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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: UW-Stout (10-14, 4-11 WIAC) will close out their season this weekend when they host UW-Oshkosh (19-5, 11-4 WIAC), Saturday, Feb. 16. Play is schedule to get underway at 6 p.m. and will also include a celebration of the careers of seniors
Whitney Rawdon and
Kayla Windt for "Senior Night".
PLAYOFF PICTURE: With their loss to Stevens Point on Wednesday, Stout dropped out of postseason contention. The six teams advancing to the WIAC Tournament will be Stevens Point, Oshkosh, Superior, Whitewater, River Falls, and Eau Claire, although the seeding remains undetermined.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: UW-Oshkosh received votes in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll, but not enough to crack the top 25.
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.
This week's interview |
Listen to Interviews
WEBCASTS: 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.
NOTE: All WIAC tournament playoff games, home or away, will not be available in a live video stream due to regulations established by the conference.
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THIS WEEK BY THE NUMBERS |
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8-2 |
Stout's record with a positive rebounding margin. |
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40% |
Stout is 8-2 when they shoot at least 40 percent from the field, and are just 2-12 when they do not. |
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3 |
Consecutive seasons in which Oshkosh won the first meeting with Stout and Stout won the second. (Oshkosh won the first this season) |
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9 |
Consecutive seasons in which Stout defeated UW-Oshkosh the second time they played them. |
THE BLUE DEVILS (10-14, 4-11 WIAC): Stout's season, which has been a struggle for much of the second half, will come to an end at home this Saturday. Stout got out to an 8-6 start, but have since gone just 2-8 to drop out of playoff contention. After a shootout loss in Eau Claire on Saturday, Stout was smothered by UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday, a 78-51 loss at Berg Gym in Stevens Point. The Pointers dominated from start to finish. They jumped out to a 10-2 run, and minutes later reeled off a 13-0 run to grab a commanding 25-6 lead, midway through the period. From there, they never led by less than 10 and led by as much as 29 points before the finish. One good note among the bad ones was
Brea Boomer's 14-point performance as she continues to play well to close out her sophomore season. Boomer has now scored at least 14 points in her past three games and has scored at least 10 in five of Stout's last six contests. Boomer leads the team in scoring with 11.8 points per game and her field goal percentage of .513 is the second best in the WIAC...
Katelynne Folkers remains one of Stout's most consistent contributors across the entire stat sheet. She leads the team in rebounds (5.0 rpg), steals (58) and assists (51), and is second in scoring (8.7 per game)...
Sami Schoeder has been hit or miss all year, and remains Stout's best option from beyond the arc. On the season, she is 40-of-124, about a 32 percent clip. Shoeder led Stout with seven rebounds against Stevens Point...
Kayla Windt pulled down a career-high 13 boards two games ago, and is tied with Boomer with 4.3 boards per game, trailing only Folkers. |
2012-13 Statistics
STOUT'S LAST TIME OUT: UW-Stevens Point led from top to bottom on their way to 78-51 win over UW-Stout Wednesday at Berg Gym. The Pointers built a 12-6 lead over the first five mintues of the game, then went on a 13-0 run over the next five minutes to take control. The Pointers held a 42-27 hafltime lead.
Brea Boomer scored 10 of her team-high 14 points in the first half to lead Stout. Boomer was the only Blue Devil in double figures.
Kayla Windt finished with eight points, as did
Kyleigh Hebert.
Sami Schoeder had seven rebounds. The Pointers' were led by Myranda Tyler's 19 points. Sam Barber finished with 15 points and eight rebounds. |
Story and Stats
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PLAYERS TO WATCH |
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UW-Stout |
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#15 - Brea Boomer, F, 5-8 |
Last three games: 14, 16, and 14 points |
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#34 - Katelynne Folkers, G, 5-8 |
5.0 rpg, 58 steals, 51 assists all lead team |
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UW-Oshkosh |
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#10 - Megan Wenig, G, 5-5 |
13.1 ppg, 41-of-103 from three (40 percent) |
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#32 - Katie Kitzke, G, 5-8 |
Led team in scoring in 4 of past 5 games |
SCOUTING UW-OSHKOSH (19-5, 11-4 WIAC):
A year after finishing just 1-15 in conference play, UW-Oshkosh has been one of the league's most pleasant surprises this season. In his first season as the head coach of the Titans, Brad Fischer has turned a last-place team into a contender in just one season. Much of Oshkosh's success is due to their rebounding dominance and their solid defense. Their rebounding margin of +5.6 is second best in the conference while they rank first in scoring defense, allowing just 50.9 points per game. Oshkosh's free throw percentage of 78.1 is far best among WIAC teams and places them second in the nation in that category. Megan Wenig and Katie Kitzke have provided much of the scoring for the Titans, averagaing 13.1 and 12.3 points per game, respectively. One of the two has led Oshkosh in scoring in 20 of the team's 24 games, Kitzke doing so in four of the last five. Kitzke has two separate games of 25 points while Wenig has delivered five game with 18 or more points. Both of them shoot a lot of three-pointers, but Wenig's 40 percent clip is a lot scarier for the Blue Devils than Kitzke's .274 average. Katelyn Kueuhl and Heather Conroy are averaging 6.7 and 5.4 rebounds per game, respectively, ranking them sixth and eleventh in the conference in that category. Kueuhl adds 8.4 points per game while Conroy contirbutes 6.2 per contest. | 2012-13 Statistics
UW-OSHKOSH'S LAST TIME OUT: In what was a tight ballgame throughout, UW-Whitewater outlasted Oshkosh for a 58-49 victory, Wednesday night in Oshkosh. With the win, the Warhawks clinched the WIAC Championship for the second time in four years. Katie Kitzke drained a three-pointer with 1:58 left to give UW-Oshkosh a 49-48 lead. But Courtney Kumerow responded with a lay-up, put-back and free throw to put the Warhawks ahead 54-49 with 40 seconds remaining. Oshkosh's Megan Wenig led all players with 17 points while Kumerow led Whitewater in both points (15) and rebounds (10). | Story and Stats
THE SERIES: UW-Oshkosh leads the series, 44-20, overall, but has not been as dominant lately. Oshkosh has won the first meeting in each of the past four seasons (including this season), but Stout has answered with victories in the second meeting the past three seasons. Stout has won 11 of the past 15 matchups, including a stretch of nine in a row from 2006 to 2010.
EARLIER THIS SEASON (Jan. 12, 2012): UW-Stout came out on the short end of one of the lower scoring contests in recent history, falling 45-36 to UW-Oshkosh, at Kolf Sports Center. The Blue Devils led 16-13 at halftime, but the Titans outscored Stout 32-20 in the second half to notch the win. The Titans tied the score a minute into the second period, but the teams traded leads for the next nine minutes until Oshkosh took the lead for good with nine minutes left in the contest. The Titans' Megan Wenig was the only player to score in double digits, scoring 13. Katelyn Kuehl had 12 rebounds for the Titans. Stout was led by Brea Boomer and Kyleigh Hebert with nine points apiece. | Story and Stats
TRADITION: In 10 of the last 13 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 14 years. Last year broke the trend, however, as they finished second to last in scoring and eight out of nine teams in the conference standings with a final league record of 3-13.
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 (430-256) 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.
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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: Stout and
Oshkosh are both members of the nine-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) along with UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Superior, and UW-Whitewater.
