THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL… Upper Iowa hosts the Missouri S&T Miners on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. and the Maryville Saints on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m.
LIVE COVERAGE OPTIONS… Upper Iowa offers numerous ways for you to stay connected to women's basketball this week. Webcasts for every game can be found through the GLVC website at
https://glvcsn.com/uiu/ and Live Stats can be found at
https://uiupeacocks.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary. Both links will be included with this story.
GLVC POINT RATING SYSTEM... The Peacocks have gone 10-10 on the season and are 7-9 in GLVC play. The top eight teams in the Great Lakes Valley Conference will appear in the postseason tournament, through a points rating system that is linked with this story. UIU currently ranks sixth in the conference as they have achieved key wins at home against Missouri-St. Louis and on the road against McKendree and Indianapolis.
WELCOME TO THE 1K CLUB… Brooke Evenson became the 14th Peacock to surpass 1,000 career points, as she dropped a season-high 22 points against Indianapolis. She moved to 13th on the all-time scoring list against Lewis, as she put together her fifth double-double of the season in a 12-point, 11-rebound performance. Evenson is averaging 12.8 points on 43.6% shooting and a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game. She has recorded multiple steals and blocks in five different game this season, and is averaging 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.
COMING THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH… Mia Huberty is coming off a 20-point performance against Lewis, putting together her third highest scoring game of the season. She also scored 14 points against Indianapolis and knocked down multiple shots to secure the victory for the Peacocks. With UIU down by three, Huberty cashed a three pointer to tie the game with 28 seconds remaining. Following an offensive foul drawn by Tornstrom, the Peacocks put the ball back in Huberty's hands for the last shot. Huberty drove to the hoop, and pulled up for a fadeaway shot which bounced on the rim and in to give the Peacocks a 79-77 victory.
MAKING AN IMPACT… At the start of February,
Kayla Bohr's season-high was 15 points which came in a victory over Truman State. She has matched or surpassed that mark in UIU's past three games, where she has averaged 16.0 points per game on 59.3% shooting. Prior to Huberty's game winner vs. UIndy, Bohr made a mid-range jumper and swished a three to help fuel their comeback late in the fourth quarter.
DEFENSIVE DYNAMO… Katie Tornstrom recorded six steals this weekend, which moved her to second in the GLVC with a 2.2 steals per game average. She is averaging 3.0 steals per game in the month of February and has recorded at least one steal in all but two games this season. Tornstrom also leads the Peacocks with 16.5 points per game and her 40.6% shooting from beyond the arc is the second-highest in the GLVC.
SEASON HIGHS…
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MEETING WITH THE MINERS… Missouri S&T has posted a 6-18 record and a 3-13 mark in GLVC play. Junior Katelynne Roberts is their only player to start every game on the season and she has averaged team-highs with 16.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 54.5% from the floor, which ranks third in the conference. Roberts also ranks second in the GLVC with 1.5 blocks per game and has put together seven double-doubles on the year. Senior Eryn Puett is averaging 8.4 points per game and is shooting a team-best, 38.6% from three-point range. Junior Addyson Kent has averaged 7.7 points per game and attempts an average of seven-three pointers per game. She has made 54 three pointers on the year on 32.0% shooting and is tied with Kent for most steals on the team with 28.
SCOUTING THE SAINTS… Maryville has had a better start to the season as they have gone 13-9 overall with a 10-6 conference record. After a rough start to the season, Maryville has drastically turned things around as they have won 11 of their past 13 games. The Saints have used the exact same starting five all season, and are led by graduate Carsyn Fearday. Fearday is averaging a team-high 14.0 points per game and has been great on both ends of the floor, averaging 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals. She has scored in double figures in the past nine games and recorded a season-high 24 points against Quincy. Graduate Antoinette Mussorici has also been a great all-around player as she is averaging 13.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. She leads the team with 1.6 steals per game and excels at drawing fouls as she has shot 115-144 (79.9%) from the charity stripe. Graduate Karlee Feldman is averaging a near double-double with 9.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. Her 9.6 rebounds per game are the second most in the conference and she put together a 14-point, 20-rebound performance against Indianapolis.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS… The Peacocks will be back at Dorman Memorial Gymnasium for their final two home games of the regular season next weekend. UIU takes on Quincy on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. and their Senior Day game against Illinois Springfield will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24.
