Former Palo Verde and Pima College standout Sydni Stallworth signed a professional contract to play for Lemvig Basketball in Denmark. Stallworth went on to play for Alaska Anchorage where she earned All-Conference recognitions.
Despite her 5-foot-3 frame, Stallworth is known as a scorer and she recorded 2,182 points with Palo Verde which puts her No. 21 in the history of girls basketball in Arizona and No. 5 for Southern Arizona. She scored 1,103 points for the Aztecs (16.5 ppg.) which led to two ACCAC Div. II Player of the Year honors.
Stallworth was a standout for the NorCal Raiders of the Women’s Universal Basketball Association (WUBA) where she averaged 16.8 points a game to earn WUBA Conference Player of the Year honors.
Welcome to the team, @maurcadez! 🙌
Maury joins the USL as the Social Media & Content Coordinator after previous experience within the league at @FCTucson. We are excited to have you onboard! pic.twitter.com/GECh7A6vGz
— United Soccer League (@USL_HQ) August 16, 2021
Former Tucson High and Pima standout Maury Urcadez was named Social Media and Content Creator for the United Soccer League (USL) on Monday.
Urcadez has been an important member of FC Tucson Women including the undefeated Desert Conference championship squad from this past summer.
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