Winona, Minn. -- Officials from Upper Iowa University and Winona State University announced on Friday, Jan. 15 that the UIU and WSU men's basketball teams will play two non-conference games this Saturday and Sunday at Dorman Memorial Gymnasium in Fayette, Iowa.
On Wednesday, Winona State's two games scheduled to be played at home this Friday and Saturday against the University of Sioux Falls were canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. On Thursday, Upper Iowa had its two-game series with Southwest Minnesota State University canceled due to COVID-19 testing protocols.
Upper Iowa and Winona State will face off in Fayette on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 16 - 17. Start times are set for 2 p.m. both days.
Fans at the games this weekend are limited to invite only. Upper Iowa offers fans several live options to follow the action. Live stats and a webcast will be available through the links at UIUPeacocks.com/Live. The games will also stream live on the new NSIC Network app through Roku devices, as well as Apple and Android TV. Locally, Saturday's game will be broadcast on KCRG-TV 9.2, while Sunday's action can be found on KCRG-TV 9.3.
The Peacocks enter the weekend with a 2-2 record overall and an 0-2 mark in the NSIC South, while the Warriors (0-1 overall / 0-0 NSIC South) have not played since their Jan. 2 loss at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
The two programs are scheduled to play each other in the final weekend of the season, Feb. 19-20, in a NSIC two-game series at McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Financial Court in Winona, Minn.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words:
Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
Media Contact:
Pete Watkins, Director of Athletic Communications | Ph: 507.457.5577 | Email: pwatkins@winona.edu
