Stout rolls over Fontbonne in St. Louis opener

UW-Stout 3, Fontbonne University 0

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (October 11, 2019) - UW-Stout rolled to their 12th three-set win of the season with a 25-9, 25-18, 25-14, win over Fontbonne University on the first day of the Washington University Baden Invitational Friday.

In the shadow of the Gateway Arch, the Blue Devils (16-6) made quick work of the Griffins (2-15), taking the win in 64 minutes. 

Lydia Kneubuehl led the Blue Devil attack with 10 kills, hitting at a .444 percentage with two errors over 18 total attacks. As a team, Stout posted an attack percentage of .243. 

Amber Ripley had seven kills and finished with a hitting percentage of .333. Kara Simonson had a hitting percentage of .385, committing no errors to go with five kills and 13 total attacks.

Steph Cannon finished the match with 20 digs to up her career digs total to 1998.

The 16 wins matches Stout's wins totals from last season with eight matches left to the regular season. 

The Blue Devils will wrap up play at the tournament Saturday, Oct.12 when they play Lakeland University at 10 a.m. and the University of Dallas at 12 p.m. The University of Dallas is coached by Kelli Trautmann, the older sister of UW-Stout coach Mandy Trautmann.