Hawks never flinch in second half, outlast Cougars to score exhibition upset

The Quincy University men's basketball team's sideline reacts to a Charles Callier basket in the second half of Thursday night's 62-61 exhibition victory at SIU-Edwardsville. Photo courtesy Matt Kamp/Edwardsville Intelligencer

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Ryan Hellenthal didn’t want to temper the excitement with too much of a dose of reality, but the Quincy University men’s basketball coach needed the Hawks to know what lies ahead. “This is just an exhibition for us,” the fifth-year coach said after the Hawks upset NCAA Division I SIU-Edwardsville 62-61 on…

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Anderson scores first collegiate goal for SLU, Murphy works way into SIUE’s lineup

Seth Anderson, center, celebrates with his Saint Louis University teammates after scoring his first career goal in Sunday's 4-0 victory over Creighton. Photo courtesy SLU Athletics/Bill Barrett

QUINCY — The top goal scorer in the history of the Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer program didn’t take long to net his first collegiate goal. A substitute midway through the first half of Sunday’s match against Creighton, Saint Louis University freshman forward Seth Anderson scored with a left-footed shot in the 33rd minute of…

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