UW-Stout extended their season-opening winning streak to 10 games with a 78-66 win over the College of St. Scholastica in the first game of the UW-Superior Holiday Shootout Classic Saturday.

The win improved the Blue Devils to 10-0 to start the season, the first time Stout has been 10-0 since the 1992-93 season.
 
Stout held a 30-19 first quarter lead and a 45-27 halftime lead, but the Saints came back to pull to within six points at the end of the third quarter, 56-50.
 
The Blue Devils had four players score in double figures led by Bailey Diersen's 20 points. Amber Fabeck added 17, Shannan Watkins 14 and Kyncaide Diedrich 12.
 
The Saints' (1-8) Kaylee Kennedy led all scorers with 21. Michala Walther added 18 and Alison Huber 14.
 
The Blue Devils have only been at 10-0 one other time in the program's history, that coming during the 1992-93 season when the team started off at 13-0. The Blue Devils had matched a 9-0 start with the 1995-96 team.

Stout lost to St. Scholastica, 77-71, during the 2013-14 season, but have won 11 of the last 12 meetings up to today's game. 

The Blue Devils will meet host UW-Superior in the final game of the tournament, Sunday, Dec. 30 at 3 p.m. Stout opens conference play when they host UW-La Crosse, Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m.