UW-Whitewater 74, UW-Stout 63
WHITEWATER (January 21, 2017) - UW-Stout rallied from a 20-17 deficit at the end of the first quarter deficit and led or was tied for much of the game through the third quarter. But 20thranked UW-Whitewater outscored the young Blue Devils 23-9 in the fourth quarter to escape with a 74-63 win Saturday at Kachel Gym.
The game was tied for the 13th time at 54-54 with 8:36 left in the fourth when Whitewater (16-1, 6-0 WIAC) went on a 12-0 run over the next three minutes to take a 66-54 lead at 5:24.
The Blue Devils (5-12, 1-5 WIAC) had three players score in double figures.
Jenna Goldsmith led the way with 19 points, and was just shy of a double-double with nine rebounds.
Bailey Diersen tossed in 17 points and
Kyncaide Diedrich added 12 points.
The Warhawks' Reilly Stewart came off the bench to match Goldsmith's 19 points. Brooke Trewyn had 18 points and Becky Deichl contributed 14 points.
Stout held a fairly decisive lead in rebounds, pulling down 46 to Whitewater's 35. But the Warhawks' Olivia Freckmann had a big day, getting nearly half of Whitewater's rebounds, with 17.
Stout will be home for the next two games when they meet UW-River Falls, Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m., then begin the second round of WIAC play when they host UW-Platteville, Saturday, Jan. 28 at 3 p.m.
