The Basics
Score: UW-Stout 3 – Macalester 0 (25-22,25-8, 25-20)
Record: Blue Devils (11-10, 1-3), Scots (12-8, 2-3)
Location: Johnson Fieldhouse – Menomonie, Wis.
The Blue Devils swept Macalester in a non conference matchup. Stout started fast jumping on the Scots and taking an early 7-2 lead. Stout maintained that lead until midway through the set when Macalester clawed their way back to trail 15-14. A 6-2 response from the Blue Devils built back the five point advantage as the Blue withstood a late charge to take the set 25-22. Three straight kills by Sydney Hoverman opened up the second set and the Blue Devils never took their foot off the gas. In a flash, Stout had built a 17-2 lead en route to a 25-8 set win. Stout held the Scots to just one kill in the second. Macalester didn't go away without a fight, building leads of 6-2 and 13-8. But a 5-1 run by the Blue Devils tied the match up at 14. Six straight points by the Blue Devils and Stout took the lead for good at 22-17 and went on to sweep the match.
Top Performers
Inside the Box Score
- Stout hit .168 as a team and totaled 48 digs, while Macalester hit -.056 and had 40 digs.
- Stout had 13 service aces.
- Stout held the scots to just 23 points.
- Macalester had 21 attack errors and 39 total errors.
- Macalester hit -.256 in the second set.
Up Next
The Blue Devils will host a pair of nationally ranked teams Saturday, Oct. 15. Stout will face 9th ranked UW-Whitewater at 1 p.m. in a conference match-up and 7th ranked the University of Northwestern at 5 p.m. in Johnson Fieldhouse. Whitewater and Northwestern will play each other at 3 p.m.
