MENOMONIE - The Blue Devils fell in a five set thriller to the 17th ranked UW-Stevens Point Pointers Wednesday Night.
The Basics
Score: UW-Stout 2 – UW-Stevens Point 3 (25-21, 14-25, 25-11, 14-25, 13-15)
Record: Blue Devils (14-4, 0-4), Pointers (16-3, 3-1)
Location: Johnson Fieldhouse
The Blue Devils started quick, holding leads of 8-4, 10-6 and 15-9. They maintained the lead, keeping the Pointers at arms length leading 21-16 and 24-19 be fore closing out set with a 25-21 win. UWSP went on a run midway through the second jumping out to a 14-7 lead. They lead 18-10 before closing 7-4 to take the set 25-14. The third set was tied at seven before the Blue Devils went on an impressive run closing on a 18-4 run to dominate the third set. The fourth was tied at five before five straight Points gave the Pointers all the cushion they need. they closed with another 25-14 win to force a fifth. Stout led 5-1 in the decisive set. UWSP rallied to tie the set at eight and went on to lead 11-9. Stout then rallied to tie at 11 but fell behing 13-11. Stout got with one twice, but fell 15-13.
Top Performers
Inside the Box Score
- The Pointers hit .458 in the second set and .333 in the fifth.
- Stout had 12 blocks.
Up Next
The Blue Devils will travel to Minneapolis, Minn. to face Augsburg University on Friday, Oct. 13. First Serve from Si Melby Hall is set for 7 p.m.
