The University of Minnesota Duluth will look to get back above the .500 mark this weekend but face a tough task in doing so as Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference foe Upper Iowa University and perennial conference rival No. 25 Winona State University come to town.

UMD (2-3-1, 1-1-1 NSIC) opened up conference play with three matches last week, drawing with St. Cloud State University before knocking off Minnesota State University Moorhead and falling against Northern State University.

SCOUTING THE PEACOCKS | 2-2-2, 1-1-1 NSIC
Upper Iowa also opened its NSIC season with a win, loss, and tie: falling to Winona State in the opener while knocking off  Wayne State (Neb.) College last time out ... the Peacocks broke out against Wayne State, scoring three goes for the first time all season. They've scored one or zero goals in four of their six matches this season ... that hasn't stopped senior midfielder Madie Edwards from scoring as she's netted four goals on the season to lead the Peacocks ... senior goalkeeper Kaitlyn Emanuel has spent the majority of time in-net for UIU, posting a 1.42 GAA with 40 saves (.851 save percentage) for a 1-1-2 record, while sophomore Caila Petrie has a 1.33 GAA in three halves of action ... head coach Brian Diaz is in his third season patrolling the sidelines for Upper Iowa ... the Bulldogs own a 5-2-0 record all-time against the Peacocks, defeating Upper Iowa 2-0 last season on Sept. 21, 2014 ... UMD and UIU will meet with an early start time on Saturday at 12:00 p.m.

SCOUTING THE WARRIORS | 5-1-0, 2-1-0 NSIC
No. 25 Winona State will be the second ranked opponent for UMD this season (L 6-0 vs. then-No. 7 University of Central Missouri) ... the Warriors stumbled for the first time in 2015 last time out, a 1-0 victory for Augustana (S.D.) University ... Winona State has allowed just the one goal through three NSIC contests ... freshman midfielder Abby Bohanski leads the team with 12 points on the season (five goals, two assists) ... sophomore goalkeeper Rachel Oleson has played every minute between the pipes for Winona State to the tune of a 0.67 GAA and .862 save percentage. She has three shutouts on the year ... head coach Ali Omar has been on the bench for the Warriors for 21 seasons as of 2015 ... WSU owns the edge in the all-time series as the Bulldogs are 11-14-3 all-time against the Warriors ... UMD and Winona State will meet for the 29th time when the two teams take to the Malosky Stadium turf at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.

QUICK KICKS
First-year forward Logan Nash netted her first collegiate goal last weekend for the Bulldogs as the team rallied late against Northern State but couldn't complete the comeback ... junior forward Kailey Beatt continued to be a driving force for UMD, netting her third goal of the season as the Bulldogs knocked off Minnesota State University Moorhead 1-0 last Saturday ... sophomore goalkeeper Jordan Melby picked up the first shutout of her season against the Dragons as well on Saturday.

LINKS TO WATCH
... vs. Upper Iowa: Live Stats & Video
... vs. Winona State: Live Stats & Video

UMD and Upper Iowa will kick off the action this weekend at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.