FAYETTE, Iowa - Peacock women's basketball never trailed in its 61-56 win over Missouri S&T on Saturday afternoon. Freshman Kendyl Lodermeier scored a career-high 18 points, Ellie Foster scored 14 points and Bryar Duwe had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
The Peacocks started the game hot, making 12 of their first 17 shots to take a 28-9 lead early in the second quarter. Ellie Foster scored all 14 of her points during that stretch, knocking down two 3-pointers. UIU held the Miners to 4-of-14 (28.6%) from the field for the early 19-point lead.
After a 30-12 lead for the Peacocks, the Miners started to find their groove near the end of the half. S&T outscored UIU 11-2 to trail 32-23 at the break.
The second half was more back-and-forth, but the Peacocks kept finding ways to knock down shots at the right time to stave off any Miner runs. Ava Privet made Upper Iowa's only 3-pointer in the third quarter for a 39-28 advantage. Josie Foster made a fast break layup for a 43-31 lead, but the Miners went on a 5-0 run to end the third quarter down by seven.
Duwe knocked down the first points of the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer, extending the Peacock lead to 46-36. Leading by seven with five minutes left, Lodermeier found her way to the charity stripe with three free throws, keeping the lead at 54-46.
A few possessions later, Sydnee Nelson knocked down the dagger with a 3-pointer from the right side for a 57-46 advantage with 2:31 left. The Miners cut the lead to five with 18 seconds on the clock, but Privet knocked down a pair of free throws to seal the win.
Lodermeier added five rebounds, four assists and two steals to her 18-point night. Ellie Foster finished the game with a team-high three steals, three rebounds and two assists. Privet totaled eight points with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Duwe notched the first double-double of her career after securing a career-high 12 rebounds. She joins Nelson from the Quincy (Ill.) game on Monday as the two Peacocks with double-doubles this season. Duwe also had three assists.
Nelson finished with five points, five rebounds and four assists. Kenzie Deaton, Josie Foster and Amelia Valentino each scored a bucket.
UIU shot 22-of-60 (36.7%) from the field, 7-of-21 (33.3%) on 3-pointers and 10-13 (76.9%) from the free-throw line. Missouri S&T was 23-of-59 (59%) from the field, 1-of-7 (14.3%) from behind the arc and 9-of-15 (60%) from the free-throw line. The one 3-pointer is the least made by a team against the Peacocks this season.
Upper Iowa starts the season 3-0 in GLVC play, joining Maryville (Mo.) (7-1, 3-0 GLVC), Missouri-St. Louis (6-1, 3-0 GLVC) and Drury (Mo.) (5-3, 3-0 GLVC) as the only undefeated teams in conference play. This marks the first 3-0 start in GLVC play for the program.
The Peacocks finish out their four games in eight days stretch against Waldorf (1-9) on Monday, Dec 8, at 5:30 p.m. The Warriors lost ot Midland (Neb.) by a score of 71-57 on Saturday.
