The No. 22 Upper Iowa volleyball team earned their third sweep in a row and second victory over a Top-25 opponent this season with a straight-set win over No. 16 Winona State University on Halloween Night in Fayette. The Peacocks clinched a tight 29-27 victory in the first frame and then went on to post 25-19 and 25-22 scores in the following sets to improve to 16-6 overall and 8-6 in the NSIC. With the loss, Winona State falls to 17-5 overall and 9-5 in the conference.

Upper Iowa climbs into a four-way tie for 7^th place in NSIC standings following the win and other results from around the Northern Sun. The Peacocks are tied with (RV) Minnesota State University-Mankato, Augustana University, and No. 15 Southwest Minnesota State University at 8-6 in the conference, just one game behind Winona State and No. 12 Wayne State College who have both gone 9-5 against NSIC opponents.

• The teams battled back-and-forth in the first set the way anyone would expect two of the top teams in the nation to do. The nail-biting frame was tied on 19 occasions, had 10 lead changes, and saw a combined total of four set-points fought off before an WSU attack error and Kaitlin Niedert kill finished the set with the Peacocks ahead 29-27.  
• Winona State was the first team to claim a lead larger than two points with an early 4-1 advantage in the second set, but the Peacocks pushed back in front with an 8-1 run fueled by three aces, two blocks and a pair of kills. The Warriors crawled their way back to a one-point deficit at 11-10, but Upper Iowa created breathing room with four unanswered points and was able to maintain the advantage the rest of the way.
• In similar fashion to the second set, Winona State got out to an early lead just to see the Peacocks swipe it away with an 8-1 spurt. Trailing 9-7, the home team pieced together a rally highlighted by a trio of kills from Anna Winter and a Charisma Herr ace to capture a 15-10 lead. The Warriors weren't ready to go home, though, as the visitors once again cut the deficit to just one score, 18-17. The teams traded four points each to bring the score to 22-21 UIU, and the Peacocks clinched the sweep with three of the last four points thanks to kills by Sarah Johnson and Anna Winter as well as service error by the Warriors.

• Anna Winter knocked down five kills in the first frame and six in both the second and third sets to finish the night with a game-high 17 kills (5.7/set). Winter committed just one error in 39 swings (.410) and contributed five digs, three aces, and two blocks.
• Haley Weepie dug up a match-high 18 balls (6.0/set) and added two assists and an ace
• Carlee Ketchum dished out a game-high 42 assists (14.0/set), turned half of her attack attempts into points (3-6), and served up three aces
• Claire Milnes tallied a game-high three blocks (1 solo) while hitting a team-best .556 with six kills and one error in nine attempts

• Although they were small margins, Upper Iowa finished with an advantage in every major category including hitting percentage (.316-.259), kills (49-45), digs (48-45), assists (48-44), aces (9-6), and blocks (5-3).
• In the second frame alone, Upper Iowa hit .406 as a unit and scored seven points off the block (4) and serve (3).
• In the nail biter first set, the score was tied on 19 occasions and saw 10 lead changes with neither team leading by more than two points.
• The Peacocks hit above .300 for the fifth time against an NSIC foe.