UPPER IOWA PEACOCK MEN’S BASKETBALL A Proud Member of NCAA Division II and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 2019-20 SCHEDULE BEMIDJI STATE | 1/17/20 | 7:30 PM MINNESOTA CROOKSTON| 1/18/20 | 5:30 PM (9-7, 6-4 NSIC) DORMAN MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM | FAYETTE, IOWA Central Region Challange 11/8 @Pittsburg State W, 73-62 11/9 @Lincoln L, 61-59 Fairfield Inn Classic 11/16 @Central Missouri L, 70-65 THIS WEEKEND IN PEACOCK MEN’S BASKETBALL...Upper Iowa will continue its homestand 11/17 @ Central Oklahoma W, 83-70 this weekend. The Peacocks will take on Bemidji State University on Friday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. UIU will then host the University of Minnesota Crookston on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 5:30 11/19 Iowa Wesleyan W, 93-69 p.m. Live stats and a webcast will be available at UIUPeacocks.com/LIVE. The game will also stream live on the NSIC app through Roku and Fire devices, as well as Apple and Android TV. 11/23 #7 Missouri Southern L, 98-73 Fans are encouraged to dress up in beach attire for the Peacocks’ game against BSU and 90’s clothing on Saturday when UIU hosts UMC for Throwback Day. Saturday’s game also marks 11/30 Winona State* W, 84-79 Alumni Day for both basketball programs. Alumni for each team will be recognized during halftime of their respective games. 12/6 @Wayne State* L, 88-69 IT’S A SLAM DUNK... DON’T DRIVE DRUNK… The NSIC and Upper Iowa have designated 12/7 @Augustana* L, 86-59 this weekend as our It’s a Slam Dunk… Don’t Drive Drunk weekend to raise awareness 12/13 Concordia-St.Paul* W, 104-92 about drunk driving. The Upper Iowa Student-Athlete Advisory Committee members will be collecting signatures from fans pledging not to drive drunk. This campaign started in 12/14 Minnesota State* W OT, 92-88 2013 to commemorate Drake Bigler, the five-month-old son of Southwest Minnesota State University Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Bigler, who was killed by a drunk driver. Please help 12/21 @Winona State* L OT, 85-80 UIU and the NSIC and pledge not to drive drunk. 1/3 @Northern State* W, 95-86 SWEEPING UP... Upper Iowa swept its competition last weekend claiming victories over Augustana University, 110-100, in overtime on Friday night and Wayne State University, 80- 1/4 @MSU Moorhead* L, 98-84 73, the following evening. The Peacocks’ 110 points marked the highest total the team has posted this season. Junior guard Joe Smoldt surpassed 1,000 career points as a Peacock with 1/10 Augustana* W OT, 110-100 a pivotal three-pointer late in the second half. After a see-saw battle for the first 33 minutes, the Peacocks trailed by seven with less than eight minutes to play. Upper Iowa chipped 1/11 Wayne State* W, 80-73 away at Augustana’s advantage for the remainder of the period, eventually tying the game at 92 when Lucas Duax drained a three-pointer with just four seconds left on the clock. UIU 1/17 Bemidji State* 7:30 p.m. dominated the extra period thanks to a 16-2 stretch. On Saturday, the Peacocks held a slim 37-35 lead heading into the break. Midway into the second half, UIU capitalized on a 22-6 1/18 Minnesota Crookston* 5:30 p.m. stretch that extended their lead to double-digits and then held on for an 80-73 victory. 1/24 @Sioux Falls* 7:30 p.m. JOE KNOWS… Joe Smoldt earned the NSIC South Division Player of the Week honors after a pair of proficient performances. In addition to leading the Peacocks with 29 points in the 1/25 @Southwest Minnesota* 5:30 p.m. overtime win on Friday, Smoldt passed 1,000 career points with Upper Iowa becoming the 1/31 St. Cloud State* 7:30 p.m. 28th Peacock to reach that milestone. Smoldt averaged 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game over the weekend while shooting 48% from the field. 2/1 Minnesota Duluth* 5:30 p.m. PEACOCK STANDOUTS... Jareese Williams’ 47.8% three-point field goal percentage remains 2/7 @UMary* 7:30 p.m. atop the NSIC and ranks 12th in the nation. Williams’ 14.5 points per game is a team-high and 18th best in the NSIC. Additionally, his 3.4 three-pointers per game are an NSIC second 2/8 @Minot State* 5:30 p.m. best and his 4.8 rebounds per game is second to only Joshua Carter (4.9) out of all Peacocks. Williams had 24 points, seven rebounds and made six threes last weekend. Smoldt’s 13.3 2/14 Southwest Minnesota* 7:30 p.m. points per game is the second best on the team and ranks 25th in the league. Additionally, Smoldt went 10/10 from the free throw line on Friday night which increased his free throw 2/15 Sioux Falls* 5:30 p.m. percentage to 82.7%, the eighth highest mark in the NSIC. Jake Hilmer’s 4.6 assists per game rank third in the league. His 11.2 points per game is the third highest on the team. Hilmer 2/21 @Minnesota State* 7:30 p.m. tallied 27 points, nine assists and nine rebounds versus Augustana and Wayne State. Duax leads the NSIC in steals with 2.1 per game. Duax had 23 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds 2/22 @Concordia-St. Paul* 5:30 p.m. and four steals over the weekend. 2/26 NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA SCOUTING THE BEAVERS… The Peacocks are 8-11 all-time against the Beavers. Bemidji State *Northern Sun Conference Game is 8-6 this season and 5-5 in conference play. The Beavers are coming off of back-to-back losses to NSIC foes by slim margins. Bemidji State first fell to Minnesota State University Moorhead, 78-75, before being defeated by Northern State University, 98-92. The Beavers are led by Nick Wagner (17.4), Derek Thompson (12.7), and Logan Bader (11.3) who combine Twitter: #FeathersUp @UIUPeacocks for over 40 points per contest. Bemidji State has posted a +9.4 scoring margin this season as @PeacockHoops well as a +5.3 advantage on the boards. Facebook: UIU Peacocks SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES... Upper Iowa holds a 15-5 record versus Minnesota Crookston including a nine-game win streak that ran from 2011 until 2017. The Golden Online: UIUPEACOCKS.COM offers the Eagles are 8-8 on the year and 4-6 in NSIC play. Minnesota Crookston was on a four-game skid including a recent loss to Northern State, 97-60 until picking up a big win at home over most complete and comprehensive cov- MSU Moorhead, 91-64. The Golden Eagles are fueled by Harrison Cleary. The senior guard erage of the Peacocks. averages 28.4 points per game, which is an NSIC best and the second highest total in the nation. Cleary had a season-high 52 points scored against Wayne State in December. 2019-20 NSIC STANDINGS NORTH CONF PCT O’ALL PCT DIV PCT STK 2019-20 BY THE NUMBERS... Minnesota Duluth 8-2 0.800 13-3 0.813 7-1 0.875 W4 TEAM STATISTICS UIU OPP Northern State 8-2 0.800 12-4 0.750 7-1 0.875 W3 SCORING 1303 1304 St. Cloud State 6-4 0.600 9-7 0.563 5-3 0.625 L1 Points / game 81.4 81.5 Bemidji State 5-5 0.500 8-6 0.571 3-5 0.375 L2 Scoring margin -0.1 - MSU Moorhead 5-5 0.500 9-7 0.563 4-4 0.500 L1 FIELD GOALS-ATT 465-1025 4 84-1018 Minnesota Crookston 4-6 0.400 8-8 0.500 3-5 0.375 W1 Field goal pct .454 .475 UMary 3-7 0.300 8-8 0.500 3-5 0.375 W1 Minot State 0-10 0.000 6-10 0.375 0-8 0.000 L10 3 POINT FG-ATT 166-435 140-362 3-point FG pct .382 .387 SOUTH CONF PCT O’ALL PCT DIV PCT STK 3-pt FG made / game 10.4 8.8 Sioux Falls 9-1 0.900 13-3 0.813 8-0 1.000 W6 FREE THROWS-ATT 207-290 196-265 Upper Iowa 6-4 0.600 9-7 0.563 5-3 0.625 W2 Free throw pct .714 .740 Augustana 6-4 0.600 11-5 0.688 5-3 0.625 L3 Minnesota State 6-4 0.600 8-8 0.500 4-4 0.500 W1 F-Throws made / game 12.9 12.3 Winona State 5-5 0.500 8-8 0.500 4-4 0.500 W1 REBOUNDS 550 613 Concordia-St. Paul 4-6 0.400 6-8 0.429 2-6 0.250 L1 Rebounds / game 34.4 38.3 Wayne State 3-7 0.300 6-13 0.316 3-5 0.375 L1 Rebounding margin -3.9 - SMSU 2-8 0.200 5-11 0.313 1-7 0.125 L2 ASSISTS 227 214 Assists / game 14.2 13.4 BEMIDIJI STATE BEAVERS TURNOVERS 183 227 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Turnovers / game 11.4 14.2 0 Dalton Albrecht F 6-7 Fr. Grafton, N.D. Turnover margin +2.8 - 1 Jacob Hoffman G 6-3 Jr.