LISLE, Ill. - The Blue Devils opened the 2024 season with a pair of wins at the Eagle Classic.
The Basics Game 1
Score: UW-Stout 3 – Benedictine 0 (26-24, 25-23, 25-22)
Record: Blue Devils (1-0), Eagles (0-1)
Location: Dan and Ada Rice Center
The Blue Devils swept Benedictine to open the 2024 season with three straight close hard fought wins. The first set saw ten ties and six lead changes. Down 24-23 Stout rallied off three straight to take the first set. Trailing 10-5 and 13-8 in the second, Stout rallied and kills by
Brooke McCune secured the win to give Stout a 2-0 lead. After leading for most of the third, Benedictine rallied to tie the match at 15. Stout then scored the next five points to propel them to a 25-22 win and the sweep.
Top Performers Game 1
Inside the Box Score Game 1
- Stout hit .197 as a team and totaled 59 digs, while Benedictine hit .108 and had 51 digs.
The Basics Game 2
Score: UW-Stout 3 – Milwaukee School of Engineering 1 (25-15, 25-21, 13-25, 25-22)
Record: Blue Devils (2-0), Engineers (0-1)
Location: Dan and Ada Rice Center
Stout topped MSOE in four to win both matches of the Eagle Classic. Trailing 11-4 in the first, Stout rallied off 10 straight points to take a 14-11 and then closed on a 11-3 run to take the first set. Stout took an early five-point lead and held that for the duration of the set to go on to win 25-21. MSOE rebounded in the third closing on a 19-7 run to force a fourth set. Stout fell behind 21-14 but rallied to close on a 11-1 run aided by four
Kourtney Wollner aces and
Brooke McCune kills to take the match.
Top Performers Game 2
Inside the Box Score Game 2
- Stout hit .136 as a team and totaled 43 digs, while MSOE hit .118 had 47 digs.
- Stout totaled 16 service aces
Up Next
The Blue Devils will return home to host St. Catherine on Wednesday, Sept. 4. First serve from Johnson Fieldhouse is set for 7 p.m.
