The Blue Devils\' preseason All-American Kelsey Duoss was in pursuit of her 1000th career point. She only needed two points to reach the milestone, but two turnovers, a missed jumper or two in the lane and a foul were all the statistics Duoss could muster in the first three minutes of the game.
Duoss was fouled at the 17:03 mark and, as signs in the stands looking for Duoss to score waved, the senior captain calmly stepped to the line, took a couple of breaths and drained both free throw attempts to push Stout to a 5-5 tie.
The entire Blue Devil team loosened up. Lindsey Gerber popped a 3-pointer for an 8-5 lead, and it was off to the races, as Stout went on an 8-0 run and raced off to an 89-45 win over the Eagles.
This one was well over by halftime as Stout (3-0) took a 49-20 lead into intermission.
Stout was able to clear their 20-member bench, and all but three players scored.
Duoss finished the night with a double-double, scoring a season-low 17 points, but a matched a season-high 11 points in only 15 minutes of game time.
Joanna Bird racked up 13 points, draining three 3-pointers. Freshman Julia Hirssig averaged a point-a-minute, finishing the night with 10 points.
The Eagles (0-3) were led for the third straight game by Jen Adamson, who scored 16 points.
Stout held a very comfortable lead off the boards, pulling down 52 rebounds to 28 for Northwestern.