Alec Schoof, UIU Student Photographer

Box Score

Upper Iowa UIU 2-11,1-6 NSIC

Northern St. NSU 8-5,4-2 NSIC

Upper Iowa UIU

2-11,1-6 NSIC

Final

Jan. 03, 2020

Northern St. NSU

8-5,4-2 NSIC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Upper Iowa UIU	18	18	11	12	59
Northern St. NSU	23	16	17	21	77

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/3/2020 9:21:00 PM | Emma Christensen, Sports Communication GA

Scoreless Streak Hurts Peacocks in NSIC Loss to Wolves

The Upper Iowa women’s basketball team opened up the New Year in Aberdeen, S.D. with a Friday evening NSIC matchup against Northern State University. The two teams battled neck-and-neck through the first 25 minutes of the game before the Wolves pulled away with a 19-0 run spanning over six minutes to put the Peacocks in a hole they couldn’t crawl out of. With the final score set at 77-59, NSU defended its home court and improved to 8-5 overall and 4-3 in the conference, while Upper Iowa dipped to 2-11 on the season and 1-6 in the league.

Next Game:

at Minnesota State University Moorhead

1/4/2020 | 3:30 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Jan. 04 (Sat) / 3:30 p.m.

at Minnesota State University Moorhead

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The Upper Iowa women's basketball team opened up the New Year in Aberdeen, S.D. with a Friday evening NSIC matchup against Northern State University. The two teams battled neck-and-neck through the first 25 minutes of the game before the Wolves pulled away with a 19-0 run spanning over six minutes to put the Peacocks in a hole they couldn't crawl out of. With the final score set at 77-59, NSU defended its home court and improved to 8-5 overall and 4-3 in the conference, while Upper Iowa dipped to 2-11 on the season and 1-6 in the league.

Upper Iowa's offense shot 43.8 percent overall and 58.3 percent behind the arc in the first half, but struggled to get things going in the final two frames as the Peacocks were held to 23.3 and 17.6 percent shooting, respectively, for just 23 second half points. On the other end of the court, Northern State's shooting efficiency also dropped in the last 20 minutes, however 12-of-15 shooting at the foul line helped fuel the 38-point half. The Wolves also upped their rebounding efforts in the second half to increase their offensive opportunities.

TURNING POINT… After the two teams traded leads midway through the third quarter, Erica Armstrong took a pass underneath from Marina Peinado to put the score at 46-45 in NSU's favor with 4:44 to go in the quarter. The Wolves then managed to score 19 unanswered over the course of the next 6:07 of the game for a 20-point lead, 67-47, with just over seven minutes left in the contest. Upper Iowa outscored the home team 12-10 the rest of the way, but the scoreless drought served as the difference maker as the game ended with an 18-point advantage for the Wolves.

PEACOCKS OF THE GAME…

Megan Peterson knocked down a career-high five 3-pointers for 15 points to lead the team. She also contributed four rebounds and an assist
Jessica Musgrave recorded 13 points, four rebounds, two assists, and a steal
Erica Armstrong, Natalie Dinius, and Lexie Lodermeier each hauled in five rebounds, while Marina Peinado dished out five assists

STATS OF THE GAME...

Upper Iowa went into the break with a 17-16 rebounding advantage, but was outrebounded 25-15 in the final two quarters.
The Peacocks cleaned up their ball control after five early miscues to win the turnover battle 8-6 over the last 34 minutes, however the Wolves held the advantage in total points off the turnovers with 14 compared to UIU's four

UP NEXT... The Peacocks will head to Moorhead, Minn. for a Saturday afternoon showdown against Minnesota State University Moorhead beginning at 4 p.m.

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