Sandy Schumacher Memorial Tournament
THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (13-7, 1-3 WIAC) will compete in the UW-Eau Claire Volleyball Invitational, Friday, Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 12. Stout will meet
UW-La Crosse (7-9, 3-2 WIAC) and
Gustavus Adolphus (8-12, 3-3 MIAC) Friday and
UM-Morris (14-6, 7-0 UMAC) and 17th-ranked
Augsburg College (21-2, 6-0 MIAC), Saturday. Stout has met all but UW-La Crosse so far this season.
ON-LINE: All home Blue Devil matches are available in a
live video stream.
BLUE DEVILS LAST TIME OUT: The Blue Devils won a hard fought match 3-2 over UW-Oshkosh on Saturday, Oct. 5, in Menomonie. After winning the first two sets it looked as if Stout would make quick work of the Titans. Oshkosh had other ideas, coming back from a big deficit in set three. The match eventually went to a fifth set, in which the Blue Devils came back from a three point deficit to take a 15-9 win.Â
Laura Reiter (So, Lino Lakes, Minn) finished the day with 18 kills and three blocks. |
UW-Stout 3, UW-Oshkosh 2
A LOOK AT STOUT: UW-Stout currently holds a 13-7 record.Â
Laura Reiter leads the Blue Devils with 245 kills on the year, good for an average of 3.31 a set.Â
Karley Wiensch (Jr. Chippewa Falls) has 769 assists on the season. The defense is led by
Molly Brion (So, Cameron) and her 262 digs on the season, an average of 3.36 a game. Stout leads their opponents in several statistical categories including kills, assists and digs.Â
Karley Wiensch was named to the Sugar Loaf Invitational all tournament team after collecting 99 assists in the first two matches of the season. She followed that up by being named to the Macalaster College all tournament team the following weekend. Wiensch was also named to the Wheaton Invitational all tournament team.Â
Laura Reiter was named to the St. Catherine Invitational all tournament team. The 2013 roster has zero seniors, but juniors
Emily Crew,
Morgan Denny and
Karley Wiensch have started since their freshmen years. |
2013 Stats
A LOOK AT UW-LA CROSSE: The Eagles come into their match with the Blue Devils with a 7-9 overal record. They are currently 3-2 in WIAC play. Their 3-2 WIAC record puts them currently tied for fourth place in the conference standings. La Crosse is 3-4 in three set matches, 2-4 in four set matches and 2-1 in five set matches. The Eagles lead the WIAC in assists and kills per set. Lauren Probst leads the Eagles with 191 kills this season. She also leads the team with 20 service aces. Courtney Geisler leads La Crosse with 208 digs. Kayla Ashland leads the team with 57 total blocks. |
2013 Stats
LAST TIME THEY MET:Â The
Eagles and Blue Devils met on Sept. 22, 2012 in Menomonie. The Blue Devils handed the Eagles a 3-0 defeat. |
Story and Box Score
A LOOK AT GUSTAVUS: The Gusties have gone 8-10 since they met the Blue Devils at the Saint Mary's tournament earlier this season. In the earlier meeting Stout won 3-2 in five sets. Gustavus is 8-12 overall and 3-3 in the MIAC. The Gusties have held a home court advantage this year, as they are 5-3 at home, 1-2 on the road and just 2-7 on neutral courts. Alyssa Taylor has leads Gustavus with 194 kills and 75 blocks. Kelle Nett leads the team with 29 service aces. Paige Breneman paces the defense with 324 digs this season. |
2013 Stats Â
LAST TIME THEY MET: The Blue Devils and Gusties last played on Aug. 30, 2013. Stout beat Gustavus 3-2. |
Box score
A LOOK AT MORRIS: The Cougars are currently 14-6 overall. They are in first place in the UMAC with a perfect 7-0 record. Morris has won eight straight matches. They have not lost since Sept. 14, 2013 against Augsburg. The Cougars have gone 11-2 since they faced Stout earlier this season. Stout won that matchup 3-2. Emily Auch leads UM-Morris with 206 kills this season. Mandy Allman leads the team with 412 assists and 26 service aces. Kaylie Clark's 382 digs are tops on the team. |
2013 StatsÂ
LAST TIME THEY MET: The Cougars and Blue Devils last played on Sept. 6, 2013 at the Macalaster Invitational. Stout won the match 3-2. |
UW-Stout 3, UM-Morris 2
A LOOK AT AUGSBURG: Augsburg is currently ranked 17th in the country. The Auggies lead the MIAC with a 7-0 conference record, to go along with their 21-2 overall record. Augsburg is on a current 17 match winning streak. Their last loss came on Sept. 6, 2013 against UW-Eau Claire. The Blue Devils are part of Augsburg's winning streak thanks to their 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Auggies on Sept. 11, 2013. Ashley Peper's 349 kills leads the Auggies attack. Katelyn Berens has 399 digs, which tops the Augsburg defense. |
2013 Stats
LAST TIME THEY MET: Augsburg beat Stout 3-0 on Sept. 11, 2013. |
Story and Box Score
UW-STOUT COACH JILL JOLLIFF: Coach
Jill Jolliff (361-311) is in her 21st season with the Blue Devils and has the most wins of any UW-Stout volleyball coach.Â
QUICK HITS: Â Stout started the season 9-4 which is the best start since 2009 when they opened up 8-5...Last season, Stout more than doubled their wins total from the previous year...as a freshman last season,
Molly Brion was selected as the WIAC Athlete of the Week after averaging nearly four kills per set in three matches in mid-September...
Morgan Denny's hitting percentage of .265 was the best by a Blue Devil since Maggie Meixl finished at .280 in 2008...Augsburg has won 17 straight matches...Augsburg is currently ranked 17th in the AVCA national poll...
AWARDS: Karley Wiensch was selected to the all-tournament team at the Macalester College Invitational...
Karley Wiensch was named to the all-tournament team at St. Mary's University in the season opener...
Laura Reiter was named to the all-tournament team at the St. Catherine University tournament.Â
Karley Wiensch was named to the all-tournament team at the Wheaton Invitational.Â
Karley Wiensch was named the Northwestern Mutual UW-Stout athlete of the week for her play at the Wheaton Invitational.Â
DOWN THE ROAD:Â The Blue Devils will host UW-Eau Claire, Wednesday, Oct. 16 in the final regular season home match of the season.
