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THIS WEEK'S GAMES:  There is no easy way to get between Menomonie and Platteville, but the Blue Devils (5-9, 1-4 WIAC) will take to the road to face  UW-Platteville, (8-5, 2-2 WIAC) Saturday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. The game is the second of a three-game road trip.

CAREER STATS: Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page to check out the UW-Stout career highs for points, rebounds and assists of each Blue Devil player.

THIS WEEK BY THE NUMBERS
23	Number of players on Stout's roster that have seen action this season.
9	Number of games Stout has forced more than 20 turnovers
2-7-3-11	Number of seniors - juniors - sophomores - freshmen on Stout roster
437 - 27	Number of wins for coach Mark Thomas in numbers of seasons he has been head coach at UW-Stout.

STOUT THIS SEASON:  The Blue Devils will look to turn back a two-game losing streak, falling to UW-Eau Claire last Saturday and at UW-Stevens Point Wednesday. Sami schoeder was out for two games due to illness, but returned to the Blue Devils' lineup to score 17 points against the Pointers Wednesday, raising her scoring average to 10.4 points per contest.  Kyleigh Hebert trails Schoeder with 10.2 points per contest. Stout has two other players averaging between nine and 10 points. Shelby Sterba, who missed Wednesday game, is averaging 9.0 points and Brea Boomer is averaging 9.6 points.   Seven different Blue Devils have led Stout in scoring at least once, Schoeder in five games. Sterba has been the team's leading rebounder with 6.4 boards per contest, followed by Boomer with 5.7. The Blue Devils' fifth starter, Katelynne Folkers is averaging 6.5 points and 4.9 rebounds and leads the team in steals with 2.8 per contest.  Hebert, Boomer and Folkers have started all 14 games. Stout currently leads all WIAC opponents in rebounding, averaging 43.8 per game The Blue Devils are being outscored, 69.4-64.6. Stout has a roster of 23 players, 11 newcomers, 12 returners.  | 2013-14 Statistics

STOUT LAST TIME OUT: The Blue Devils had three players score in double figures, lead by Sami Schoeder  with 17, but were unable to slow down Stevens Point resulting in a 80-58 defeat at the hands of the Pointers.  Schoeder also led the Blue Devils in rebounds with seven. The game stayed close throughout the first eight minutes of action before the Pointers began to add to the lead.  The Pointer lead got as high as 15 in the first half before settling at a 41-30 halftime score.  Stevens Points' second half lead grew to as much as 27, thanks in part to Myranda Tyler.  Tyler lead all scorers in the game with 24 points.  Kyleigh Hebert  added 13 points, two rebounds and two assist for Stout.  Brea Boomer  chipped in 11 points and three rebounds for the Blue Devils who shot just 18.7 percent from three point range in the game.  Kaitlyn Jacobs had a double double for the Pointers, scoring 11 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.  Alyssa Olp also scored in double figures for Stevens Point, chipping in 11 points.  Stevens Point outrebounded Stout 44-31 and outshot the Blue Devils 48.4 percent to 35.7 percent.  | UW-Stevens Point Story and Box Score

STOUT LAST SEASON:  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).

UW-PLATTEVILLE (8-5, 2-2 WIAC):  The Pioneers have won four out of their last five contest, with the lone loss coming last time out against UW-Superior.  Platteville has three players averaging double digit points this season.  They are led by Alyssa Krajco, who is averaging 17.1 points per game.  Stacy Clark is second on the team in scoring, averaging 16.2 per game.  Clark leads the team in rebounding with an average of 8.3 per game.  Rachel Cropp is the third Pioneer scoring  double digits as she averages 11.5 per game.  Cropp also leads the team in steals with 25.  Platteville is currently second amongst WIAC teams in scoring averaging 70.7 points per game. Platteville is coming off a 61-47 loss at UW-Superior last Saturday. With the exception of the opening minutes, Superior held the lead. Stacy Clark scored 16 points to lead Platteville. The Pioneers shot 31.4 percent as a team (16-51) from the floor. | 2013-14 Statistics

LAST TIME THEY MET:  Stout and Platteville split their two meetings last season.  The Pioneers took a 70-65 victory over the Blue Devils in Platteville.  Sami Schoeder led Stout in scoring with 20 points.  In game two Schoeder scored 18 points to lead the Blue Devils to a 71-57 victory in Menomonie.  | Game One | Game Two

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 123-34 (.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.

TEAM CAPTAINS:  Senior Sami Schoeder, junior Brea Boomer and sophomore Kyleigh Hebert are team captains for the 2013-14 season.

THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Mark Thomas (437-268) 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.  UW-Stevens Point:  Shirley Egner (457-189) is in her 25th season with the Pointers. She is the all time winningest coach in WIAC history and is a four time WIAC coach of the year.  UW-Platteville:  Megan Wilson is in her fourth season with the Pioneers.  During her tenure she has guided three players to all WIAC honors. 

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, UW-Stevens Point and UW-Platteville are members of the nine-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) along with UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-River Falls, UW-Superior, and UW-Whitewater.

UP NEXT:  Stout will close out their three-game road swing with a trip to UW-La Crosse, Wednesday, Jan. 15, before finally returning to Johnson Fieldhouse, Saturday, Jan. 18 to host UW-Oshkosh at 3 p.m. 

UW-Stout 2013-14 Season Highs (Updated Jan. 9, 2014)

Points: 23, Hayley Froehlich vs. Colorado College, Dec. 31, 2013
3-Pointers Made: 5, Hayley Froehlich vs. Colorado College, Dec. 31, 2013
Rebounds: 10, Shelby Sterba vs. St. Joseph's, Jan. 1, 2014; Shelby Sterba vs. Dakota State, Nov. 29, 2013
Assists: 7, Kyleigh Hebert vs. Colorado College, Dec. 31, 2013
Steals: 6, Katelynne Folkers vs Colorado College, Dec. 31, 2013; Katelynne Folkers vs. Marian University, Nov. 19, 2013

UW-Stout Collegiate Career Highs (Updated Jan. 9, 2014)

Autumn Paulson - #1
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Becca Smith - #2
Points: 10 vs. St. Joseph's, Jan. 1, 2014
Rebounds: 2 vs. St. Joseph's, Jan. 1, 2014
Assists: 2 (2x) vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 4, 2014; vs. Colorado College, Dec. 31, 2013

Kyleigh Hebert - #4
Points: 18 vs. St. Cloud State, Nov. 23, 2013
Rebounds: 6 (6x) vs. St. Joseph's, Jan. 1, 2014; vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 1, 2013; vs. St. Cloud State, Nov. 23, 2013; vs. UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 16, 2013; vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 3, 2013; vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 16, 2013
Assists: 7 vs. Colorado College, Dec. 31, 2013

Caitlin Coombs - #5
Points: 5 vs. Concordia University Texas, Dec. 29, 2012
Rebounds: 6 vs. Dubuque, Nov. 27, 2011
Assists: 1 (4x)

Rachel Hanley - #10
Points: 12 vs. Martin Luther, Nov. 25, 2012
Rebounds: 4 vs. UW-Whitewater, Dec. 3, 2011
Assists: 5 (2x) vs. Marian University, Dec. 15, 2012; vs. Whitewater, Jan. 19, 2013

Tara Matter - #11
Points: 10 (2x) vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 4, 2014; vs. Marian, Nov. 19, 2013
Rebounds: 7 vs. Northwestern, Nov. 16, 2013
Assists: 1 (3x) vs. Dakota State, Nov. 29, 2013; vs. Winona State, Nov. 21, 2013; vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013

Haley Froehlich - #13
Points: 23 vs. Colorado College, Dec. 31, 2013
Rebounds: 7 vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 18, 2012
Assists: 3 (2x) vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 23, 2013; vs. UW-Platteville, Feb. 2, 2013

McKayla Brunner - #14
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013
Assists: 1 vs. North Central, Nov. 14, 2013

Brea Boomer - #15
Points: 22 (2x) vs. East Texas Baptist University, Dec. 20, 2012; vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 9, 2013
Rebounds: 13 vs. UW-Platteville, Feb. 4, 2012
Assists: 3 (2x) vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 1, 2013; vs. UW-Platteville, Dec. 8, 2012

Sara Bedford - #20
Points: 10 vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013
Rebounds: 3 vs. Northwestern, Nov. 16, 2013
Assists: 1 (5x) vs. UW-Superior, Dec. 4, 2013; vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 1, 2013; vs. Dakota State, Nov. 29, 2013; vs. St. Cloud State, Nov. 23, 2013;  vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013

Maygan Mitchell - #22
Points: 12 vs. Crown College, Nov. 28, 2012
Rebounds: 8 vs. Crown College, Nov. 28, 2012
Assists: 3 vs. River Falls, Dec. 12, 2012

Jessica Kreitz - #24
Points: 6 vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013
Rebounds: 7 vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013
Assists: 1 (2x) vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013; vs. Northwestern, Nov. 16, 2013

Nikki Alexander - #25
Points: 9 vs. Winona State, Nov. 21, 2013
Rebounds: 7 (2x) vs. Winona State, Nov. 21, 2013; vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013
Assists: 2 (3x) vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 1, 2013; vs. St. Cloud State, Nov. 20, 2012; vs. Martin Luther College, Nov. 25, 2012

Jasmyne Hazelton - #30
Points: 2 vs. St. Cloud State, Nov. 23, 2013
Rebounds: 1 (2x) vs. UW-River Falls, Dec. 11, 2013; vs. St. Cloud State, Nov. 23, 2013
Assists: 2 vs.St. Cloud State, Nov. 23, 2013

Sami Schoeder - #32
Points: 31 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 8, 2011
Rebounds: 10 vs. Hamline, Nov. 17, 2012
Assists: 4 vs. Hamline, Nov. 17, 2012

Shelby Sterba - #33
Points: 18 vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 1, 2013
Rebounds: 10 (2x) vs. St. Joseph's, Jan. 1, 2014; vs. Dakota State, Nov. 29, 2013
Assists: 2 (4x) vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 4, 2014; vs. Superior, Dec. 4, 2013; vs. UW-River Falls, Dec. 12, 2012; vs. Marian, Nov. 19, 2013

Katelynne Folkers - #34
Points: 16 vs. Hamline, Nov. 17, 2012
Rebounds: 9 (3x) vs. St. Cloud State, Nov. 20, 2012; vs. Concordia University Texas, Dec. 29, 2012; vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 6, 2013
Assists: 5 (4x) vs. St. Cloud State, Nov. 20, 2012; vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 24, 2012; vs. Eau Claire, Jan. 3, 2013; vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 6, 2013

Stephanie Kastens - #35
Points: 6 vs. Whitewater, Jan. 19, 2013
Rebounds: 2 (3x) vs. Crown College, Nov. 28, 2012; vs. Marian, Dec. 15, 2012; vs. Whitewater, Jan. 19, 2013
Assists: 1 (3x) vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013; vs. St. Cloud State, Nov. 20, 2012; vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013

Jenna Goldsmith - #41
Points: 4 (3x) vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 1, 2013; vs. Winona State, Nov. 21, 2013; vs. Marian, Nov. 19, 2013
Rebounds: 6 vs. Northwestern, Nov. 16, 2013
Assists: 1 (2x) vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013; vs. Northwestern, Nov. 16, 2013

Hannah Schmitt - #42
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 (2x) vs. St. Cloud State, Nov. 23, 2013; vs. Whitewater, Dec. 7, 2013
Assists: 1 vs. Whitewater, Dec. 7, 2013

Katie Nickles - #44
Points: 9 (2x) vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 24, 2012; vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 6, 2013
Rebounds: 9 vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 24, 2012
Assists: 2 (3x) vs. St. Joseph's, Jan. 1, 2014; vs. East Texas Baptist University, Dec. 30, 2012; vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 6, 2013

Hannah Schwahn - #50
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

The Last Time... (Updated Jan. 9, 2014)