THIS WEEKEND IN PEACOCK SOCCER... Peacock men's soccer continues conference play as they make the hike to Saginaw Valley State University on Friday, Sept. 16. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. CST. Saginaw was tabbed third in the GLIAC preseason coaches' poll, receiving 22 points and one first place vote.
LIVE COVERAGE OPTIONS... Fans who are unable to travel to Saginaw, Mich. have the opportunity to follow along with a pair of live options. Both live stats (free) and a pay-per-view webcast (FloSports subscription) will be available using the links above or by going to UIUPeacocks.com/Live.
PEACOCK HUE REVIEW... Upper Iowa saw their first GLIAC action last weekend in duels with Northern Michigan and UW-Parkside. The men's soccer team fell by a score of 4-2 against Northern Michigan University, despite leading 2-0 in the first half. The Wildcats rallied in the second 45 minute stint and found the back of the net four times. Goalkeeper
Archie Watts pulled down a total of eight saves in the contest. Sophomore
Frider Blunck netted both goals for the Peacocks, his first of the 2022 season. Blunck and
Yannis Sapim lead the Peacocks in goals scored with two apiece.
In the midst of rainy day play, the Peacocks fell to the Rangers 4-1. Upper Iowa struck early, scoring in the 14th minute of the match, creating a 1-0 edge.
Noah Gjervik took a free kick and ripped it in the direction of the goal. Freshman
Dexter Garrett connected on the pass and headed the ball into the upper right corner of the goal. This was Garrett's first score of the season and Gjervik's first dime of the year. UW-Parkside answered back with their first goal in the 39th minute of the game. They went on to net three more before the contest concluded.
SEEKING OUT SAGINAW... Saginaw currently holds a record of 5-0-1 (2-0 GLIAC). They kicked off conference play in matches with Davenport and Purdue Northwest. They outpaced the Panthers 4-2 and conquered the Pride 3-1. The Cardinals have scored a total of 20 goals on the season, eight of those coming from sophomore standout Jonathon Monney.
Monney leads the conference in goals scored (8) and in total points (17). He continues to set the standard in his first season with SVSU, having scored three goals in the two contests, including both game-winners. For his efforts, Monney has been named the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS... The Peacocks and Cardinals have previously met six times in program history. Upper Iowa has never been able to seal the deal against Saginaw, having a 0-5-1 record against the red birds. In their most recent battle, the two teams played to a draw with a 1-1 final. The Peacocks led 1-0 at half, but the Cardinals retaliated with a second half goal at the 67:56 mark. In their first meeting of 2021, Upper Iowa fell 3-1.
TAILORED TIMELINE... The following weekend, the Peacocks will play their first pair of home conference matches here at Harms-Eischeid Stadium. Upper Iowa will host Purdue University Northwest on Friday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. Their second match of the weekend will be against Davenport University on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2:30 p.m.
