STEVENS POINT (December 10, 2014) - UW-Stevens Point was dominant on the boards and from the foul line on the way to a 64-51 win over UW-Stout Wednesday night at Berg Gym. The Pointers shot 31 free throws, compared to just six for Stout, and grabbed 16 offensive boards that they turned into 22 second-chance points. 

Stout (3-6, 1-1 WIAC) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and held the lead for nearly the entire first half. Goldsmith scored eight of her points in the first as the Blue Devils led by as many as eight points. Stevens Point (5-4, 2-1 WIAC) finally took the lead with 3:23 to go in the period, going up 24-23 on a jump shot by Taylor Atkinson. 

The jumper by Atkinson started a 9-2 Pointers to close out the half, as Stevens Point went into the break with a 33-25 advantage. 

Stevens Point would not trail again, but a late game run by the Blue Devils brought Stout within four points with just over two minutes to go. Trailing 53-41 at the 3:11 mark, a jumper by Goldsmith, an and-one by Kyleigh Hebert (Jr, Spencer) and a three-point basket by Sarah Schoch (So, Chippewa Falls) cut the lead to 53-49 with 2:01 to go. 

That would be as close as the Blue Devils would get, as the Pointers closed out the game on an 11-2 run to seal the 64-51 victory.

The Pointers outshot Stout from the floor on the night, 37.3 percent (22-59) compared to 34.4 percent (21-61). The Blue Devils were also handled in the rebounding department, 48-37. Stout outshot Stevens Point from beyond the arc, hitting 6-24 three-pointers while the Pointers finished 2-9. 

The Pointers held a major advantage from the charity stripe, hitting 18-31 free throws while Stout made just 3-6. 

Katelynne Folkers (Sr, Fall Creek) flirted with a double double, scoring nine points and grabbing nine rebounds. She also added three steals and four assists for the Blue Devils. Goldsmith pulled down seven boards and blocked a pair of shots in addition to her team-high 12 points while Schoch and Brea Boomer (Sr, Grand Portage, Minn.) had eight points apiece. Hebert led Stout with six assists. 

For Stevens Point, four players hit double figures, led by Kaitlyn Jacobs' game-high 13 points. Jacobs also had 15 rebounds on the night. Allie Miceli added 12 points while Atkinson and Mickey Roland each had 10. 

Stout will be off until after Christmas, returning to action at the DePauw Tournament on Dec. 28 and 29 in Greencastle, Ind. The Blue Devils will face Millsaps College on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 3 p.m. before taking on the host school, DePauw University at 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29.