The No. 19 Southwest Minnesota State University soccer team will travel to Fayette, Iowa for the first round of the 2013 NSIC / US Bank Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 6 for a battle with Upper Iowa at 1 p.m. SMSU will be playing in its first postseason game since 2007. 

OPPONENT AT A GLANCE

UPPER IOWA --  The Peacocks finished the 2013 season with a 14-4-0 overall record and tied for third with their 36 points, 12-3-0 record within the conference. UIU is making its fourth consecutive NSIC tournament appearance and will host an opening playoff match for the second straight season. Those twelve conference wins is most by any team in Upper Iowa history and Diaz has the best record as a first-year head coach in UIU history. After completing his first regular season as head coach, Brian Diaz will now lead the Peacocks into the playoffs.

A WIN OVER UPPER IOWA WOULD...

-Give SMSU its second straight victory over Upper Iowa and second of the season.

-Give SMSU its first postseason win since the 2004 season.

-Give SMSU a 7-15-1 all-time record in the NSIC tournament.

-(Shutout) Give SMSU its 11th shutout of the season, second over UIU this season. 

RECAP: LAST WEEK 

It was a week to forget for the Southwest Minnesota State soccer team as the Mustangs tied Wayne State on Thursday before falling to Augustana on Sunday. With the winless two games, SMSU fell out of contention for the 2013 NSIC regular season crown and lost the chance to host an opening round game. Instead the Mustangs will be the fifth seed and will travel to take on fourth seeded Upper Iowa on Wednesday. 

SMSU couldn't score against Wayne State on Thursday at home--only the third time all season that the Mustangs haven't scored. SMSU continued its offensive woes against Augustana on Sunday when the Mustangs were blanked for the third consecutive game. Augustana scored in the 83rd minute to take the game 1-0.

NATIONAL NEWS

SMSU fell out of the latest installment of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire National College top 25. SMSU went 0-1-1 this weekend to fall from its previous No. 19 spot. SMSU has been ranked five weeks this season. 

CADENA'S CLIMB­­

Miranda Cadena scored her 17th career goal versus Concordia-St. Paul to put her in a tie for ninth place for most goals scored in SMSU history. Joelle Dean holds the record with 28 goals scored in a career. With 17 in just two seasons, the sophomore forward is on pace to eclipse the all-time record.

UNSEL-FISHER

Kendahl Fisher recorded her tenth and eleventh assists of the season on Oct. 26 versus Concordia-St. Paul to set the new SMSU single-season assist record. She has two ­regular season games left on the schedule to push for the NSIC record of an assist per game average of 1.22 set by Stacey Jacobs of Winona State in 2001 . Fisher ranks third on the SMSU all-time assist list with 16. Nadia Abuayed owns the all-time record with 25 set from 2001-04.