Photo gallery: QU, UIS square off in GLVC soccer doubleheader at Legends Stadium

Quincy University goalkeeper George Roke stops a shot on a breakaway by Illinois-Springfield in the second half of Sunday's game at Legends Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

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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Hawks secure spot in GLVC Tournament with three wins, look to complete sweep

Quincy University left-hander Roman Harrison delivers a pitch in the seventh inning Friday against Illinois-Springfield at QU Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The situations were strikingly similar, the circumstances decidedly different and the outcomes remarkably the same. Credit Logan Mueller and Roman Harrison for each having a little Harry Houdini in their act. Mueller, a sophomore right-handed reliever, was summoned from the Quincy University baseball team’s bullpen with the bases loaded and one out in…

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Hawks unable to erase first-half deficit, stumble in final regular-season game

Quincy University men's basketball coach Steve Hawkins saw his squad finish with an 11-7 overall record and a 6-14 mark in the Great Lakes Valley Conference following Saturday's 97-89 loss to Illinois-Springfield at Pepsi Arena. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — It was a case of déjà vu. The University of Illinois-Springfield men’s basketball team sank its first 11 shots, needed just four minutes to build a 14-point lead and withstood a furious second-half rally by Quincy University on Saturday afternoon to secure a 97-89 victory in the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular-season finale…

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Close but no victory once again for QU women as season ends with another narrow loss

Quincy University junior forward Cymirah Williams scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Saturday's loss to Illinois-Springfield at Pepsi Arena. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s basketball team gained plenty of experience playing in close games this season. The next step is learning how to win them. The University of Illinois-Springfield outscored the Hawks 16-11 over the final 1 minute, 54 seconds Saturday afternoon to grind out a 79-74 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory in…

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‘The game got away from us’: Hawks suffer GLVC setback to Prairie Stars

Illinois-Springfield guard Jordan Rice, left, pressures Quincy University guard Isaiah Foster during Saturday's Great Lakes Valley Conference game at Blue Devil Gym. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The downcast expression covering Malik Hardmon’s face told the story. So did his words. “The game got away from us, and we paid for it,” he said. The 6-foot-6 senior forward on the Quincy University men’s basketball team did not mince words or offer excuses following Saturday’s 84-74 Great Lakes Valley Conference loss…

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QU women see GLVC tourney hopes take major hit with lopsided loss to Illinois-Springfield

Illinois-Springfield's Ariyah Douglas gets a shot off between two Quincy University defenders during Saturday's Great Lakes Valley Conference game at Pepsi Arena. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The math never lies. “It’s tough to come back from 25 points down,” Quincy University women’s basketball coach Kaci Bailey said. And that’s exactly where QU found itself at intermission. Illinois-Springfield, which entered Saturday’s game with a 2-21 record, dominated Quincy from start to finish in posting an 81-59 Great Lakes Valley Conference…

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Prairie Stars shoot down Hawks with blistering effort from 3-point range

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Mama said there’d be days like this. Riding the high of back-to-back victories over two of the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s top three preseason favorites, the Quincy University men’s basketball team saw its momentum stifled Thursday night by another upstart crew. Illinois-Springfield, picked to finish ninth in the 13-team league, shot down…

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Strong closing kick carries QU women’s basketball team to GLVC road victory

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Quincy University women’s basketball team found itself in a precarious position once again. A one-point game with less than eight minutes remaining in regulation. In five of the seven games prior to Thursday night’s Great Lakes Valley Conference showdown with Illinois-Springfield, the Hawks were within four points heading to the closing…

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QU baseball team gets showdown with GLVC rival Illinois-Springfield in super-regional

The Quincy University baseball team will face Illinois-Springfield in the Midwest Region super-regional beginning Friday in Springfield. The winner of the best-of-3 series advances to the NCAA Division II World Series in Cary, N.C. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Great Lakes Valley Conference is going to be represented at the NCAA Division II World Series. A best-of-3 series will decide which team it will be. On Sunday, the Quincy University baseball team learned its opponent for the Midwest Region’s super-regional as third-seeded Illinois-Springfield finished off its undefeated run through Midwest Regional…

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Hammel, Hawks finish taking GLVC series from Prairie Stars on make-or-break weekend

Quincy University right-hander Jay Hammel delivers a pitch during Sunday's game against Illinois-Springfield at QU Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — In what they had dubbed a make-or-break weekend, the Quincy University baseball players made a strong case they intend on being a postseason contender. The Hawks may even be the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s team to beat. Taking three of four games from 13th-ranked Illinois-Springfield in the opening GLVC series of the season…

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Reversal of call on stolen base by D’Alessio turns into huge momentum shift for Hawks

Illinois-Springfield shortstop Nick Mayerhofer attempts to tag Quincy University's Gino D'Alessio on a stolen base attempt in the third inning of Sunday's game at QU Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Gino D’Alessio‘s demonstrative reaction to being called out on a stolen base attempt and insistence he was safe made the decision easy for Quincy University baseball coach Matt Schissel to ask for a video review. After that, all they could do was wait. “I didn’t know what kind of view of the play…

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Hawks guarantee themselves split with Prairie Stars, go into Sunday looking to win GLVC series

Quincy University senior left-hander Tyler Carpenter delivers a pitch in the seventh inning Saturday against Illinois-Springfield at QU Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A split of the first Great Lakes Valley Conference series of the season is guaranteed. Still, the Quincy University baseball team wants more. The Hawks want to send a definitive message they intend to compete for league and region titles, and to do so, it will take putting an exclamation point on the…

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