UW-La Crosse 68, UW-Stout 51
LA CROSSE (February 16, 2019) – UW-La Crosse opened the second half on an 11-2 run and went on to defeat UW-Stout 68-51 in the final regular season game for both teams.
Both teams had their spots reserved in the WIAC Championship tournament and neither a win or loss for either team could not move the Eagles (21-4, 10-4 WIAC) out of their third seed or the Blue Devils (17-8, 7-7 WIAC) out of their fourth seed.
The teams forged a 29-29 tie going into the halftime locker room. Stout's
Kyncaide Diedrich scored 15 first half points, but was limited to one point in the second half as the Blue Devils were outscored 39-22 after the break.
Bailey Diersen scored 13 for Stout and
Amber Fabeck finished with 10 points
The Eagles' Delaney Schoenenberg scored a 23 points, 18 in the second half, to lead all scorers. Dani Craig had 16 and Ava Kramer 10.
Stout will host UW-Platteville in the first round of the WIAC Championship game Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. The Pioneers swept the Blue Devils both this season and last season.
