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Natalie Rudrud earned the Northern Sun Conference Goalkeeper of the Week honor after pitching a shutout with nine saves in the team's final game of the season at Winona State University. The NSIC player of the week award in Upper Iowa's second of the year; the Peacock women's golf team claimed the first honor of the year.
Rudrud held strong in between the pipes against the Warriors on Friday as UIU posted a 1-0 overtime victory.
Aimee Sies, who was listed as a top performer in the NSIC as a defender this week, scored the game winner on a corner kick in the 93rd minute.
For the season, Rudrud started all 18 games in goal for Upper Iowa. The sophomore grabbed 125 saves allowing 27 goals (1.4/game), while pitching four shutouts for the Peaoccks.
UIU ended the season with a 4-10-4 record overall and a 4-8-3 mark against Northern Sun opponents. The Peacocks finished tied for 10th in the final standings with MSU Moorhead, whom they tied 1-1 in early October.
Upper Iowa defeated the University of Minnesota Crookston, Northern State University, Minot State University and Winona State. The team also gained points against NSIC regular season champion Concordia Univeristy-St. Paul, MSU Moorhead and the University of Minnesota Duluth with ties.