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The Peacocks traveled to Oakland City University and Robert Morris College for a pair of non-conference matches this past weekend. On Friday, Upper Iowa battled the elements and Oakland City. The Peacocks won the match 5-1 thanks to an offensive outburst and strong defense. The offense and defense for the Peacocks continued to shine in the Saturday match verse Robert Morris. Upper Iowa took the victory with a 3-0 shutout.
The Peacocks were led on offense by a number of players. Jennifer Lee (SO/Kenosha, WI) registered 2 goals and 3 assists in two games, Jodee Loterbauer (FR/Mason City, IA) scored 2 goals, Amy Campbell (FR/Cary, IL) and Sam White (SO/Muskegon, MI) each tallied a goal and an assist, Erin Rehfeldt (JR/Rockford, IL) and Kayleen O’Toole (JR/Parkville, MO) each scored a goal, and Jennifer Burnett (JR/Mesa, AZ) recorded an assist. Upper Iowa’s defense was led by Cara Mauldin (FR/Belleville, IL) and Christine Dwyer (FR/Maple Grove, MN), as well as all three Peacock goalkeepers; Sarah Hiatt (JR/North Platte, NE), Melissa Heitzman (FR/Ames, IA), and Jacqueline Greco (FR/St. Louis, MO). The defense has allowed a stingy 0.4 goals against average over the last five games, in which Upper Iowa is 3-1-1. After the weekend, Coach Leonard stated, “It was a good weekend, because we put some goals on the board and had a chance to open up our offense. The results gave us great momentum as we move toward our first-ever Northern Sun home weekend. We are excited about the games this weekend, as we host our Family Day for the program.” Upper Iowa finally will compete at home this Saturday, the 30th, verse Wayne State College and this Sunday, the 1st, verse Southwest Minnesota State University. Upper Iowa's record is 4-5-1 overall and 1-1 in the Northern Sun. |
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