STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic football team rolled to a 48-2 win over UW-Stevens Point Saturday at Community Stadium at Goerke Park, improving to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in WIAC play.

The Blue Devils set the tone early, scoring on each of their first three drives to take a 21-0 lead into the second quarter. Al Wraalstad scored two rushing touchdowns, while Avron Carter added a 62-yard punt return to spark the fast start. Quarterback Chase Pemberton also connected with Joey Tumilty for a 50-yard completion.

Wraalstad opened the scoring with a nine-yard run to cap a 13-play, 75-yard drive that lasted 6:01. After forcing a punt, the Blue Devils moved quickly downfield on a 50-yard completion from Pemberton to Tumilty, setting up first-and-goal at the three-yard line. Two plays later, Wraalstad scored his second touchdown of the quarter to give Stout a 14-0 lead.

Stout forced another three-and-out, and Carter's 62-yard punt return set up the offense at the 20-yard line. Three plays later, Pemberton connected with Jojo James for a 15-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 21-0.

The Blue Devils added 17 points in the second quarter. After a Walker Beyerl sack forced a missed 38-yard field goal attempt by the Pointers, Pemberton found Davonte Evans for a 45-yard completion to flip the field. Stout's drive stalled outside the red zone, but Garrison Jackman converted a 38-yard field goal to make it 24-0.

UW-Stevens Point put together a 16-play drive but came away empty when Jacob Dietel and Hunter Scafe combined for a fourth-down sack for an 11-yard loss, giving the Blue Devils possession at their own 39-yard line with 1:54 remaining in the half.

Pemberton connected with Mason Novak for a 20-yard gain, then found Novak again for a 35-yard touchdown three plays later to extend the lead to 31-0 with 27 seconds remaining.

The Blue Devils added another touchdown on an interception return on the final play of the half, taking a 38-0 lead into the break.

 Dawson Goodman picked off the Pointers desperation heave at the  1-yard line and raced up the sideline to midfield, where he cut across the field and lateraled to Gavin Goodman who ran 30 yards up the 25 before giving the ball to Jesse Ellis who ran the next 15 yards before finding Brooks Brewers who carried the ball the rest of the way for the score.
 
Stout continued to control the game in the third quarter, turning a fourth-down stop on a pass breakup by Braxton Munnikuysen at its own 32-yard line into a nine-play, 68-yard scoring drive. Pemberton finished the drive with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Evans, extending the lead to 45-0. The Blue Devils' defense continued to limit the Pointers' opportunities, holding them without a third-down conversion in the quarter.

Jackman added a 41-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to complete Stout's scoring. UW-Stevens Point's only points came on a safety late in the game. The Blue Devils' defense recorded three sacks and six pass breakups while making several key stops, including a fourth-down stand at the Stout 15-yard line late in the contest.

Pemberton completed 19 of 25 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns. Evans led the receiving corps with five catches for 98 yards and a touchdown, while Novak added three receptions for 64 yards and a score. Wraalstad rushed 10 times for 57 yards and two touchdowns.

Defensively, Dawson Goodman recorded four tackles and ian interception. Stout held the Pointers to 244 total yards.

The Blue Devils finished with 378 yards of total offense, including 303 passing yards, and converted seven of 11 third-down opportunities. Stout also went 5-for-5 in the red zone.

Stout returns home to host UW-Whitewater for homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1:05 p.m. at Williams Stadium.