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April 29, 2011

Hilbrich Named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Montevallo

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – University of South Carolina Aiken assistant women’s basketball coach Cindy Hilbrich has accepted the head coaching position at the University of Montevallo.

Hilbrich departs for USC Aiken’s Peach Belt Conference rival after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the USC Aiken women’s basketball program.

Hilbrich has been on the bench for 84 wins during her four years at USC Aiken. As an assistant under Pacer all-time wins leader Mike Brandt she has helped lead the Pacers to two NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, a PBC Championship and a PBC East Division Championship. USC Aiken won 20 or more games in three of her four seasons.

"This is a fantastic opportunity for Cindy,” remarked Brandt. “It is very well deserved. She did an outstanding job for us here. She should be able to run a very successful program at Montevallo.

“I think her hiring speaks well for our program and the respect we have in our conference. Her hiring continues a long line of successful assistants we have had here who have gone on to either head coaching positions in Division II or assistant coaching positions in Division I.”

Hilbrich is excited to undertake her first head coaching position.

“I am so thankful and appreciative for the experiences I have had at USC Aiken,” mused Hilbrich. “Although I am excited to begin a new chapter in my life, there are so many people I will miss. USC Aiken gave me the opportunity to grow and has truly prepared me for this next step. I want to especially thank Coach Brandt and the team and wish them the best of luck in the future.”

With Hilbrich on staff, the USC Aiken women’s basketball team reached new heights in the 2010-11 season.

USC Aiken concluded its banner year 13th in the final USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll of the 2010-11 season.

The record-setting year concluded with USC Aiken having won a school-record 27 games. The Pacers also won their first ever NCAA Tournament game and claimed a share of the Peach Belt Conference East Division title. The Pacers closed out the year having won 22 of their last 26 games. 

The USC Aiken women’s basketball team finished the 2009-10 season with a 15-13 record. The Pacers closed out the 2009-10 season by winning nine of their last 12 games.

In the 2008-09 season, Hilbrich help guide the Pacers to NCAA Division II Tournament appearance and their third consecutive 20-win season overall. The Pacers were ranked as high as seventh nationally.

In Hilbrich’s first season on the sidelines in 2007-08, the Pacers finished with a 20-8 overall record. With a 13-7 mark in Peach Belt Conference play, the Pacers claimed a share of their third conference title.

The Pacers finished the season with the best overall winning percentage among Peach Belt teams. The squad was ranked as high as 21st nationally and received votes all season. The 20 wins included two against Division I foes and two others against ranked squads.

Hilbrich came to the Pacers after spending the 2006-07 season as an assistant coach on the Mount Olive College staff, an NCAA Division II institution in North Carolina. She helped lead the Trojans to a 15-13 record in the competitive Conference Carolinas (formerly the CVAC).

Prior to her time at Mount Olive, Hilbrich was a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in 2005-06.

Hilbrich is a 2002 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where she played both basketball and softball (1998-2002). As a member of the Wisconsin-Whitewater basketball team, Hilbrich is ranked in the top 20 all time in games played, steals and average steals per game.

While attending Burlington Central High School, Hilbrich was a stand out player on both the basketball and softball teams.

Hilbrich left Burlington Central as the all-time leading scorer in women’s basketball with 1,034 points. She also left as the all time leader in three-point field goals made in a game, season and career. On March 8, 2003, she was honored with an induction into the Burlington Central High School Hall of Fame.