FAYETTE, Iowa - Peacock women's basketball (0-1) continues the 2026-27 season in Wisconsin Dells against Michigan Tech (1-0) and Northern Michigan (2-1) at the Justagame Crossover.
Tipoff against the Huskies is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, in the Justagame Fieldhouse. The Peacocks will spend the night and play the Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m.
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 $10 pay-per-view webcast through Justagame. Fans can also refer to the links attached to this story for all live options.
LAST TIME OUT
The Peacocks fell to Wayne State (Neb.) (1-0) in Monday's opener in Wayne, Nebraska. WSC shot 50% in the first half to build a 41-20 lead at halftime. Upper Iowa was 3-of-16 (18.8%) on 3-pointers and had 24 turnovers in the loss.
Sophomore forward Kendyl Lodermeier scored 17 points to lead the team, shooting 8-of-15 (53.3%) from the field. Lindsey Davis added eight points, Bryar Duwe had seven points and Magi Bjornson totaled four points. Duwe led the team in rebounds with six, and Sydnee Nelson had a team-high four assists.
AROUND THE GLVC
Five GLVC teams have started 1-0: Illinois Springfield, Maryville (Mo.), McKendree (Ill.), Rockhurst (Mo.) and William Jewell (Mo.). Maryville used a program-record 116 points to beat Division III Eureka (Ill.) by 90.
Preseason GLVC No. 2 and No. 25 nationally Missouri-St. Louis started the season with No. 14 Central Missouri, losing 52-38. Truman State (Mo.) (1-2) has already played three games, one of which was a 79-72 loss to Northern Michigan.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES - Friday at 5 p.m.
Michigan Tech picked up a 69-65 win in its season opener at home against Winona State (Minn.) (2-2). The Huskies outscored the Warriors 46-29 in the middle two periods. The Huskies didn't score a field goal in the final 5:47 of the game, but held on for the four-point win.
6-foot sophomore forward Claudia Frances led the Huskies with 16 points. The native of Spain shot 4-of-5 on 3-pointers and made all four of her free throws. Guard Kaitlyn Maxwell added 11 points, and senior guard Dani Nuest totaled 10 points.
Michigan Tech also had two preseason All-GLIAC (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference) Second Team selections in senior guards Alyssa Wypych and Soraya Timms. Wypych averaged 11.3 points last season, and Timms averaged 10.3 points. The Huskies were picked seventh in the GLIAC Preseason Coaches' Poll and finished last season with a 16-13, 10-10 GLIAC record.
The Peacocks and Huskies met at Wisconsin Dells last season with Michigan Tech picking up a 70-30 victory. MTU outscored UIU 45-15 in the second half while going 21-of-27 (77.7%) at the free-throw line. Janie Tormanen led the Huskies with 16 points while Nelson had a team-high seven points for Upper Iowa.
Head Coach Eric Gruber is in his first season with the Huskies. He came to Michigan Tech after serving as an assistant coach at Southern Illinois Edwardsville in Division I.
ABOUT THE WILDCATS - Saturday at 7 p.m.
Northern Michigan competed on Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at the Midwest Tip-Off Challenge in Wisconsin Dells, facing two ranked opponents in No. 14 Central Missouri and No. 7 Minnesota State. The Wildcats fell to the Jennies by 21 points but picked up a top-10 win over the Mavericks, 66-54. NMU also won by seven points over UIU's GLVC foe, Truman State.
This year's Wildcat team returns nine players while adding six freshmen and one transfer. NMU is replacing two All-GLIAC First Team Selections from a season ago in Jacy Weisbrod and Sarah Newcomer. The Wildcats posted a 25-8 record last season with a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
NMU was picked second in the 2026-27 GLIAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll. The Wildcats are aiming for their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance this year.
Junior Sydney Whitehouse has led the Wildcats this season by averaging 9.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. She scored 14 points with eight rebounds and four assists against Minnesota State. Sophomore forward Raegan Krueger has added 8.7 points per game, with 20 against Truman State, and sophomore guard Faith Walder averages 8.3 points per game.
The Peacocks fell by a score of 95-40 in last season's opener against Northern Michigan in Wisconsin Dells. Northern Michigan jumped out to an early 31-11 lead after shooting 12-of-19 (63.2%) from the field in the first quarter and never let up. Weisbrod led NMU with 22 points, and Ellie Foster had eight for UIU. Duwe added seven points, and Lodermeier had six points and five rebounds.
Fifth-year Head Coach Casey Thousand is back with the Wildcats for the 2026-27 campaign. Thousand entered this season with an 85-40 overall record including a 53-23 mark in GLIAC play.
