Red-Hot first half leads Blue Devils to victory over Falcons

The Basics

Score: UW-Stout 70, UW-River Falls 55
Record: Blue Devils (15-6, 7-3), Falcons (11-10, 3-7)
Location: Johnson Fieldhouse - Menomonie, Wis. 

Stout came out of the gate red-hot, knocking down an impressive 6 of 14 threes in the first half. Raegan Sorensen made all three of her 3-balls in the first half. River Falls was unable to keep pace with the shooting from Stout, and also struggled with the impressive Stout defense, only shooting 8 fro 24 in the first half and giving up the ball 13 times. This helped the Blue Devils enter the break up 39-23. The Falcons threatened a comeback in the third period, closing the Stout led to only 11, but the fourth quarter saw another Blue Devil spark of offense. Allison Letcher hit a three right away and Stout never looked back, cruising to a 70-55 win.

Top Performers  

• Sorensen led all scorers with 19, finishing the game five for six from downtown
• Anna Mutch finished with 11 points and 8 rebound. Sam Schaeffer and Letcher both had 9 points.
• River Falls had three players in double-digits for scoring. Macy Nilsen (16), Olivia Miron (14), and Kameri Meredith (10). Miron made all 7 of her shots.

Inside the Box Score   

• Stout shot 26 for 56 from the floor with 10 for 26 from three. The Falcons made 21 of their 52 shots and went 5 for 24 from deep.
• Both teams were aggressive on the glass, but the Blue Devils had the edge with 36 rebounds to River Falls 31

Up Next
The Blue Devils will head out this weekend to take on the Pioneers of Platteville as they enter the last stretch of conference games.