Lady Hawk Update: Missouri S&T, Trivia Night and Drury

Lady Hawk Update: Bellarmine University

2012 Lady Hawk Skit Night!

 

The Lady Hawks did a fun and new event this year during preseason...Skit Night!

 

We split our team into three different groups and they had a couple of chances at the beginning of preaseason camp to get together and come up with some ideas to put on a skit and compete for the first ever Lady Hawk Skit Night Championship! We brought on three random (and awesome) judges who ended up having to flip a coin at the end because of a tie-breaker!

 

Check it out and great job ladies!

Regular Season is Here!

It's finally here! Our first regular season game is tomorrow! I hope everyone is as excited as the team and I are. All the fitness tests and two-a-days are finally going to pay off. I couldn't be any more excited coming into my senior season. Preseason went very well and everyone was super fit. Our preseason games went well too, we dominated. (:

I'm extremely excited for the team this year more than any other year before. I've been playing with some of these girls for three years (and I've known one my whole life lol) and this group of girls is really a great group and so much fun to play with. Our chemistry on the team is unlike any other team I've ever been on and you can see it when we are out on the field, even the freshmen have jumped right in like they've been part of the team all along.

Opening weekend starts tomorrow against nationally ranked Lynn in St. Louis at 1pm and our team couldn't be more excited. There have already been injuries, so tomorrow will be a test for our team, but I think that we can do it. I have full confidence in this team to do great things. On Sunday we play Missouri Southern in Quincy at 12 pm and I hope everyone is able to make it out to North campus to see our home opener, we appreciate and love all the support and energy we receive from our fans during games.

So please come out and support us this weekend, against Lynn tomorrow (Friday) at 1pm in St. Louis and then again on Sunday against Missouri Southern at 12 pm in Quincy, and you'll see just how amazing this group of girls is (:

Sam Andert
2012 Senior Lady Hawk

2012 Lady Hawk Preseason!

Getting to Know: Maxine Peat and Bri Andert

Walker Update - 3 Days Complete!

I can’t believe we already have three two-a-days of my senior year under our belts. All our fitness tests are done (Thank God!) and everyone has been working really hard at these practices. It is evident that everyone has been working hard this summer. We have worked on our ball skills, transition, finishing, one v ones, and fitness. These drills are all very important for the success of our season, but there is one thing we cannot really work on at practice and it the most essential thing for our team….TEAM CHEMISTRY.

Even though we all miss our hilarious seniors from last year and all their funny tricks they played on the players and coaches, it is exciting to have the new freshmen on our team. They will all bring something unique to our team whether it is on the field or outside of soccer. Every night our team has done different activities to build our team chemistry and grow as a team. Team chemistry can be the difference between a good season and an outstanding season. With these activities, we are able to learn the personalities of each player and hopefully, we will be able to play very well together on the field. Without team chemistry, our team would not have been as successful as they have for the past six years.

For my senior year, I would love to host and win the GLVC conference. I know this will be hard season but winning the tournament is very achievable. This team can accomplish great things if we continue to work hard at practice and continue to develop our team chemistry.

Emma Walker
2012 Senior Lady Hawk

QU Preseason Schedule

8/12 – Lady Hawks Report to QU

8/13 – Training Begins!

8/20 – Exhibition Home vs. Hannibal – 7:00pm

8/22 – Exhibition Home vs. Washington U. – 7:00pm

8/24 – Scrimmage Neural vs. UCM – 7:00pm

Ø  Game in St. Louis, Mo. at Lou Fusz Complex

GLVC Preseason Polls Released:  QU is picked 2 out of 16

2012 GLVC Poll Link Click Here

BIRDS FLYIN’ HIGH 2012

Well the summer is winding down and the Lady Hawks are getting ready to head back to Quincy! This is the most exciting part of summer and the hottest! It feels like just yesterday Sam Andert and I were moving in together and anxiously waiting for preseason to begin. Everyone is ready to slowly get through move in day and relax before two-a-days begin and the 2012 Season will be underway!! We have been able to play a few games as a new team and the chemistry is great! Everyone has been working really hard to prepare for this year and we all have big plans and expectations for this season! The K phase is in high gear and I know we have been working hard all summer to get fit and ready for a tough GLVC conference!

It is crazy to think that this will be my (first ever) senior season! Senior Year of high school I broke my ankle at the beginning of the season and could not play the rest of the year. I cannot wait for my last year as a Quincy Lady Hawk and I look forward to the long road ahead! I am so lucky to be part of this unbelievable program with amazing girls and teammates! We are in the home stretch and these last few weeks will fly by. The team is bonding both on and off the field and I think we all are excited to start our new journey! As a returner I know how difficult our conference and season are and I know the other returners are excited to gain some great new players to help us make it all the way!! BIRDS FLYIN’ HIGH 2012

Brittany Casey
2012 Senior Lady Hawk

Getting to Know: Haylye Markway

Martinez Update: 2012 Summer Workout Playlist!

After playing soccer now for 13 years, it’s crazy to think that this is going to be my last season. Yes, it’s sad to think about, but I’m really excited. I’ve had so many great memories over these past three years with a bunch of great girls. So to help get pumped and fit for this upcoming season I created a workout playlist that actually gets me to leave the SVU marathon and get off my couch. Each song brings back a good laugh or an inside joke with the girls.

Party in the U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus - The senior girls will remember this back from freshman year, “I’m a beautiful butterfly!”..haha..

Shark in the Water - VV Brown - Running around pretending to be sharks….

Love Done Gone - Billy Currington - Standing on a chairs and shouting this at the top of our lungs

Pop Bottles - Birdman - Good song after a winning weekend…

Donk - Soulja Boy - Believe it or not, but me and BC made a dance routine to this song…pppllluusss this was Brittany’s favorite song freshman year ;)

Thunderstruck - AC/DC - Good team memories with this one ;)

Club Can’t Handle Me - Flo Rida - Dancing on the bus with the team! Whoop whoop!

Birds Flying High - Lil Wayne - Pretending to be birds and flapping our hands like wings…

Knockout - Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj - It’s the I love BLAnK people song!! haha

Down - Jay Sean - Sam Andert’s jam

The Wop - J Dash - Dancing to this song is a workout!

Someone Like You - Adele - I have put so many dollar bills in jukeboxes to play this song…

Beautiful Day - U2 - BEST. SONG. EVER.

I’m looking forward to this upcoming season and the new memories. This team really does have the best group of girls, coaches and fans. I feel so blessed to be ending my soccer career with the Quincy Lady Hawks.

Sam Martinez
2012 Senior Lady Hawk

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