Peacock volleyball battled Northern Michigan in their final contest of the Maverick Invite but fell in three straight sets by scores of 25-23, 25-16 and 25-21. Upper Iowa departs their first tournament of the season with a 2-2 record. 
 
Semelroth paced the Peacocks with 12 kills, while Maria Winter tallied a team-high 11 digs and Nicole Pozorski dished out 21 assists. 
 
After starting the contest down 2-0, Upper Iowa jumped out to a 7-2 lead to open set three. However, a 9-2 burst from the Wilcats mid-match allowed them back in the game ahead by one point (15-14). NMU finished the set off strong, earning five of the seven last points to put them in the win column to finish the tournament. 
 
"Ultimately, volleyball games come down to serve reception," said Head Coach Jim Dietz. "Today, we started with a couple of odd plays, and that affected our mentality moving forward. However, I appreciate that even though we struggled with our passing, we continued to do good things in other aspects of the game. That is something we can build on moving forward."
 
UIU volleyball is back in action on Tuesday, Sep. 10 against Winona State. Later that week, they travel to Kenosha, Wis. for the Hampton Invitational taking place on Friday and Saturday, Sep. 13-14.