Getting to Know: Taylor Lindwedel

Summer Update, Battling the Heat!

It’s really hot outside.  Like really hot.  But I hate to disappoint Mother Nature – the Lady Hawks have big dreams for 2012 and that’s not stopping us! 

Each girl has been out there working hard and making herself better.  It’s almost July, and our training is really taking off. Our times get faster, our skills get sharper, and the excitement for the 2012 season keeps growing.  I’m confident that each player is on her way to her personal best. 

In addition to everyone training on her own, most of our players meet weekly for the summer league in St. Louis.  It’s been an absolute blast to see all of the girls work together out on the field.  We’ve got experienced returners, exciting new freshmen, and refreshing comebacks from injuries this year.  Even though the league is pretty relaxed, the touches we are getting and the chemistry we are forming is awesome!  I personally think it has something to do with the coaching (by yours truly).

Training on our own in the summer is an absolute grind.  No one particularly likes the early-morning runs or the mid-day heat.  But it brings us all one step closer to a successful 2012 season and that’s what matters most.  Keep working hard, ladies; and remember, our favorite teams up north would pass out if they were in this heat!

Tori Champagne

2012 Senior Lady Hawk

Getting to Know: Morgan Roberts

Getting to Know: Ashley Burton

End of Spring Update with Teeny Vogt!

I think the spring season was awesome for our team. We had a rough start, but I think that lost to Truman was essential for our team. It definitely showed us our weaknesses, but when that weekend was over and we went back to practice, it was like everyone knew what they had to do.

We went to St. Louis the next weekend and came back with two wins against SLU and Wash U, battling the weather conditions and rain delays. That was a big accomplishment for us because it proved to everyone and ourselves that we bounce back. I don't think we would have played as well as we did that weekend and the next against Lindenwood and Maryville without that first loss. I think that this was the perfect spring season to set up for season in the fall.

We know now that this group is capable of recognizing our weaknesses and making them better, which is the best quality of a great team. We are playing in a league this summer, keeping up on touches while working on our own and everyone is going to come back better and stronger in the fall. In addition to our team we have great freshmen coming in that I think can step up and be a huge part of our program. Also, we are all hoping that Tori and Molly come back strong for the fall because they will be a tremendous help to our team as well. Fall of 2012 is going to be our season.

Teeny Vogt #6

Spring Update: Catching Up with Head Coach Dave Musso

Winter Training Update!

"The Will Must Be Stronger Than The Skill"

“Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill”. Muhammad Ali

This quote was given to us after our night practice on Tuesday by Molly Costello, a quote that everyone on the team can relate to. This quote could not be more perfect after a practice that all of us were already tired for beforehand and were exhausted when the practice finished. This quote struck me a lot because I have always lived by the motto of passion and heart will give you the win. There has been plenty of times last season that will came into play to win like playing Parkside and NKU in the tournament, but we all fell short in the conference championship. Our team is blessed with 25 talented players from all over the St. Louis and Quincy areas, but what make us unique and special is the heart that every player has when they show up to play.

Training indoors and playing futsol is a great example of the will and competitiveness we all have because we do everything possible to get a win or finish the cross-fit. Seeing the girls push themselves makes me want to do better more and I want to win for them. It was tough on everyone losing the championship game in PKS, but we came together as one and realized that we have another opportunity to get there, but first we have to come together in the off-season.

I am so excited for our team to start playing again because I know the chemistry we are forming now will be unstoppable by fall and no team is going to step in our way. We all have the talent, but great players have the will and we were all born to be great. Our team is reaching for the next level to be champions and to be a threat nationally. I cannot wait to experience this journey with all these girls.

Jaclyn Mastroianni
Sophomore Lady Hawk
 

2012 Lady Hawk Knockout!

After a great week of off-season conditioning, the Lady Hawks played some basketball knockout!

Ballin' it up with Sam and Sam!

Caught up with Sam and Sam the other day playin' a little basketball and taking a break from all the off-season winter workouts...enjoy!

Quincy Lady Hawks Add Five For 2012

We welcome Brianna Andert, Ashley Burton, Taylor Lindwedel, Haylye Markway, and Maxine Peat to the Quincy Lady Hawk Soccer Family.  Click HERE for the details on the QU Athletics Website.

2011 Lady Hawk Awards Wrap-up

Saturday January 28 was our 2011 Lady Hawk Awards Banquet. It was an outstanding turnout as all the 2011 players got back together again and many family members made the trip up to Quincy to celebrate the 2011 NCAA Tournament season. The highlights of the day were the Team Awards and Mr. Wingenbach’s 2011 Highlight Video. A HUGE thank you to Mr. Wings for putting it all together. It was a special moment especially for our seniors.

Here are the Award Winners for 2011

Lady Hawk Team Awards…

Most Valuable Player – Senior Megan Wingenbach

Best Defender – Junior Sam Martinez

Best Attacker – Senior Aimee Ubriaco

Best Midfielder – Senior Megan Wingenbach

Most Improved – Senior Lauren Drewett

Best Newcomer – Freshman Brittney Kuster

Best Student-Athlete – Freshman Taylor Darnell, Graduating Junior Danielle Estes, Sophomore Jaclyn Mastroianni, and Senior Aimee Ubriaco (4 time winner)...all had 4.0 GPAs this past fall.


Other 2011 Awards…

NSCAA All-American – Sam Andert
NSCAA All-American Link - Click Here

NSCAA All-Region – Sam Andert, Jodi Chapie, Sam Martinez, Aimee Ubriaco, and Megan Wingenbach
NSCAA All-Region Link - Click Here

NSCAA Scholar All-Region – Sam Martinez, Aimee Ubriaco, and Megan Wingenbach

NSCAA Scholar All-Region Link - Click Here

All-GLVC – Sam Andert, Jodi Chapie, Sam Martinez, Aimee Ubriaco, and Megan Wingenbach
All-GLVC Link - Click Here

2011 Lady Hawk Awards Banquet

Senior Day!

Today, Quincy University Lady Hawk Soccer is celebrating their end of the year awards banquet! This video was made in the fall, but we were unable to upload it at the time. Today, we are celebrating the 2011 Seniors and this video is for them! Thank you for an AMAZING 4 years and we will miss all of you! GO HAWKS!

2012: New Year, New Beginnings

We ended our 2011 season in the NCAA tournament and had to face the reality that we would be losing some AWESOME seniors. Now, as the new year has begun, we are building something special; it is the beginning of a new team. In the fall new players will come into the mix of our current players, all striving for one goal: a GLVC championship. In the words of sophomore Jodi Chapie, “I want that ring!”

Currently, the Lady Hawks have been hard at work. For the past couple of months we have all been training on our own, demonstrating a “Fit for Life” attitude so that when we started team training again that we would not miss a beat. We are now two training sessions in and things are looking fantastic. The hard work that this group puts in throughout each session is extraordinary. We are hungry for that championship title! Each player has their own unique strengths that we bring to the table, and when all of us use those together in one unit it truly is special.

Personally, I have my own new beginning. I am now considered an upperclassman. Wow! These last two seasons have gone by so fast. I remember coming in as a freshman in the fall of 2010, being so timid and hardly saying a word to anyone. Now, my teammates can’t get me to shut up! The experiences I have had so far here as a Lady Hawk will help me in my own leadership role as a big Junior. But, for now, I am going to work hard this off season and spring season, pushing myself and my teammates to get better each day. This is a special group, and if we better ourselves each day, that championship is ours.

Lori Mannion
Sophomore Lady Hawk

Welcome Back Lady Hawks!