Senior guard
Jake Hilmer punctuated a monumental weekend in Missouri by earning his second GLVC Men's Basketball Player of the Week award.
The Peacocks went 2-0 on the road this weekend, defeating William Jewell 85-73 and Rockhurst 87-61. They claimed the top spot in the conference standings, tied with Indianapolis as both teams have an 8-2 mark in GLVC play.
Hilme
r broke the all-time scoring record for Peacock men's basketball after putting up 31 points against William Jewell and another 19 versus Rockhurst, accumulating 2,217 points as of now. He topped Jim Bushkofsky's (1970-74) previous mark of 2,194 over the weekend, which stood for 50 years.
Over the last two games, the Walker, Iowa native averaged 25 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists, while adding four steals He shot 49% (19-39) from the field, 50% (3-6) from three, and 90% (9-10) from the charity stripe.
Upper Iowa is back in action this weekend as they host a pair of conference matches in Fayette. They battle Missouri-St. Louis on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and McKendree on Saturday at 3 p.m.