girls in grades 1-8 are invited to learn how to play lacrosse while being taught by coaches and players from Quincy University’s men’s and women’s teams. Classes are scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday…
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QUINCY — The Quincy University baseball program will host its annual golf outing at Spring Lake Country Club on Oct. 23, and this year it will be coupled with a full weekend of events. The weekend kicks off with the alumni game on Oct. 22 at QU Stadium, with the first pitch scheduled for 6…
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QUINCY — Tanner Stuckman doesn’t know much about Finland. “Well, I do know it gets cold,” he said. “it’s gonna be very cold. I made sure to pack my parka with me.” Stuckman didn’t have much time to pack. After agreeing on a professional basketball contract Sunday night and signing it Monday morning, the Quincy…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Karlie Schnepp shot a 169 to earn medalist honors on the women’s side and claim her first collegiate victory at the Wildcat Classic, held Sunday and Monday at Spring Lake Country Club. The Hawks’ Natalie Dearwester finished second, shooting a 176. QU golfers took the five of the top six spots.…
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ST. LOUIS — Jack Rhead scored the game-winning goal on a pass from Cole Hayes in the 99th minute to help the Quincy University men’s soccer team came from behind to defeat Missouri-St. Louis 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in a Great Lakes Valley Conference match. Keegan Klingene cleared a ball from QU’s defensive zone and…
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QUINCY – The Quincy University women’s volleyball team welcomed Missouri S&T to Pepsi Arena on Saturday afternoon and avenged a season-ending loss last year with a straight set sweep, 25-20, 25-18, 25-21. Quincy took over the match early as Emily Rehagen led the offense with 13 kills followed by Emma Wijnbergen, who recorded 10 kills. The freshman attacker…
Read Full Article ASHLAND, OHIO — The Quincy University football team was overwhelmed it its first road game of the season, giving up at least two touchdowns in every quarter and allowing more than 700 yards in total offense in a 63-23 loss to Ashland. Ashland scored on nine of its eleven drives. The only possessions for the…
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…
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QUINCY — It’s time for the Quincy University football team to leave the shoulds, woulds and coulds in the past. A 38-17 victory over Walsh on Saturday to cap a season-opening three-game homestand has the Hawks looking forward, not back. “I’ve been here since 2018 and I never would have thought we’d beat a team…
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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 – At first glance, Quincy University’s 59-27 victory over Iowa Wesleyan in the home opener at QU Stadium on Saturday afternoon appears to be quite impressive. The Hawks rushed for 307 yards, an average of 7.7 yards per carry. The point total was the most since QU whipped Maysville State 64-7 in the second…
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QUINCY — It’s a benefit for the Quincy University men’s soccer players to know they can rebound from unfortunate circumstances. It’ll be easier on Hawks coach Mike Carpenter when they learn to not put themselves in precarious spots. After back-to-back fouls just outside the penalty area led to Purdue Northwest’s game-tying goal Wednesday at Legends…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University football program is inviting all active and former military members as well as all first responders to attend Heroes Recognition Day as the Hawks face Iowa Wesleyan at 1 p.m. Saturday at QU Stadium. All active and former military members along with all first responders (fire fighters, EMS, police, etc)…
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The college football season kicked off in earnest last weekend with a number of local products making their first collegiate start and some making their collegiate debut. Here’s a glimpse on how it unfolded: • Nationally ranked Central Missouri suffered a 35-16 loss at home to Pittsburg State, although two Quincy High School products played…
Read Full Article Men’s Soccer At NMU Soccer Field, Marquette, Mich. Quincy University 1, Northern Michigan 0: Jack Rhead’s penalty-kick goal in the 73rd minute led to a victory in the Hawks’ first road contest of the season. The Wildcats’ Pier Cucciati received his second yellow card following a foul in the box and was sent off with…
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QUINCY — Four years ago, in Gary Bass’ first game as the interim head coach of the Quincy University football program, the Hawks were humbled and pummeled in a 50-point loss at Midwestern State. Saturday, with Bass entrenched as the Hawks coach and a roster fully recruited by him and his staff, the return engagement…
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QUINCY — The Quincy University football team opens its season Saturday as Midwestern State makes the 10-hour trip from Wichita Falls, Texas, to QU Stadium for an NCAA Division II matchup. The outcome will give Hawks coach Gary Bass and his staff a barometer for where the program sits and how far it has come.…
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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…
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…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Gems infield proved to be as good as any in the Prospect League. Three of the four infield positions on the league’s West Conference all-star team were Gems as first baseman Jake Skrine, shortstop Gino D’Alessio and third baseman Matt Schark earned postseason accolades. Skrine, a junior from Indiana University, finished…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University athletic department is ready to make a splash again. The school will revive its women’s swimming program and add men’s swimming as an intercollegiate sport beginning with the 2022-23 school year. With the addition of sprint football next fall as well, QU will sponsor 13 intercollegiate programs for men and…
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QUINCY — Near the midpoint of this summer’s Ban Johnson League collegiate wood-bat schedule, the coach of the Kansas City Knights revealed to his players the details for an end-of-the-year all-star game. The top 36 hitters in the final league statistics would be invited to play in the showcase game at Kauffman Stadium, home of…
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QUINCY — In the brief amount of time Conner McLaughlin has been involved with the burgeoning Quincy University sprint football program, he’s answered a string of questions from those who have never heard of the sport. Is it 8-on-8? Is it 5-on-5? Is it flag football? Is it played in the spring? McLaughlin answers each…
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QUINCY — Josh Rabe’s wardrobe is different. His daily routine is, too. After the Quincy University baseball team was eliminated from the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional on May 29, Rabe made his transition from coaching to administration. On June 1, he officially moved into his role as the Quincy University athletic director, having spent…
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QUINCY — Troy Potts offered Grant Hyer the opportunity to avoid regret. The former Quincy Notre Dame two-sport standout didn’t hesitate seizing it. Potts, a graduate assistant coach with the Quincy University men’s basketball program, invited Hyer to an informal tryout at Pepsi Arena in June. After showcasing his skills in a series of pickup…
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QUINCY — The Quincy University football program broke out of the rut of being picked to finish sixth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason poll. However, sixth looks a lot better than where the Hawks ended up. QU is tabbed to finish last in the eight-team GLVC, according to the vote of the league’s…
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SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — The moment required subtlety and restraint. Will Conerly understood that. As Harwich Mariners second baseman Hal Hughes rounded the bases after hitting a solo home run, Conerly allowed his play-by-play voice to fade and the television audience to soak in the picture. Mickey Tettleton, the former major league catcher and analyst…
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