Blue Devils Survive in Five, Defeat Bethel

The Basics
Score: UW-Stout 3 – Bethel University 2 (25-9, 25-18, 18-25, 20-25, 15-11)
Record: Blue Devils (12-15, 1-5), Royals (14-9, 6-3)
Location: Johnson Fieldhouse – Menomonie, Wis.  

The Blue Devils survived a late rally by the Bethel Royals to win in five sets. Stout started fast, pouncing on the Royals, quickly building an 11-3 lead and holding them to single digits with a convincing 25-9 win. In the first Stout hit .542 with 13 kills and only one error, while Bethel hit .069.  The second set went back and forth early on before an 7-2 run lifted Stout to a 18-12 lead and a 25-18 set win. Stout continued the dominate offensive performance hitting .517 with 16 kills. The third set again went back and forth, Bethel had seven blocks to slow down Blue Devils and hold them to a .105 hitting percentage. Bethel closed on a 6-0 run to win 25-18. Another close set pushed the match to a winner take all fifth. Stout regrouped an opened up an 8-2 lead, only to see the Royals storm back and tie the match at 11. Stout scored the next four points to upset the receiving votes Bethel Royals 15-11. 

Top Performers

• Sidney Hoverman hit .400 with 22 kills, 10 digs and two blocks. 
• Caroline Braun had 13 kills. 
• Allyssa Ihde had 11 kills and three blocks.
• Kennedy Barrett had 51 assists and 18 digs 

 
Inside the Box Score

• Stout hit .273 as a team and totaled  64 kills and 85 digs, while Bethel hit .225 and had 63 kills and 79 digs.
• Bethel had 12 total blocks, seven of which came in the third set
• Stout hit .542 and .517 in the first and second sets
• There were no lead changes in the first or fifth sets. 

Up Next
UW-Stout will close out the 2022 regular season on the road at No. 22 UW-Oshkosh, Friday, October 28 at 7 p.m.