WBB Preview: Stout to take on IIAC defending champion Dubuque Tuesday

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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (3-3, 0-0 WIAC) resume action when they will be at the University of Dubuque (2-4, 0-0 IIAC) Tuesday, Dec. 8 in the first half of a double header with the men's programs. The women are scheduled to tip-off at 5 p.m., the men at 7 p.m.

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: The Blue Devils saw a three-game winning streak come to an end with a loss to St. Kate's. The Blue Devils will have had nearly 10 days off to prepare for Dubuque. Jenna Goldsmith is leading the Blue Devils with 14.3 points and 8.0 rebounds. Sarah Schoch and Kyleigh Hebert are both averaging 9.2 points. Hebert is pulling down 5.2 rebounds and leads the team in assist with 3.5 per game. Freshman Bailey Diersen is averaging 8.2 ponts. Stout is averaging 76.2 points and are giving up 71.5 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 andlast 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 simply ran out of time as they tried to send the game into overtime and dropped a nail-biter, 81-79, to St. Catherine University, Nov. 29 at Johnson Fieldhouse. The Wildcats extended their season-opening winning streak to five games when Mari Lee scored with 2.8 seconds remaining to break a 79-79 tie. Stout could not penetrate the Wildcats' defense and could not get a shot off before the buzzer to see their own winning streak end at three games. | Story and Box Score


SCOUTING THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE: Emily Brinker and Abby Meyer is averaging 16.0 points and Emily Brinker is averaging 14.7 points. are both averaging 13.8 points and Braana Steen is averaging 11.3 points and 7.3 rebounds. | Spartan Statistics

THE SPARTANS LAST TIME OUT: Dubuque lled by nine points in the first half, but lost in overtime to UW-Platteville Pioneers 79-67, Dec. 5. UD's team, hampered by the flu bug this week, would miss some key free throws down the stretch in regulation allowing the host Pioneers to tie the game at 63-63. The Spartans were held to just four points in overtime and UD's bench would be held scoreless while the Pioneers bench pumped in 33 points. The Spartans were led in scoring by Abbey Meyer's 21 points, Emily Brinker finished with 19 points, 10 defensive rebounds, and five blocks. Braana Steen finished with 15 points.The game with Stout is the third in a series of three consecutive games the Spartans played with WIAC schools. Dubuque defeated UW-La Crosse, 77-68, Dec. 2. | Story and Box Score

LAST TIME STOUT AND DUBUQUE MET: Dubuque's Kayla Springer hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the first half to cut an eight point UW-Stout lead down to two points and it was off to the races for the visiting Spartans as they handed the Blue Devils an 87-62 loss in the championship game of the UW-Stout Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout, Nov. 30, 2014, at Johnson Fieldhouse. Dubuque, behind 13 first half points by Meggie Schmidt, 11 by Abbey Meyer and 10 by Springer, ran off to a 50-35 halftime lead and built their lead to as much as 27 points with five minutes left in the game. | Game Story and Statistics


JOINING 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 (451-297) 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. Dubuque: Former UW-Stout assistant coach Mark Noll is in his eighth year as the head coach of the Spartans and is the all-time wins leader at Dubuque. Last season, the Spartans captured their first-ever IIAC regular season championship. Assisting Noll is former UW-Stout All-American Kelsey (Duoss) Steinhagen.

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 be at the College of St. Scholastica, Tuesday, Dec. 15 before taking a break during the Christmas holiday. Stout will resume play at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 29-30.


UW-Stout 2015-16 Season Highs (Updated November 29, 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: 4 (3x), Bailey Diersen vs. St. Kate's, Nov. 29, 2015; Kyleigh Hebert vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 20, 2015 and vs. St. Benedict, Nov. 14, 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 November 29, 2015)

Points: 86 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Field Goals Made: 31 vs. Augsburg, Nov. 23, 2015
Field Goal Percentage: .500 vs. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 2015
3-Pointers Made: 10 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Free Throws Made: 24 vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015
Free Throw Percentage: .783 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Rebounds: 50 vs. St. Benedict, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: 24 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Steals: 16 vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 20, 2015

UW-Stout Collegiate Career Highs (Updated November 29, 2015)

Dana Karlstad - #2
Points: 5 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Rebounds: x
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: 5 (2x) vs. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 2015; vs. St. Benedict, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: 2 vs. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 2015

Hunter Hickey - #13
Points: 2 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 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 vs. St. Benedict, Nov. 14, 2015

Carolyn Feddema - #30
Points: 5 vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015
Rebounds: 2 (4x) vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015; vs. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 2015; vs. Simpson College, Nov. 21, 2015; vs. St. Benedict, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: x

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: 11 (2x) vs. Hamline University, Nov. 24, 2015' vs. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 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 (3x) 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)
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 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. Augsburg College, Nov. 23, 2015 - Jenna Goldsmith (14), Kyleigh Hebert (14), Shannan Watkins (13), Nicole Schaub (11)
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 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