Upper Iowa's volleyball team secured their fourth-straight, three-set victory on Saturday to improve to 12-4 overall and 5-2 in the Northern Sun Conference. The Peacocks controlled the match from start to finish against the University of Minnesota Crookston to post set wins of 25-15, 25-14, and 25-20. The win pushed Upper Iowa's win total to four during their five-match road swing.
 
The Peacock defense put the pressure on the Golden Eagle attack holding the home team to just 20 kills and forcing them into 16 attack errors for a .051 hitting percentage. Charisma Herr paced the back line with 10 digs, while Madelyn Rettler and Nicole Pozorski followed closely behind with nine and seven, respectively. At the net, the Peacocks posted a pair of blocks from both Kylie Willis and Rettler.
 
While the defense kept the Golden Eagles in check, the offense was hitting on all cylinders. Upper Iowa converted 39 kills in the three sets compared to 14 attack errors to hit .278 for the match. Kaitlin Niedert led the team with nine kills, while Rettler and Zoe Semelroth each added six. Pozorski handed out 22 assists, while Jaima Tonne added seven.
 
After the match, Head Coach Aaron Nelson said, "The past two weeks have been very difficult for our team. Having five road matches in a row in the NSIC is very rare and Included within those were the two longest trips in the conference on back-to-back weekends. We made sure we were the more mindful and disciplined team on the court throughout and it paid off with four road wins in a row. We are very proud of how tough and gritty we have been the past two weeks. We can't wait to be back in Dorman next Friday."
 
Upper Iowa returns to the friendly confines of Prochaska Court and Dorman Memorial Gymnasium next Friday and Saturday, Oct. 8-9. The Peacocks will line up with St. Cloud State University on Friday at 6 p.m. and the University of Minnesota Duluth on Saturday at 2 p.m.