UW-Platteville 88, UW-Stout 83
MENOMONIE (January 27, 2018) - UW-Platteville outscored UW-Stout 28-16 in the final quarter to bolt past the Blue Devils Saturday at Johnson Fieldhouse.
Stout (7-12, 0-8 WIAC) held a nine-point lead midway through the third period and held onto that lead through the end of the period, taking a 67-60 lead into the final quarter. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Blaire Lutes and Kassie Buchholtz cut the lead to 67-66 two minutes into the period. Platteville would take a 69-68 lead on a layup by Maiah Domask. Following two tied scores, Kassie Buchholz, who would score 13 points in the period, hit a 3-pointer to put Platteville up, 74-71.
Stout grabbed the lead, 77-74, on back-to-back buckets by
Carolyn Feddema. Domask scored twice to give Platteville the lead. Stout grabbed it back, 79-78, on a basket by
Bailey Diersen. Domask answered back second late to give the Pioneers (6-13, 2-6 WIAC) the lead for good. Platteville took the lead to 84-79 and held the lead at between three and five points the rest of the way.
The game started off as a race with Platteville outscoring Stout 28-26 in the first quarter as the teams traded baskets. With seven tied scores behind them, Stout took the lead at 6:55 of the second period and held it until the fourth quarter. Stout took a 47-44 lead into halftime and led 67-60 at the end of the third period.
Platteville had six players in double figures, led by Buchholz's 16 points. Miranda Meland scored 14, Domask 13 and Lutes, Jalen Knowlton and Caitlyn Tipton each added 10 points. Domask also had 10 rebounds.
Stout had four players in double digits, led by
Kyncaide Diedrich's 21 points. Diersen finished with 15 and Brown and Feddema each had 13 points.
Stout will be at UW-Eau Claire, Wednesday, Jan. 31, then will be at UW-Whitewater, Saturday, Feb. 3.
Saturday was Alumni Day and a large contingent of former players turned out for the morning game, including Hall of Fame players Julie Maki, Renee Kasten, Sara Kahl, Erin Churchill, Laura Knudsen and Lindsey Erichsen. The day also marked a day that played tribute to the memory of former Blue Devil Amanda Geissler, who died in an airplane crash, Dec. 31, 2017, in Costa Rica. A moment of silence was observed before the game, a jersey was presented to her parents, Jeff and Cheryl Geissler, and sister, Lindsey, and a memorial video commemorating Amanda Geissler's life was played at halftime.
