UPDATE
sports Lacrosse team
steps up in light of tragedy
Women’s lacrosse saw a tragic accident occur during its 2013 season. The morning of March 16, the Seton Hill University lacrosse team was traveling to Millersville for an afternoon game. On the Pennsylvania Turnpike outside of Harrisburg, the bus carrying the team veered off the road and crashed into a tree. Seton Hill lacrosse coach Kristie Quigley and her unborn son were killed along with the bus driver. Although stunned by the tragedy, members of the Millersville lacrosse team and its coaches sprang to action and attempted to help. The team sold wristbands with the text #onelaxfamily and the initials “KQ” embroidered on the bands to honor the late coach. An amazing 2,700 wristbands were sold, and donations were also given, with the lacrosse team bringing in a profit of $13,000 to benefit the Quigley family. “It was important for us to sell the wristbands because we were able to
channel our grief through something positive,” women’s lacrosse coach Mia Hall said. “We had no idea we would sell that many; if we would have sold 200, that would have been great. But through two days, we were up over 1,000 and it just kept going up. The best thing about it was that people were continuously supporting Seton Hill and the Quigley family throughout the entire season.” What amazed Hall most was that the support was coming not only from the regional area and the surrounding states, but it was also coming from clear across the country, making this story a truly special one. “We would look online, and we would see where people were ordering from,” Hall said. “You had California, Maine and Iowa. Across the nation, people were ordering these wristbands.” In addition, members of the team strung red and gold laces through their shoes and put red and gold netting in their lacrosse sticks. After the accident occurred, the team also went and gave blood immediately in order to aid relief efforts and help out in any other way it could. The website to donate to the Quigley family is still active. www.millersvillelacrossecamps.com/seton-hill-onelaxfamily.cfm
Caitlin Shannon
Slam dunk partnership During a recent luncheon ceremony, the women’s basketball program received a gift of $15,000 from Lancaster-based Mulá Architects, a fullservice architecture, planning and specialty design firm. These resources will directly fund scholarships for deserving student-athletes and are a result of the University’s continuing work in connecting with the corporate community. “We are very fortunate to be in a position to give back to our community,” said Richard Mulá, founder and principal of Mulá Architects, “and we are very proud to assist Millersville University and the women’s basketball team.”
32 Sports Spring-Summer 2013
Millersville University and Student Services, Inc., representatives take a moment to thank Richard Mulá for his firm’s gift to women’s basketball. L to r: Robert Slabinski ’84 (chairman of Student Services, Inc., and president of Student Lodging, Inc.), Mary Fleig (head coach, women’s basketball), Richard Mulá and Darlene Newman ’84 (assistant coach).