Spring Season Begins!

Markway #9

Our 2014 spring season officially began today and we started off the season with a great practice coming off of spring break. With the weather turning around, we will be able to take advantage of our new Jack Mckenzie field and go to goal! The team has been waiting for this since our last game in Duluth and today I could tell everyone was excited and happy to be playing again.

One word that describes this 2014 Lady Hawk team is, competitive. Since the new year, although we have been stuck inside, we have competed in futsal games and fitness tests and now we are able to take this competitiveness onto the field. The competitiveness and chemistry will allow our team to adjust to new roles and opportunities. Returning freshmen, sophomores, and juniors have stepped up and will continue to step up filling the positions needed to help our team have a successful spring season.

Our first spring game is this Saturday against the University of Missouri St. Louis at our home field. This is exciting because we will be able to grow as a team and work on ourselves individually. We will also be able to see how we have improved over the off season from all the hard work we have put in this winter. This team knows what it takes to be a championship team and I cannot wait to compete for another championship next fall.

Haylye Markway
Sophomore Captain Lady Hawk

Winter Conditioning Phase Complete!

2013 GLVC Championship Rings!

The Quincy Lady Hawks received their GLVC Championship Rings! Women's Soccer finished 18-1-4, Undefeated Regular Season, GLVC Regular Season Champions, GLVC Tournament Champions, and made their eight consecutive NCAA Tournament advancing to the Sweet 16.

Close up of the 2012 and 2013 GLVC Championship Rings...

"It's a great day to be a Hawk!"

2013 Lady Hawk Team Awards!

Our 2013 Awards Banquet was Saturday February 22.
Lady Hawk Team Award Winners
Most Valuable Player - Jodi Chapie
Best Attacker - Jaclyn Mastroianni
Best Midfielder - Kristine Vogt
Best Defender - Sam Martinez
Most Improved - Kayla Nurnberger
Best Newcomer - Maddy Kuhlenberg
Best Student-Athlete - Caroline Basler

2014 Winter Off-Season: The Lady Hawks Are Back!

2013 GLVC Champions!

QUWS Advances to Regional Final

2013 Senior Day!

On the Road with the Lady Hawks!

QUWS 2013

2013 Lady Hawk Preseason!

First Week Complete!

Maddie Torretta

It seems like just yesterday I was moving in as a freshman so nervous to start my first preseason and my new life in college.  However, now I am a senior going through all of this for the fourth time and getting ready for my final season on the field as a Lady Hawk.  As we finish up our first week of preseason I can say that I cannot wait for games to start and for this team to try to accomplish things no Quincy team has every done.

Preseason is never easy, especially with fitness testing and two a days, but the whole team came in super fit and ready to play.  We pushed our way through all NINE cones, the dreaded two mile, and our 18-30’s just within the first 3 days.

Needless to say ice baths every night became a must, but we all made it through and got an even bigger surprise come Sunday. Our field was ready!!!   We have been working on our technical skills and finishing, our fitness and one v ones, and our tactics.  Everything is just so much easier on this new field that never has a bad hop.  Our passes are crisp and right where we intend them to go and our shots hitting the back of the net like we anticipate they should.  With this new field we believe as a team we can accomplish so much more than we ever have before.

Not only have we been training hard on the field, but getting to know each other off the field as well.  We have 6 awesome new freshmen that are so excited to start their college careers and as seniors we are trying to show them the way the Lady Hawks do things around here.  We all know that the only way to win anything in this league is to be close as a team and work together both on and off the field.

I am so excited for this season and as seniors we believe our team has a chance to go all the way this year.  We set our goals high for ourselves knowing that if we play to our potential everything is possible.  This year we not only hope to make it back to the GLVC championship game but to bring home another trophy (or two).

Tomorrow night for the first time we will get to show everyone how great this team can be on this field with our first preseason game against Hannibal.  HERE WE GO!!!!!

Maddie Torretta
Senior Lady Hawk

NEW - Jack Mackenzie Field

"Enjoy Da Moment"

Lori Mannion

Wow! I cannot believe that I only have a few short weeks of summer left until move in day!  This is such a surreal feeling.  As I stop and think about my last three years spent at Quincy University, all the memories made and people I’ve met, I cannot help but feel a sense of pure happiness.  I remember four and a half years ago I went on a road trip with Jaclyn and Jodi for my first visit to QU my junior year of high school.  I knew from this first visit that Quincy was the place for me.  My other college visits did not even matter after that.  Since making my decision and attending QU I have met some of the greatest (and hilarious) people on the entire planet I think, and I am proud to call them my teammates.

Earlier in the summer I was hanging out with “Lady Hawk #4” alum Aimee Ubriaco and we were rehashing old memories and talking about my upcoming season as a senior.  She said something that has stuck with me throughout the whole summer.  She said to me, “Lori, this is the last time you will EVER play soccer again at this level”.  At this level.  I had never really thought about it this way but she could not have been more spot on.  I have been kicking a ball since I was 3 years old and it all comes down to one more year.  I am determined to make it my best one yet!

As a team we are expecting a lot from each other since we have a bigger target on our backs than we have ever had before.  It’s exhilarating!  We are a team full of competitors and are ready to accept the challenge with open arms.  Also, since I passed my special nursing exam that allows me to graduate on time, I get to end my four years with the people I came in with.  Such a special group.  I love this group of girls and they will forever be my sisters.  So, to my fellow seniors, here’s to one more year of greatness, making memories and having laughs along the way.  I’m going to “Enjoy Da Moment” each and every day with all of you. 

Lori Mannion

Senior Lady Hawk

The Journey Back

Sam Martinez

If someone would have told me exactly a year ago that I would have two ACL tears, I would have never believed them.  As awful as it sounds I still feel blessed that I’m coming back and being a part of this team.  It only seems right to end my final season with this senior class, considering I started my soccer career with this group of girls.  From the beginning I’ve played with Molly and Teeny on good old JB Marine and have played against Jaclyn, Lori, and Jodi, gosh knows how many times.  Then for high school, Maddie went to Lafayette’s biggest rival school, Marquette.  I guess you can say everything happens for a reason and I truly think the reason for me missing last season was for me to end my soccer career with these girls because it’s just that much more meaningful.

I’m still trying to figure out the reason though for getting hurt again in spring.  All I know right now is that I’m doing everything I can to get back to playing at a high level again.  I’m rehabbing everyday now and finally getting touches on the ball.  I’m trying to do every small thing I can to build up muscle.  I even walk around the house on my tippy toes to strengthen my calves and I do squats while I shower.  It’s silly, I know, but every small thing I can do will help.

I would just like to say too, that I wouldn’t be this motivated to get back if it wasn’t for everyone’s support.  It literally broke my heart when I tore it the second time, but my teammates, coaches, alumni, family and friends lifted me up.  So many people reached out to me and it meant the world to me.  I’m not sure on how much of the season I will be able to play.  I just know that this long road I’ve been on will all be worth it if I could just play one game, under the lights, on our home field and hear that song, “It’s a Beautiful Day”.

Sam Martinez
Senior Captain Lady Hawk

The Next Chapter - Coach Coz!

Molly Costello

I'm actually a senior... WHAT. THE. HECK?1? This cannot be right for a number of senioritis reasons. First off, I still can't read my schedule. I'm not quite sure when the cafe closes for lunch. I get confused when people say they have class in Friars, or are going to the computer lab there. I'm not always sure when the Health and Fitness Center closes (and I work there!) and God forbid I remember my mail box combination that has been the same since freshman year.  It seems like only yesterday I was a little freshman, anxious to be in college thinking the campus was ginormous, actually liking the cafe (what in the world was I thinking!?) and having my big sis show me the ropes of what it is like to be a Quincy University Lady Hawk Soccer Player.

This summer and upcoming season are totally different than any other season I've ever had.  After three long(gggggg) and frustrating years, I have finally decided to hang up my boots.  I broke my leg playing soccer my Senior Year of high school, and had tried making my big comeback ever since, coming to the realization that my time had ended.  As depressing as the past three years have been, I have now decided to make a comeback in my own way, in a new role. This year I will be a student coach.  Last fall and this past spring I tested the waters a little with this new role and I am more excited than ever to start this new experience. I'm definitely ready to bring out my clip board, hat, whistle, watch, have my very own practice plan and run these girls till they drop! (Only kidding, smoochies ;)

In all seriousness, I'm beyond honored to have this opportunity. Soccer has always been a huge part of my life even though I may not be able to play anymore, I'm still apart of this hilariously awesome team. This team has gotten me through my toughest times; from all the surgeries, to the long hours of physical therapy, and all

the tears, the team always sent positive vibes my way. These girls kept me from going insane and are truly my best friends. As bad as it is having a career ending injury, this program has opened up other doors for me. My dad was a coach and now I see why he loved it so much! Who knows... maybe it just runs in the blood and I'm destined to be a coach someday and I never would have known that without this opportunity. I cannot say thank you enough to everyone who has been there for me...from siblings, friends, teammates, physical therapists, trainers, and doctors, but an extra thank you to my parents and coaches... you guys all made this injury bearable by supporting me with every decision I have made.

I am unbelievably excited to work with this 2013-2014 Team in my new role. Preseason will be here before we know it and Coach Coz will be in full force! With that being said... I hope Dave and Katie know what they got themselves into!!!!

Molly Costello

Senior Lady Hawk

Student-Coach