WBB Preview: Stout to participate in Music City Classic in Nashville

Music City Classic: Live Stats

THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (4-4, 0-0 WIAC) will resume play at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 29-30. The Blue Devils will meet Penn State-Behrend, (4-4, 2-2 AMCC) Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. and Hamilton College, (4-4, 0-0 NESCAC) Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. Stout returns to Johnson Fieldhouse, Saturday, Jan. 2 to open the new year by hosting St. Mary's University (8-1, 4-0 MIAC) at 2 p.m. The Cardinals are scheduled to play at Lawrence University, Dec. 30.

WEBCASTS: The Music City Classic games are expected to be available via Live Stats.  All UW-Stout home games will be available in a live video stream by Blue Devil Video, with Sam Ripp on the call. WMEQ 880 Radio, with Pete Knutson, Jay Fahl or Jake Bostrom, will broadcast and provide a live audio stream of away conference games. 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.

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.

A LOOK AT UW-STOUT: . Jenna Goldsmith is leading the Blue Devils with 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds. Kyleigh Hebert is averaging 10.6 points and Sarah Schoch 9.9 points. Hebert is pulling down 5.3 rebounds and leads the team in assist with 6.0 per game. Freshman Bailey Diersen is averaging 8.4 points. Stout is averaging 77.5 points and are giving up 71.4 points. The Blue Devils' first year players (freshmen and transfers) are averaging 31.5 combined points. | 2015-16 Statistics

A UW-STOUT PREVIEW: UW-Stout has six letterwinners back from a year ago and a roster that includes four seniors, four juniors, three sophomores and seven freshmen - these totals include three transfers (one sophomore, one junior, one senior). Three of the top-five scorers return, including junior forward Jenna Goldsmith, who led the WIAC with a .542 field goal percentage and topped the team with 12.0 points per contest. Senior guard Kyleigh Hebert contributed 9.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. The Blue Devils will play three of their first eight games at home - all three in November. Jenna Goldsmith earned All-WIAC honors last season and averaged 12 points per game and was second on the team in rebounds with 6.0 rebounds. Goldsmith scored a career-high 21 points against UW-Oshkosh. Kyleigh Hebert has been a regular since transferring to Stout midway through her freshman year and last season led the team in assists and averaged 9.0 points. Hebert will work some at the point, but will predominately be out on the wing. Sarah Schoch led the team in 3-point shots, dropping in 31 to finished ninth in the WIAC. | 2014-15 Statistics

STOUT LAST TIME OUT: UW-Stout jumped out to a big lead early running out to a 26-9 lead in the first quarter and the Blue Devils went on to an 87-63 win at St. Scholastica Tuesday. The Blue Devils not only scored a season-best 87 points, shooting 54.3 percent from the floor in the first half to take a 47-27 halftime lead, Stout's defense was running on all cylinders and the full court pressure forced 27 turnovers. | Story and Box Score


SCOUTING PENN STATE-BEHREND: Sophomore Dani Reinwald leads the Lions with a 13.3 points per game average, followed by Ali Goetz with a 10.6 average. Behrend holds a 45.6-37.0 advantage in rebounds, with Reinwald collecting 13.0 boards, ranking 17th in the NCAA Division III. Freshman Heidi Langwoldt is averaging 6.3 rebounds. The Lions are a young squad, with their top four scorers either freshmen or sophomores. | Lions Statistics

THE LIONS LAST TIME OUT: Penn State Behrend had three players in double figures to defeat Penn State Altoona 63-43 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action Dec. 12. The Lions closed out their last conference game of 2015 with a win thanks to holding the Altoona Lions to just 15 points in the first half and getting a double-double from Dani Reinwald. Reinwald tallied a game-high 17 points and a season-best 18 boards. Rachael Razzano matched a career-high with 11 points and Erika Woll added 10 points. | PSU-Altoona Story and Box Score

LAST TIME STOUT AND PENN STATE-BEHREND MET: This is the first meeting between the two teams. | Game Story and Statistics


SCOUTING HAMILTON: Hamilton is led by Sam Graber, a 2014-15 D3hoops.com third team all-region selection, who is averaging 18.5 points per contest and is pulling down 7.5 rebounds. Graber led the conference last season in scoring with 17.6 points per game and ranked third with 9.5 rebounds per game, fourth with 1.8 steals per game and 10th in field goal percentage. Lauren Getman is averaging 8.8 rebounds. | Continental Statistics

THE CONTINENTALS LAST TIME OUT: Hamilton will play Eureka College at the Music City Classic the day before meeting the Blue Devils. Hamilton is located in Clinton, NY. Hamilton lost 67-63 at SUNY-Brockport, Dec. 11. Sam Graber scored 18 points, Kendall Rollin 15 and Halie Serbent 13. | Brockport Story and Box Score

LAST TIME STOUT AND HAMILTON MET: This is the first meeting between the two teams | Game Story and Statistics


SCOUTING ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY: Micaela Meridith leads the Cardinals in scoring with a 13.9 point per game average, followed closely by Brandi Blattner at 13.7 points. Off the glass, the Cardinals hold a commanding 41.7-33.4 advantage. Blattner is pulling down 8.8 boards per contest and Bridget Pethke, 6.1. The Cardinals are outscoring their opponents, 72.7-58.4. The Cardinals have a new head coach in Brent Pollari, who assumed the role in August after Mandy Pearson took the head coaching position at the University of Minnesota Duluth. | Cardinal Statistics

THE SAINTS LAST TIME OUT:The Cardinals are scheduled to play at Lawrence University, Wednesday, Dec. 30. In the Cardinals last time out, they suffered their first loss of the season, a 68-44 loss at UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 19. | Stevens Point Story and Box Score | Lawrence Story and Box Score

LAST TIME STOUT AND ST. MARY'S MET: Becca Smith and Katie Nickles came off the bench to lead UW-Stout in scoring, but the Blue Devils fell to 23rd-ranked St. Mary's University, 68-54, Nov. 21, 2014 . Nickles scored a career-high 12 points to lead Stout, stepping outside the post to pop in four 3-poiinters. Smith finished with 11 points, getting the bulk of her points at the line, draining 7-of-8 charity shots. | Game Story and Statistics


JOINING THE MIAC?: When the Blue Devils play St. Mary's University, it will mark the final regular season game with a member of the MIAC. With the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) freeing up their schedule to allow for more non-conference games, and UW-Superior leaving the WIAC, freeing up two game spots, it became obvious the Stout would play more MIAC schools in the future. Stout will face off against six MIAC schools - St. Benedict, Gustavus Adolphus, Augsburg College, Hamline University, St. Catherine and St. Mary's University - that's half of the 12 MIAC women's basketball teams.

AWARDS AND HONORS: Jenna Goldsmith was selected as the UW-Stout/Northwestern Mutual Athlete of the Week, Dec. 1......Jenna Goldsmith was a first team all-conference selection in 2014-15 (last season) Brea Boomer was selected as the UW-Stout/Northwestern Mutual Athlete of the Week, Jan. 13...Kyleigh Hebert was named to the all-tournament team at the DePauw University Amy Hasbrook Classic in December...Jenna Goldsmith was selected as the UW-Stout/Northwestern Mutual Athlete of the Week, Dec. 8...Sarah Schoch was selected to the all-tournament team at the St. Norbert Tip-Off Classic... Kyleigh Hebert and Katelynne Folkers were All-WIAC honorable mention selections in 2013-14.

TEAM CAPTAINS: Team captains for the 2015-16 season are Maygan Mitchell, Kyleigh Hebert, Jenna Goldsmith and Sarah Schoch.

THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Mark Thomas (452-298) is in his 28th 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 under Thomas' tutelage. 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. St. Mary's: Brent Pollari is in his first year as the head coach of the Cardinals.

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-Oshkosh, UW-La Crosse, UW-Stevens Point, UW- Platteville, UW-River Falls, and UW-Whitewater. Superior left the WIAC after last season.

UP NEXT: The Blue Devils will resume play at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 29-30. The Blue Devils will meet Penn State-Behrend, Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. and Hamilton College, Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. Stout returns to Johnson Fieldhouse, Saturday, Jan. 2 to open the new year by hosting St. Mary's University at 2 p.m.


UW-Stout 2015-16 Season Highs (Updated December 16, 2015)

Points: 25, Sarah Schoch vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
3-Pointers Made: 5, Sarah Schoch vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Rebounds: 12, Jenna Goldsmith vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015
Assists: 8, (2x) Kyleigh Hebert vs.Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015 and vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015
Steals: 5, Sarah Schoch vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2015
Double-Doubles: Jenna Goldsmith 23 pts, 12 rbs vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015; (2014-15) Jenna Goldsmith (3x) 14 pts, 10 rbs vs. UW-La Crosse, Dec. 6, 2014; 13 pts, 14 rbs, vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 3, 2015; 21 pts, 10 rbs vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 31, 2015; Katelynne Folkers (2x) 14 pts, 10 rbs, vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 3, 2015; 10 pts, 12 rbs vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 21, 2015; Brea Boomer 18 pts, 12 rbs vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 7, 2015.

UW-Stout 2015-16 Team Season Highs (Updated December 16, 2015)

Points: 87 vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2015
Field Goals Made: 33 vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2016
Field Goal Percentage: .500 vs. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 2015
3-Pointers Made: 10 (2x) vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2015; vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Free Throws Made: 24 vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015
Free Throw Percentage: .786 vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2015
Rebounds: 50 vs. St. Benedict, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: 24 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Steals: 16 (2x) vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2015; vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 20, 2015

UW-Stout Collegiate Career Highs (Updated December 16, 2015)

Dana Karlstad - #2
Points: 5 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Rebounds: 2 vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2015
Assists: x

Kyleigh Hebert - #4
Points: 22 vs. UW-Superior, Feb. 25, 2014
Rebounds: 9 vs. Hamline, Nov. 25, 2014
Assists: 8 (2x) vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015; vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015

Kyncaide Diedrich - #5
Points: 10 vs.Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 20, 2015
Rebounds: 4 vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 20, 2015
Assists: 4 (2x) vs. St. Kate's, Nov. 29, 2015; vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015

Haley Seifert - #10
Points: 11 vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015
Rebounds: 3 (3x) vs.Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015; vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015; vs. St. Benedict, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: 5 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015

Shannan Watkins - #11
Points: 13 vs. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 2015
Rebounds: 6 vs. Dubuque, Dec. 8, 2015
Assists: 3 vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2015

Hunter Hickey - #13
Points: 4 vs. Dubuque, Dec. 8, 2015
Rebounds: 2 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Assists: 1 (2x) vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015' vs. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 2015

Bailey Diersen - #20
Points: 19 vs. St. Kate's, Nov. 29, 2015
Rebounds: 7 vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 20, 2015
Assists: 3 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015

Maygan Mitchell - #22
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Sarah Schoch - #23
Points: 25 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Rebounds: 9 vs. St. Benedict, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: 4 vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015

Danielle Adams - #25
Points: 9 vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015
Rebounds: 7 vs. St. Kate's, Nov. 29, 2015
Assists: 2 (2x) vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2015; vs. St. Benedict, Nov. 14, 2015

Carolyn Feddema - #30
Points: 5 (2x) vs. Dubuque, Dec. 8, 2015; vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Rebounds: 6 vs. Dubuque, Dec. 8, 2015
Assists: 1 (2x) vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2015; vs. Dubuque, Dec. 8, 2015

Anna Brown - #32
Points: 6 vs. St. Kate's, Nov. 29, 2015
Rebounds: 5 (2x) vs. St. Kate's, Nov. 29, 2015; vs. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 2015
Assists: 1 (3x) vs. St. Kate's, Nov. 29, 2015; vs. Millsaps College, Dec. 28, 2014; vs. University of Dubuque, Nov. 30, 2014

Nicole Schaub - #33
Points: 15 vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2015
Rebounds: 5 vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 20, 2015
Assists: 2 vs. St. Benedict, Nov. 14, 2015

Nicole Gietzel - #34
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Stephanie Kastens - #35
Points: 9 vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 20, 2015
Rebounds: 4 (4x) cs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 15, 2015; vs. Gustavus.Adolphus, Nov. 20, 2015; UW-Platteville, Jan. 3, 2015; vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 18, 2014
Assists: 2 vs. Hamline, Nov. 25, 2014

Jenna Goldsmith - #41
Points: 23 vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015
Rebounds: 14 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 3, 2015
Assists: 2 (2x) vs. St. Kate's, Nov. 29, 2015; vs. Carroll University, Nov. 16. 2014

Breanna Vyskocil - #44
Points: 2 (3x) vs. Hamline Unviersity, Nov. 24, 2015; vs. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 2015; vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015
Rebounds: 2 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Assists: 1 vs. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 2015

The Last Time....A Stout Individual...
Scored 25-29 points: 25, Sarah Schoch vs. Hamline (11/24/15)
Scored 30 points: 31, Sami Schoeder vs. UW-Platteville (1/8/11)
Scored 6 or more 3-pointers: 6, Sami Schoeder vs. UW-Platteville (1/8/11)
Recorded 15-plus rebounds: 20, Katelynne Folkers vs. UW-La Crosse, (1/15/14)
Recorded 6-9 steals: 6, Katelynne Folkers vs. UW-Superior (2/25/14)
Recorded 10 or more steals: 10, Heather Peterson vs. Hope (11/19/99)The Last Time...A Stout Team...
Scored 105 points: 106, vs. Crown, (11/28/12); 111, vs. St. Scholastica (1/6/04)
Scored 100-104 points: 103, vs. Finlandia (12/11/07)
Had six players score in double digits: vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19, 2014 - Kyleigh Hebert (17), Tara Matter (17), Brea Boomer (11), Sami Schoeder (13), Katelynne Folkers (10), Becca Smith (10)
Had five players score in double digits: vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 29, 2014 - Kyleigh Hebert (13), Sarah Schoch (11), Brea Boomer (10), Katelynne Folkers (10), Jenna Goldsmith (10).
Had four players score in double digits: vs. University of Dubuque, Dec. 8, 2015 - Kyleigh Hebert (17), Shannan Watkins (11), Bailey Diersen (11), Sarah Schoch (10)
Recorded 60 rebounds: 68, vs. North Central, (11/15/13)
Recorded 55-59 rebounds: 57, vs. UW-La Crosse (1/15/14)
Won 10 or more consecutive games: 15, 1993-94 season
Lost 5 or more consecutive games: 6, 2014-15 season

The Last Time...A Stout Individual Opponent...
Scored 25-plus points: 29, Chelsey Bonsante, Hamline University (11/24/15)

The Last Time...A Stout Opponent...
Scored 105 points: 107, vs. Millikin (12/30/99)
Was held to less than 50 points: 43 vs. St. Scholastica (11/29/14)
Held Stout to less than 50 points: 36, vs. UW-La Crosse (2/4/15)

UW-Stout Individual Game Records
Most Points: 39, Cindy Hovet vs. UW-Platteville, 1/22/94
Most Rebounds: 26, Yonna Grey vs. Valley City State, 11/19/94
Most FG Attempted: 30, Julie Maki vs. UW-Eau Claire, 1993
Most FG Made: 15, Cindy Hovet vs. UW-Platteville, 1/22/94
Most 3Pt FG Made: 8 (2x) Staci Anderson vs. UW-La Crosse, 1/20/2000; Shannon Berg vs. Northwestern College, 12/17/1998
Most FT Attempted: 17, Andrea Bresette at UW-Superior, 1/15/00
Most FT Made: 14, Andrea Bresette at UW-Superior, 1/15/00
Most Assists: 11, Amanda Geissler vs. UW-Platteville, 1/20/07
Most Blocked Shots: 10, Kelsey Duoss vs. UW-Whitewater, 1/27/07
Most Steals: 11, Cindy Hovet vs. Marian College, 1991