WAUKESHA - The Blue Devil women's basketball team advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen with a 61-40 won over Puget Sound Saturday night at Van Male Fieldhouse.
Raegan Sorensen tallied her 15th double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Anna Mutch scored 12 points, six assists and three steals.
Amanda Giesen scored 10 points, nine rebounds and four assists.
The Blue Devils shot 44.4 percent and held Puget Sound 16-66 from the field with a stingy defense that forced four shot clock violations and 16 turnovers.
The game was scoreless for nearly three minutes before
Anna Mutch broke the seal with a pair of free throws.
Sydney Brennan made the games first field goal with a triple with 4:42 left in the opening quarter. Sorensen hit three free throws just before the first quarter horn to give Stout a 15-10 lead after ten minutes.
Lexi Wagner hit back to back treys to give Stout a 10-point lead with 7:09 left in the second and Brennan hit a three with under a minute to play to give Stout a 36-22 halftime lead.
Stout held Puget Sound scoreless for nearly five minutes in the third and was able to build a 20 point lead.
Both teams struggled in the fourth to score and Stout was able to maintain the 20 point advantage and seal the win.
Lexi Wagner scored eight points and pulled down eight rebounds.
Syndey Brennan was 3-6 from 3-point range for nine points and two assists.
Puget Sound had 18 offensive rebounds and scored 20 second chance points.
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils will face No. 2 Translyvania on Friday, March 8 in the NCAA DIII Sweet Sixteen. Time and location are to be determined.
