The Basics
Score: UW-Stout 3 – UW-Superior 0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-11)
Record:Â Stout (10-8, 1-1), Superior (7-8, 3-0)
Location: Johnson Fieldhouse – Menomonie, Wisc. Â
The Blue Devils quickly defeated UW-Superior in straight sets Tuesday night in the 2022 home opener. Stout hit .276 and had four players nearly record double-digit kills in the sweep. The Blue Devils held the advantage for most of the first set, but the Yellowjackets kept things close. Stout was able to go on a 5-0 run to close out the set. Superior jumped out to a 7-4 lead early in the second set, but the Blue Devils stormed back using a 9-0 run to retake the lead and quickly found themselves up 20-12 before rallying off the next five points to cruise to the 25-12 win and a 2-0 advantage. Stout dominated the third set, going on a 15-5 run to build a 19-9 lead and walk away with the 15-11 win to seal the win in front of a loud home crowd. Â
Top Performers
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Inside the Box Score
- Stout hit .276 as a team and totaled 51 digs, While UW-Superior hit -.085 and had 31 digs.
- Stout forced held Superior to 14 kills and 22 attacking errors.
- The Blue Devils hit .400 in the third set while forcing Superior into a -.217 hitting percentage.
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Coach Staupe's Thoughts
It was a team win. A great team victory tonight. All aspects of our game got better as the game went on. We are trying to diversify that offense a little bit more. It was nice to see the middles and other outsides step up tonight. Â Our serve-receive was good enough so that we could run our offense and not have to rely just on production from one player.
Up Next
The Blue Devils will host their first conference game of the season Friday, Sept. 30 when they welcome UW-Platteville to the Johnson Fieldhouse. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
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