Upper Iowa lost a pair of home games against the two teams tied at the top of the NSIC standings over the weekend. The Peacocks dropped a 97-65 decision to Augustana on Friday before giving the #10 Wildcats all they could handle for most of the game, but falling short 76-62. UIU was led by Whitney Kieffer over the weekend; the freshman averaged 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kieffer scored 27 against the Vikings of Friday night. Jeri Jacobson averaged 14 points over the weekend thanks to her 23 point outburst against Wayne State, while Lyndsay Westgaard averaged 9.5 points off the bench and tallied 5 assists against the Wildcats on Saturday. Upper Iowa will be in Dorman Gym this coming weekend, Jan. 27 and 28, to take on the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State University and the Mavericks of Minnesota State University, Mankato. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. both nights.
