FAYETTE, Iowa - The Peacocks (13-11, 6-6 GLVC) host Truman State (Mo.) (13-12, 7-4 GLVC) on Saturday at 3 p.m. for a Senior Day white out. Upper Iowa will honor Abby Buchanan-Kenzinger and Alexis Moses before the match.
With its wins this past weekend, Upper Iowa clinched a GLVC Tournament berth that takes place in Williamsville, Illinois, on Nov. 12-14. The winner of Saturday's match will clinch the seventh seed in the conference tournament.
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.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for all Peacock home events can be purchased digitally at tickets.uiu.edu. Single game tickets are available online and at the ticket booth on gameday. If you want to pay in person, both Harms-Eischeid Stadium and Dorman Memorial Gymnasium are now accepting all major credit cards, checks and cash.
TICKET PRICES…
Upper Iowa Students … Free Admission after showing UIU Student ID
Upper Iowa Faculty/Staff … Free Admission after showing 26-27 Season Pass
Football General Admission Sales … Adults - $10, Youth (Grades K-12) - $5, Kids (Age 5 and under) - Free
DIGITAL GAMEDAY PROGRAMS
Fans can access the interactive and digital gameday program any time at UIUPeacocks.com/Programs. The digital programs are available to fans at our games and to those watching at home. QR Codes will be located around the stadium to scan with your cell phone's camera, which will link you directly to that game's specific digital gameday program.
LAST TIME OUT
Upper Iowa went 2-0 last week, beating both Quincy (17-10, 4-7 GLVC) and Illinois Springfield (7-18, 1-10 GLVC) in five-set thrillers.
Erica Conger totaled 42 kills, including a career-high 22 kills against the Prairie Stars. She added five service aces on the week. Conger had an overall .397 attack percentage.
Grace Fruzen recorded 108 assists through both contests. The junior posted a career-high 56 assists against QU and 52 assists against UIS. It brought her up to five 50+ assist matches in her career. She also posted 17 digs in the win over Quincy.
Morgan Block reached 1,000 career digs after posting 51 total digs. She added 13 assists and six service aces. Avery Agnew and Addy Vaughn each tallied 24 digs, while Vaughn averaged three digs per set.
Marissa Becker boasted 22 digs and 17 kills. Kailey Porter posted 29 kills for the second-most on the team with seven blocks. Faith Fisher recorded 13 kills and six blocks. Natalie Bystol had 15 kills.
STATISTICS SUMMARY
Block is up to 480 digs (5.45/set) for the season and leads the conference in digs per set. The junior also ranks seventh in the nation in digs per set. In GLVC play, Block is tied for first in the conference in that category with 257 digs (5.47/set).
Fruzen has posted 652 assists (8.69/set) this season with 47 kills, a tied team-high 32 service aces and 232 digs (3.09/set). She ranks fifth in the GLVC in assists per set and 16th in digs per set. The junior is averaging 9.22 assists per set in GLVC play this season, also ranking fifth.
Bystol leads the team with 217 kills this season. She also averages a team-high 2.71 kills per set. Porter has added 200 kills (2.53/set) with a team-best .301 hitting percentage, ranking 12th in the GLVC. She also has 528 kills in her career after surpassing half a century this past weekend.
Becker has 170 kills (2.24/set) and 158 digs (2.08/set). Conger has totaled 186 kills (2.58/set) on a .235 hitting percentage. Agnew has tallied 173 digs (1.86/set), and Vaughn has 162 digs (1.88/set). Vaughn leads the team with 34 service aces.
In the GLVC, the Peacocks rank first in service aces, averaging 2.03 per set, and fifth in digs, averaging 16.26 per set. UIU ranks second in both opposing assists, allowing 10.70 per set, and opposing kills, allowing 11.50 per set
AROUND THE GLVC
The field for the GLVC Tournament is set with UIndy (23-3, 10-1 GLVC), Missouri-St. Louis (18-6, 10-1 GLVC), Rockhurst (Mo.) (18-7, 9-2 GLVC), Drury (Mo.) (19-7, 8-3 GLVC), Lewis (Ill.) (14-12, 7-4 GLVC), Maryville (Mo.) (13-13, 7-4 GLVC), Truman State and Upper Iowa all clinching a spot in the GLVC Tournament.
No. 19 Indianapolis is first overall with a league-best five-game win streak. UIndy's last loss was a three-set loss to Findlay (Ohio) on Oct. 16. Missouri-St. Louis is on a one-game winning streak, beating McKendree (Ill.) (4-20, 0-11 GLVC) in four sets this past Friday. Rockhurst sits in third after falling to Indianapolis in three sets on Saturday.
Maddie Lynch of UIndy averages a conference-high 4.04 kills per set, and Alayna Santel of Missouri-St. Louis has a conference-high 382 kills. Santel also has a conference-best 52 service aces (0.53/set).
Marly Burbach of Missouri-St. Louis leads the GLVC with 1,084 assists (10.95/set). Madison Smith of Missouri S&T (13-12, 3-8 GLVC) has a league-high 115 blocks (1.28/set).
Indianapolis leads the conference with a .292 hitting percentage, 1,257 assists (13.81/set) and 1,325 kills (14.56/set). Missouri S&T has a league-best 227 blocks (2.47/set), while Drury posts a league-best 1,822 digs (19.90/set).
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Truman State enters Saturday's game as the winner of its previous three matchups. TSU beat Southwest Baptist (Mo.) (14-12, 3-8 GLVC) and Illinois Springfield in three sets while also picking up a four-set win over Quincy. TSU beat UIndy for the Greyhounds' lone conference loss, and the Bulldogs also beat third-place Rockhurst in four sets.
On the offensive side, junior Laci Neece has a Bulldog-best 295 kills (3.24/set), ranking fifth in the conference. Junior middle Autumn Erickson has a Bulldog-best .346 attack percentage with 243 kills (2.67/set). Erickson also has 38 service aces. Reigning GLVC setter of the week, Tori Creason leads the team with 962 assists (10.57/set).
When it comes to the defensive side, Addy Jansen posts a team-best 442 digs (4.86/set). She ranks sixth in the GLVC in digs per set. Erickson leads TSU with 79 blocks (0.87/set), ranking 11th in the conference.
Truman State is third in the GLVC in service aces with 172 (1.89/set). The team is also third in digs with 1,582 (17.38/set).
Head Coach David Gannon is in his sixth season. He has an overall record of 52-111.
