QU’s Wijnbergen is named GLVC Player of the Year on eve of conference volleyball tournament

Quincy University senior attacker Emma Wijnbergen was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year on Thursday. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Emma Wijnbergen’s record-setting season earned her recognition as the best the Great Lakes Valley Conference has to offer. Wijnbergen, a senior attacker on the Quincy University women’s volleyball team, was named the GLVC Player of the Year on Thursday, becoming the first Hawk to receive the league’s top postseason honor. Wijnbergen led the…

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QU’s Wijnbergen, Kasavica receive GLVC weekly volleyball honors after weekend sweep

Quincy University senior right side hitter Emma Wijnbergen broke the single-season school record for kills last weekend, a performance that earned her Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A record-setting weekend led to Emma Wijnbergen receiving another Great Lakes Valley Conference weekly honor. The same goes for Elena Kasavica. Wijnberegen, the Quincy University women’s volleyball team’s senior right side hitter set the program’s single-season record for kills as the No. 20 Hawks swept a pair of GLVC matches, beating No. 18…

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Beretti’s barrage of kills catapults QU women’s volleyball team to GLVC victory over Missouri S&T

Quincy University outside hitter Susanna Beretti, right, goes up for a kill during Saturday's match against Missouri S&T at Pepsi Arena. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s volleyball team fed the hot hand, and the Hawks parlayed that momentum into one of their most dominant sets of the season. In Saturday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference and homecoming match against Missouri S&T, Quincy sophomore outside hitter Susanna Beretti finished the third set with three straight kills, and…

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QU volleyball team captures title of own invitational by outlasting Upper Iowa in five sets

The Quincy University volleyball team reacts to winning a point during a match against Edinboro during the Quincy Invitational at Pepsi Arena. | Photo courtesy Payton Miller

QUINCY — The Quincy University volleyball team was pushed to the limit to complete a sweep of the Quincy Invitational field on Saturday night. The Hawks outlasted Upper Iowa 25-11, 23-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-12 in the final match of the weekend, ending the event with three victories and improving to 6-1 overall this season. Forced…

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