The Peacocks played an early-week game against the Blue Tigers of Lincoln University of Missouri in Jefferson City, Mo. Upper Iowa held a three-point lead going into the fourth quarter, but Lincoln outscored their guests by 11 in the final quarter to post a 67-59 victory at home. UIU falls to 2-5 on the season, while the Blue Tigers improved to 3-4.

Bekka Pierson and Natalie Dinius led the Peacock in the first quarter with 5 points apiece, while UIU's defense limited Lincoln to just 11 points in the frame to hold a one-point edge, 12-11. The Blue Tigers controlled the first two and a half minutes of the second quarter thanks to a 6-2 run that saw the home team grab a 17-14 lead.

Upper Iowa answered with a 10-0 run that spanned nearly three minutes of game time. The run started with a three-point from Blair Klostermann and was capped off by a second trifecta from Dinius. Between the deep shots, the Peacocks got a layup from Ashley Rosenstiel and a pair of free throws from Dinius. The lead shrunk to four points with just over three minutes to play in the half, but a triple out of the hands of Emma Gaber and another layup by Rosenstiel pushed UIU's lead to a game-high 9 points. A pair of free throws and a jumper in the lane by the Blue Tigers in the final minute pulled the home team within 5 at the break, 31-26.

UIU opened the second half with back-to-back turnovers, but a pair of three-pointers by Klostermann and Gaber sandwiched a lay-in by Savannah Domeyer as the Peacocks got back to a seven-point advantage, 39-32. The Peacocks' last seven-point lead came minutes later when Pierson knocked down a three-pointer to put UIU ahead 42-35 with just over three minutes to play in the quarter.  Upper Iowa maintained a slim advantage, 44-41, over Lincoln heading into the final frame.

Two and a half minutes into the fourth quarter, the Blue Tigers had taken a 53-48 lead fueled by a 12-4 run. Klostermann was fouled on a three-point try and made all of her attempts at the line to cut the gap to two, 53-51, but Lincoln was able to reset their lead and a pair of free throws with only 46 seconds to play gave the home team a 62-54 lead. The Peacocks missed nine straight shots during the Lincoln 9-2 run that put the team in an eight-point hole. Dinius converted her third three-pointer of the game with 39 seconds to play to cut the margin to five, but UIU would never get any closer falling by a 67-59 final score.

Upper Iowa struggled from the arc converting just 8 of their 30 three-point attempts. The Peacocks did make the most of their time at the free throw line hitting 13 of their 14 chances. Lincoln won the battle on the boards 41-32.

In the end, the Peacocks did not have an answer for Faith Brintle; the 5-7 guard scored 28 points on just 15 shots. Brintle went 6 for 8 from behind the arc and converted all 6 of her free throw attempts. The freshman stuffed her stats with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 5 steals as well.

Klostermann scored 17 points highlighted by 7-7 shooting at the free throw line. Dinius added 13 points with three triples, while Rosenstiel scored 11 on 4-9 shooting from the floor and pulled down 7 boards. Pierson scored 8 points and grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds.

Upper Iowa will return to NSIC play this weekend, Dec. 1-2. The Peacocks will face the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State University on Friday in Marshall, Minn. and the Cougars of the University of Sioux Falls on Saturday in Sioux Falls, S.D. Both games are scheduled to tip at 4 p.m.