2014 Volleyball Preview

Posted: Aug 08, 2014

2014 Volleyball Preview

School: Urbandale

Nickname: J-Hawks

Class: 5A

Colors: Blue and White

Conference: Central Iowa Metropolitan League

CIC Western Division

Head Coach: Liz Baethke (Graceland College, 1994)

15^th Season at Urbandale

Match Record (475-219-42 overall; 394-150-14 at Urbandale)

Assistant Coaches: Courtney StruttTodd, Heather Mills, Carlee Flack,

Alisa Heemskerk, Molly Steffens

2013 Record / Highlights:

2013 State Semifinalist
35-6 Overall Record
3-0 Western Division Record – Division Champions
Kyla Inderski was named the Class 5A Player of the Year and Elite All-State; Emilee Erichsen was named Honorable Mention All-State
1^st Team All-CIC: Emilee Erichsen, Kyla Inderski
1^st Team All-Western Division: Emilee Erichsen, Kyla Inderski
2^nd Team All-Western Division: Mallary Erbes, Celie Kohls
Honorable Mention All-Western Division: Sami Hillmer, Mackenzie Brees

2014 Returning Letterwinners (7):

Name	Grade	Kills	Assists	Aces	Digs	Blocks
Mackenzie Brees	12	170	4	33	102	45
Mallary Erbes	12	46	903	19	253	44
Jessie Hovey	12	40	22	2	43	23
Paige Staton	12	23	14	0	9	4
Sami Hillmer	11	5	25	0	440	0
Abbey Mockus	11
Alex Mockus	11

2014 Outlook:

The J-Hawks look to make the trip east to Cedar Rapids to the State Volleyball Tournament for the third year in a row in 2014. New this year – a Central Iowa Conference Volleyball Tournament, should challenge the J-Hawks late in the season just in time for post-season play.

For more information, contact Head Coach Liz Baethke at (515) 457-6957 or baethkee@urbandaleschools.com or Bill Watson at (515) 457-6994 or william.watson@j-hawks.com.