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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (1-1, 0-0 WIAC) will open at home, Tuesday, Nov. 19, when they host
Marian University (0-0, 0-0 NACC) at 5 p.m. The Blue Devils will then take on a pair of NCAA Division II schools on the road, traveling to
Winona State (2-0, 0-0 NSIC), Thursday, Nov. 21 and to
St. Cloud State (1-0, NSIC), Saturday, Nov. 23.
WEBCASTS:Â All UW-Stout home games will be available in a live video stream by
Blue Devil Video, with Adam "Big Country" Lehnertz on the call. WMEQ 880 Radio, with Jason Kenyon, Rob Silvers, Dan Schultz, Jimmie Kaska or Jake Bostrom, will broadcast and provide a live audio stream of away conference games and all Saturday WIAC doubleheaders. Stout will provide
Live Stats for all home games. Check the Blue Devil Webcast page or under details of the schedule page to see broadcasts and Live Stats available when Stout is on the road.
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THIS WEEK BY THE NUMBERS |
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24 |
Number of players on Stout's roster |
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12 |
Number of freshmen on Stout's roster |
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2-7-3 |
Number of seniors - juniors - sophomores on Stout roster |
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431 - 26 |
Number of wins for coach Mark Thomas in numbers of years he has been head coach at UW-Stout. |
THE BLUE DEVILS (1-1, 0-0 WIAC): The Blue Devils bring a huge roster to the 2013-14 season, a roster tallying 24 players. But of those, 12 are newcomers to the program. But on the flip side, 12 returners have seen time in a Blue Devil uniform. Senior
Sami Schoeder returns to lead the Blue Devils and is back to 100 percent, according to 27th year coach
Mark Thomas, since an injury kept her out half of her sophomore season. Even at less than 100 percent, Schoeder caught the attention of conference opponentsand was an all-WIAC honorable mention selection for the second time. Schoeder averaged 8.7 points last year and Thomas said the team will lean on Schoder as a shooter.
Brea Boomer brings a tough mentality inside the paint. As a sophomore, Boomer averaged 11.8 poitns and 4.3 rebounds. She also earned all-WIAC honorable mention honors.
Katelynn Folkers, who has played the point the past two years, will move to a wing as
Kyleigh Hebert, who joined the team after Christmas, gets more accustomed to the Blue Devil system. Folkers averaged 8.6 points and led the team in assists with 55. She was third on the team in rebounds, averaging 5.0 caroms. Hebert, who played in 12 games, averaged 5.6 points and dished off 21 assists.
Rachel Hanley and Schoeder are the only seniors on the team. Hanley will come off the bench as a point guard. |
2012-13 Statistics
The Blue Devils are 1-1 so far this season. Stout has 15 players who are averaging ten minutes or more through the first two games.Â
Kyleigh Hebert and
Brea Boomer are averaging nine points a game to lead the Blue Devils.Â
Tara Matter,
Jessica Kreitz and
Shelby Sterba are leading the team in rebounds, each averaging five per game. Stout is out rebounding (108-79) and out scoring (138-129) opponents on the young season. |
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STOUT LAST TIME OUT:Â The Blue Devils opened the season with a 78-50 win over North Central University at the University of Northwestern, St. Paul, Tip Off Tournament, then lost to the host Eagles, 79-60
STOUT LAST SEASON:Â The Blue Devils finished the 2012-13 season with a 10-15 overall record, 4-12 in the WIAC, an eighth place finish. Eleven different players posted starts at one point throughout the season as injury swept through the team. Stout does return three of their four leading scorers from last year in
Brea Boomer,
Sami Schoeder and
Katelynne Folkers. Boomer started 21 games, Schoeder 15 and Folkers 24. Stout was the fourth-ranked team in the conference in scoring (64.0), but was lost in points allowed (68.8) and eighth in scoring margin (minus-4.8). Stout led the league in steals (11.36), was fourth in blocked shots (2.84), first in offensive rebounds (15.28), fifth in defensive rebounds (25.16) and third in 3-point shots made (4.80).
SCOUTING MARIAN: The Sabres return three players that started all 25 games a year ago. Senior Dani Huray will share the role of team captain with fellow seniors Sarah Albert and Kelsey moore, as well as junior Amelia Mirsberger. Huray is tied for the school record for single season assists after compiling 123 last season. Albert is one of the Sabres top three point threats after shooting 42.4 percent from behind the arc last season. Marian will be looking to return to the conference tournament after missing out for the first time in three years last season. The Sabres have added junior transfer Sarah Olewinski, who averaged over 16 points a game at UW-Waukesha last season. Sophomores Lindsay Vogels and Brianna Tietz, as well as Freshman Emma Jarvey will patrol the paint for Marian. The Sabres were picked to finish eight in the NACC preseason coaches poll.
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TRADITION: In 10 of the last 14 seasons, Stout has been either the first or second leading scoring team in the WIAC. In the final team standings, Stout has finished no lower in the conference than fourth in 11 of the last 15 years
JOHNSON FIELDHOUSE: The "cozy confines of Johnson Fieldhouse" has proven to be quite an advantage for the Blue Devils. Since the 2000-01 season, Stout has posted a 122-34 (.784) record at home. In conference games at Johnson Fieldhouse since 2000-01, Stout has a 76-26 (.747) record. Throw in the conference tournament games, and Stout has an 90-26 (.779) overall record against WIAC opponents at home.
THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Mark Thomas (432-261) is in his 27th 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.Â
Marian:Â The 2013-14 season will mark the fourth for Head Coach Bill Peters, who has 32 career wins in his first three seasons. Peters' squads registered a .500 record or better in his first two seasons, including 15 wins in his first season in 2010-11. Marian had compiled a .500 record just once in 16 seasons prior to Peters' arrival.Â
THE ROAD TO 400 WINS:
Mark Thomas' first collegiate win came the second game of his first season when his Blue Devils, which had won only two games over the previous two years, defeated Mt. Senario, 73-44, in November, 1987. The wins came more often after that. Thomas got his 50th win, Feb. 28, 1991, 71-60, over Cardinal Stritch. The 100th win came Jan. 10, 1994, an 80-59 win over UM-Morris. No. 200 came at UW-River Falls, a 78-74 victory on Jan. 5, 2000. Thomas' 300th win came in overtime, a 76-68 decision over UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 29, 2005. Thomas' 400th win came at UW-Stevens Point, a 90-76 decision, Feb. 3, 2010.
CONFERENCES: UW-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.
UP NEXT:Â The Blue Devils will take on a pair of NCAA Division II schools on the road, traveling to Winona State, Thursday, Nov. 21 and to St. Cloud State, Saturday, Nov. 23.
