The Upper Iowa women's basketball team fell 70-64 against Concordia University, St. Paul to conclude their 2021-22 campaign. The Peacocks led by nine in the fourth after trailing by ten in the second, but CSP closed out the game with the win. UIU finishes with a 7-19 (4-16 NSIC) record, while CSP finishes the year in second place in the NSIC South Division at 18-7 (14-7 NSIC).

Lydia Haack led the Peacocks with 17 points and four assists while playing all but the final 30 seconds of the game. She was held to just 5-18 from the floor but converted 7-8 from the free throw line while also grabbing four rebounds along the way. Savannah Domeyer notched 10 points and six rebounds with two blocks and two assists in 17 minutes off the bench. Mia Huberty scored nine points, while Jessica Musgrave tallied eight points and eight boards, including four on the offensive glass.

Lindsey Becher finished with game-highs of 25 points, 12 rebounds, and five steals on 8-16 from the floor and 9-12 from the free throw line. Reigning NSIC South Player of the Week Sydney Zgutowicz shot 2-11 overall and 1-6 from three, but she finished with 15 points thanks to a 10-12 clip from the charity stripe. Meghan DuBois scored 10 points thanks to a 7-12 clip from the free throw line after shooting 1-10 from the floor and 1-5 from deep. DuBois added seven rebounds and five assists, while Zgutowicz contributed six boards and three dimes. Riley Wheatcraft scored 12 points with five rebounds and pairs of assists, steals, and blocks.

After a 4-0 start from the Golden Bears, Becher poured in 11 of Concordia, St. Paul's following 13 points to help the home team build a seven-point lead. UIU faced a 17-11 deficit through one quarter after both teams shot below 30 percent from the floor, but a 6-10 clip from the charity stripe gave CSP the edge. 

The cold shooting continued for the Peacocks in quarter two as UIU started just 1-8 from the floor after a 4-16 first-quarter clip. The Golden Bears shot 3-9 over the same stretch, but a 2-5 mark from three-point territory gave CSP a 25-15 lead with just over six minutes to play in the half. After a UIU timeout, Lexie Lodermeier turned the tide with four points over the next two UIU possessions. A steal from Huberty led to two freebies from Haack, and Huberty connected from downtown the next time down to cap a 9-0 run over 1:40 and four possessions. The push pulled the Peacocks within one, 25-24, and UIU faced a 30-28 halftime deficit.

The second half opened the same way as the first as the Golden Bears scored the first four points. The Peacocks responded with an 8-2 run to draw the game's first tie, 36-36, and UIU took their first lead, 40-38, after Emma Anderson snagged a steal and took it coast-to-coast. 

Through the first six minutes of the third period, Upper Iowa out-shot Concordia, St. Paul 6-12 to 3-6 as UIU benefited from six CSP giveaways. The Peacocks forced eight turnovers in the quarter and finished with a 7-15 mark from the floor while the Golden Bears shot 3-9. Haack scored the final four points of the period to give UIU a 48-44 advantage through three.

Haack kept the momentum going with the first two points of the final frame, and a layup by Domeyer put UIU ahead by eight, 52-44, with eight and a half minutes to play. Upper Iowa led by nine, 58-49, with 5:39 remaining, but the Golden Bears used a 12-4 run bookended by triples from Riley Wheatcraft to pull within one, 62-61, with 2:40 to play. A hook shot from Becher gave her 25 points in the game and put CSP ahead 63-62, and two free throws put the Golden Bears ahead three with 46 seconds left. A layup by Domeyer pulled the Peacocks within three again with 29 seconds left, but Concordia, St. Paul closed the game with a 70-64 win.

The Peacocks (21-68) made three more field goals on ten more attempts than the Golden Bears (18-58), as each team shot 31 percent. UIU hit three threes on 21 attempts (14.3%), while CSP made five trifectas on 21 looks (23.8%). The free throw line played a significant factor in the game as UIU's 19-21 (90.5% clip), their second-best shooting performance this season, was eclipsed by a 29-40 (72.5%)mark from the charity stripe to give Concordia, St. Paul a plus-ten margin. Upper Iowa finished with a 15-4 advantage in fast break points and a 9-3 edge in points off turnovers despite each team having 14 giveaways. CSP out-rebounded UIU 48-44, but UIU held a 32-18 advantage in the paint.