Women's Basketball Preview: Blue Devils and Titans tussled in 2OT last time around

THIS WEEK'S GAMES: With only four game left in the regular season, the Blue Devils (14-7, 5-5 WIAC) will host three of those four games and kick off the stretch this week by hosting UW-La Crosse (15-6, 6-4 WIAC), Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. and UW-Oshkosh (12-9, 5-5 WIAC), Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m.

SATURDAY'S GAME: UW-Oshkosh (13-9, 6-5 WIAC) leapfrogged over UW-Stout (14-8, 5-6 WIAC) on Wednesday after the Titans' 11 point win over UW-Stevens Point and the Blue Devils loss to UW-La Crosse. Both teams are still jockeying for position in the WIAC Championship, presented by Culver's. The Titans are currently in fourth place, while Stout slipped to fifth. The top two seeded teams earn a first round bye, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will host a first round game Tuesday, Feb. 25. Oshkosh will be at first place UW-Whitewater on Wednesday, while the Blue Devils will be at UW-Stevens Point. 

Laura Porath leads the WIAC in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per contest and pulls down 6.6 rebounds. Porath averages a league-best 1.95 3-pointers. Nikki Arneson is tossing in 11.3 points. Olivia Campbell leads the league in assists, averaging 4.23, just ahead of Stout's Shannan Watkins, who is averaging 4.14 assists. Campbell and Watkins are among league leaders in steals, with Campbell second (1.86) and Watkins third (1.82). Amber Fabeck is Stout's leading scorer with 12.9 points. Watkins is averaging 11.2 points.  Watkins leads the team off the glass, averaging 5.8 and Emily Jacques is right behind at 5.7 points. Stout leads the league in scoring at 70.5 points and the Blue Devils give up 64.2. The Titans are averaging 67.4 points and give up 59.1 points.

BLUE DEVILS LIVE: Join the Blue Devils every second Thursday of the at the Stout Ale House for Blue Devil Live, a live radio show with host Pete Knutson, the voice of the Blue Devils. Throughout the show, Knutson will talk to Blue Devil coaches and student-athletes about what is coming up and what happened last week. The next broadcast is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13 at noon.

HANNAH IVERSON INTERVIEWS: Throughout the season, Pete Knutson of iHeartRadio's Newstalk WMEQ AM 880 and 106.3FM will speak with head women's basketball coach Hannah Iverson about the season. Listed are each of the interviews throughout the season. Listen to Interviews

BLUE DEVIL WEBCASTS: All UW-Stout home games will be available in a live video stream by Blue Devil Video.Stout will provide Live Stats for all home games. Check the Blue Devil Webcast page or the schedule page to see broadcasts and Live Stats available when Stout is on the road.

ON THE AIR: iHeartRadio's Newstalk WMEQ AM 880 and 106.3FM will provide broadcast coverage for the season with Pete Knutson and Chad Zutter providing commentary during the games. Game streams are available on wmeq.com or through the iHeartRadio App. For the UW-Oshkosh game, the broadcast will move to Classic Rock 92.1 FM. 

PARKING: Parking on the UW-Stout campus is restricted during the business week. For games in Johnson Fieldhouse during the week, please plan to park in Lot 29. Do not park in Lot 4, which is a reserved lot for students that live in the residence halls.

CAREER STATS: Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page to check out the UW-Stout career highs for points, rebounds and assists of each Blue Devil player.


A LOOK AT UW-STOUT:

• Amber Fabeck leads the Blue Devils in scoring at 12.6 points per game, but over the last four games she has averaged 18.6 points, including a career-best 28 points against UW-Eau Claire. Never afraid to step out and pop a 3-point attempt, the long range shot has been key in Fabeck's last four game, making a minimum of two over the last five games and twice hitting three. Fabeck has connected on 12 of 22 in that stretch, getting close to half of her season total 27 3-pointers made. Seventeen times this season Fabeck has scored in double figures, nine times in league play. Fabeck scored a career-best 28 point in the Blue Devils loss to Eau Claire. Fabeck recorded a double-double by scoring 13 points and pulling down 10 rebounds against Viterbo University.
• Shannan Watkins is averaging 11.2 points and is the teams' leader in assists (4.14/game), second in the conference to Oshkosh's Olivia Campbell (4.23). Watkins is also among the conference leaders in steals with 40 (1.82/g) and rebounds 128 (5.8/g).
• The Blue Devils are leading the conference in scoring offense in both all games and second in league-games only. Overall, Stout is averaging 70.5 points per contest. In the grueling WIAC contests, Stout is averaging 67.4 points. Overall, Stout gives up 64.2 points and in league games-only, Stout gives up 65.6 points. 
• Watkins notched a career-best 27 points against Illinois Wesleyan early in the season. Watkins nearly matched that single game total when she scored 23 points against Viterbo University, hitting 13 free throws. Watkins has nine times scored in double digits, but has had a much tougher go of it in the conference battles, averaging 7.0 points in conference games only after the first round of play. On the boards, Watkins play has been very consistent throughout the season. She shares the team lead in rebounds at 5.9 boards and ups that slightly in conference games at 6.0. Watkins is second in the league in assists with 77 (4.28). 
• Emily Jacques is second on the team behind Watkins in rebounds with 5.7 boards. Nine times this season, Jacques has recorded seven or more rebounds. Watkins has exceeded seven rebounds in a game 12 times this year. Twice this season Watkins has pulled down 10 or more rebounds, getting 11 boards against UW-Platteville and 10 against Northwestern in November.  
• Liz Oswald is averaging 8.8 points. Nine times this season she has scored in double digits. Oswald is the team's top 3-point shooter, dropping in 40 of 125 long range attempts (.320). Oswald is third in the league in 3-pointers (1.8/game). Oswald has found the bottom of the net from beyond the arc in 16 games so far this season. Oswald was 6 for 6 from beyond the arc against St. Scholastica and twice drained four treys. 
• Katie Christopherson has made herself known, like the time she hit a 3-point shot from three-quarter count. Unfortunately, she got the shot off a split second too late after the buzzer and the shot did not count. But Christopherson has dropped in enough points in her freshman campaign to average 7.5 points and scored a career-best 26 points against UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 29. She is second on the team in assists with 38 and has made 23 3-pointers. 
• Freshman Haley Yaeger is coming off the bench and is pulling down 3.9 rebounds and is averaging 6.3 points. Yaeger recorded her first collegiate double-double, scoring 13 points and pulling down 11 rebounds against Husson University in Florida. 
• Lizzy Olsem has come off the bench and has scored in double digits five times, with a career-best 16 points at nationally ranked Wartburg College. Olsem, a junior forward, has played in all 22 games, starting one and is averaging 5.6 points in 11.5 minutes. As a freshman, Olsem averaged 4.5 minutes across 21 games, averaging 0.5 points. Last season, Olsem saw action in all 27 games, averaging 8.7 minutes and 2.5 points. Over her first two seasons, Olsem tallied 68 total points, but this season has tossed in 103 points. 
• After suffering two consecutive home losses of the season, the Blue Devils are currently 7-3 at home. Stout was 11-2 last year at home, losing only to UW-Platteville and UW-Oshkosh at home. Do the math, and Stout is 18-5 on Dewey Mintz Court over the last two years. 
• The Blue Devils return two starters from last season's team in Amber Fabeck, who earned all-WIAC honorable mention honors, and Liz Oswald. Fabeck averaged 13.4 points and had 5.0 rebounds. Oswald, along with Shannan Watkins, Becky Fesenmaier, Emily Jacques and Lizzy Olsem have seen considerable throughout their careers. The Blue Devils return nine players from last year and welcome nine newcomers.
• The Blue Devils lost two all-conference players in guards Kyncaide Diedrich and Bailey Diersen and will need to replace the duo's scoring prowess. Also lost to graduation was Carolyn Feddema.
• But Amber Fabeck, who earned All-WIAC honorable mention honors, returns. Fabeck last season averaged 13.4 points and pulled down 5.0 rebounds. Shannan Watkins returned full-time for the Blue Devils last year after missing nearly a season and a half due to injury. The senior guard from Hoover, Ala., saw action in 26 games and averaged 8.2 points. Watkins was among the leaders for the Blue Devils in scoring, assists and steals.
• Senior Becky Fesenmaier and Emily Jacques have been contributors their first three season and Fesenmaier saw action in all 27 games last year and Jacques in 26 games. Throughout her career, Jacques played in 76 of 77 possible games. Throughout her career, Jacques has averaged 3.8 rebounds per contest. Fesenmaier has played in 74 possible games.
• Liz Oswald and Lizzy Olsem played in all 27 games year, with Oswald starting all 27 games where she averaged 6.7 points.
• Also returning this season are senior Kelsey Kainz, junior Keysha Hazelton and sophomore Gina Palasz.
• Newcomers this year include junior transfer guard Molly Wampler, guards Lindsey Johnson, Courtney Crouch, Melanie Carli, Katie Christopherson, Alexa Neilitz, and Paityn Tiefs, freshman forward Haylee Yaeger and freshman center Erin O'Brien
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CONFERENCE STANDINGS:

• The Blue Devils are projected to finish fifth in the WIAC according to a WIAC preseason poll by conference coaches and sports information directors. UW-Oshkosh was picked to finish first, UW-La Crosse second, UW-Whitewater third, UW-Eau Claire fourth, UW-Platteville sixth, UW-Stevens Point seventh and UW-River Falls eighth.

STOUT LAST TIME OUT:

• After winning two straight on the road, the Blue Devils returned to Johnson Fieldhouse to see the 3-ball flying as UW-La Crosse and UW-Stout combined for 16 3-pointers, but come crunch time, the Eagles won the game in the paint and went on to a 76-61 win over the Blue Devils Wednesday. | Game Story and Statistics
• The Blue Devils got back on the winning track when they defeated UW-River Falls, 73-57, Feb. 5 and needed overtime to down UW-Platteville, 76-70, Feb. 8.
• UW-Stout cashed in on a season-high 11 3-pointers and went on to defeat UW-River Falls, 73-57, Wednesday at Page Arena to break a four game skid.  The Blue Devils (13-7, 4-5 WIAC) led by only three points at the first break, but jumped out to 38-28 halftime lead on the strength of eight first half 3-pointers. Amber Fabeck stepped outside to connect on three first half 3-pointers and Liz Oswald drained three long-range bombs as well in the first half. Stout piled up the points in the seconds, several times running out to as much as a 20 point lead. Fabeck went on to lead all scorers with 17 points and Oswald finished with 13 points. | Game Story and Statistics
•  Shannan Watkins scored a layup with three seconds left to send the game into overtime and the UW-Stout outscored the UW-Platteville 13-7 in the overtime period to take a 76-70 conference win over the Pioneers Saturday. The game was tight throughout the game, with the scored tied 18 times, including a 29-29 halftime score and ar 63-63 at the end of regulation. The Blue Devils (14-7, 5-5 WIAC) outscored the Pioneers (11-10, 3-7 WIAC) 13-7 in overtime, spurred on by Katie Christopherson's six points in the extra time, all on free throws. Amber Fabeck hit a 3-pointer to open the period, and Watkins and Lindsey Johnson each scored a basket to lead a 7-0 run out of the gates. Watkins finished with a team-high 17 points. Fabeck had 16 points and Christopherson scored 10 points. The Blue Devil bench scored 30 points.  | Game Story and Statistics

COMPARING THE STATS

Stat Tracker / per game

UW-Stout	Statistic	UW-La Crosse	UW-Oshkosh
70.5	Pts	66.7	67.4
64.2	Pts Allowed	58.7	59.1
.401	FG %	.405	.417
.405	FG % Defense	.376	.396
6.1	3 pt made	7.1	7.5
5.0	3 pt allowed	5.6	5.2
41.5	Rebounds	37.9	34.9
34.5	Rebounds Allowed	34.0	34.6
15.9	Turnovers	13.1	11.9
Amber Fabeck 12.9	Leading Scorer	Dani Craig 11.3	Leah Porath 18.4
Shannan Watkins 5.8	Leading Rebounder	Kyah Steiner 5.7	Leah Porath 6.6

SCOUTING UW-LA CROSSE

• The Eagles were ranked 23rd in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll, but have dropped into the receiving votes category after dropping two of their last three games. Dani Craig leads the team in scoring with 11. 3 points. Emma Gamoke is averaging 10.4 and Delaney Schoenenberger 10.1. Kyah Steiner is pulling down a team-best 5.7 rebounds. The Eagles are averaging 66.7 points and giving up 58.1. | Statistics

THE EAGLES LAST TIME OUT

• The Eagles defeated UW-Platteville, 76-50, Feb. 5, but lost to UW-Oshkosh, 85-76, Feb. 8.
• La Crosse earned its eighth straight win over UW-Platteville with a 76-50 victory Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The first half featured seven lead changes with neither team leading by more than six points.  The Pioneers took their largest lead of the game at 29-23 with 5:55 left in the second quarter on a pair of Maiah Domask free throws. UWL opened the fourth quarter scoring the first 12 points to take a 65-43 lead on Kyah Steiner's layup with 5:22 remaining. UW-Platteville could get no closer than 20 points the rest of the game. | Game Story and Statistics
• La Crosse fell 85-76 at UW-Oshkosh Saturday afternoon in Kolf Sports Center. Kat Fitzgerald hit ajumper to give La Crosse a 23-22 advantage with 8:13 left in the second quarter, but UW-Oshkosh went on a 12-2 run to lead, 34-25 with 5:40 remaining. -Oshkosh led, 51-45, with 5:50 left when UWL went on a 17-5 run to take a 62-56 lead on a Schoenenberger three-pointer. The Eagles led, 62-59, after three quarters after Campbell hit a three-pointer for the Titans with :01 left. The game was tied, 70-70, with 2:43 left after UWL's Ava Kramer made a pair of free throws. Karsyn Rueth then hit a three-pointer on UW-Oshkosh's ensuing possession and the Titans would never trail the rest of the game. The Titans went 12-of-12 at the free throw line in the final 1:51. | Game Story and Statistics

LAST TIME STOUT AND LA CROSSE MET

• It was not a good start for the Blue Devils who scored only three points in the first period and 13 points in the entire first half as La Crosse held stout to their lowest point total of the season in a 64-45 decision Jan. 22. Freshman Haylee Yaeger was the only Blue Devil to score in double figures, scoring 14 points. The Eagles  were led by Kyah Steiner with 13 points, Ava Kramer with 12 and Danielle Schoenberger with 11. | Game Story and Statistics

SCOUTING UW-OSHKOSH

• Laura Porath leads the WIAC in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per contest and pulls down 6.6 rebounds. Porath averages a league-best 1.95 3-pointers. Nikki Arneson is tossing in 11.3 points. Olivia Campbell leads the league in assists, averaging 4.23, just ahead of Stout's Shannan Watkins, who is averaging 4.14 assists. Campbell and Watkins are among league leaders in steals, with Campbell second (1.86) and Watkins third (1.82). Amber Fabeck is Stout's leading scorer with 12.9 points. Watkins is averaging 11.2 points.  Watkins leads the team off the glass, averaging 5.8 and Emily Jacques is right behind at 5.7 points. Stout leads the league in scoring at 70.5 points and the Blue Devils give up 64.2. The Titans are averaging 67.4 points and give up 59.1 points.  | Statistics

THE TITANS LAST TIME OUT

• Leah Porath led all players with 17 points, Katie Ludwig had a career-high 16 and the UW-Oshkosh women's basketball team defeated UW-Stevens Point, 66-55, Wednesday (Feb. 12) in Kolf Sports Center. | Game Story and Statistics
• The Titans lost 66-62 at UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 5, then rebounded for an 85-76 win over UW-La Crosse, Feb. 12. The Titans will host UW-Stevens Point, Wednesday, Jan. 12.
• Hallee Hoeppner scored 18 of her game-high 22 points in the second half to lift UW-Eau Claire to a 66-62 win over the UW-Oshkosh women's basketball team Wednesday (Feb. 5) in Eau Claire. UW-Oshkosh (11-9, 4-5 WIAC) reclaimed a 61-60 lead following a Karsyn Rueth 3-pointer with 1:16 left in the game before Hoeppner answered with a go-ahead jumper 36 seconds later. UW-Oshkosh committed a turnover on its ensuing possession, and Hoeppner hit a pair of free throws that extended UW-Eau Claire's lead to 64-61 with 28 seconds remaining. Both teams then exchanged free throws as the Blugolds clung to a 65-62 advantage with 11 seconds to go. With a chance to tie in the waning seconds, UW-Oshkosh was whistled for a foul, and Hoeppner split a pair of free throws to provide the final score with under a second left as the Blugolds hung on to sweep the season series over the Titans. UW-Eau Claire also defeated the Titans, 62-60, Jan. 15 in Oshkosh. | Game Story and Statistics
• Nikki Arneson had a career-high 33 points and a game-best nine rebounds as the UW-Oshkosh women's basketball team overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and pulled away for an 85-76 victory over nationally ranked UW-La Crosse on Saturday (Feb. 8) in Kolf Sports Center. Defending conference champion UW-Oshkosh (12-9, 5-5 WIAC) trailed, 68-64, with six minutes remaining before tying the score at 68 and taking the lead for good at 73-70 on a Karsyn Rueth 3-pointer at the 2:30 mark. The Titans, who finished the game on a 21-8 run, led by at least five points for the last 1:51 and owned their largest advantage at 85-74 with 10 seconds remaining on the way to avenging a 71-57 loss at UW-La Crosse during the WIAC opener Jan. 4 and winning for the 11th time in the past 13 meetings in the series. Arneson's 33 points surpassed her previous career high of 28 established last season and marked the most by a Titan since Wendy Wangerin had 34 on Feb. 11, 1995. Arneson, who scored 24 points during the first half, shot 9-for-11 from the field, including 5-for-6 from 3-point range, and 10 of 11 at the free throw line.. | Game Story and Statistics

LAST TIME STOUT AND OSHKOSH MET

• UW-Stout had five players in double figures and the Blue Devils needed every one of those points as Stout went on to a 77-71 double overtime win over UW-Oshkosh Jan. 11 at Kolf Center. Stout overcame deficits of eight points with under six minutes left in regulation and eight points with 38 seconds to play in the first overtime. After falling behind, then battling back in the first overtime, Stout proceeded to score the first five points in double overtime on a layup by Lizzy Olsem and an Oswald 3-pointer. The Blue Devils never relinquished the lead during the second overtime, building seven-point advantages on three occasions in the final 97 seconds. Liz Oswald scored 16 points, Katie Christopherson 15, Lindsey Johnson 12 and Amber Fabeck and Lizzy Olsem each added 10 points. Trailing by six points in regulation, Johnson hit two 3-pointers in the final 68 seconds to tie the score a 52-52 and send the game into overtime. The Blue Devils overcame a 30-point effort by Laura Porath. Nikki Arneson added 14 points for the Titans. | Game Story and Statistics

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Week 13: Amber Fabeck, Sr, Cottage Grove, Minn (Park)...Week 12: Katie Christopherson, Fr, Mindoro, Wis. (Melrose-Mindoro)...Week 11: Amber Fabeck, Sr, Cottage Grove, Minn (Park)..Week 10: Amber Fabeck, Sr, Cottage Grove, Minn (Park)...Week 9: Lindsey Johnson, Fr, Menomonie, Wis. Week 8: Shannan Watkins, Sr, Hoover, Ala..Week 6: Shannan Watkins, Sr, Hoover, Ala...Week 4: Shannan Watkins, Sr, Hoover, Ala...Week 3: Haylee Yaeger, Fr, Prescott, Wis.....Week 2: Shannan Watkins, Sr, Hoover, Ala....Week 1: Liz Oswald, Jr, Watertown, Wis..

AWARDS AND HONORS: 2019-20: Shannan Watkins was selected as the UW-Stout athlete of the week, Jan. 6, after her performances against Dubuque, Salisbury, Husson and UW-Platteville... Shannan Watkins was selected to the St. Norbert College All-Tournament team, Nov. 16... 2018-19: Bailey Diersen named second team all-region by D3hoops.com, Kyncaide Diedrich third team all-region...Bailey Diersen earned CoSIDA/Google Cloud Academic All-District honors. Diersen is an applied science major....Bailey Diersen was selected as UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week, Feb. 18;...Bailey Diersen was selected as UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week, Jan. 2;...Kyncaide Diedrich was selected WIAC Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week, Dec. 11, after helping Stout to two wins to run their record to 8-0...Liz Oswald was selected as UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week after scoring a career-best 22 points in an 83-40 win over Crown College, Dec. 7...After running their record to 7-0 to start off the season, the Blue Devils collectively were selected as the Athlete of the Week by WEAU TV-13...Kyncaide Diedrich selected MVP at North Park Tournament after scoring 21 and 19 points, for her week, Diedrich was selected as UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week, the WIAC Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week and to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week...Amber Fabeck selected as UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the week and selected to North Park Tournament all-tourney team, Nov. 25.


THE COACHES:
UW-STOUT:

• Hannah Iverson (32-17) is in her second year as the head coach of the Blue Devils.
• Prior to becoming the Blue Devils' head coach, Iverson was the director of player development for women's basketball at NCAA Division I UW-Green Bay, a position she began in October, 2016. As well as working directly with the team, Iverson managed the program's operating budget, coordinated team travel, co-directed summer camps and clinics and handled all aspects of team film. She assisted in the set-up of on-campus recruiting and coordinating official and unofficial visits for potential recruits. Iverson held a similar position - director of basketball operations - at the University of Illinois from 2014-16.
• Iverson spent two years at NAIA member Ashford University in Clinton, Iowa, as an assistant women's basketball coach for the 2012-14 school years. Iverson was in charge of guard development in a season where she helped the Saints to the 2014 Association of Independent Institutions tournament championship, earning Ashford a berth in the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championship tournament, the first conference title and appearance in the NAIA D-II tournament in Saints history.
• A member of the UW-Green Bay women's basketball team from 2008-12, playing as Hannah Quilling, Iverson finished her career in the top 10 for games played as the Phoenix posted a 122-13 record over her four years. The team was 68-4 in Horizon League play and advanced to the NCAA Division I tournament four times, including one trip to the Sweet 16. She led the Horizon League in assist-to-turnover ratio in 2011-12, was sixth in steals per game and ninth in assists per game. She was also named to the Horizon League Honor Roll, earned the UW-Green Bay Chancellor's Leadership Medallion, was a two-time recipient of the UW-Green Bay University Leadership Award and the Patricia Hinckley Scholarship, and won the JoAnne Jennings Award in 2012.
• Iverson has gotten to 30 career wins faster than any other Blue Devil basketball coach, men or women. Iverson reached her 30th win in 42 games.  Mark Thomas needed to turn around a women's basketball program that had won only two games the previous two seasons before he arrived. Thomas needed 75 games to reach 30 wins, but once he did, he kept building and became the winningest basketball coach in Blue Devil history, both men and women. On the men's side, Ray Johnson needed 59 games to reach 30 wins. Dewey Mintz needed 67 games to reach 30, John Muraski needed 63 and Eddie Andrist needed 59 games. 

UW-LA CROSSE COACH KAREN MIDDLETON

• Karen Middleton (132-153 all/69-32 La Crosse) is in her fourth season as UW-La Crosse head women's basketball coach in 2019-20.   UWL finished 22-5 overall and 10-4 in the WIAC in 2018-19, recording its most overall wins since going 22-7 in 1987-88.  The Eagles' 10 league wins were the most since finishing 12-4 in 2010-11.  UWL advanced to the 2019 WIAC Championships Semifinals for the third straight year under Middleton and fifth time overall as the team tied for second overall in the league standings.

UW-OSHKOSH COACH BRAD FISCHER

• Brad Fischer (178-46) restored the UW-Oshkosh women's basketball winning tradition in short order. In June 2012, Fischer inherited a program that had won 11 WIAC championships and one national title but had no winning seasons and a 52-99 record from 2007-12. Fischer, who sports a 165-37 record coming in his seven years at UW-Oshkosh, has guided the Titans to the NCAA Division III Championship five of the past six seasons. Under Fischer's guidance UW-Oshkosh was one of eight Division III women's programs to win at least one game at each of the four NCAA postseasons between 2014-17 as the Titans reached the third round in 2014 and 2017 and advanced to the second round in 2015 and 2016. UW-Oshkosh also capped the 2019 campaign with a trip to the third round of the NCAA postseason.

CONFERENCE: UW-Stout is a member of the eight-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) along with UW-Eau Claire. UW-Oshkosh, UW-La Crosse, UW-Stevens Point, UW- Platteville, UW-River Falls, and UW-Whitewater.

UP NEXT: The Blue Devils close out the regular season when they travel to UW-Stevens Point, Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m., and host UW-Whitewater, Saturday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. 

UW-Stout 2019-20 Season Highs (Updated February 15, 2020)
Points: 27, Shannan Watkins vs. Illinois Wesleyan, Nov. 15, 2019
3-Pointers Made: 6, Liz Oswald vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Assists: 8, Katie Christopherson vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Rebounds: 11, (2x) Shannan Watkins vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 4, 2020; Emily Jacques vs. Husson University, Dec. 30, 2019, Haylee Yaeger vs. Husson University, Dec. 30, 2019
Blocks: 2, (5x) Amber Fabeck vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 25, 2020; Amber Fabeck vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 22, 2020;  Amber Fabeck vs. Wartburg, Dec. 11, 2019; Emily Jacques vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019; Amber Fabeck vs. St. Norbert College, Nov. 16, 2019
Steals: 5, Shannan Watkins vs. Illinois Wesleyan, Nov. 15, 2019
Double-Doubles: Emily Jacques 13 pts, 11 rbs vs. Husson Dec. 30, 2019; Haylee Yaeger 13 pts, 11 rbs vs. Husson Dec. 30, 2019; 13 pts, 10 rbs, Amber Fabeck vs. Viterbo University, Dec. 14, 2019; 12 pts, 10 rbs, Shannan Watkins vs. University of Northwestern, Nov. 26, 2019

UW-Stout 2019-20 Team Season Highs (Updated February 15, 2020)
Points: 88 vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Points in First Half: 46 vs. Dubuque, Dec. 20, 2019
Points in Second Half: 52 vs. Illinois Wesleyan, Nov. 15, 2019
Points in First Quarter: 22 vs. Dubuque, Dec. 20, 2019
Points in Second Quarter: 28 vs. Husson Dec. 30, 2019
Points in Third Quarter: 30 (2x) vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 15, 2020; vs. Husson Dec. 30, 2019
Points in Fourth Quarter: 30 vs. Salisbury University, Dec. 29, 2019
Points in First Overtime: 13 vs. UW-Platteville, Feb. 8, 2020
Points in Second Overtime: 14 vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 11, 2020
Field Goals Made: 35 vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Field Goal Percentage: .550 vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 15, 2020
3-Pointers Made: 11 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2020
Free Throws Made: 24, vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 8, 2019
Free Throw Percentage: .846 vs. St. Norbert College, Nov. 16, 2019
Rebounds: 57 vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 11, 2020
Assists: 23 vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Turnovers: 27 vs. Dubuque, Dec. 20, 2019
Fewest Turnovers: 8 (2x) vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 12, 2020; vs. University of Northwestern, Nov. 26, 2019
Blocked Shots: 3 (2x) vs. University of Northwestern, Nov. 26, 2019; vs. St. Norbert College, Nov. 16, 2019
Steals: 13 (3x) vs. Husson Dec. 30, 2019; vs. Salisbury University, Dec. 29, 2019; vs. Viterbo University, Dec. 14, 2019

UW-Stout Collegiate Career Highs (Updated February 15, 2020)
Liz Oswald - #1
Points: 22 vs. Crown College, Dec. 7, 2018
Rebounds: 9 vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 11, 2020
Assists: 4 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Jan. 9, 2019; vs. Ripon College, Dec. 11, 2018

Lindsey Johnson - #2
Points: 12  vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 11, 2020
Rebounds: 8 vs. Viterbo University, Dec. 14, 2019
Assists: 4 (2x) vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 29, 2020; vs. Viterbo University, Dec. 14, 2019

Becky Fesenmaier- #4
Points: 14 (2x) vs. Salisbury University, Dec. 29, 2019; vs. Crown College, Dec. 7, 2018
Rebounds: 6 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 27, 2018
Assists: 3 (3x) vs. Luther College, Nov. 19, 2019; vs. Illinois Wesleyan, Nov. 15, 2019; vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 25, 2017

Courtney Crouch - #5
Points: 7 vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Rebounds: 3 (2x) vs. Wartburg, Dec. 11, 2019; vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Assists: 2 vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019

Haylee Yaeger - #10
Points: 18 vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Rebounds: 11 vs. Husson Dec. 30, 2019
Assists: 5 vs. St. Norbert College, Nov. 16, 2019

Shannan Watkins - #11
Points: 27 vs. Illinois Wesleyan, Nov. 15, 2019
Rebounds: 11 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 4, 2020
Assists: 7 (3x) vs. Luther College, Nov. 19, 2019; vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 8, 2019; vs. Hamline, Nov. 22, 2016

Kelsey Kainz - #14
Points: 3 vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 22, 2020
Rebounds: 3 vs. Crown College, Dec. 7, 2018
Assists: 4 vs. Crown College, Dec. 7, 2018

Melanie Carli- #15
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 vs. St. Norbert College, Nov. 16, 2019
Assists: x

Lizzy Olsem - #20
Points: 16 vs. Wartburg, Dec. 11, 2019
Rebounds: 8 vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 11, 2020
Assists: 2 vs. St. Olaf, Nov. 13, 2018

Katie Christopherson - #21
Points: 26 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 29, 2020
Rebounds: 5 (3x) vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 11, 2020; vs. University of Northwestern, Nov. 26, 2019; vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Assists: 8 vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019

Alexa Neilitz - #22
Points: 7 vs. Dubuque, Dec. 20, 2019
Rebounds: 5 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Jan. 18, 2020; vs. Dubuque, Dec. 20, 2019
Assists: 2 (3x) vs. Wartburg, Dec. 11, 2019; vs. St. Norbert College, Nov. 16, 2019; vs. Illinois Wesleyan, Nov. 15, 2019

Paityn Tiefs - #30
Points: 2 vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 15, 2020
Rebounds: x
Assists:x

Gina Palasz - #35
Points: 5 vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Rebounds: 3 vs. Martin Luther, Dec, 3, 2018
Assists: x

Amber Fabeck - #41
Points: 28 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 29, 2020
Rebounds: 12 vs. Berea College, Nov. 25, 2018
Assists: 4 vs. St. Olaf, Nov. 28, 2017
Blocks: 5 (2x) vs. UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 17, 2018; vs. Martin Luther College, Dec. 4, 2017

Emily Jacques - #44
Points: 13 vs. Husson Dec. 30, 2019
Rebounds: 11 vs. Husson Dec. 30, 2019
Assists: 3 (3x) vs. Salisbury University, Dec. 29, 2019; vs. Luther College, Nov. 19, 2019; vs. Berea College, Nov. 25, 2018

Erin O'Brien - #51
Points: 9 vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 25, 2020
Rebounds: 5 (2x) vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 25, 2020; vs. St. Norbert College, Nov. 16, 2019
Assists: x


The Last Time....A Stout Individual...
Scored 25-29 points: 28, Amber Fabeck vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 29, 2020
Scored 30 points: 33, Bailey Diersen, vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 13, 2019; 34, Kyncaide Diedrich vs. UW-River Falls (1/21/18); 31, Sami Schoeder vs. UW-Platteville (1/8/11)
Scored 6 or more 3-pointers: 6, Liz Oswald vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Recorded 15-plus rebounds: 20, Katelynne Folkers vs. UW-La Crosse, (1/15/14)
Recorded 6-9 steals: 6, Katelynn Folkers vs. UW-Superior (2/25/14)
Recorded 6 or more blocked shots: 8, Jenna Goldsmith vs. St. Mary's (1/2/16)
Recorded 10 or more steals: 10, Bailey Diersen, vs. Martin Luther (12/3/18); Heather Peterson vs. Hope (11/19/99)

The Last Time...A Stout Team...
Scored 105 points: 106, vs. Crown, (11/28/12); 111, vs. St. Scholastica (1/6/04)
Scored 100-104 points: 103, vs. Finlandia (12/11/07)
Played in double overtime:  vs, UW-Eau Claire (1/29/20); vs. UW-Oshkosh, (1/11/20)
Had six players score in double digits: vs. UW-Platteville, Feb. 20, 2016 - Sarah Schoch (17), Jenna Goldsmith (17), Kyncaide Diedrich (13), Shannan Watkins (10), Bailey Diersen (10), Anna Brown (10);
Had five players score in double digits:  vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 11, 2020 - Liz Oswald (16); Katie Christopherson (15); Lindsey Johnson (12); Amber Fabeck (10); Lizzy Olsem (10); vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 28, 2017 - Bailey Diersen (17); Kycaide Diedrich (15); Jenna Goldsmith (15); Carolyn Feddema (13); Anna Brown (10).
Had four players score in double digits: vs. Husson Dec. 30, 2019, Shannan Watkins 20, Emily Jacques 13, Haylee Yaeger 13, Lizzy Olsem 11; vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 8, 2019, Liz Oswald 13, Shannan Watkins 16, Emily Jacques 10, Amber Fabeck 12; vs. UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 22, 2019, Amber Fabeck 18, Kyncaide Diedrich 13, Shannan Watkins 11; Bailey Diersen 10; vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 6, 2019, Amber Fabeck (23), Kyncaide Diedrich (15), Bailey Diersen (13), Liz Oswald (10); vs. UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 2, 2019, Bailey Diersen (16), Amber Fabeck (16), Kyncaide Diedrich (13), Liz Oswald (12); vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 26, 2019, Kyncaide Diedrich (26), Amber Fabeck (15), Shannan Watkins (11), Bailey Diersen (10); vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 19, 2019, Bailey Diersen (27), Kyncaide Diedrich (20), Amber Fabeck (14), Liz Oswald (10); vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 16, 2019, Kyncaide Diedrich (18), LIz Oswald (16), Bailey Diersen (14), Shannan Watkins (13); vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 2, 2019, Bailey Diersen (21), Kyncaide Diedrich (20), Shannan Watkins (11), Amber Fabeck (10); vs. UW-Superior, Dec. 30, 2018, Bailey Diersen (28), Kyncaide a Diedrich (23), Amber Fabeck (18), Shannon Watkins (11); vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 29, 2018, Bailey Diersen (20), Amber Fabeck (17), Shannan Watkins (14); Kyncaide Diedrich (12); vs. Crown College, Dec. 7, 2018 - Liz Oswald (22), Becky Fesenmaier (14), Shannan Watkins (12), Kyncaide Diedrich (10);

Recorded 60 rebounds: 68, vs. North Central, Nov. 15, 2013
Recorded 55-59 rebounds: 57 vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 11, 2020
Season-opening wins: 10-0, 2018-19; 7-0, 1997-98; 9-0, 1995-96; 13-0, 1992-93
Won 6 or more consecutive games: 10, 2018-19;
Won 10 or more consecutive games: 10, 2018-19; 10, 2005-06; 13, 2001-02; 15, 1993-94 season
Lost 5 or more consecutive games: 14, 2017-18 season

The Last Time...A Stout Individual Opponent...
Scored 25-plus points: 28, Dani Craig, UW-La Crosse, Feb. 12, 2020

The Last Time...A Stout Opponent...
Scored 105 points: 107, vs. Millikin (12/30/99)
Held Stout to less than 50 points: 36 vs. UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 15, 2020; 45 vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 22, 2020
Stout held an opponent to less than 50 points: 41 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 4, 2020

UW-Stout Individual Game Records
Most Points: 39, Cindy Hovet vs. UW-Platteville, 1/22/94
Most Rebounds: 26, Yonna Grey vs. Valley City State, 11/19/94
Most FG Attempted: 30, Julie Maki vs. UW-Eau Claire, 1993
Most FG Made: 15, Cindy Hovet vs. UW-Platteville, 1/22/94
Most 3Pt FG Made: 8 (2x) Staci Anderson vs. UW-La Crosse, 1/20/00; Shannon Berg vs. Northwestern College, 12/17/98
Most FT Attempted: 17, Andrea Bresette at UW-Superior, 1/15/00
Most FT Made: 14, Andrea Bresette at UW-Superior, 1/15/00
Most Assists: 11, Amanda Geissler vs. UW-Platteville, 1/20/07
Most Blocked Shots: 10, Kelsey Duoss vs. UW-Whitewater, 1/27/07
Most Steals: 11, Cindy Hovet vs. Marian College, 1991