THIS WEEK IN PEACOCKS MEN'S SOCCER…
Upper Iowa will begin its Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play this weekend on the road. The Peacocks will first face off against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers on Friday, Sept. 20 at 2:30 p.m. in Kenosha, Wis. Upper Iowa will continue the road trip on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. when they take on Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich. Live stats and a webcast will be available by clicking the links above or at UIUPeacocks.com/Live.
TIME FOR A TIEBREAKER… Upper Iowa and Wisconsin-Parkside will face off for the fifth time in history this Friday. Going into the match, the two teams have split prior contests two to two. The Peacocks most recent victory versus the Rangers came in September of 2017 at home. The 4-1 victory was highlighted by goals from Italo Martins Soares and Manny Aparicio. Wisconsin-Parkside placed second in the GLIAC during the 2018 season posting a 9-7-1 record, 7-4-1 in conference play. The Rangers earned a bye in the 2018 GLIAC tournament but lost 3-2 in the second round to Ashland University. Leki Prpa, the Rangers 2018 leading scorer is returning to Parkside for his junior season.
WILDCAT WINS… Upper Iowa and Northern Michigan will face off the fourth time in history on Sunday. Heading into the match, Upper Iowa has the advantage two wins to one. The Peacocks most recent victory against the Wildcats occurred in September of 2017 on the road. The 2-1 win was highlighted by a game-winning overtime goal by Dylan Mientus. Northern Michigan finished fifth in the GLIAC during the 2018 season. The Wildcats posted a 6-6-5 record, 3-4-5 in GLIAC play. Senior midfielder, Callum Olpin is set to lead the Wildcats offense this year. He was Northern Michigan's leading distributor and second leading scorer during the 2018 season.
PAST PEACOCK PLAY… Upper Iowa fell to the University of Missouri - St.Louis Tritons by a score of 3-0. All three of the Tritons goals came in a 10 minute span within the first 17 minutes of the game. The Peacocks took control of the game in the second half out shooting the Tritons 11 to five, six of the Peacocks 11 second half shots were on goal. Unfortunately for the Peacocks, none of those attempts found the net. The Peacocks last non-conference match was canceled due to travel issues. Upper Iowa was set to take on Dakota Wesleyan University on Saturday, September 14th but the Tigers were forced to cancel the contest. The Peacocks head into conference play hoping to improve upon their 0-3-0 record.
LOOKING AHEAD… Upper Iowa will head out on another road trip next weekend. The Peacocks will first take on Saginaw Valley State University on Friday, Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. in University Center, Mich. Upper Iowa will then play Northwood University on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 12 p.m. in Midland, Mich. Visit UIUPeacocks/Live to follow along via live stats and a webcast.
