EAU CLAIRE (January 25, 2014) - The Blue Devil's offensive struggles continued as Eau Claire jumped out to an early double-digit lead on the way to a 76-50 victory. For the first time this season, Stout did not have a player score in double figures as Kyleigh Hebert(So, Spencer) had a team-high 8 points on 3-6 shooting, including 2-2 from downtown.

As a team, the Blue Devils (6-12, 2-7 WIAC) shot just 26.3 percent (15-57) for the game, including 19.4 percent (6-31) in the second half. Despite their shooting troubles, Stout shot a respectable 37.5 percent from beyond the arc, hitting 6 of 16 attempts from downtown. The Blue Devils were also outrebounded, 43-41.

On the other side, Eau Claire (4-14, 2-7 WIAC) was red hot, hitting 47.4 percent (27-57) of their shots for the game, including 9-20 from three-point land.

The Blugolds jumped out to an 8-0 lead thanks to a pair of Abby Midtlien three-pointers and an Ellen Blacklock layup. Stout got on the board when Sami Schoeder (Sr, Durand) made the first of two free throws around the 18:00 minute mark.

A basket by Brea Boomer(Jr, Grand Portage, Minn.) and a three from Becca Smith(Fr, Victoria, Minn.) sandwiched around another Midtlien jumper cut the Eau Claire lead to 10-6 with just over 17 minutes remaining in the half.

Over the next five minutes, Stout would hit just 1-6 field goal attempts and turn the ball over four times, as the Blugolds ripped off a 13-2 run for a 23-8 lead. But the Blue Devils refused to go without a fight, matching Eau Claire the next two times down as Sara Bedford(Fr, Chippewa Falls) connected from downtown and Jenna Goldsmith(Fr, St. Anthony, Minn.) hit a jumper on the ensuing possession, making the score 28-13.

The Blue Devils would close the gap even more, reeling off a 12-0 run to pull within three, 28-25, as Eau Claire missed 11 straight shots. Eau Claire would score 6 of the last 7 points of the half, taking a 34-26 lead into the break.

A pair of free throws and a layup by Boomer pulled the Blue Devils back within four to start the half before a 12-0 Blugold run pushed Eau Claire's lead to 47-30. Stout would trail by double-digits the rest of the game as Eau Claire's lead hit 20 points with 9:06 remaining in the game.

Eau Claire had three players reach double digits in scoring, led by Kristin Sahr, who had 24 points on 6-11 shooting including 3-6 from three-point land and 9-9 from the charity stripe. Abby Midtlien had 16 -- 6-12 overall, 4-9 from downtown -- while Teenie Lichtfuss added 12.

Katelynne Folkers(Jr, Fall Creek) had a game-high 10 rebounds for Stout, including four on the offensive end, to go along with four steals. Boomer added 6 points and 6 boards and Bedford chipped in 7 off the bench, shooting 2-2 (1-1 from three-point range) from the field and 2-2 from the foul line.

The Blue Devils will travel to UW-River Falls Wednesday, January 29 to take on the Falcons before returning to Johnson Fieldhouse for a match-up against UW-Whitewater on Saturday, February 1.