TODAY IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL… Upper Iowa opens their 2018-19 campaign with an exhibition game at the University of Northern Iowa on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Live stats will be available for fans who cannot make the trip; no video or audio is available for the game.
PRESEASON POLL… The Peacocks were picked to finish 16
th in the Northern Sun Conference overall standings and 8
th in the NSIC South Division, while the Panthers were picked second in the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll.
ABOUT THE PANTHERS… The 2017-18 Missouri Valley Conference runner-ups return four starters and 83 percent of its scoring to this year's lineup. Ellie Howell and Preseason All-Conference honoree Megan Maahs lead the way for the Panthers. In the 2017-18 season, Howell recorded 10.9 PPG and Maahs tallied 10.2 PPG and 10.3 RPG. The Panthers are coached by Tanya Warren in her 11
th season at the helm.
EXPERIENCE RETURNING… The Peacocks return senior
Haley Martin, as well as junior
Bekka Pierson and sophomores
Natalie Dinius,
Emma Gaber and
Savannah Domeyer.
- Martin – 28 games/3.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 15 blocks/ 28.0% FG, 31.9% 3FG, 66.7% FT
- Pierson – 29 games/6.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 25 blocks, 11 steals/35.0% FG, 23.8% 3FG, 73.5% FT
- Dinius – 29 games/8.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 19 steals/31.0% FG, 30.2% 3FG, 71.1% FT
- Gaber – 28 games/5.1 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 5 steals/24.1% FG, 26.6% 3FG, 94.1% FT
- Domeyer – 28 games/5.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 27 blocks, 11 steals/38.8% FG, 68.2% FT
WHAT'S NEXT… Upper Iowa will open the regular season with three non-conference games before the home-opener on Saturday, Nov. 17. The Peacocks will face Missouri Western State University, Fort Hays State University and McKendree University before taking on the Emmaus Bible College Eagles in Dorman Gym.
