THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL… Upper Iowa has advanced to the semifinals of the GLVC Championship Tournament as they have upset the #2-seeded McKendree Bearcats. The Peacocks will go up against #3 Drury on Saturday, Mar. 9 at 2:15 p.m. with a trip to the championship game on the line.
LIVE COVERAGE OPTIONS… Upper Iowa offers numerous ways for you to stay connected to women's basketball this week. Webcasts can be found through the GLVC website at
https://glvcsn.com/ and Live Stats can be viewed at
https://glvcsports.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary. Both links will be included with this story.
GLVC SEMIFINAL MATCHUPS…
- #1 Lewis Flyers vs. #4 Maryville Saints (Mar. 9 | 12 p.m.)
- #3 Drury Panthers vs. #7 Upper Iowa Peacocks (Mar 9. | 2:15 p.m.)
QUARTERFINAL RECAP… The Peacocks are coming off their biggest victory of the season as they defeated the 20-8 McKendree Bearcats by a score of 79-66. UIU outscored the Bearcats in all four quarters of action while shooting over 50% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc.
Kayla Bohr scored a career-high 21 points in only 25 minutes as she shot 10-18 from the field while also blocking a shot.
Katie Tornstrom scored in double figures for the 20th time on the season as she dropped 15 points on 5-10 shooting while going 3-6 from the three-point line. She finished the game with 11 rebounds and recorded three assists.
Alaina Brenning scored her career-high for the second game in a row with 13 points on 5-7 shooting while also blocking a shot.
Brooke Evenson shot a perfect 5-5 in the game, scoring 12 points while grabbing five rebounds.
Mia Huberty scored nine points and added a team-high five assists, while also breaking her career-high with 11 rebounds.
Cassidy Pagel recorded six points with six rebounds and
Ava Privet added a three pointer in limited minutes.
SEASON HIGHS…
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MEETINGS WITH DRURY… The Peacocks were bested by Drury's high-powered offense in both meetings this season. Huberty scored in double figures in both games, highlighted by an 18-point performance on 7-16 shooting. Bohr also scored in double digits as she shot 7-12 in both games, scoring 14 and 17 points. Tornstrom scored 12 points with a season-high nine assists in game one and she added 11 rebounds in the rematch with Drury at the end of February. Evenson put together a nine-point, nine-rebound performance in their first meeting, before scoring 13 points in game two.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS… Drury is ranked #23 in the WBCA Top 25 Coaches Poll as they have gone 23-5 overall with an 18-4 GLVC record. Sophomore Reese Schaaf was named the GLVC Player of the Year as she has averaged 17.5 points and 9.8 rebounds per game on the most efficient shooting percentage in the conference at 59.9%. She is coming off a career-best 24 rebound game and she followed that up with career-high 30-point performance on 12-16 shooting to end the regular season. Fifth year Beth Matas Martin is averaging 15.1 points per game on 42.5% three-point shooting. She has added 3.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game and has scored 20+ points in ten games this season. Junior Caitlynn Daniels has scored 14.6 points per game on 46.0% shooting from beyond the arc. She ranks second on the team with an average of 6.5 rebounds and she has recorded team-highs with 5.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS… With a victory, the Peacocks will face either #1 Lewis or #4 Maryville in the GLVC Championship which will be held on Sunday, Mar. 10 at 1 p.m.
