THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S SOCCER… Upper Iowa will play their next two games on the road. UIU will go up against Missouri-St. Louis on Friday, Oct. 13 at 5 p.m. before playing McKendree two days later on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 12 p.m.

LIVE COVERAGE OPTIONS… Upper Iowa offers numerous ways for you to stay connected to women's soccer this week. Webcasts for every game can be found through the GLVC website at https://glvcsn.com/uiu/. Live Stats and the Webcast can be found at https://uiupeacocks.com/coverage. Both links will be included with this story.

HOMESTAND HEROES… UIU is coming off a solid homestand where they won their second game of the season by a score of 3-2 against William Jewell before losing 2-0 to Rockhurst. Sophomore Isabelle Wagner is coming off a nine-save performance which is one shy of her career-high. She has recorded 50 saves on the season, which is the third most in the GLVC. Junior Leah Buerck and freshman Giovanna Alexa Garcia scored their second goals of the season against William Jewell, with freshman Haylee Allen scoring the first goal of her collegiate career. Five different Peacocks assisted in the victory, with sophomore Emma Johnston, freshman Mariangela Meneses, and sophomore Rachyl Benavides picking up their second assists of the season. Benavides now has three goals and two assists, giving her the ninth most points in the GLVC.

MATCH-UP WITH MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS… The Tritons are 4-4-3 and are coming off back-to-back losses to Missouri S&T and Maryville. They are led by junior forward Jada Holloman who has one assist and is tied for most goals in the GLVC with five. The Tritons second leading scorer is defender Jaycee Cotton who has scored three goals while picking up one assist. A trio of Tritons have multiple assists, highlighted by junior defender Emily Bloomfield's team high three assists along with two goals. Junior midfielder Kayley Judy and freshman midfielder Taylor Martin have two assists each, with Judy scoring twice and Martin adding one goal of her own. All three goalkeepers have started multiple games, with freshman Grace Hastert starting six games in goal. Hastert has 21 saves on the season and has recorded a team-high 77.8 save percentage with two shutouts on the year.

MIGHTY MCKENDREE… The Bearcats have had a much better start to the season as they have a record of 7-1-3. Their lone loss of the season came in their GLVC conference opener to Rockhurst, who the Peacocks just played in their most recent game. McKendree is led by senior forward Anna Stiffler who is tied for most goals in the GLVC with five, while also picking up three assists. She also leads the GLVC with 13 total points, while attempting the second most shots on goal. A duo of seniors in midfielder Reagan Mauch and forward Destiny Johnson have each scored three goals with Mauch picking up an assist in their victory over Wayne State. Junior forward Lena Higgins joins Stiffler in McKendree's three-assist club while scoring twice on the season. Graduate midfielder Allison Frederking and junior defender Maria Voss have each played a team-high 965 minutes this season. Anchoring McKendree's back-line in fifth year goalkeeper Abby Tucker who has started all 11 games, allowing only seven goals, while picking up four shutouts on the year. Her goals allowed average of 0.67 per game ranks third in the GLVC.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS… The Peacocks will return home for their final homestand of the regular season as they go up against Indianapolis and Lewis University. UIU plays Indianapolis on Friday, Oct. 20 for their Military Appreciation Game and Lewis on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 12 p.m.