2013-2014 Girls Basketball Preview

School

Urbandale

Nickname

J-Hawks

Class

5A

Colors

Blue and White

Conference

CIML – Central Iowa Conference Western Division

Head Coach:             Gary Birdwell

                                   (BS – Upper Iowa University, 1998

                                   MA – Viterbo University,  2007)

                                   2^nd Season (4-18 overall)

Assistant Coaches:    Bob Bagley, Jenny Platts, Zach Maertens, Dani Lang

2012-2013 Record / Highlights:

• 4-18 Overall / 1-9 CIML Central Iowa Conference / 0-6 Western Division
• 2^nd Team Division:  Allie Mataloni
• Honorable Mention All-Division:  Stephanie Boord, Mackenzie Brees

2013-2014 Returning Letterwinners (10):

Raleke Ekwena

0.0 ppg

0.0 rpg

Lynn Vong

0.0 ppg

0.0 rpg

Tanna Schill

0.6 ppg

0.1 rpg

Stephanie Boord

5.0 ppg

4.5 rpg

9 assists / 21 steals

Mackenzie Brees

3.1 ppg

2.0 rpg

22 assists / 31steals

Mallary Erbes

0.8 ppg

1.8 rpg

25 assists / 61steals

Natasha Hasso

1.8 ppg

1.4 rpg

Savannah Havran

0.0 ppg

0.0 rpg

Andrea Mataloni

3.4 ppg

2.9 rpg

4 assists / 10 steals

Elyse Prescott

0.3 ppg

0.3 rpg

2013-2014 Outlook:

The J-Hawks look to improve upon a 4-18 record in 2012-2013 and will do so with increased depth and development during year two of the Gary Birdwell era at Urbandale.  The J-Hawks open at home on November 26, 2013, against Indianola.

For more information, contact Head Coach Gary Birdwell at (515) 457-6976 or birdwellg@urbandale.k12.ia.us or Bill Watson at (515) 457-6994 or william.watson@j-hawks.com.  

For more information, visit www.j-hawks.com.