Oct. 29, 2007

Box Score

The Upper Iowa women's volleyball team took to the road this past weekend for two Northern Sun Conference matches. The Peacocks visited the Wolves of Northern State on Friday night and then moved on to face the Marauders of U-Mary on Saturday afternoon. The road team played tough, but were still swept in both matches. UIU lost to NSU 31-29, 30-23, and 30-26 and to UM 30-26, 30-21, and 30-25. The two losses dropped the Peacocks' record to 4-24 overall and 0-16 in the NSIC.

In Friday's match, the Peacocks matched the Wolves in almost every stat except one. Northern State took advantage of an 8-2 edge in service aces to outscore Upper Iowa by only 12 points over the three games. Shea Meyermann (15 kills), Keely Jones (12 kills), and Darcy Hageman (10 kills) led the offensive attack which was set up by Tatiana Jackson (36 assists). The UIU defense was sparked by Jennifer Andree (22 digs) and Darcy Hageman (18 digs). Meyermann (4 blocks), Beth Deutmeyer (3 blocks), and Kim Humpal (3 blocks) played well at the net.

In Saturday afternoon's match, Upper Iowa again battled their opponents closely, but again found their trouble receiving serve. U-Mary used a 12-5 advantage in service aces to sweep the match. The offense was paced by Deutmeyer (10 kills), Jones (8 kills), and Hageman (7 kills). Jackson (25 assists) was once again the catalyst for the offense. Jones (13 digs) and Meyermann (10 digs) led the defense, while Deutmeyer (4 blocks) was strong at the net.

Upper Iowa will play their final two matches of the 2007 season this coming weekend. The Peacocks will host the Wildcats of Wayne State on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. and the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. Darcy Hageman and Keely Jones, the Peacock seniors, will be honored on Saturday prior to the match.