There are many different things that could be remembered from this year but to touch on some of them. With the beginning of the season and starting to play with new freshman we went 7-0! An amazing accomplishment. It was always great to hear “seniors have you ever been 7-0?” and being able to say “NO!” This was exciting for everyone on the team, birds were flying high. As the season went on one other favorite memory was the NKU game at NKU during the GLVC Tournament. In the four years that seniors have been here we have never beat NKU. We were told to forget the past, all the games in the past the only game we needed to focus on was the next game, and the next game was NKU. We wanted to make it to the conference championship and say that we beat NKU. We did it we beat NKU in PK’S! Most exciting moment is watching Emma Walker’s PK go in and knowing that we just beat NKU! #BIRDZFLYINHIGH This was a moment the seniors will never forget, having a giant dog pile knowing we were going to the conference championship. Although the conference championship did not go our way, we fought hard. The NCAA Tournament was next. Making this the 6th straight time this program has made the national tournament is a nod to the coach who has made it all possible. 6 is a serious number and we were ready to make our way to Allendale, Michigan. The place where the seniors post season began. Ready to go with our warm baseball coats, we were ready to face Parkside. A night game under lights in November is where every team wants to be. It was magical. The game was a great game; just it wasn’t in our cards to win that one. We all wanted it, all 25 of us wanted to win that game. Unfortunately this was our last game of the season. The moment when you have the mini meeting with coaches, and taking off our stuff for the last time is when you realize this is a special group of girls. This is a unique group with all of us being there for each other from the beginning to the end. After Jodi’s speech and the seniors’ last words we did our final cheer “Quincy Lady Hawks”.
The memories are the thing we have to remember this unbelievable season. The little things (the gnome), the competitions (Aimee, Drewett and also Teeny and Lori), and the tradition (on the bus) is what holds us all together. These are the moments we will never forget. This season was the best season a senior could have asked for, this group we had was such a special group and will never be forgotten. We have to remember we shed sweat, blood and tears for this team and we are proud to be a Lady Hawk. Good Luck to the Lady Hawks in the future years and make that SEVEN trips to the NCAA Tournament, for us alumni!
Bergie Bower
2011 Senior Lady Hawk
