Posts Tagged ‘Kaci Bailey’
Schuckman: Bailey left QU women’s basketball program riding upward trajectory
QUINCY — Kaci Bailey never intended to leave Quincy University as abruptly as she did. “Obviously, I wouldn’t have bought a house,” she said. Bailey never sold it as a lifelong commitment to coach women’s basketball here either. “As I told (QU athletic director Josh Rabe), QU has never been in the mix to be…
Read MoreBailey resigns as QU women’s basketball coach, takes over as head coach at Drury
QUINCY — The job Kaci Bailey did of pulling the Quincy University women’s basketball program from the dregs in just two seasons didn’t go unnoticed. It’s why the Hawks are in the market for a new coach already. Bailey tendered her resignation Tuesday and was introduced Wednesday morning as the new head coach at Drury…
Read MoreBailey ‘proud of the effort’ as QU women lose home finale to Truman State
QUINCY – Quincy University women’s basketball coach Kaci Bailey knew her team was facing a tall order Saturday afternoon in its final home game of the season. Truman State entered the game in Pepsi Arena having won 11 straight games in the series. The Bulldogs began the day as the second-highest scoring team in the…
Read MoreQU women stay alive in conference tournament chase
QUINCY — After a game-opening burst by William Jewell, it was up to the Quincy University women to answer. And they did. The Hawks countered two early three-pointers with a 26-2 run that turned into a 30-point lead and eventually finished as a 77-54 win Thursday night at Pepsi Arena. The win puts Quincy (11-14…
Read More‘It’s just super exciting’: Matas Martin scores 33 as QU women reach double digits in victories for first time in seven seasons
QUINCY — Sarah Nelson remembers the bad times, which makes it so much easier to enjoy the good times. In Nelson’s first three seasons, the Quincy University women’s basketball team had an 18-59 record and a 10-50 record in Great Lakes Valley Conference play. The Hawks now have won three of their last four GLVC…
Read MoreSchuckman: QU coach drums up support, supplies to help her hometown remain Dresden Strong following tornado
The text came close to midnight as Ric Bailey needed to know his daughter, Quincy University women’s basketball coach Kaci Bailey, hadn’t been in the path of the tornadoes that skirted the St. Louis area and created a path of destruction moving past Edwardsville, Ill. “He was making sure I’m OK,” Bailey said. At the…
Read MoreQU women pull away from HLGU with 19-point run in second quarter
QUINCY — A 40-22 lead at halftime wasn’t good enough for Kaci Bailey. “I don’t care what the scoreboard says. I was really mad at half,” the first-year Quincy University women’s basketball coach said. “We were up, but I didn’t care. This is a game where we need to work on us. We need to…
Read MoreChange in culture, approach puts Hawks on right path to rebuild successful program
QUINCY — Uncomfortably comfortable. That sums up what life has been like this fall for the Quincy University women’s basketball players. The cultural and physical changes they’ve experienced as first-year head coach Kaci Bailey establishes her program and her expectations have made life uncomfortable at times. Yet, working through it and embracing the change has…
Read MoreLantz, Hawks’ top returning scorer, leaves women’s basketball program
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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