The Blue Devils (21-7) held Concordia (21-7) to their lowest point total of the season and held the Cobbers' leading scorer, Melanie Hageman, to only six points, 10 points under her season average. Stout's pressure caused the trouble all night as the Blue Devils numerous time forced Concordia to beat the shot clock or take a shot clock violation.
While Kelsey Duoss, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) player of the year, didn't have an overpowering game on the scoreboard, finishing with a game-high 13 points, she was a defensive force, blocking six shots and pulling down seven rebounds.
Stout's bench contributed immensely to the win, scoring 29 points. Joanna Bird led the bench players with 11 points, going 3-of-3 from 3-point range.
Savanah Oeltjen and Duoss keyed a strong first half that saw Stout jump to as much as a 12 point lead. Oeltjen scored six first half points, four coming early, including the shot that pushed Stout ahead for good, 9-8, with eight minutes off the clock. Oeltjen's bucket started a 15-2 run and the Cobbers only briefly got the score under 10 a couple of times during the rest of the game, the last time coming at the 14:42 mark of the second half when Emily Swierenga drained a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 36-27.
But Bird answered that seconds later with a 3-pointer of her own and Stout ran off on a 12-4 run and the Blue Devils were moving on to the regional finals. Oeltjen finished the night with eight points. Jenny McDermid contributed nine points.
Stout shot 50.4 percent in the first half and finished shooting 45.1 percent (23-of-51) for the game, including dropping in 6-of-15 3-pointers. Concordia never really got their game in gear, shooting only 29.8 percent for the game (14-of-47). Jenna Freudenberg was the Concordia's only player in double figures, finishing with 11.
Stout held an advantage off the glass, pulling down 37 to 29 for Concordia.