Posts Tagged ‘Nicole McDermott’
Trust the process: QU women use inside strength, stingy defense to win first GLVC Tournament title in 20 years
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…
Read MoreHuffine’s ‘big-time play’ breaks late tie, propels QU women into semifinals of GLVC Tournament
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — It didn’t matter that Mikayla Huffine had missed eight of nine shots. She never lost her confidence. “I mean, they were leaving me open because obviously I wasn’t hitting the three,” said the Quincy University junior guard, who had missed all four of her 3-point shots in Friday night’s quarterfinal game…
Read MoreLoss to Saints snaps Hawks’ win streak, provides motivation to amp up effort before postseason
QUINCY — The crack in Nicole McDermott’s voice explained just how much it stung to see the chance at another victory in Pepsi Arena slip away. “I’m a sore loser,” she said. Sure, with Saturday’s 94-86 loss to Maryville in Great Lakes Valley Conference play came the end to the Quincy University women’s basketball team’s…
Read MoreWinning streak reaches 15 as QU women score first 12 points in victory over McKendree
QUINCY — It wasn’t the prettiest of games, unless you’re a fan of turnovers and free throws, but the Quincy University women’s basketball team remains in the thick of the Great Lakes Valley Conference title chase. The Hawks scored the opening 12 points and built a 19-point halftime lead before withstanding a McKendree rally in…
Read MoreBaker’s dozen: Hawks run win streak to 13 straight by dominating fourth quarter against Tritons
ST. LOUIS — Over the final four minutes of the third quarter Thursday night, the Quincy University women’s basketball team could see the game and the win streak heading in the same direction. The wrong direction. The Hawks were outscored by Missouri-St. Louis 11-4 in that stretch with the Tritons’ Anna Riera scoring just before…
Read MorePanthers pull away over final six minutes, keep Hawks winless in GLVC play
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The next step in the evolution of the Quincy University women’s basketball team is obvious even if it isn’t so simple. The Hawks have to learn to finish. Three nights after suffering a double-overtime loss at Upper Iowa, Quincy held a one-point lead with six minutes remaining in regulation against Drury in…
Read MoreFourth-quarter surge allows QU women’s basketball team to rally to split weekend slate
QUINCY — Washburn guard Peyton Sterk’s 3-pointer half a minute into the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon could have been the dagger in a winless weekend for the Quincy University women’s basketball team. Instead, it brought out the fight in the Hawks. Mariann Blass answered with a 3-pointer that ignited a 24-point burst over the final…
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