MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic women's basketball team opened the Sam Clayton era with a 102-52 win over Augsburg on Saturday afternoon.

The Blue Devils (1-0) made 43 of 76 shots and finished with a 64-20 advantage in points in the paint. Stout recorded 28 assists to Augsburg's 11 and committed seven turnovers compared with 20 for Augsburg, helping create a 20-10 edge in points off turnovers. The Blue Devils put together five unanswered runs of at least nine points, highlighted by a 16-0 stretch.

Madison Malecha scored on the opening possession before Augsburg tied it on Evelyn Perkins' layup. Stout answered with 11 straight points, with Brooklin Hinze scoring seven during the stretch to make it 13-2 with 6:51 left in the first quarter. Augsburg cut the margin to 13-7, but the Blue Devils responded with another run that included baskets from Julia Rybacki, Grace Schisel, Maraya Wiltrout and Molly Garber for a 22-7 lead. Hinze added a layup with four seconds left to give Stout a 26-13 lead after the first quarter.

The Blue Devils extended the lead in the second quarter behind interior scoring from Hinze, Malecha and Garber. After Augsburg pulled within 36-23, Stout got points from Hinze, Wiltrout and Eleice Dahl to build a 43-25 advantage. Augsburg closed the half with a small push, but Hinze's jumper with 27 seconds left helped send the Blue Devils into halftime ahead 47-32.

Stout held Augsburg to 11 points in the third quarter and used a 10-0 run from 7:36 to 5:26 to stretch the lead to 57-34. Rybacki scored twice in the run, Malecha added a fast-break layup and Wiltrout made back-to-back jumpers. Hinze later hit a 3-pointer, and Malecha added two free throws to give the Blue Devils a 65-43 lead entering the fourth.

The Blue Devils pulled away with 16 straight points in the fourth quarter, moving from a 69-46 lead to 85-46 as Schisel, Malecha, Garber, Wiltrout and Lucy Nichols all contributed. Stout continued to score inside before Nichols hit 3-pointers at 3:15 and 1:15, helping push the margin to 102-50.

Top Performers
Brooklin Hinze
• 18 points
• 8 field goals
• 4 assists
• 2 steals

Madison Malecha
• 18 points
• 9 rebounds
• 8 field goals
• 4 offensive rebounds

Maraya Wiltrout
• 18 points
• 8 rebounds
• 8 field goals
• 2 3-pointers

Lucy Nichols
• 11 points
• 8 assists
• 3 3-pointers

The Blue Devils will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 13 when they travel to Dubuque, Iowa to face the Univeristy of Dubuque at 5 :30 p.m.