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This Week in Upper Iowa Men’s
Basketball... After four straight road contests, the Peacocks will
return to Dorman Gym for the first and only time in December. UIU will host
Wayne State College on Friday night in a battle of two strong NSIC-South teams.
Tip-off for that game is scheduled for 8 PM. The Peacocks will then
face unbeated Augustana on Saturday night at 6 PM. Both games will follow the
conclusion of the women's basketball game.
The Series... Since the 2007-08 season, the Peacocks and the Wildcats have squared off eight times. Despite earning a solo victory in each of the last two years, UIU has only beaten WSC a total of three times in those eight meetings. Augustana has a similar series advantage over the Peacocks. The Vikings are 5-2 against UIU over the past five seasons. The first of UIU’s two victories came in early 2010 over then ranked #18 Augustana, 70-67. The other came just this past season, 70-66, thanks to 15 points from Sam Elgin. Both victories took place inside Dorman Gym.
Peacocks Upset Two Top-25 Teams... One week after Tucker Wentzien stuck the metaphorical dagger into No. 9 Winona State’s heart with a reverse layup as time expired, Jake Hughes connected on a layup with just .4 seconds left against No. 20 Minnesota State. His clutch layup was the eventual game-winner in a 61-60 NSIC-South victory over previous undefeated MSU. After not defeating a single ranked team all of last year, the Peacocks have knocked off two top-25 teams in as many weeks.
Peacocks Perfect In NSIC... Upper Iowa along with St. Cloud State, Augustana and Northern State are the only remaining unbeaten teams in conference play this year. Each owns a 3-0 record in league play. Augustana and St. Cloud State are still undefeated with 7-0 and 6-0 overall records, respectively.
Leading the Wildcats... Amry Shelby (18.9 ppg, 2.5 apg, 46% FG, 45% 3FG) || Derrell Williams (13.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 57% FG) || LaTroy White (11.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 52% FG, 40% 3FG) || Ryan Rolfzen (7.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 41% FG, 10 blocks)
Leading the Vikings... Cameron McCaffrey (20.9 ppg, 3.4 apg, 47% FG) || Daniel Jansen (9.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 57% FG) || Alex Richter (7.4 ppg, 4 rpg, 37% FG) || Brennan Olson (6.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 57% FG)
Scout Team... The Wildcats (6-2, NSIC 1-2) started their season 5-0 before falling to Augustana at home in the opening week of conference games, 72-66. WSC bounced back with a close victory over Sioux Falls, 55-53 at home before falling to visiting Southwest Minnesota State 74-73. Senior Amry Shelby, who leads the team in scoring with 18.9 ppg, continues his climb up the all-time scoring list at Wayne State College. The 5-11 guard from Marion, Iowa scored 31 points last weekend and now has 1,339 points in his Wildcat career. He needs 20 points to move past Dean Elofson for 10th place all-time. He has been the top scorer at WSC the last three seasons, averaging 13.8 points as a freshman, 13.9 as a sophomore and 15.4 points per game last season. Augustana is also led by a dynamic shooting guard by the name of Cameron McCaffrey. The senior from Portland, Oregon poured in a career-high 36 points in Augustana’s win over Sioux Falls last Saturday without a break. McCaffrey played all forty minutes and did the most damage in the second half. He scored 24 of his 36 points in the second stanza and hit on all nine of his free throws. In fact, he was perfect from the charity stripe all night, going 13-of-13. His 20.9 points per game leads the NSIC and ranks 28th nationally, while ranking eighth in the league with an average of 3.43 assists per game. McCaffrey has scored in double-digits in all seven games this season, propelling the Vikings to a perfect 7-0 start. He needs just 59 points to move into ninth all-time in scoring in Augustana school-history. McCaffrey currently has 1,451 points in his career.
Peacocks Ranked in the NSIC... Tucker Wentzien claims the 17th spot in the NSIC in scoring this year with 13.7 ppg. Sam Elgin holds down three spots in the NSIC. He is tied for 7th in free throw percentage, 11th in defensive rebounds and19th in the conference in total rebounds with 35 boards through seven games. Joey Woods cracked the top-15 in assists and steals this past weekend. The redshirt-junior is 12th in assists with 2.89 apg and 15th in steals with 1.29 steals per contest. Click here to view all of the conference stat leaders.
Up Next... After facing Wayne State College and Augustana at Dorman Gym for their only home games in December, the Peacocks will be off to Hawaii. UIU will be taking part in the Hawaii Pacific Invitaional for the first three days of next week. The Peacocks will face Menlo College on December 12th before taking on the host Sea Warriors on the 19th. Click here to view the full scheudle. Click on the live stats links to follow the action of those games and don't forget to account for the time zone change.
Tune In... Don't forget to click on the live option links above to follow all the of the Peacock action live! Zach Carlyle and Cooper Weidenthaler will be bringing you all the action live from Dorman Gym. The Peacock Athletic Fund Pregame show will begin roughly five minutes after the women's basketball game is completed.
The Series... Since the 2007-08 season, the Peacocks and the Wildcats have squared off eight times. Despite earning a solo victory in each of the last two years, UIU has only beaten WSC a total of three times in those eight meetings. Augustana has a similar series advantage over the Peacocks. The Vikings are 5-2 against UIU over the past five seasons. The first of UIU’s two victories came in early 2010 over then ranked #18 Augustana, 70-67. The other came just this past season, 70-66, thanks to 15 points from Sam Elgin. Both victories took place inside Dorman Gym.
Peacocks Upset Two Top-25 Teams... One week after Tucker Wentzien stuck the metaphorical dagger into No. 9 Winona State’s heart with a reverse layup as time expired, Jake Hughes connected on a layup with just .4 seconds left against No. 20 Minnesota State. His clutch layup was the eventual game-winner in a 61-60 NSIC-South victory over previous undefeated MSU. After not defeating a single ranked team all of last year, the Peacocks have knocked off two top-25 teams in as many weeks.
Peacocks Perfect In NSIC... Upper Iowa along with St. Cloud State, Augustana and Northern State are the only remaining unbeaten teams in conference play this year. Each owns a 3-0 record in league play. Augustana and St. Cloud State are still undefeated with 7-0 and 6-0 overall records, respectively.
Leading the Wildcats... Amry Shelby (18.9 ppg, 2.5 apg, 46% FG, 45% 3FG) || Derrell Williams (13.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 57% FG) || LaTroy White (11.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 52% FG, 40% 3FG) || Ryan Rolfzen (7.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 41% FG, 10 blocks)
Leading the Vikings... Cameron McCaffrey (20.9 ppg, 3.4 apg, 47% FG) || Daniel Jansen (9.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 57% FG) || Alex Richter (7.4 ppg, 4 rpg, 37% FG) || Brennan Olson (6.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 57% FG)
Scout Team... The Wildcats (6-2, NSIC 1-2) started their season 5-0 before falling to Augustana at home in the opening week of conference games, 72-66. WSC bounced back with a close victory over Sioux Falls, 55-53 at home before falling to visiting Southwest Minnesota State 74-73. Senior Amry Shelby, who leads the team in scoring with 18.9 ppg, continues his climb up the all-time scoring list at Wayne State College. The 5-11 guard from Marion, Iowa scored 31 points last weekend and now has 1,339 points in his Wildcat career. He needs 20 points to move past Dean Elofson for 10th place all-time. He has been the top scorer at WSC the last three seasons, averaging 13.8 points as a freshman, 13.9 as a sophomore and 15.4 points per game last season. Augustana is also led by a dynamic shooting guard by the name of Cameron McCaffrey. The senior from Portland, Oregon poured in a career-high 36 points in Augustana’s win over Sioux Falls last Saturday without a break. McCaffrey played all forty minutes and did the most damage in the second half. He scored 24 of his 36 points in the second stanza and hit on all nine of his free throws. In fact, he was perfect from the charity stripe all night, going 13-of-13. His 20.9 points per game leads the NSIC and ranks 28th nationally, while ranking eighth in the league with an average of 3.43 assists per game. McCaffrey has scored in double-digits in all seven games this season, propelling the Vikings to a perfect 7-0 start. He needs just 59 points to move into ninth all-time in scoring in Augustana school-history. McCaffrey currently has 1,451 points in his career.
Peacocks Ranked in the NSIC... Tucker Wentzien claims the 17th spot in the NSIC in scoring this year with 13.7 ppg. Sam Elgin holds down three spots in the NSIC. He is tied for 7th in free throw percentage, 11th in defensive rebounds and19th in the conference in total rebounds with 35 boards through seven games. Joey Woods cracked the top-15 in assists and steals this past weekend. The redshirt-junior is 12th in assists with 2.89 apg and 15th in steals with 1.29 steals per contest. Click here to view all of the conference stat leaders.
Up Next... After facing Wayne State College and Augustana at Dorman Gym for their only home games in December, the Peacocks will be off to Hawaii. UIU will be taking part in the Hawaii Pacific Invitaional for the first three days of next week. The Peacocks will face Menlo College on December 12th before taking on the host Sea Warriors on the 19th. Click here to view the full scheudle. Click on the live stats links to follow the action of those games and don't forget to account for the time zone change.
Tune In... Don't forget to click on the live option links above to follow all the of the Peacock action live! Zach Carlyle and Cooper Weidenthaler will be bringing you all the action live from Dorman Gym. The Peacock Athletic Fund Pregame show will begin roughly five minutes after the women's basketball game is completed.
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