UW-Stout held UW-Eau Claire to less than 30 percent from the field to defeat the Blugolds for the first time since 2010, a 69-55 win, Thursday night at Johnson Fieldhouse.

Winners of the past four meetings between the nearby rivals, UW-Eau Claire (7-7, 2-3 WIAC) could not continue the trend tonight as they shot just 21-of-71 from the field for the contest. Meanwhile, Stout (8-6, 2-3 WIAC) shot 46 percent from the field and used a 14-1 first-half run to give them a lead they held the rest of the night.

In her first game with the Blue Devils after joining the team over winter break, Kyleigh Hebert (Fr, Spencer) sparked the charge that gave Stout control of the ballgame. A free throw and a jumper from Hebert began a run that turned Stout's early three-point deficit into a 10-point lead with six minutes to go in the first half. Sami Schoeder (Jr, Durand), who finished with a team-high 19 points, ended the run with back-to-back three pointers.

After Eau Claire had trimmed their nine-point halftime deficit to just five shortly after the break, Stout put together an 8-0 run to extend their lead to 13, their largest lead up to that point. Katelynne Folkers (So, Fall Creek) began the run with a pair of free throws and connected on a jumper on the team's next possession.

Midway through the half, Schoeder hit two more three pointers in a matter of four Stout possessions to keep Stout's lead a comfortable run, as Eau Claire was putting together a run of their own. Schoeder's fifth and final three of the game gave Stout a 12-point lead with six minutes to play. They were able to extend that lead to as much as 16 as they coasted to an easy victory, only their third win in the teams' last 12 meetings.

Folkers and Brea Boomer (So, Grand Portage, Minn.) each scored 10 points, and Folkers added a team-high eight rebounds.

Two Blugolds recorded double-doubles. Teenie Lichtfuss, who led all players with 22 points, and Sarah Bingea, who scored 12, each pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.

Eau Claire won the rebounding battle, 44-37, marking Stout's first win this season when they were out-rebounded by their opponent.

Stout will host UW-Stevens Point, Wednesday, Jan. 9, before beginning a three-game conference road trip at UW-Oshkosh, Saturday, Jan. 12.