Women's Basketball Preview: Stout crosses over to play Whitewater

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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: UW-Stout (2-4, 2-4 WIAC) will see UW-Whitewater (4-2, 4-2 WIAC) in their sleep after this week. The Blue Devils are scheduled to play the Warhawks in three consecutive meetings in less than a week. Tonight's game and Friday's trip to Whitewater will conclude the abbreviated regular season schedule and the Blue Devils will hop back on the bus Monday, March 1 to Whitewater to face the Warhawks in the first round of the WIAC Championship tournament. The winner will advance to the second round to face the winner of the UW-Platteville/UW-Eau Claire contest, Wednesday, March 3. The championship game is scheduled for Friday, March 5.

2020-21 SEASON: The COVID-19 pandemic forced all sports to rethink their schedule and WIAC basketball will have eight regular season games, which will only be against conference opponents, plus a conference tournament. The conference has been divided into two divisions, and East and West. The teams in each division will meet twice during the shortened regular season, all in the same week with games on Wednesdays and Fridays. Stout is in the West Division along with UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls and UW-La Crosse. There will two games against a crossover opponent, and Stout will play UW-Whitewater twice. The conference tournament is scheduled to be held the first week of March, with the first round Monday, March 1, the second round Wednesday, March 3 and the championship game Friday, March 5. All tournament games will be played at the high seed. No fans will be allowed during the 2020-21 season. 

2020-21 UW-Stout Women's Basketball Schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 3 - at UW-River Falls, W 84-77
Friday, Feb. 5 - UW-River Falls, W 80-75
Wednesday, Feb. 10 - at UW-Eau Claire, L 78-71
Friday, Feb. 12 - UW-Eau Claire, L 89-71
Wednesday, Feb. 17 - at UW-La Crosse, L 67-59
Friday, Feb. 19 - UW-La Crosse, L 75-61
Wednesday, Feb. 24 - UW-Whitewater, L 76-51
Friday, Feb. 26 - at UW-Whitewater, 7 p.m.
Monday, March 1 - WIAC First Round at UW-Whitewater, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 3 - WIAC Second Round
Friday, March 5 - WIAC Championship



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.

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:

• The Blue Devils have our players averaging in double figures - Tess Johnson (13.2), Haylee Yaeger (12.2), Anna Mutch (12.0) and Liz Oswald (11.3). 
• Freshman Tess Johnson is leading the Blue Devils in scoring and  scored in double-digits in the first four games of the season, scoring 15 points three different times and had a 17 point effort against UW-River Falls. UW-La Crosse limited her to eight and nine points. Johnson matches Oswald for the team lead in 3-pointers made with 10. Johnson tops the league with 18 steals (3.0 spg) and recorded a career-best six steals in the second La Crosse game, the most steals in a single game by a Blue Devil since Shannan Watkins recorded five against Illinois Wesleyan, Nov. 15, 2019, and the most steals by a freshman since Bailey Diersen nabbed six her rookie year against La Crosse, Feb. 3, 2016. 
• Freshman Anna Mutch opened the season with a bang, recording a double-double in the season opener, tallying 14 points and 12 rebounds. Mutch is currently second in the WIAC in rebounds, averaging 8.2 boards. This season, Mutch has been held to been held to five or fewer rebounds in a single game once. Mutch is 11th in the league in scoring (12.0). 
• Sophomore Haylee Yaeger has scored in double-digits in four of the six games, and notched a career-best 20 points in the first game with La Crosse and made it a double-double with 10 rebounds, her second career double-double. 
• Senior captain Liz Oswald will be playing in her final home game Wednesday. Oswald will graduate in May with a degree in Applied Science. The Watertown native is averaging 2.3 assists per contest, fifth in the league.  Oswald scored 15 points in her last outing. Oswald is tied with Tess Johnson for more 3-pointers made with 10, tied with Johnson for seventh (1.7/game) in the WIAC. Oswald is averaging 33.3 minutes per contest, second in the league, and has averaged 30 minutes or more the two previous seasons. For Oswald's career, she has played in 84 games, starting 56. She is averaging 6.3 points per game over her four-year career, along with 2.2 rebounds (182 total), 1.4 assists (118) and 52 steals. She is a .347 shooter (181-522) from the field and has connected on 88 3-pointers. Oswald scored a career-high 22 points vs. Crown College, Dec. 7, 2018.
• The Blue Devils hold a decent plus-6.8 in rebound margin. Freshman Lauren Arenz has been proficient off the glass, averaging 6.3, and ranked as high as eighth in the league. Arenz has a career-best 12 rebounds on Feb. 5. Arenz has missed the last two games and has fallen out of the rankings that require playing in 75 percent of the contest. As a team, Stout averages 41.3 rebounds and give up 34.5.
• When the Blue Devils pulled down 60 rebounds against River Falls, Friday, it was the most by a Stout team since the Blue Devils recorded 68 against North Central, Nov. 15, 2013. 
• As a team, Stout is averaging 71.0 points per contest, but is giving up 76.8 points.
• 2020-21 Statistics

AN OVERALL LOOK AT UW-STOUT:

• The Blue Devils lost nine players from last year, including four starters, with senior guard Liz Oswald the only player returning who has made more than two starts. A two-time team captain, Oswald averaged 8.6 points per contest and 2.3 rebounds. Senior Lizzy Olsem and sophomore Haylee Yaeger saw action in all 26 games. Olsem came off the bench and scored in double digits five times, with a career-best 16 points at nationally ranked Wartburg College, and finished the season averaging 5.5 points and 2.2 rebounds. Over her first two seasons, Olsem tallied 68 total points, but last season she tossed in 142 points. Yaeger came off the bench to pull down 3.6 rebounds and is averaging 5.5 points. Yaeger recorded her first collegiate double-double, scoring 13 points and pulling down 11 rebounds against Husson University in Florida.
• The Blue Devils also return sophomore center Erin O'Brien, junior guard Paityn Tiefs, sophomore guard Melanie Carlie and junior forward Gina Palasz.
• The Blue Devils return 17.0 points from last year's team that averaged 68.2 points per contest. The Blue Devils also return 14.5 rebounds from last year's 41.3 rebounds per game. The Blue Devils return 24.8 percent of their scoring and 34.9 percent of their rebounds. 
• The Blue Devils finished last year at second in scoring, averaging 68.2 points per game. Whitewater led the league in scoring with 68.4 points. The Blue Devils gave up 64.2 points. Stout led the league in rebounding margin, snagging 41.3 rebounds and allowing 34.3 points for a plus-7.0 margin. 
• Lizzy Olsem has come off the bench and has Olsem, a junior forward, has played in all 25 games, starting one and is averaging 5.6 points in 11.7 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.
• 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 forward Amber Fabeck (12.6 ppg/5.2 rpg) and guard Shannan Watkins (11.0 ppg/6.0 rpg). 
• Newcomers to the Blue Devils this season include: guards Sam Schaeffer, Kenadi Diedrich, Tess Johnson, McKenzie Johnson, Lauren Arenz, Brianna Prieve and Anna Mutch and forward Amanda Giesen.
• Blue Devil Statistics

STOUT IN THE WIAC TOURNAMENT (updated Feb. 26, 2020): UW-Stout has qualified to the WIAC Championship tournament 17 times and, overall, is 20-12. Stout is 12-4 in the first round (.800 winning percentage) 4-8 in the semi-finals (.333) and 4-0 in the finals (1.000). The Blue Devils earned the third seed in the East Division in 2021 and will play UW-Whitewater, only the second time Blue Devils and the Warhawks have faced off in the WIAC tournament. The teams met in the first round of the 2006 tournament, a tournament Stout would go on to win. But the eighth-seeded Warhawks gave Stout the closest game in that tournament, a decision Stout took 80-76 in Johnson Fieldhouse, Feb. 20, 2006. | WIAC Tournament History

CONFERENCE STANDINGS:

• There was no WIAC preseason poll conducted in 2020-21. 

STOUT LAST TIME OUT:

• The Blue Devils were swept by UW-La Crosse, 67-59, 75-61, last week.
•  Haylee Yaeger scored a career-best 20 points, 12 in the second half, but it couldn't push UW-Stout over the top as the Blue Devils lost a 67-59 decision on the road Wednesday. Stout  led only once in the game and that came at the midway point as the Blue Devils overcame a seven point deficit to go up 10-9 with 4:43 left in the quarter. The Eagles took the lead back on a 3-pointer by Emma Gamoke and Erin O'Brien tied the scored at 12 with 3:01 remaining in the quarter. La Crosse led 17-13 at the break. The Eagles built up a 10 points lead three minutes into the second period, and again Stout cut the lead, this time down to one point, 29-28, with 33 seconds left in the half. The Eagles carried a 31-28 lead into halftime. Yaeger pulled Stout to within one points, 31-30, but making the opening bucket of the second half and again the Eagles soared off, this time to take a double-digit lead late in the period, leading by nine to close out the third. The Blue Devils pulled to within six points, 52-43, on a Tess Johnson 3-pointer, only to see the EAgles build up a 13 point, 56-43 lead at 7:16. The closest Stout would get the rest of the way was seven points late in the game. Yaeger led all scorers by hitting 10 of 16 shots. In addition to her 10 rebounds, she had a blocked shot and two assists. Freshman Anna Mutch tossed in 14 points, matching her collegiate-high. The Eagles got 18 points from Alana Gilles and 17 from Emma Gamoke. Gilles hit a double-double with 10 rebounds.  Stout shot 39.7 percent (23-58) from the field. The Eagles shot 40.0 percent (22-55) from the floor. Stout held a 39-37 edge in rebounds.  | Game Story and Statistics
• UW-Stout closed out divisional play with a 75-61 loss to UW-La Crosse Friday at Johnson Fieldhouse. The Blue Devils stayed within striking range throughout the night. Stout would find themselves down by seven point and would scratch back to a two-point deficit, only to find themselves down again by seven. The trend continued through the first quarter and Stout looked like they would break the mold in the second period, pulling ahead by two points, 19-17, on an Anna Mutch put-back four minutes into the period. The Eagles built the lead to seven points again a couple of minutes later, only to see Stout regain the lead, 31-30, after Tess Johnson stole the ball and laid it in. La Crosse regained the lead on a 3-pointer by Emma Gomeke with four seconds left and went into the halftime locker room with a 33-31 lead. La Crosse maintained small lead in the opening minutes of the third period, then built up an eight point lead. Stout cut the lead to three, 42-39, when Liz Oswald buried a 3-pointer, then added a bucket off a Sam Schaefer steal. La Crosse led 53-47 at the end of the third period.  After a scoreless first three minutes of the fourth quarter, La Crosse took a 56-49 lead on Julia Seidel's 3-pointer at the 6:43 mark. Stout would get as close as eight points, only to see La Crosse build up as much as a 17 point lead in the waning minutes. Ava Kramer, Emma Gomoke and Gabbie Ritchie all scored 16 points to lead the Eagles, who led at the end of every period, including a 33-31 halftime lead. Stout got 15 points from Liz Oswald and 13 points from Anna Mutch, who also had a team-best eight rebounds. Oswald recorded seven rebounds. The Blue Devils forced 20 La Crosse turnovers, with most of them coming on Stout steals as the Blue Devils picked La Crosse's pocket 16 times. Johnson had five steals, while Yaeger Olsem, Oswald, Mutch and Erin O'Brien each had two.  The Eagles shot 43.1 percent (22-51) from the floor and made six 3-pointers, but cleaned up at the line, hitting 25-32 charity shots (78.1). Stout shot 33.8 percent (22-65) and made four 3-pointers. Stout was 13-22 from the line. | Game Story and Statistics

COMPARING THE STATS

UW-Stout	Statistic	UW-Whitewater	-
71.0	Pts	63.2	-
76.8	Pts Allowed	60.5	-
.409	FG %	.378	-
.435	FG % Defense	.363	-
5.0	3 pt made	3.7	-
6.2	3 pt allowed	5.7	-
41.3	Rebounds	39.2	-
34.5	Rebounds Allowed	39.2	-
17.5	Turnovers	16.3	-
Tess Johnson 13.2	Leading Returning Scorer	Aleah Grundahl 17.7	-
Anna Mutch 8.2	Leading Returning Rebounder	Aleah Grundahl 7.3	-

SCOUTING UW-WHITEWATER

• The Warhawks return Johanna Taylor, a first team all-conference selection last year who, along with Yssa Sto. Domingo, was named to the 2020 all-defensive team. Emily Schumacher was a first team all-WIAC pick in 2019. Aleah Grundahl, the teams leading scorer (17.7 ppg) and rebounder (7.3 rpg) was an honorable mention pick last year and was the league's newcomer of the year. Grundahl leads the league in scoring and is fourth in the conference in rebounds. Grundahl has scored more than 20 points in three games this season, starting with 23 in the opener at UW-Stevens Point, and then twice last week against Platteville, dropping a season-high 25 points in the first game and following that up with 22 points the next night out. She was named to the D3hoops.com team of the week. Grundahl also has quick hands, tallying 10 steals, third in the WIAC. Taylor is averaging 9.2 points, second on the team, and is also second in rebounds (7.0). She is sixth in the league in rebounds.  The Warhawks are averging 63.2 points per game and giving up 60.5.  |  Statistics

THE WARHAWKS LAST YEAR

• The Warhawks finished last season at 23-4 overall, 13-1 in the WIAC. The Warhawks drew a first round bye in the WIAC tournament, but lost 81-65 to UW-Oshkosh in the semi-finals. Whitewater was awarded an NCAA playoff berth, but fell 70-62 to Redlands, Calif., in the first round.

THE WARHAWKS LAST WEEK

• The Warhawks swept UW-Platteville last week, 71-68 in overtime, in Platteville, Feb. 17, and 64-53, in Whitewater, Feb. 19. 
• Whitewater withstood a game-winning shot attempt in the final seconds of regulation and made critical plays in overtime Wednesday for a 71-68 triumph at UW-Platteville. Aleah Grundahl  recorded a career-high 25 points, including eight in the extra period, and added 10 rebounds, two steals and two blocks for her second career double-double to lead the Warhawks, who outscored the Pioneers on points in the paint (40-26) and fast-break points (14-6). Rebekah Schumacher  totaled a season-high 12 points and added two steals, and Maggie Trautch posted 10 points. Johanna Taylor collected nine points, six rebounds, three blocks and two steals, and Emily Schumacher  contributed nine points off the bench. Taylor tied the game with just over 30 seconds left in regulation on a shot in the paint, and the Pioneers' final shot attempt bounced off the rim and out. Platteville took the first lead of the overtime, but Grundahl scored UW-W's first six points of overtime, including a pair of free throws with 2:18 remaining to put UW-Whitewater ahead for good. Taylor and Trautsch hit a free throw apiece to help the Warhawks maintain their lead, and Grundahl hit two more with four seconds left. | Game Story and Statistics
• Whitewater took advantage of a strong start offensively and forced 22 turnovers on the other end Friday night in a 64-53 victory over UW-Platteville. Aleah Grundahl  totaled 22 points, including 10-of-10 from the free-throw line, and added six rebounds to lead the Warhawks. Johanna Taylor posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds to go along with two blocks and two steals. Emily Schumacher contributed nine points, four rebounds and three steals off the bench. Yssa Sto. Domingo recorded six points and seven rebounds. UW-Whitewater held advantages of 17-10 in points off turnovers, 15-3 in second-chance points and 12-4 in fast-break points. The Warhawks tallied 24 first-quarter points, converting 10-of-22 from the floor, while the Pioneers hit 8-of-14 from the floor for 20 points in the period.  Whitewater led by as many as 16 in the third quarter and held a 19 point lead in the fourth. | Game Story and Statistics

THE SERIES

• The Warhawks have won eight of the last 10 games, including the last three games. Stout's last win over Whitewater came Jan. 9, 2019, a 78-68 decision in Johnson Fieldhouse. Stout's last win in Whitewater was Jan. 13, 2007, an 85-71 win. 

WHEN STOUT AND WHITEWATER MET LAST SEASON

• The Warhawks took both contest last year, winning 72-56 in Whitewater in January, then completed the sweep with a 65-56 decision at Johnson Fieldhouse to close out the regular season in February. 
• UW-Stout held a brief lead in the first period, but sixth-ranked UW-Whitewater shot out to an 18-10 lead at the end of the opening period and went on to a 72-56 win Jan. 18, 2020. The Blue Devils made a run at the Warhawks in the third period, going from a 32-23 halftime deficit to within two points, 39-37 at 4:51 of the period. Trailing 39-30, Stout went on a 7-0 run. Amber Fabeck scored four points in the run and Katie Christopherson nailed a 3-pointer to make it 39-37. The Warhawks closed out the period on a 10-5 run, then continued the run into the fourth period, running out to a 58-42 lead. Both Stout and Whitewater had three players score in double figures. Stout was led by Emily Jacques with 12 points. Fabeck and Shannan Watkins each finished with 11 point. Whitewater's Aleah Grundahl led all players with 17 points. Johanna Taylor had 16 points and Veronica Kieres finished with 12 points and nine rebounds. Stout shot 32.8 percent (21-64) and hit six 3-pointers. The Warhawks shot 48.3 percent (29-60) from the floor and connected on four 3-pointers. | Game Story and Statistics
• UW-Stout overcame a 12-point deficit in the first period to pull to within one point, 14-13, at the end of the quarter, but fourth ranked UW-Whitewater outscored Stout 22-12 in the second period and went on to a 65-56 win Saturday at Johnson Fieldhouse. The Warhawks held a 36-25 halftime lead, but did allow Stout to get as close as five points early in the fourth quarter. Whitewater got up to a 15 point lead and only let Stout (15-10, 6-8 WIAC) as close as eight points, 64-56, with 47 seconds remaining. Stout's Shannan Watkins led all scorers with 20 points. The Warhawks got 19 points from Becky Raeder and 10 points from Aleah Grundahl. Stout held a 54-37 advantage in rebounds and pulled down 26 offensive boards. The Blue Devils shot 28.4 percent (21-74) from the floor, while Whitewater shot 42.1 percent (24-57). The Warhawks shot eight 3-pointers, but seven in the first half. Today's game marked the final home game for Stout's Kelsey Kainz, Emily Jacques, Becky Fesenmaier, Amber Fabeck and Shannan Watkins. The quintet was recognized after the game.  | Game Story and Statistics

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:  Haylee Yaeger, So, Prescott, Wis.; Anna Mutch, Fr, Apple Valley, Minn; Erin O'Brien, So, South Haven, Minn. (Kimball); 

AWARDS AND HONORS: 2020-21: Erin O'Brien was selected as The Heights/UW-Stout athlete of the week after the first week of play... 2019-20: Shannan Watkins and Amber Fabeck were selected to the All-WIAC Team. Watkins was also selected to the All-Defensive team....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 (35-24) is in her third year in 2020-21 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-WHITEWATER COACH KERI CAROLLO

• Keri Carollo (359-154) enters her 19th season as head women's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2020-21. Carollo was named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2019-20 after leading the Warhawks to the regular season conference championship and hosting privileges for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Division III Tournament. Carollo guided the Warhawks to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament semifinals in 2013 and 2014. UW-Whitewater finished as national runner-up in 2013 and in third place in 2014 to earn two of the four highest national finishes in program history. Carollo also led the team to a third-place finish in 2008, when the program made its first of seven consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament. UW-Whitewater has won six of the last 13 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season titles and had a 24-game WIAC regular season winning streak that spanned from 2012-14. The program has finished the season ranked in the D3hoops.com Top 25 in five of the last nine years. Under Carollo's leadership, the Warhawks have earned 48 all-conference accolades, including 26 first team honors. Seven different players have been named All-America. In 2008, Carollo led UW-Whitewater to its first WIAC championship since 1986. Carollo was an assistant coach at Stout from 1999-2002.

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 will return to UW-Whitewater,  Monday, March 1, for the first round of the WIAC Championship tournament. The winner will advance to the second round game Wednesday, March 3 and the championship game is Friday, March 5. . 

UW-Stout 2020-21 Season Highs (Updated February 25, 2021)
Points: 21, Tess Johnson vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5
3-Pointers Made: 5, Tess Johnson vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 10
Assists: 5, Liz Oswald vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Rebounds: 12, (2x) Anna Mutch vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3; Lauren Arenz vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5
Blocks: 2, Erin O'Brien vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5
Steals: 5, Tess Johnson vs UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19
Double-Doubles: Haylee Yaeger (20 pts, 10 rbs) vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17; Anna Mutch, (14 pts, 12 rbs) vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3

UW-Stout 2020-21 Team Season Highs (Updated February 25, 2021)
Points: 84 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Points in First Half: 47 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Points in Second Half: 42 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 12
Points in First Quarter: 22 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Points in Second Quarter: 25 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Points in Third Quarter: 21 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 10
Points in Fourth Quarter: 28 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5
Points in First Overtime: x
Points in Second Overtime: x
Field Goals Made: 35 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Field Goal Percentage: .466 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 12
3-Pointers Made: 8 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 10
Free Throws Made: 17 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 10
Free Throw Percentage: .762 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Rebounds: 60 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Assists: 17 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Turnovers: 22 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 10
Fewest Turnovers: 15 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Blocked Shots: 3 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021
Steals: 16 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19

UW-Stout Collegiate Career Highs (Updated February 25, 2021)
Liz Oswald - #1
Points: 22 vs. Crown College, Dec. 7, 2018
Rebounds: 9 vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 11, 2020
Assists: 5 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021

Sam Schaeffer - #2
Points: 7 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021; vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 10, 2021
Rebounds: 4 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17, 2021
Assists: 3 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17, 2021

Amanda Giessen - #4
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Kenadi Diedrich - #5
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Haylee Yaeger - #10
Points: 20 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17, 2021
Rebounds: 11 vs. Husson Dec. 30, 2019
Assists: 5 vs. St. Norbert College, Nov. 16, 2019

Tess Johnson - #11
Points: 17 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2021
Rebounds: 8 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021
Assists: 4 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 12, 2021 

McKenzie Johnson - #13
Points: 4 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 12, 2021
Rebounds: x
Assists: 1 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021

Melanie Carli- #15
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 vs. St. Norbert College, Nov. 16, 2019
Assists: 1 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021; vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19, 2021

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

Lauren Arenz - #21
Points: 5 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 12, 2021; 
Rebounds: 12 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2021
Assists: 1 (4x) vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 12, 2021; vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 10, 2021; vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021; vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2021

Brianna Prieve - #22
Points: 6 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021
Rebounds: 1vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021
Assists: 2 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021

Anna Mutch - #23
Points: 14 (2x) vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17, 2021; vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021
Rebounds: 12 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021
Assists: 3 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021; vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 12, 2021

Paityn Tiefs - #30
Points: 2 (2x) vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021; vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 15, 2020
Rebounds: 1 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021
Assists: 1 (2x) vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021; vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5,2021

Gina Palasz - #35
Points: 5 vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 23, 2019
Rebounds: 3 (2x) vs. St. Norbert, Nov. 11, 2019; vs. Martin Luther, Dec, 3, 2018
Assists: x

Erin O'Brien - #51
Points: 21 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2021
Rebounds: 5 (3x) vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021; vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 25, 2020; vs. St. Norbert College, Nov. 16, 2019
Assists: 3 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021


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 10 or more steals: 10, Bailey Diersen, vs. Martin Luther (12/3/18); Heather Peterson vs. Hope (11/19/99)
Recorded 6 or more blocked shots: 8, Jenna Goldsmith vs. St. Mary's (1/2/16)

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-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021 - Tess Johnson (15); Anna Mutch (14); Erin O'Brien (14); Haylee Yaeger (12); Lizzy Olsem (10); 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. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 12 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Liz Oswald (15); Tess Johnson (15); Anna Mutch (12); Haylee Yaeger (10); vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2021, Erin O'Brien (21); Tess Johnson (17); Haylee Yaeger (15); Anna Mutch (12); 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: 60, vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2021;  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: 29, Nikki Arneson, UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 25, 2020

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

Most Overtime Games: 4, 2019-20 season - @UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 11, 2020, W 77-71, 2OT; vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 29, 2020, L 83-80, 2OT; @UW-Platteville, Feb. 8, 2020; W 76-70; @UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 19, 2020, W 72-71,