The Peacock women's basketball season came to an end tonight in Aberdeen, S.D. during the first round of the NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament. Upper Iowa, the NSIC South Division 8-seed, lost an 85-42 decision to No. 23 Northern State University, the NSIC North Division 1-seed.

Upper Iowa's season ends with an overall record of 2-27, while Northern State will head to The Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. for the quarterfinals.

UIU knocked down 8 three-pointers in the game, but converted just 7 field goals inside the arc in 30 attempts. Savannah Domeyer and Haley Martin each scored a team-high 6 points off the bench, while Bekka Pierson and Emma Gaber both scored 5 points apiece. Ashley Ray handed out 4 assists and grabbed 4 rebounds, while Pierson led the team with 6 boards.

Northern State knocked down 47.1% of their attempts from the field and held a 47-34 advantage on the glass. Miranda Ristau led the Wolves with 26 points and 5 rebounds and Haley Froelich came off the bench to score 11 points. In total, NSU played 18 players in the game with 14 of them marking the scorebook.

The home team scored consistently across all four quarters including counts of 21, 23, 20 and 21 from the first to fourth frames, while holding their guests to 14 points in the first and third quarters and 7 points in the second and fourth quarters.

Seniors Angelica De Paulo, Ashley Ray and Ashley Rosenstiel closed out their careers in Peacock blue and white in Aberdeen. De Paulo scored 4 points and recorded 2 blocks, while Ray added 3 points to her 4 assists and 4 rebounds. Rosenstiel scored 3 points and added a rebound.