Trust the process: QU women use inside strength, stingy defense to win first GLVC Tournament title in 20 years

Players run off the bench and on to the Hyland Arena court after the Quincy University women's basketball team's 64-60 victory over Maryville in Sunday afternoon's championship game of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament in St. Charles, Mo. | David Adam photo

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The recipe for winning this weekend at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament was uncommon but successful for the Quincy University women’s basketball team. The ingredients were a poor shooting first half, a halftime deficit, a re-dedication to pounding the ball inside, physically taking over the second half on defense and…

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Right on time: Success for QU women’s basketball time comes at the exact minute Boyd said it would

Quincy University women's basketball coach Courtney Boyd holds up the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship trophy after Sunday's 64-60 victory over Maryville at Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo. | David Adam photo

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — As the Quincy University women’s basketball players began to pull on their championship T-shirts on the Hyland Arena court after Sunday’s 64-60 victory over Maryville in the title game of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament, reserve guard Sydney Runsewe looked at Hawks coach Courtney Boyd and asked, “What time is…

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Hawks use rebounding, points in paint to surge past Drury, reach championship game of GLVC Tournament

Quincy University's Nicole McDermott slaps a QU sticker on the championship game of the women's basketball bracket banner after Saturday night's semifinal victory in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament at Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo. Behind McDermott is teammate Janiece Dawson. | David Adam photo

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The Quincy University women’s basketball team was on the brink of seeing its season end Saturday night when Makaiya Brooks scored from the baseline with 4:47 left in the third quarter to put Drury ahead 50-42. “I was not worried at all, really,” Hawks senior Cymirah Williams said. Apparently, neither were…

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QU women snap 17-game losing streak to Drury, move into second in GLVC after double-OT thriller

Quincy University guard Taya Stevenson, right, drives to the basket during Saturday's Great Lakes Valley Conference game against Drury at Pepsi Arena. | Photo courtesy Denny Sinnock, QU Athletics,

QUINCY — With her teammates celebrating and the Pepsi Arena crowd on its feet, Mariann Blass tried to soak in the scene as she dribbled the final seconds off the clock before tossing the ball into the rafters as the buzzer sounded. “It was incredible. The atmosphere was unlike anything I’ve ever played in front…

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Crim: Shift in Williams’ game helps Hawks become more dynamic, continue climbing GLVC standings

Quincy University senior forward Cymirah Williams hasn't had to shoulder the scoring load this season, but she's still averaging 9.9 points per game and continues to be a dynamic presence in the middle of the Hawks' lineup. | Photo courtesy Denny Sinnock, QU Athletics

QUINCY — Cymirah Williams doesn’t try to hide her excitement. Her ever-present smile seems to grow broader with every victory by a resurgent Quincy University women’s basketball team. “To see how everyone on campus is showing so much love, recognizing how good we’re doing and the road we’re going down, it’s something to love,” she…

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Hawks’ Williams posts 10 double-doubles in league play, earns second-team All-GLVC

Quincy University junior forward Cymirah Williams received second-team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Cymirah Williams’ ability to score, rebound and defend made her one of the more problematic matchup problems in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The numbers prove it. Williams averaged 15.1 points and 10.1 rebounds in conference play, finishing as the league’s third leading rebounder and earning second-team All-GLVC honors as voted on by…

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