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MENOMONIE (January 4, 2017) - Stout staved off UW-Platteville to get their first conference win of the season. The win snapped a 34-game WIAC losing streak for the Blue Devils, which began in the 2013-14 season. Senior Corey Speer led the Blue Devils with 21 points, 17 in the first half, shooting 5-of-6 from three point range. As a team, Stout shot 54 percent from the arc.
Stout (10-2, 1-0 WIAC) took their first lead of the game on Speer's first three pointer, dished from
Sam Ortmann, to get ahead 8-7. Stout then rattled off three straight three pointers from Speer and Ortmann, all assisted by
John Keefe, to go up 19-13. The first half remained tight, but Stout held an average four point lead while the two teams traded baskets. The first half ended with Stout up 39-35 after Platteville's (7-5, 0-1 WIAC) Dan Lowe hit the layup in the final seconds.
The second half was Keefe's time to shine. After not scoring in the first period, he scored 16 to help the get the win. His 16 included a clutch, top of the key, three pointer to put Stout up by five with 1:15 left in the period. Senior
Brett Ahsenmacher sealed the game by knocking down a mid-range jumper, assisted by Keefe. Ortmann added two free throws to make the final score 82-73.
Platteville had four players in double digits. Trey Sigel led the team with 16, Colin Kramper scored 14, Robert Duax 13, and Cory Vaassen with 13.
Stout will look to get another WIAC win against UW-Oshkosh on the road Saturday, January 7 at 3 p.m.
Quick Hits
- This win was the first against Platteville since February 2, 2013.
- Stout notched 21 assists in the game, the most this season.
- Stout also shot their best from the field this season, 54 percent overall.
- This is the first time since January 29, 2014 that both men's and women's basketball teams got WIAC wins in the same day. On that day, the women defeated River Falls 66-57, while the men defeated River Falls 67-48.
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