Box Score
Box Score
Records
Upper Iowa (6-15, 2-10 NSIC) || Winona State (8-13, 5-7 NSIC)
Recap
The Peacock volleyball team took on the Warriors of Winona State University tonight in southeast Minnesota looking to complete a season sweep over the closest NSIC rival. Upper Iowa dropped the first two sets by 25-22 scores, but bounced back to win set three 25-20. WSU won the fourth set 25-20 to claim the victory and earn a split in the season series.
The Peacocks started three freshman and a sophomore in each of the four sets and of the ten players on the court for UIU tonight, five were freshmen and one was a sophomore. The other four players in the match were juniors.
Upper Iowa used four straight points late in the first set to tie the frame at 22-22, but the Warriors claimed the final three points to claim the set.
In the second set, the Peacocks tied the score at 20-20 thanks to another four-point run. The run was fueled by three straight kills from freshman
Chelsea Berry. Once again, Winona State scored five of the final seven points for a three-point win.
UIU's win in the third set ended a long streak of 22 straight set losses for the Peacocks. Upper Iowa pushed out to a 20-14 lead in the set and maintained their advantage for a 25-20 victory. The team hit .263 in the set with 15 kills.
Winona State took control of the fourth set early jumping out to a 7-1 lead and extending their advantage midway through the set, 17-8. Trailing 21-13, UIU made one final push to rally scoring seven of the final eleven points, but the hole was too big to dig out of. The Warriors took the match thanks to the 25-20 set win.
Upper Iowa's defense played big at the net with nine team blocks compared to just one for Winona State. The Warriors held a 90-79 advantage in digs and 67-48 advantage in kills.
UIU Standouts
Jennifer Mundt (17 kills, 13 digs, 3 blocks)...
Chelsea Berry (11 kills)...
Haylie Franklin (8 kills)...
Hailey Brown (24 assists, 14 digs, 5 kills)...
Amanda Weiss (21 digs)...
Katie Chatten (13 assists)...
Kelsey Hinrichs (14 digs)...
Miranda LeJeune (4 blocks, 4 assists).
Next Up
The Peacocks will head out on the road this weekend for a pair of NSIC matches. Upper Iowa will face Minnesota State University Moorhead on Friday and Northern State University on Saturday.
