THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL… Upper Iowa hits the road for consecutive matches as they face Lewis on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 5:30 p.m. and Indianapolis on Saturday, Jan. 11 at noon.
LIVE COVERAGE OPTIONS… Upper Iowa offers numerous ways for you to stay connected to women's basketball this week. The Webcast for both games can be found at
https://glvcsn.com/uiu/ while Live Stats can be seen at
https://lewisflyers.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary against Lewis and
https://athletics.uindy.edu/sidearmstats/wbball/summary against Indianapolis. All the links will be included with this story.
ON THE RISE… Anna Soler is coming off her best week of the 2024-25, where she put together a season-high 16-point, 10-rebound performance against UMSL, where she shot 6-8 from the field and 2-3 from beyond the arc. She followed that up by scoring 14 points on 4-5 shooting while going a perfect 2-2 from three-point range. She added six rebounds and four assists, while also blocking a shot and recording a steal. Over the past three games, Soler has averaged 12.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and she also leads the Peacocks with 1.0 steals per game over the course of the season.
LIGHTS OUT SHOOTERS… Mia Huberty continues to lead the GLVC in scoring with an average of 20.9 points per game on 46.8% shooting. She is coming off a 22-point, 5-assist performance against Maryville where she played all 40 minutes for the fourth time this season. Over the Peacocks past seven games, Huberty has been automatic at the free throw line where she has shot 23-24 (95.8%) which included a season-high seven made free throws at Lincoln.
Sydnee Nelson scored a career-high 12 points against Maryville, where she shot 4-5 from three-point range. She has converted over 50% of her three-point attempts in three games on the year, while shooting an incredible 11-20 (55.0%) from beyond the arc this season.
Kayla Bohr averaged 13.0 points per game this past weekend, where she shot 5-8 in both games, while adding six points and two assists vs. Maryville. She ranks second on the team with 11.0 points per game on the year and has shot 41.9% (13-31) from beyond the arc.
NOTABLE RECENT PERFORMANCES…
- Ava Privet: ten points on 4-8 shooting and four assists vs. Maryville
- Helen Staley: 14 points on 6-7 shooting with two blocks at Lake Superior State
- Lindsey Davis: 16 points on a perfect 4-4 shooting from three vs. Judson
- Abbie Riederer: 12 points on 3-4 three-point shooting vs. Judson
- Brooke Lechleitner: eight points, five rebounds and three assists vs. Judson
PEACOCK SEASON HIGHS…
FANTASTIC FLYERS… Lewis is the current #1-seed in the GLVC as they have posted a perfect 5-0 record while going 11-1 on the year. Fifth year Taylor Gugliuzza leads all scorers with 13.4 points per game on 43.1% shooting, while adding 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. She scored a season-high 26 points on 4-5 three-point shooting against Lincoln, and has recorded double figures in Lewis' past three games. Sophomore Ally Cesarini and redshirt-senior Jenna Badali have each recorded 10.3 points per game, with Cesarini shooting 48.6% from the floor while hauling in 5.8 rebounds per game. Both players have thrived on the defensive end as Cesarini's 2.0 steals and Badali's 2.3 steals per game both rank in the top seven within the GLVC. Senior Cierra McNamee has averaged 9.9 points per game on 47.5% shooting from the floor. She leads the team with an average of 6.2 rebounds per game and she recorded a 17-point double-double against Missouri-St. Louis.
GRAPPLE WITH THE GREYHOUNDS… On the flipside, Indianapolis has gone 2-11 on the season with an 0-5 record in the GLVC. Junior Patricia Chikamba ranks fourth in the GLVC with an average of 17.1 points per game which has came on 44.7% shooting from the field. She has recorded 7.6 rebounds per game, highlighted by a 15-rebound performance against Maryville, and a 14-rebound game against Purdue Northwest. She has scored 20 or more points five times this season and has recorded 1.6 steals per game. Senior Elana Wells has averaged 9.8 points per game, and she scored a season-high 22 points on 4-6 three-point shooting vs. Maryville. Senior Amyrah Sapenter has scored 7.7 points per game and she ranks fifth in the GLVC with a 2.2 steals per game average.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS… Upper Iowa will close out their road trip the following weekend, as they take on Truman State on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 5:15 p.m. and Quincy on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 1 p.m.
