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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (12-5, 0-1 WIAC) will be at UW-Superior (13-5, 0-3 WIAC), Wednesday, Oct. 2, then will host UW-Whitewater (16-5, 1-1 WIAC), Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. and UW-Oshkosh (11-4, 2-0 WIAC), Saturday, Oct. 5 at noon.
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BLUE DEVILS LAST TIME OUT: The Blue Devils competed at the Wheaton Invitational on Sept. 27, and 28. Stout finished 3-1 on the weekend, earning wins over Trinity International, Rockford College, North Central and suffering a loss to Carthage College.
Karley Wiensch (Jr, Chippewa Falls) was named to the all tournament team after collecting 179 assists. In Friday's action against Rockford and Trinity International
Morgan Denny (Jr, Luck) put down 22 kills in the five-set win over Rockford, while
Laura Reiter (So, Lino Lakes, Minn) notched 25 kills in the four-set win over Trinity. Against Carthage, the Blue Devils were held to only .021 hitting percentage, with Denny leading Stout with seven kills, two solo blocks and one block assist. Against North Central Reiter finished with 15 kills
. Miranda Haug (Fr, Forest Lake, Minn) had 12 kills. Denny had nine kills, three solo blocks and three assisted blocks. |
Wheaton Invitational
A LOOK AT STOUT: UW-Stout currently holds a 12-5 record.
Laura Reiter leads the Blue Devils with 203 kills on the year, raising her average to 3.33 a game.
Karley Wiensch has 646 assists on the season. The defense is led by
Molly Brion (So, Cameron) and her 209 digs on the season, an average of 3.22 a game. Stout leads their opponents in several statistical categories including kills, assists, digs, and blocks.
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.
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-SUPERIOR: Superior currently holds a 13-5 overall record and a 0-3 WIAC record. The YellowJackets have compiled a current four match win streak. Superior leads the conference in service aces and are fourth in hitting percentage. Keely Deadrick has 41 service aces, which leads the WIAC. Deadrick's 636 assists leads Superior and her 34 blocks are good for second on the team. Brooke Vonasek leads the YellowJackets with 174 kills. Lauren Peterson is first on the team with 251 digs. |
2013 Stats
LAST TIME THEY MET: Stout and Superior last met Oct. 17, 2013 in Menomonie. Stout won the match 3-1. Stout leads the all time series 32-19. |
Story and Box Score
A LOOK AT UW-WHITEWATER: The Warhawks, picked to win the 2013 WIAC title by their peers, are ranked 17th in the most recent AVCA national poll. Whitewater is 16-5 on the season and has a 1-1 conference record. The Warhawks lead the WIAC in assists and kills. They are second in blocks as well as third in hitting percentage. Ariel Feiertag's 205 kills lead the team. Kim Frei leads the conference with 738 assists. Alivia Holman's 105 total blocks are also tops in the conference. |
2013 Stats
LAST TIME THEY MET: The Warhawks and Blue Devils met on Oct. 27, 2012 in Whitewater. The Warhawks handed the Blue Devils a 3-0 defeat. Whitewater leads the all time series 37-2. |
UW-Whitewater 3, UW-Stout 0
A LOOK AT UW-OSHKOSH: The Titans have won ten straight matches, marking their longest win streak since 2009. The Titans last lost came nearly a month ago, on Sept. 4 against Edgewood College. Oshkosh currently leads all WIAC members in hitting percentage at .234.vvThe Titans will travel to UW-Stevens Point and UW-River Falls before facing the Blue Devils. |
2013 Stats
LAST TIME THEY MET: The Blue Devils and Titans last played on Oct. 26, 2012. Oshkosh beat the Blue Devils 3-0. Oshkosh leads the all time series 36-6. |
Box score
UW-STOUT COACH JILL JOLLIFF: Coach
Jill Jolliff (360-309) is in her 21st season with the Blue Devils and has the most wins of any UW-Stout volleyball coach.
QUICK HITS: 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...UW-Superior is on a four match win streak...UW-Oshkosh is on a ten match win streak...
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.
Karley Wiensch was named to the all-tournament team at the Wheaton Invitational.
DOWN THE ROAD: The Blue Devils will be at the UW- Eau Claire Tournament on Friday Oct. 11 and Saturday Oct. 12. They will face UW-La Crosse and Gustavus Adolphus on Friday, before playing UM-Morris and Augsburg College on Saturday.
