SUPERIOR (December 30, 2018) - UW-Stout's winning streak came to an end after 10 games as UW-Superior defeated the Blue Devils, 86-80, in overtime in the final game of the UW-Superior Holiday Classic Sunday..
The teams were tied 35-35 at halftime. Stout (10-1) held a 56-55 lead at the end of the third quarter. The teams were tied at 72 at the end of regulation.
The Yellowjackets (11-1) Eva Reinertsen scored seven points in regulation and Hannah Norlin had five.The Yellowjackets scored 11 of their 14 overtime poings from the free throw line. Stout's Shannan Watkins scored seven points in regulation, including two 3-pointers.
Stout was led by Bailey Diersen with 28 points, Kyncaide Diedrich with 23 points, Amber Fabeck with 18 points and Watkins with 11. The quartet accounted for all of Stout's points.
Both Diedrich and Diersen reached the 1000 point mark for career points, Diedrich in the third quarter, Diersen in the fourth quarter. It is the first time in Stout women's basketball history that teammates reached 1000 career points in the same game. It is believed to never have happened with a Stout men's team either.
The Yellowjackets' Norlin led all scorers with 32 points and 12 rebounds. Reinertsen added 25 points as Superior extended their winning streak over the Blue Devils to seven games.
Diedrich had 989 career points entering today's game and Diersen had 979 career points. Diedrich now has 1012 career points and Diersen has 1007. Diedrich became the 11th Blue Devil women's basketball player to break 1000 career points and is currently 10th on the all-time list. Diersen became the 12th player to reach the milestone and is currently ranked 11th.
Only the 1992-93 team started off the season with a better win-loss going 13-0.
The Blue Devils will open the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) season Wednesday, Jan. 2 when they host undefeated UW-La Crosse at 7 p.m. Stout travels to UW-Oshkosh, Saturday, Jan. 5 for a 3 p.m. contest.