The Peacock athletics department will have eight teams in action this week. The Peacock men's basketball team earned the NSIC South Division second seed and will host the University of Mary, the NSIC North's seventh seed, on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. in a first round matchup of the NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament. Fans are encouraged to "WHITEOUT" the gym in support of the men's team as they look to advance into the quarterfinals of the championships.
 
The women's basketball team, the NSIC South Division eighth seed, will play their first round of the NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament on Wednesday as well, but the team will be on the road at the University of Minnesota Duluth, the NSIC North Division Champion and top seed.
 
The Peacock esports team will square off against Quinnipiac University on Wednesday night in a game of Overwatch, versus the New York Institute of Technology on Thursday night in Fortnite, and against Stockton University on Friday night in League of Legends action.
 
The basketball teams are not the only winter sports in postseason mode. The No. 8 Peacock wrestling team will be on the mats in Sioux Falls, S.D. for the NCAA Division II Super Region V Championships. The top three individuals in each weight class at the regional event earn a berth to the NCAA Division II Championships held in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Mar. 13-14. The women and men's indoor track and field teams will be competing in the NSIC Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Minnesota State University, Mankato in Mankato, Minn. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-29.
 
The women's tennis squad will head north to Grand Forks, N.D. for a pair of Northern Sun Conference matches against Bemidji State University and the University of Minnesota Crookston on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-29.
 
Finally, the Peacock baseball team will head south to the Missouri University of Science and Technology for a pair of double headers against the Miners in Rolla, Mo. on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 29 and Mar. 1.

Fans that cannot make the road trips or get to Fayette for the home basketball game can follow all the action of their teams through the links at UIUPeacocks.com/Live. For NSIC contests, fans can also catch a stream through the NSIC app on Roku, Fire, Apple and Android televisions. The Peacock basketball game will air live on KCRG-TV 9.3 on Wednesday night.
 

Wednesday, Feb. 26
5:30 p.m.	Women's Basketball at Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.
6 p.m.	Men's Basketball vs. UMary	Fayette, Iowa
7 p.m.	Esports vs. Quinnipiac	Overwatch
Thursday, Feb. 27
7 p.m.	Esports vs. New York Tech	Fortnite
Friday, Feb. 28
All Day	Women and Men's Indoor Track & Field at NSIC Championships	Mankato, Minn.
3 p.m.	Women's Tennis vs. Bemidji State	Grand Forks, N.D.
7 p.m.	Esports vs. Stockton	League of Legends (ECAC)
Saturday, Feb. 29
All Day	Women and Men's Indoor Track & Field at NSIC Championships	Mankato, Minn.
10 a.m. & 4 p.m.	Wrestling at NCAA Super Region V Championships	Sioux Falls, S.D.
11 a.m.	Tennis vs. Minnesota Crookston	Grand Forks, N.D.
12 & 3 p.m.	Baseball at Missouri S&T	Rolla, Mo.
2:30 p.m.	NSIC/Sanford Health Men's Basketball Quarterfinals	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sunday, Mar. 1
12 p.m.	NSIC/Sanford Health Women's Basketball Quarterfinals	Sioux Falls, S.D.
12 & 3 p.m.	Baseball at Missouri S&T	Rolla, Mo.