THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S SOCCER… Upper Iowa look to continue their dominance as they return to Harms-Eischeid Stadium for the final time this season. UIU takes on Maryville for the Breast Cancer Awareness Game, Friday, Oct. 25 and Missouri-St. Louis on Senior Day, Sunday, Oct. 27. Both games will begin 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/ and Live Stats can be viewed at
https://uiupeacocks.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary. Both links will be included with this story.
AROUND THE GLVC… With four games left in the regular season, the Peacocks currently sit as the #8-seed with a 4-3-3 GLVC record, and 4-4-4 overall mark. If the season ended today, Upper Iowa would clinch the final spot in the GLVC Postseason Tournament with this current quarterfinals bracket:
- #1 Maryville vs. #8 Upper Iowa
- #4 McKendree vs. #5 Indianapolis
- #3 Rockhurst vs. #6 Missouri-St. Louis
- #2 Drury vs. #7 Illinois Springfield
HOT STREAK HIGHLIGHTS… Upper Iowa has won three of their past five games, and are coming off a 1-1 tie against Missouri S&T. Over the span of those games, freshman
Jordan Goldstein has continued to dominate, scoring twice while dishing out three assists. She leads the Peacocks with four goals on the season and is tied for third in the conference with six assists. Goldstein continues to lead all freshmen with 14 total points which is tied for ninth in the GLVC. Freshman
Mikalyn Hidde dished out an assist against William Jewell, before scoring in consecutive games against Southwest Baptist and Lincoln, giving her three goals on the year. Sophomore
Haylie Hutchinson set a UIU season-high for points in a game against William Jewell as she scored two goals and recorded an assist in the 3-2 victory. She added an assist against SBU and she ranks second on the team with nine points from three goals and three assists. Junior
Nevaeh James is also coming off a phenomenal weekend where she scored in UIU's victory over Lincoln before following that performance up with the game-tying assist against Missouri S&T. Sophomore
Jessica Ancheta and senior
Darci Faichnie each recorded two assists over the past five games, as both players dished out assists in Upper Iowa's wins over William Jewell and Lincoln.
SENIOR SENDOFF… The Peacocks will honor their six seniors,
Darci Faichnie,
Leah Buerck,
Amy Gonzalez,
Emma Johnston,
Faith Wilson, and
Trinity Engelhardt following their matchup against Missouri-St. Louis on Sunday.
SCOUTING THE SAINTS… Maryville has posted the best record in the GLVC at 9-0-1 while going 10-0-2 overall. Junior Elsa Nilson-Hurtig has thrived all season long as she is tied for most goals in the conference with nine, while also being tied for third most assists with six. She has recorded 24 points on the season, ranking first overall in the GLVC. Nilson-Hurtig's season has been highlighted by a two-goal, one-assist performance against Lincoln and she scored two goals against both Southwest Baptist and William Jewell. Junior Ashlyne Hunt ranks sixth in the GLVC with seven goals on the year and she recorded a hat trick against William Jewell. Fifth year Lexi Gentry leads the GLVC with eight assists, highlighted by a two-assist performance against Drury. In the net, freshman Agnes Vilen ranks first in the conference with an 87.2% save percentage with 34 saves on the season. She also leads the GLVC with a .417 goals against average, while ranking second with eight shutouts.
TEST WITH THE TITANS… Missouri-St. Louis have also had a very successful season as they have gone 8-3-2 with a 5-3-2 GLVC record. The Tritons are currently on a four-game win streak where junior Mary Kate Neal has recorded two of her four shutouts on the year. She has garnered a 78.3% save percentage with 47 saves, while ranking fifth in the conference with an average of 1.08 goals allowed per game. Senior Jada Holloman is tied with Nilson-Hurtig for most goals in the GLVC with nine and she has added two assists on the year. She scored twice against Northwest Missouri State and Illinois Springfield, and she added a goal in UMSL's last game against Indianapolis. Senior Emily Bloomfield ranks sixth in the GLVC with five assists and she has dished out an assist in consecutive games twice this season.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS… The Peacocks will close out the year with two crucial road games as they take on Illinois Springfield on Friday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. and McKendree on Sunday, Nov. 3 at noon.
