MENOMONIE  — The University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic men's soccer team fell 1-0 to Wis.-Stevens Point on Sunday at Nelson Field as the Blue Devils were outshot 18-5, including 9-1 after halftime.

Stout put three shots on goal in the opening half but could not break through. Nikola Dabetic tested Aissen Witter at 5:18, and after an early physical stretch that six combined fouls by 16:53, Stevens Point pressed with two shots off the woodwork in 10 seconds, a team save at 19:00 and a save from Eddie Puglisi at 21:51 during a four-corner sequence. Logan Bergien had a shot saved at 25:38, and the Blue Devils closed the half with a Sven Oberg attempt, a corner kick at 41:55 and Kevin Lowery's saved shot at 42:50.

Stout absorbed early second-half pressure as Stevens Point put shots wide from Riley Nycz and Jaxon Buckley, earned a corner kick and had a Noah Johnson attempt stopped by a team save. Johnson scored at 56:59 to give Stevens Point a 1-0 lead, and the visitors continued to create chances with two shots, two corner kicks and a Puglisi save on Mac Gaskell-Larson between 66:30 and 74:56. The Blue Devils pushed back with a corner kick at 80:33 and a Boyden Chaon shot over the top at 81:40. Puglisi made another save on Johnson at 89:35, and Stevens Point held the 1-0 margin through the final whistle.

The Blue Devils fall to  5-6-2 overall and 0-2-0 in WIAC play and will host UW-Platteville on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. at Nelson Field.