THIS WEEKEND IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S HOOPS… Upper Iowa will hit the hardwood for the final time in the regular season in front of the home crowd in Dorman Gymnasium on Friday and Saturday. The Peacocks will line up against Minnesota State University, Mankato on Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. and Concordia University, St. Paul on Saturday afternoon for Senior Day at 3:30 p.m. The Mavericks are tied for 5^th in the NSIC South Division and 9^th overall while the Golden Bears sit atop the South Division standings and third overall.
 
LIVE OPTIONS… Fans who can't make it to the game have several options to follow the action from home or on the go through the links above or UIUPeacocks.com/Live. Webcast and live stats will be available for both matches. Both games will be broadcast on KCRG-TV 9.2. The games can be streamed live on the NSIC Channel through Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple and Android TV's.
 
SENIOR SENDOFF… The Upper Iowa women's basketball program will honor four seniors in between the women's and men's contests on Saturday afternoon. Amanda Cartney, Blair Klostermann, Haley Martin, and Casey Miles have put in many hours over the last four years, and together have collected 1220 points, 771 rebounds, and 202 assists.
 
SEASON STAT LEADERS… Team leader in italics

• Savannah Domeyer – 8.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 38 blocks, 14 steals, 47.9% FG
• Natalie Dinius – 8.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 13 steals, 35.7% 3FG
• Bekka Pierson – 7.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 13 blocks, 43.1% FG
• Emma Gaber – 6.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.2 apg, 15 steals, 28.7% 3FG
• Haley Martin – 6.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 7 blocks, 16 steals, 38.5% FG
• Ally Fink – 4.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 24 blocks, 50.0% FG
• Casey Miles – 3.9 ppg, 2.4 apg, 24 steals
• Laker Ward – 3.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 14 steals, 38.6% 3FG
• Marina Peinado - 2.7 ppg, 2.0 apg, 24 steals 

SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS… Minnesota State (12-12, 9-11 NSIC) enters the final week of the regular season tied for 5^th in the NSIC South Division after dropping a 77-69 decision to Augustana University last Friday night and defeating Wayne State College 90-82 on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by Taylor Drost who recorded 31 points, three steals, and a block over the weekend. Drost is the leading scorer for MSU with 13.6 points per game while Monica Muth averages 10.4 points per contest. Brooke Tonsfledt averages 1.8 steals and a team-high 6.9 rebounds per game. Minnesota State nets 74.6 points per game in comparison to its opponents' 70.7. The Mavericks average 42.5 rebounds, 13.5 assists, and 9.0 steals per game.
 
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS… Concordia-St. Paul (19-6, 15-5 NSIC) pushed their 2018-19 home record to 13-1 last weekend after sweeping Wayne State (84-58) and Augustana (69-61). The Golden Bears were led by reigning NSIC South Division Player of the Week Anna Schmitt. The senior guard averaged 24.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and four assists in the two wins, and has posted 20+ points in each of her last four games. Schmitt averages 16.2 points this season just behind Lindsay Dorr with 16.3 per contest. Dorr also hauls in a team-high 10.0 rebounds per game while Kyrah Fredenburg averages 9.7. The Golden Bears average 67.9 points per game in comparison to their opponents' 59.4, and outrebound their foes by 4.2 boards on average. CSP leads the conference with 4.3 blocks per game.
 
UP NEXT… Upper Iowa will play their first round NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament game on Wednesday, Feb. 27, with time and place TBA.