TONIGHT IN PEACOCK VOLLEYBALL... Upper Iowa is making their second straight appearance in the NSIC Championships tonight. The Peacocks have won ten of their last fourteen matches including a 3-1 win over the University of Sioux Falls last Saturday to earn their place in the championship field. UIU (18-10, 11-9 NSIC) faces the No. 4 Bulldogs of the University of Minnesota Duluth (24-5, 17-3 NSIC) at 6 p.m. in Duluth, Minn. The winner of tonight's match will advance to the semifinals of the NSIC Championships.

LIVE OPTIONS… Live stats and webcasts will be available for the match through the links at UIUPeacocks.com/Live. The match will also be streamed live on the Stretch Internet App for fans with Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple or Android televisions.
 
STACKING UP AGAINST 37 YEARS…  Upper Iowa has posted 18 wins so far in 2018, which marks a new second-best win total in program history. The program soared to new heights in 2017 with 21 wins to set a new high-mark for wins for the program since the Iowa Conference began sponsoring the sport 37 years ago; the team has reached 16 wins twice in that time.

LAST TIME THEY FACED OFF... In mid-October, the Peacocks dropped a three-set decision at the No. 7 Minnesota Duluth. Upper Iowa dropped a 25-17 decision in set one, but lost hard fought 25-23 decisions in sets two and three. Anna Winter led UIU's offense with 17 kills and no errors; the junior hit .548 on her 31 swings. Upper Iowa converted 40 kills on the evening to hit .259. Malissa LeClaire handed out 31 assists. Haley Weepie dug up 14 balls, while Gabby Holmes added 11 digs. UIU and UMD were tied 13-13 in the first set, but the Bulldogs outscored the Peacocks 12-4 to close out the first set. In the second frame, UIU took a 17-14 lead, but the Bulldogs rallied with three straight to tie the set at 17-17. The teams exchanged points and were still tied at 23-23, but the Bulldogs scored the final two points to win 25-23. In the final set, the Bulldogs led 17-11, but Upper Iowa began to slim the margin. UIU trailed 24-19 late, but pulled within one thanks to a four-point run highlighted by a pair of Lauren Wombles kills. After pulling within one, 24-23, UMD got the match-winning kill to seal the victory.

ALL-NSIC TEAMS WELL REPRESENTED... The court will be full of All-NSIC performers on Tuesday night; nine players between the two teams earned the honor last week. For the Peacocks, junior outside hitter Anna Winter earned a place on the first team, while senior setter Malissa LeClaire and junior libero Haley Weepie found their way to the second team. For the Bulldogs, senior right side/middle blocker Sarah Kelly, senior outside hitter Makenzie Morgen, junior setter Emily Torve and sophomore outside hitter Kate Berg grabbed first team honors while junior outside hitter Hanna Meyer and junior middle blocker Abby Thor obtained second team selections.