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Peacocks Announce 2008 Commitments
Upper Iowa Athletics Department Honors 169 Student-Athletes 
Lee and Campbell Named to NSCAA All-Central Region Team The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has named their Women's Soccer All-Region teams and two Peacocks have made their way onto the list. Jennifer Lee (Jr., Kenosha, Wisc.) earned second team honors and Amy Campbell (So., Cary, Ill.) earned third team honors on the 2007 All-Central Region. (MORE) Peacock Soccer Teams Earn NSCAA Academic Recognition Both the women's and men's soccer teams at Upper Iowa University have earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Team Academic Award for the 2006-07 academic year. The honor comes after both programs posted a team grade point average at or above 3.0 last school year. The women earned the honor thanks to their 3.09 GPA during the 2006-07 academic year, while the men received the honor after registering a 3.22 GPA last year. (MORE) Lauren Smith Named to the Daktronics All-Central Region Second Team The Daktronics All-Region women's soccer teams have been announced and Lauren Smith (Sr., Flint, Mich.) has been named to the second team. Smith played in all 21 games for Upper Iowa and dished out 4 assists while scoring 9 goals, two of which were game winners. The senior finished tied for 5th in points and 7th in goals in the NSIC. The Flint-native was named as the NSIC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week once this season. Smith recorded two goals and an assist versus Missouri Western on Aug. 23 and two goals versus Southwest Minnesota State on Oct. 13. (MORE) Five Peacocks Earn Northern Sun All-Conference Honors The Northern Sun Conference has handed out their Women's Soccer All-Conference Awards and five Peacocks have earned the honor. Amy Campbell (So., Cary, Ill.) and Melissa Heitzman (So., Ames, Iowa) were named to the NSIC First Team. Jennifer Lee (Jr., Kenosha, Wis.) and Erica Baedke (Gowrie, Iowa) were named to the NSIC Second Team, and Lauren Smith (Sr., Flint, Mich.) earned an NSIC Honorable Mention. (MORE) Upper Iowa Defeated by MSU Moorhead in NSIC Quarterfinals Upper Iowa earned a home game for their quarterfinal match of the Northern Sun Conference Tournament. The Peacocks came a long way in one year. Last season, they qualified for the NSIC Tournament as the 8th Seed and had to play at #1 Winona State. This season, the team was hosting the first game of the tournament thanks to their 6-2-1 conference record and 3rd place finish. Upper Iowa welcomed Minnesota State Moorhead to Pattison Field on a cool, windy day in Fayette. Upper Iowa dominated the match and took shot after shot, but could not get one to the back of the net. MSU Moorhead hit a goal in the 50th minute from 30 yards away for the game's only goal. The season ended for the Peacocks with the 1-0 loss to the Dragons. (MORE) Women's Soccer Quarterfinal to be Webcasted on NorthernSun.tv St. Paul, Minn. - Two quarterfinal games of the NSIC Women's Soccer Tournament will be available to view live pay-per-view on www.NorthernSun.tv. MSU Moorhead at Upper Iowa and Bemidji State at the University of Mary will be available to view live for only $5.00. Both games will begin at 3:00 p.m. The semifinal and championship games are also being looked at to broadcast depending on the site of the final rounds. (MORE) Upper Iowa's Win Streak Ends at Five; Team Claims Third Place in Final Standings Upper Iowa's women's soccer team traveled to Crookston and Bemidji, Minnesota for their final NSIC weekend of the 2007 season on Saturday and Sunday. Upper Iowa picked up a win over the Golden Eagles of Minnesota, Crookston, but lost to the Beavers of Bemidji State to stop their winning streak at five games. The Peacocks locked up third place on Saturday with the win and have earned a home game in the Northern Sun Conference Tournament this coming week. The match will mark the first NSIC Tournament game that Upper Iowa University has hosted in any sport. (MORE) |
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