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Sixteen Peacocks Named to 2009 Fall NSIC All-Academic Team To be eligible for this honor, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. The student-athlete must have also reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at the institution represented with one full year completed at their institution. (MORE)
Three Peacocks Named Northern Sun All-Conference Campbell, a midfielder from Cary, Illinois, completed her senior season appearing in 20 games while starting 19. She scored two goals and added a pair of assists this season. Campbell tallied 25 goals in her four year career as a Peacock, while dishing out seven assists. This marks her third All-NSIC honor and the second time she was awarded with Second-Team All-NSIC accolades. Marnell, a forward from Hanover Park, Illinois earned Third-Team All-NSIC honors after tallying seven goals and leading the Peacocks in assists with eight. Marnell made 20 starts for the season, while appearing in all 23 contests. Gielau, a Denver, Iowa native, made her second consecutive appearance on the All-NSIC Honorable Mention team. Gielau posted six goals and dished out a pair of assists while starting in all but one match for Upper Iowa this season. (MORE) 
Marauders End UIU's NSIC Tournament Hopes The Peacock women's soccer team closed out the 2009 season Sunday afternoon by visiting Bismarck, North Dakota to play the Marauders of the University of Mary. After an uneventful first half, the Marauders dashed UIU's chance at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament as they scored a goal right after the halftime break to take a 1-0 lead and victory. Late in the 48th minute, U-Mary's Michelle Jones chipped a shot over Peacock goalkeeper Melissa Heitzman for the only goal of the match. Heitzman made seven saves on the afternoon, six of which came in the second half. (MORE) Peacocks and Wolves Battle to 0-0 Tie The Peacock women's soccer team opened its final weekend of the 2009 campaign Saturday afternoon as they visited Aberdeen, South Dakota to play Northern State University in an important battle for postition in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference standings. The Peacocks and Wolves battled for 110 minutes without a goal being tallied as both teams walked away with a 0-0 draw. Upper Iowa outshot Northern State 24-17 for the match which included a 6-3 clip in the twin overtime sessions. However, the Wolves put 9 shots on goal to UIU's 7 and earned four more corners than the Peacocks did for the match. (MORE) UIU Closes Out 2009 Regular Season This Weekend This Week in Women's Soccer... The Upper Iowa Women's Soccer team hopes to seal a spot in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Women's Soccer Tournament this weekend as they close the 2009 campaign by making the longest roadtrip of the conference season. On Saturday, the Peacocks visit Aberdeen, South Dakota to battle Northern State. The Wolves currently sit in sixth place in the league with 18 points. Then, on Sunday, UIU wraps up the regular season by travelling to Bismarck, North Dakota to play U-Mary. The Marauders are currently in fifth place in the NSIC race. (MORE) Mavericks Snap UIU's Three-Match Winning Streak The Upper Iowa Women's Soccer team was back on the pitch Sunday afternoon as they travelled to Mankato, Minn. to battle the Mavericks of Minnesota State. After 67 minutes of scoreless soccer, the Mavericks scored goals in the 68th and 84th minutes to snap UIU's three-match winning streak and send the visitors home with a 2-0 loss. Goalkeeper Melissa Heitzman turned away 15 Maverick shots in the loss. MSU also earned eight corner kicks to UIU's three. (MORE) Peacocks Win Third Straight Match The Upper Iowa Peacock Women's Soccer team opened its stretch of four straight Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference road matches to close out the 2009 campaign Saturday afternoon by visiting Marshall, Minn. to battle the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State. UIU defeated the Mustangs, 3-0, to keep their hopes of a berth in the 2009 NSIC Women's Soccer Tournament alive. Sophomore midfielder Emily Gielau started the UIU scoring as she netted her sixth goal of the season in the 22nd minute to give Upper Iowa a 1-0 lead heading into the halftime break. The Peacocks outshot Southwest Minnesota State 11-4 in the first half while earning both corner kicks. Following the halftime break, Shaina Marnell tallied her seventh goal of 2009 in the 55th minute to give UIU a 2-0 lead. Marnell's goal was assisted by Valeria Ptasinski, who notched her fifth assist of the season. (MORE) Upper Iowa Picks Up Win in Final Home Contest of 2009 Fresh off a 3-0 defeat of Northwestern College on Monday afternoon, the Upper Iowa Women's Soccer team was back in action Wednesday afternoon as they defended Pattison Field in Fayette for the final time of the 2009 season. Upper Iowa defeated Clarke College, 2-0, finishing the 2009 home campaign with a 5-4-2 record. The Peacocks blasted 27 shots for the afternoon, 14 of which were on goal; while the Crusaders mustered a meager nine shots, six of which required saves from goalkeeper Melissa Heitzman. Sophomore Shaina Marnell opened the scoring for UIU in the 28th minute when her shot from 17 yards found the netting to give the home team a 1-0 lead heading into the halftime break. Marnell's sixth goal of the season was assisted by Jamie Krusie. (MORE) Peacocks Set for Trio of Matches This Week This Week in Women's Soccer... The Upper Iowa Women's Soccer team closes out the home portion of the 2009 schedule Wednesday as Clarke College visits Pattison Field in Fayette for a 4 p.m. non-conference showdown. This will mark the first meeting between the two squads under Coach Bahl. The rest of the season for the Peacocks is filled with Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference road contests. On Saturday, the Peacocks visit Marshall, MN for a 1 p.m. match against Southwest Minnesota State. UIU closes out the weekend on Sunday when they line up against Minnesota State in Mankato, MN for a 1 p.m. contest. (MORE) |
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