Game Coverage: Live Stats
THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (6-5) will escape the winter weather of Menomonie, traveling to Austin, Texas for Concordia University's Holiday Tournament, where they will play two games, Dec. 29 and 30. They will take on host school Concordia University Texas (4-5) on Saturday at 4 p.m., and square off with East Texas Baptist University (6-3), the following afternoon at 2 p.m.
MARK THOMAS INTERVIEWS: Throughout the season, Jimmie Kaska of Sports Radio 1400 AM will speak with head women's basketball coach
Mark Thomas about the season. Listed are each of the interviews throughout the season. |
Listen to Interviews
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THIS WEEK BY THE NUMBERS |
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.582 |
Brea Boomer's field goal percentage, the highest in the WIAC. (7-for-7 against Marian) |
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6-0 |
Stout's record this year with a positive rebound margin. |
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0-5 |
Stout's record this year with a negative rebound margin. |
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3 |
Consecutive games in which the team that led at halftime lost. |
THE BLUE DEVILS (6-5, 1-3 WIAC): After two losses in which they blew a halftime lead, the Blue Devils reversed the trend, this time turning a seven-point halftime deficit into a win. Trailing, 38-31, at halftime, the Blue Devils went on an 18-0 second half run to take the lead for good, preventing what would have undoubtedly been seen as an upset. Senior
Whitney Rawdon continues to improve as the season gets older. One game after matching her career high 22 points against River Falls, Rawdon turned in her first double-double of the season, an 18-point, 10-rebound performance against Marian. Over the last two games, she is averaging 10 points and nine rebounds. Her season averages of 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game each led the team and both rank fourth in the WIAC.
Brea Boomer approached her first double-double of the year against Marian, but came up two rebounds short (16 pts, 8 reb). With a 7-for-7 shooting performance on Saturday, Boomer upped her season average to .582, which is the highest shooting percentage in the conference. She is averaging 11.5 points per game, which is second on the roster, behind only Rawdon.
Katelynne Folkers had another solid performance against Marian, scoring 10 points to go with four boards and three assists. She leads the team in steals and assists and trails only Rawdon with 5.3 rebounds per game. Already with two 20-point games this season,
Sami Schoeder has proved to be a threatening shooter. She has cooled off in the past two games, however, going just 3-of-18 from the field, including 2-of-10 from three point land, where she often does most of her damage. Five Blue Devils are averaging at least four rebounds per game as they are out-rebounding their opponents, 43-40, on average. |
2012-13 Statistics
STOUT'S LAST TIME OUT: UW-Stout did not have a lead until less than six minutes remained in the game, but they held that lead for good, defeating Marian University, 71-64, Saturday, Dec. 15. After a first half dominated by Marian, four different Blue Devils hit buckets in the first two minutes of the second half, and just like that, Stout was within three points of the lead. Marian went on another run, however, a 7-0 spurt to go back up by 10. It was then, midway through the second half, that Stout really got things rolling. An 18-0 run turned their 10-point deficit into an eight point lead, and they ran out of the gym with the victory. Marian missed 12 shots in that nine-minute span and
Katelynne Folkers hit a pair of three-pointers, including the one that gave Stout the lead. Marian shot 56 percent from three in the first half, but when their shooter's touch escaped them, so did the game itself.
Whitney Rawdon led all players in scoring and recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Brea Boomer added 16 points and eight boards. Rissa Cerveny and Ashley Backes both scored 17 points for the Sabres. |
Story and Stats
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OPPONENTS TO WATCH |
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Concordia University Texas |
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#14 - Domonique Liddell, C, 6-2 |
7.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 13 blks (all team highs) |
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#10 - Madi Hess, G, 5-7 |
4.6 ppg, 17 steals, 16 assists, .933 FT% |
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East Texas Baptist University |
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#2 - April Leonard, G, 5-0 |
11 points per game, 22 steals, 12 assists |
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#42 - Mary Slaughter, F, 6-0 |
10.1 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 24 career dbl-dbl's |
SCOUTING CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY TEXAS (4-5): Simply put, the Tornados have been excellent at home, but have struggled mightily on the road. Their home gym has been a comfortable place for them, as they are 4-1 at home, but have lost all four of their road games to this point. Concordia opened their season with four wins in their first five games, but have run into some trouble lately, losing their last four. Although not a single player averages over eight points per game, the Tornados have a positive scoring margin. They use a very balance offensive attack which includes three players that average over six points per game, and seven more that average at least four, and no player averages even 20 minutes per game. They do have a defensive standout in Domonique Liddell, who leads the team with 7.1 rebounds per game and 13 blocks. Voneshia Williams complements Liddell on the boards with a 5.5 per game average, in addition to 6.3 points per game. Madi Hess has started seven of their eight games and leads the team in steals and is second in assists. A familiar face will be sitting on the Concordia bench. Fomer Blue Devil standout Kelsey Duoss is an assistant coach for the Tornados and is in her second season. Duoss earned All-American honors while playing for the Blue Devils and last summer was selected to the WIAC All-Time women's basketball team. | 2012-13 Statistics
SCOUTING EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (6-3): ETBU has been excellent away from home thus far, winning five of their six games at away or neutral sites. Their struggles have surprising came at home, where they are just 1-2. The Tigers have been very good in close games this season, winning all three games decided by three or less points, including two wins by a single point. Three players have carried much of the workload so far, as the three players to average over 25 minutes per game, while no one else averages over 20. April Leonard leads the team in scoring (11 ppg) and has recorded a team-high 22 steals. Mary Slaughter takes care of the rebounding duties, pulling down a team-high 9.1 per game while maintaining a scoring average of 10.1 points per contest. Jaimi Kadlecek rounds out the trio with 7.7 points per game, and leads the team with 27 assists. | 2012-13 Statistics
FIRST TIME MEETINGS: Stout has never previously met either Concordia University Texas or East Texas Baptist University.
THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Mark Thomas (427-250) is in his 26th year as the coach of the Blue Devils. Thomas has led his teams to 10 national playoff berths, nine times in the NCAA. A six-time WIAC coach of the year, the Blue Devils have won five conference titles and four conference tournament championships. His teams have twice been to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. Thomas is the first WIAC coach to have reached 400 career wins. Thomas also has the most wins of any Stout basketball coach, either men's or women's. Dwain Mintz coached the men's basketball program for 27 years and compiled a 385-280 record.
CONFERENCES: Stout is a member of the nine-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) along with UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Superior and UW-Whitewater.
Concordia University Texas and
East Texas Baptist University are both members of the American Southwest Conference (ASC).
UP NEXT: Stout kicks off 2013 with a home game against I-94 rival UW-Eau Claire, Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 8 p.m.
