2016 Volleyball Preview

Posted: Aug 07, 2016

2016 Volleyball Preview

School: Urbandale

Nickname: J-Hawks

Class: 5A

Colors: Blue and White

Conference: Central Iowa Metropolitan League – Iowa Conference

Head Coach: Liz Baethke (Graceland College, 1994)

17^th Season at Urbandale

Match Record (523-254-42 overall; 442-185-14 at Urbandale)

Assistant Coaches: Molly Steffens, Alisa Heemskerk, Kaity Frost,

Christine Koepplin, Jessica Lavicky

2015 Record / Highlights:

23-18 Overall Record
Elite All State: Sami Hillmer
1^st Team All-CIC: Sami Hillmer
1^st Team All-Western Division: Sami Hillmer
Honorable Mention All-Western Division: Abbey Mockus, Maddie Carver, Emily DeDoncker, Zaiah Quirk

Maddie Carverrning Letterwinners (9):

Maddie Carver, Rachel Ferris, Jackie Kaiser, Maddy Punsalan, Emily DeDoncker7/biosZaiah Quirkuren_f39s">Lauren Smetzer, Emily DeDoncker, Zaiah Quirk, Allison Yoder, Brooke Dannenfeldt

Name	Grade	Kills	Assists	Aces	Digs	Maddie Carverspan style="text-decoration: underline;">Blocks
Maddie Carver	12	44	705	26	185	Rachel Ferristd>
Rachel Ferris	12	91	2	3	Emily DeDonckertop"> 15	37
Emily DeDoncker	11	192	9	5	Zaiah Quirk> 77	69
Zaiah Quirk	11	253	2	1	51	Allison Yodertd>
Allison Yoder	11	5	0	10	133	Brooke Dannenfeldttd>
Brooke Dannenfeldt	10	2	0	0	1	0

2016 Outlook:

Urbandale looks to return to the State Tournament after a two-year hiatus and the J-Hawks will have to face some tough competition in preparation for the post season along the way. Urbandale opens at the DCG Invitational on August 23 and then opens at home on August 30 against DM North.

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.