UW-Stout 72, Hamline University 62
MENOMONIE (November 20, 2018) - UW-Stout used a solid fourth quarter to salt away an opponent as the Blue Devils won their fourth consecutive game to open the season with a 72-62 over Hamline University Tuesday on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse.
Playing their fourth game in a week against a very competitive series of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) schools, the Blue Devils (4-0) overcame some adversity to win the game late.
With post players
Amber Fabeck (Jr, Cottage Grove, Minn) and
Lizzy Olsem (So, St. Charles, Ill) in foul trouble,
Emily Jacques (Jr, Oshkosh) stepped in to fill the spot, finishing the game with a game-high eight rebounds and a season-high nine points.
With the score tied at 28 at halftime, Hamline came out of the chute to take the lead nine seconds into the second half and held it for next four minutes. Stout took the lead at 6:18 of the third period and wouldn't surrender it, but held a tenuous three point 48-45 lead at the end of the third period.
The Blue Devils answered the bell in the fourth period as
Bailey Diersen (Sr, Greenville) scored seven points,
Kyncaide Diedrich (Sr, Athens) six - all on free throws - and
Liz Oswald (So, Watertown) five points in the period. Jacques played a key supporting role, pulling down four rebounds and scoring four points in the period. Stout got the score up to 66-56 with three minutes left and 12 points in the waning seconds.
Diersen led all scorers with 20 points, going 8 of 15 from the floor. Diedrich finished with 13 points and matched Jacques' eight rebounds. Oswald finished with nine points. Stout shot 45.6 percent for the game (26-57) and 90.0 percent from the free throw line (18-20). Stout outrebounded Hamline 41-30.
The Pipers (3-2) got 14 points from Chan'el Anderson-Manning and 11 from Aly Sartain. Morgan Coleman pulled down seven rebounds. The Pipers shot 41.1 percent from the floor (23-56) and 72.2 percent from the line (13-18).
The foul count was close, with Stout committing 20 fouls to 21 for the Pipers. But Stout had four players with four fouls, while Hamline had only one player draw four fouls.
The Blue Devils will head to Chicago to play in the North Park University Tournament. Stout will face Albion (Mich) College, Saturday, Nov. 24 and either North Park or Berea College, Sunday, Nov. 25.
