FAYETTE, Iowa - Upper Iowa women's soccer (1-11-3, 1-11-1 GLVC) wraps up the season on Saturday on the road against Lewis (Ill.) (6-7-2, 5-5-2 GLVC). The Peacocks and the Flyers kick off at 12 p.m. at Lewis Stadium in Romeoville, Illinois.
LIVE OPTIONS
Fans unable to attend the games this weekend can stay connected with a pair of live options available at UIUPeacocks.com/Live, featuring access to live stats and a pay-per-view webcast through GLVCSN. Fans can also refer to the links attached to this story for all live options.
In addition to GLVCSN.com, viewers can catch the Peacocks on the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile app, as well as the GLVCSN app on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV.
LAST TIME OUT
Upper Iowa picked up a 1-0 senior day victory last Saturday against UIndy (2-11, 2-12 GLVC). Maryn Hudson scored a goal in the 35th minute, and sophomore goalkeeper Avery Harding posted her first shutout of the season with nine saves.
Jessica Ancheta picked up an assist on the goal by Hudson. Defenders Meghan Zwicker and Stephany Castillo both added a shot on goal. It also marked Harding's third shutout of her career.
STATISTICS SUMMARY
Harding surpassed 100 saves on the season against UIndy, making her the first player to accomplish the feat since Natalie Rudrud in 2019. Harding became the 10th player in program history to reach this feat since 1999.
The sophomore has made the second-most total saves in the GLVC this season and has the highest saves-per-game average at 9.73. She also ranks fourth nationally in saves per game.
Hudson is up to a team-high four goals this season for a total of eight points. She is tied for the team-high in shots and shots on goal with Giovanna Alexa Garcia, with each totaling 12 shots and eight on goal. Haylie Hutchinson leads the team in assists with two.
Hutchinson and Alexa Garcia have each scored a goal as well. Alexa Garcia, Aeryn Hatico, Ancheta, Kea Cabanilla-Ku and Alyssa Torres all have an assist this season.
Zwicker has played the most minutes for the Peacocks this season with 1,176, and Castillo has played 1,154 minutes. Hudson is up to 979 minutes played, Rhea Buchanan has played 963 minutes, and Hatico has played 944 minutes.
AROUND THE GLVC
Missouri-St. Louis (12-1-3, 11-0-2 GLVC) clinched the GLVC Regular Season Championship on Wednesday night with a 5-0 victory over Maryville (Mo.) (7-6-4, 7-3-3 GLVC). McKendree (Ill.) (14-2-1, 10-2-1 GLVC), Missouri S&T (10-3-2, 9-2-2 GLVC) and Quincy (Ill.) (8-3-6, 8-2-4 GLVC) have all clinched a quarterfinal home match in the GLVC Tournament.
Maryville and Rockhurst (Mo.) (9-4-2, 7-4-1 GLVC) have both clinched a spot in the conference tournament. That leaves two spots for Lewis with 20 points, Drury (Mo.) (5-6-6, 5-4-4 GLVC) with 19 points and Illinois Springfield (7-6-3, 5-5-3 GLVC) with 18 points.
Missouri-St. Louis is the top-rated team in the conference, coming in at No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches Division II poll.
ABOUT THE FLYERS
With a win over the Peacocks, the Flyers will clinch a spot in the GLVC Tournament. Lewis has won two of its last three matches, with wins over Illinois Springfield and UIndy, and a 0-0 draw to Truman State (Mo.) (5-6-6, 4-5-4 GLVC). Saturday will be Senior Day for the Flyers.
Sophomore midfielder Talia Kaempf and junior midfielder Anna Linsler lead the team with 10 points each, both on three goals and four assists. Junior forward Abbie Delong has totaled a team-high four goals. Linsler has the most shots with 32, including 16 on goal, and Kaempf has 24 shots, with 10 on goal.
Sophomore Andrea Wie has started 10 games in the net for the Flyers, totaling 29 saves. She has posted three straight shutouts in the last three games. Wie has totaled five shutouts this season and has a 69% save percentage.
Head coach Chris Koenig is in his 20th season with the Flyers. He has led the Flyers to the GLVC Tournament five times, and over half of the program's GLVC Tournament berths are under him.
