THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (1-7-1, 0-0-0 WIAC) will host Luther College (4-3-1, 0-0-1 ARC), Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 7 pm. before opening conference play at UW-Platteville (6-2-1, 0-0-0 WIAC), Saturday, Oct. 1 at 3 p.m,
Stout finished the 2021 season with their best record since 2011 season at 11-8-1, 3-4-0 WIAC. Stout made their first trip to the WIAC Championship tournament since the 2017 season, but lost to UW-Stevens Point, 4-1.
ON-LINE: All of Stout's home games are expected to be available in a live video stream and in live stats.
PARKING: Parking on the UW-Stout campus is restricted during the business week. For games at Nelson Field during the week, please plan to park in Lot 29, which is located adjacent to Nelson Field. Do not park in Lot 4, which is a reserved lot for students that live in the residence halls.
PETS: While service animals are welcome, no pets are allowed at UW-Stout athletic events.
THE BLUE DEVILS PREVIEW: Stout opens up the 2022 season with a 1-7-1 record. Julie McNamar started the first six games in goal allowing six goals and recorded one shut out before getting injured. Lily Shield has started the last two matches in goal and has a .750 saves percentage On the offensive side of the ball, Caylee Boone leads the team in points with her two goals. Marissa Steele and Liv Winkler are the other Blue Devils who have found the back of the net. Both of these goals came against St. Norbert. Steele has also recorded an assist along with teammates Rachel Younker and Carly Kauffman. Freshman defender Hailey Hagman has recorded the most minutes with 742 minutes. Hailey Kane is right behind her with 708 minutes. As a team, Stout has recorded 94 shots, with 44 on goal. | Complete 2022 Season Preview | 2022 Statistics
THE BLUE DEVILS LAST TIME OUT: 0-2 L vs. Macalester. | Game Story and Stats | 0-2 L vs. Bethel | Game Story and Stats
WIAC PRESEASON POLL: The Blue Devils were picked to finish sixth in the WIAC, according to a preseason poll by league coaches and sports information directors.
A LOOK AT LUTHER COLLEGE: The Norse are 4-3-1 on the season. They have attempted 112 shots with 56 on target. Their shots percentage is 0.098. Luther's goaltenders have split time and have a combined .731 saves percentage. Maggie Haller and Emma Lin led the Norse offense with three goals apiece. | 2022 Statistics
LUTHER LAST TIME OUT: The Norse played Debuque to a 1-1 draw at home | Game Story and Statistics
THE LAST TIME LUTHER AND STOUT MET: Luther topped Stout 2-1 on Sept. 25, 2018 at Nelson Field | Game Story and Stats
THE SERIES: Luther leads 2-0 | History
A LOOK AT PLATTEVILLE: The Pioneers are 6-2-1 and are averaging just over two goals per game. The Pioneers have attempted 133 shots with 65 on target and have found the back of the net 21 times this season. 11 different players have scored for Platteville. Alyssa Peterson leads the team with four goals, Katherine Ohlwein has three goals and six assists. | 2022 Statistics
PLATTEVILE LAST TIME OUT: The Pioneers lost 2-0 to Central (Iowa) on the road Saturday, Sept. 24. and will host Dubuque on Tuesday Sept. 27 | Game Story and Statistics
THE LAST TIME PLATTEVILLE AND STOUT MET: The Blue Devils won 2-1 in overtime at Nelson Field on Oct. 1, 2021 | Game Story and Stats
THE SERIES: Stout leads the series 21-4-1 | History
BLUE DEVIL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Week Three: Defensive athlete of the week: Hannah Hagman, Fr, Farmington, Minn...Week Two: Offensive athlete of the week: Marissa Steele, Sr, Farmington, Minn. Defensive athlete of the week: Julia McNamar, Sr, Belleville, Wis. (Belleville/New Glarus).....Week One: Offensive athlete of the week: Caylee Boone, Sr, Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial);
AWARDS: 2021: Marissa Steele was selected to the All-WIAC Conference team along with earning All-Region honors...Hailey Kane also made an appearance on the All-WIAC team for her work in the 2021 season...Marissa Steele was the WIAC/Kwik Trip athlete of the week and the UW-Stout athlete of the week, Sept. 14, after scoring two game winning goals against St. Scholastica and Cornell College...Liv Winkler was the UW-Stout athlete of the week after scoring a goal in each of the first two games of the season, including the game winner in the season opener against Concordia-Moorhead.
TEAM CAPTAINS: Blue Devil team captains for the 2022 season are Caylee Boone, Marissa Steele, Rachel Younker and Julia McNamar.
UW-STOUT COACH RYAN RAUFUS: Coach Ryan Raufus (72-99-21) is in his 12th year as the head coach of the Blue Devils in 2022. Raufus played his college ball at Springfield College in Massachusetts and came to Stout after coaching at La Crosse Logan High School and La Crescent, Minn., High School. (Raufus began the 2022 season at 71-93-20)
DOWN THE ROAD: The Blue Devils will be at St. Mary's University, Wednesday, Oct. 5, then return home for homecoming by hosting UW-Oshkosh, Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m.
