THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S SOCCER… The Upper Iowa women's soccer team will conclude their regular season with a matchup against Winona State University in Fayette on Friday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m on Pattison Field.

LIVE COVERAGE OPTIONS… Live stats and a webcast for the match will be available through the links at UIUPeacocks.com/LIVE and included with this story. The contest will also stream live on the new NSIC Network app through Roku and Fire devices, as well as Apple and Android TV. Search for "NSIC Network" to find the app on your relevant device. Locally, Friday's match is scheduled to be broadcast live on KCRG-TV 9.2.

DIGITAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM… Upper Iowa will not be printing gameday programs this season. Fans can access the interactive and digital gameday program at any time at UIUPeacocks.com/Programs. The digital programs are available to fans both at our games and those at home listening to or watching the action. QR Codes will also be located around the field to scan with your cell phone's camera that will link you directly to that game's specific digital gameday program.

LAST WEEKEND IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S SOCCER... Upper Iowa dropped a pair of heartbreaking matches as their opponents scored late in each contest to put the Peacocks away. On Friday against a tough, 10-win Augustana University team on their home turf, the Peacocks held the Vikings scoreless through 84 minutes. In the first half, the teams tied for shots with seven, but the Peacocks held a 4-3 advantage in both shots on goal and corner kicks through the first 45 minutes. In the second half, the Vikings claimed a 12-3 shot advantage that included a 7-0 margin in shots on goal and a 2-1 advantage in corner kicks, but the UIU defense held firm for the majority of the match. It was not until the 84:50 mark that the Vikings managed to convert a goal, and they clinched the 2-0 shutout win after tacking on another late goal at the 87:08 mark.

On Sunday's Senior Day against Wayne State College, the Peacocks looked to be in control early as they thwarted multiple attacks from WSC while converting their own attacks into dangerous corner kicks. One of Upper Iowa's best offensive looks of the match came off of a corner kick in the ninth minute as Leah Willenbring played a perfect ball into the box that found the feet of both Toni Powsey and Katie Samuels. Powsey put a low shot on goal that was saved by the WSC keeper, but Samuels was whistled for a foul just before putting in the shot after the rebound. Despite numerous strong offensive pushes by the Peacocks combined with a stout defensive effort, the score remained 0-0 through the first 90 minutes as the Peacocks and Wildcats went to overtime. In overtime, Upper Iowa opened the action by earning a corner kick in the 93rd minute. The Peacocks were unable to set up a set piece score and had a shot from Katrina Kazluski soar high, and the look would prove to by UIU's last of the match. The Peacocks shut down a WSC corner in the 95th minute and forced an off-target shot from a Wildcat in the 96th minute, but Wayne State broke free late in the 97th minute and scored the golden goal at the 96:44 mark to claim a 1-0 win.

WHO'S PACING THE PEACOCKS... Haley Ramberg as paced the Peacocks with 33 shots and is tied with Katie Samuels for the UIU lead with four goals apiece. Samuels leads the Peacocks with 11 points as she has added a team-second-best three assists. Leah Willenbring leads Upper Iowa with six assists and has played full time in all 15 matches in which she has played, joining Aimee Sies as the lone Peacocks to do so. Sies has played full time in each of UIU's 16 contests and has also dished out an assist for UIU. Sami Reding has notched five points thanks to two goals and an assist, while Katrina Kazluski (2) is the fourth Peacock to score multiple goals this season. Toni Powsey and Liv Wildeman round out the UIU scorers having each recorded one goal and one assist. Goalkeeper Natalie Rudrud leads UIU with 56 saves and a 1.70 goals against average, and her five shutouts are tied for the seventh-highest total in the NSIC.

"CON-GRADUATIONS," GRADUATES... Upper Iowa celebrated its quartet of departing seniors on Oct. 31 ahead of their penultimate home match. The season and Peacock careers will be coming to a close for the following members of the 2021 senior class:

• #7, Kaitlyn Adamov - Adamov has appeared in 14 games over her Peacock career, including 10 appearance and one start this season, and the defender has recorded three shots.
• #12, Aimee Sies - Sies has started all 52 games in which she has played. She has recorded two goals and one assist while putting 30 of her 42 shots on goal. The defender was also named as an All-NSIC Honorable Mention following the 2019 season.
• #15, Credence White - White has appeared in 32 games with 23 starts as a Peacock. She has notched 13 shots with six shots on goal since coming over to UIU from Northern Michigan University.
• #30, Natalie Rudrud - Rudrud has started all 52 of her career games in goal for the Peacocks, recording 310 saves and securing 10 shutouts in the process. She will conclude her UIU career with the fourth-most saves by a Peacock in program history.

WELCOMING THE WARRIORS... Winona State University comes into their matchup against UIU with a 4-11-1 (3-10-1 NSIC) record. The Warriors started the season with a 3-3 record, nut they have gone winless in nine of their previous ten matches heading into this contest. Winona State had a strong two-game stretch where they played an undefeated, top-ranked Bemidji State University squad to a 1-1 tie before securing a 6-0 shutout win over the University of Minnesota Crookston, but WSU has since dropped four straight. In their last two matches over the past weekend, WSU fell by a score of 2-1 on the road against Wayne State on Oct. 29 before falling by a score of 4-3 at home against Augustana University on Oct. 31. The Warriors have been outscored 25-20 on the year despite holding a 218-193 shot advantage that includes a 127-112 advantage in shots on goal. Offensively, Riley Harmon leads WSU with four goals an nine points while ranking second in shots with 26. Missy Greco leads the Warriors in shots with 41, and she has notched two goals and two assists as well. The Warriors employ a two goalie system that has seen freshman Alyson Jumper start nine games and play 860 minutes and senior Yanel Ortiz start seven games an play 610 minutes. Jumper leads the team with 51 saves, a 1.46 goals against average, and a .785 save percentage, while Ortiz has tallied 36 saves, a 1.62 goals against average, and a .766 save percentage. Winona State was picked to finish seventh in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll but they currently ranked 14th in the 16-team standings.

MATCHUP HISTORY VS. WINONA STATE... Winona State Iowa holds a 13-4-1 advantage in the all-time series between the Peacocks and the Warriors. WSU won the first eight matchups and 12 of the first 14 contests, but UIU has played to a 2-1-1 record in the last four matches. The Peacocks claimed a 1-0 victory in overtime on Nov. 8, 2019, in Winona, Minn. in the last matchup between UIU and WSU. Through the first 90 minutes of action, the Warriors put nine of their 19 shots on goal while the Peacocks put seven of their 17 shots on target, but neither team was able to break through offensively. In overtime, Upper Iowa earned a corner kick at th 91:06 mark that led to an on-target shot, but WSU made the save. A second corner kick from UIU at the 92:10 mark proved to be the deciding look of the match as Aimee Sies put the corner kick into the back of the net to score the golden goal and give UIU a 1-0 win.
 

2021 Team Leaders	POINTS	GOALS	ASSISTS	SHOTS	SAVES
UPPER IOWA	Samuels - 11	Ramberg/Samuels - 4	Willenbring - 6	Ramberg - 33	Rudrud - 56
WINONA STATE	Harmon - 9	Harmon - 4	Wardell - 4	Greco - 41	Jumper - 51