MONDAY IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S HOOPS… Upper Iowa will look to build on the momentum of a successful weekend in Dorman Gymnasium when North Central University (MN) comes to town for the Peacocks' final non-conference match of the season. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. on Prochaska Court.
 
LIVE OPTIONS… Live stats and webcast will be available for Monday night's matchup through the links at UIUPeacocks.com/Live or the game can be streamed live on the Stretch Internet App for fans with Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple or Android televisions. In addition, the game can be broadcast live on KCRG-TV 9.2.
 
RECAPPING THE WEEKEND… The Peacocks are coming off their most successful weekend of NSIC action in the past two seasons. On Friday, Upper Iowa bounced back from a slow start that saw the Peacocks fall behind 15-0 in the opening minutes to notch the first victory of the 2019-20 campaign against Concordia University, St. Paul, which marked the program's first conference win since Feb. 11, 2017. The Peacocks then looked poised to lock up a weekend sweep on Saturday afternoon against Minnesota State University-Mankato, however the Mavericks rallied behind a 31-point fourth quarter to sneak out of Fayette with a 78-71 win. Upper Iowa averaged 16.3 more points than its season average coming into the weekend and shot 39.8 percent from the floor, 38.6 percent from deep, and 74.4 percent at the line as a unit. Defensively, the Peacocks held their opponents to 37.2, 28.6 and 67.5 percent shooting in respective categories.  
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS… Four Peacocks averaged double figure scoring over the weekend including Jessica Musgrave (16.5 ppg), Megan Peterson (13.5 ppg), Bekka Pierson (11.0 ppg) and Natalie Dinius (10.0 ppg). In the win over Concordia-St. Paul, Upper Iowa was led by Pierson who tallied 17 points and 10 boards to register the team's first double-double of the season and the second of her career. Peterson also played a big role in the victory with 15 points and five assists, both career-highs, to go with four rebounds. On Saturday, Musgrave recorded her second 20-point performance of the season with 22 points fueled by 10-of-10 shooting at the line and 6-of-12 from the floor. Peterson chipped in 12 points added five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal to her impressive weekend stat line, and Dinius capitalized on 7-of-8 free throws and a pair of buckets to put 11 points on the board.  
 
SEASON STAT LEADERS… Team leader in italics

• Jessica Musgrave – 15.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 13 steals, 47.6% FG
• Megan Peterson – 8.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 32.6% 3FG
• Natalie Dinius – 7.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 33.3 % 3FG
• Bekka Pierson – 5.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 6 blocks, 35.6% FG
• Brooke Evenson – 4.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 6 blocks, 23.1% FG
• Marina Peinado – 3.1 ppg, 2.4 apg, 5 steals, 92.3% FT

SCOUTING NORTH CENTRAL… The Rams enter the non-conference game with a 4-5 overall record and 2-2 mark in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference following a split in their two most recent contests. The Rams picked up a win over Martin Luther College (74-60) before falling to University of Minnesota Morris (77-49) on Saturday. One season ago, the Rams finished 14-11 overall and 8-8 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference to qualify for the conference tournament for the first time in program history. NSU returned four of five players in the starting lineup last year including the trio of Naomi Hagstrom, Allison Bulthuis, and Emily DiGiorio who all are averaging double-figure scoring this season with 14.0, 11.9, and 10.9 points per game, respectively. DiGiorio also leads the team in rebounding with 7.9 per game, while Alice Cato chips in 5.8 to rank second. North Central is outrebounding opponents 363-360, while averaging 66.2 points per game and allowing opponents to score 71.2 per contest.
 
UP NEXT… Upper Iowa will close out the 2019 slate with a 2 p.m. game against Winona State University on Sat., Dec. 21 in Winona, Minn. The Peacocks will then open the New Year at Northern State University and Minnesota State University Moorhead on Jan. 3-4.