THIS WEEKEND IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S SOCCER… Upper Iowa hosts two home conference matches this weekend. Their first action is Friday against Northern State at 2:30 p.m. The Peacocks are recognizing their six seniors during Sunday's match against Minnesota State Moorhead. Kick off is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Come out to support the women's soccer program and this year's seniors!
LIVE COVERAGE OPTIONS… For fans who are unable to attend games this weekend, we've got you covered with several live options while the Peacocks are in action. Live stats and a webcast will be available through the links accompanying this story and at UIUPeacocks.com/LIVE. Both matches 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.
PEACOCK HUE REVIEW... In their most recent matches, the Peacocks traveled to Minnesota to face off with University of Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State University. They fell 2-1 against the Golden Eagles in their first contest of the weekend. In the midst of a scramble between both teams, Minnesota Crookston was able to sneak their first goal of the afternoon past Upper Iowa into the back of the net at the 2:20 mark. An even battle between the two groups played out as it remained 1-0 in favor of the Golden Eagles until the end of the half. After the second 45 minute stint began, Upper Iowa was able to gain some zip as they scored in the 49th minute of the contest.
Jordan Zarate executed for her second goal of the season. The score remained tied 1-1 until ten minutes later when Minnesota Crookston found their second goal of the evening. They held their 2-1 lead for the entirety of the match.
Upper Iowa competed with Bemidji State in their second duel of the weekend. They suffered a 3-0 loss to the Beavers. The match was scoreless until the 26th minute when the Beavers netted their first goal. Using that momentum, they converted their second score of the game just six minutes later. Bemidji maintained their 2-0 lead going into halftime. Their third and final goal came at the 53:07 mark after stepping up and executing a penalty. The Peacocks saw attempts from
Katie Samuels,
Erin Bolzak,
Katrina Kazluski and
Alex Garcia.
NOTCHING NORTHERN STATE… Northern State holds an overall record 6-3-4 and a 4-2-4 mark in conference. They are led in scoring by Hannah Smith who has tallied six goals on the season. Their goalkeeper, Alexus Townend, has played over 1,000 minutes and has started all 13 games. She has grabbed 53 saves on the year so far. Most recently, the Wolves edged Sioux Falls 2-0 and tied Southwest Minnesota State 2-2. In their matchup last season, Northern State defeated Upper Iowa 1-0.
MANAGING MOORHEAD… Minnesota State Moorhead is currently 2-7-2 (2-6-2 NSIC) on the season so far. The Dragons have scored 10 goals and allowed 25 from their opponents. They are led in scoring by Jensen Seidel who has netted four this season. Most recently, MSUM defeated Southwest Minnesota State 3-1 and played to a scoreless draw with Sioux Falls. In their last meeting with Upper Iowa, the Peacocks clinched a 2-0 victory. UIU has not lost to Minnesota State Moorhead since they began competing with them in 2011. They have won nine of the matches and pulled a tie in one of them.
TAILORED TIMELINE… Coming up next, the Peacocks compete in their final regular season home match the following weekend. They compete with Augustana University on Friday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m at Harms-Eischeid Stadium. Upper Iowa then travels to Nebraska on Sunday, Oct. 23 to take on Wayne State. Kick off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
