But the Saints (2-2) continued to pester the 11th ranked Blue Devils (4-0) all afternoon as Stout picked up their toughest win of the young season. After Stout built a 34-24 halftime lead and carried an 11-point lead in the second half, the Saints again cut the lead to as little as five points several times, the latest a 49-44 Stout lead with just under nine minutes to play.
Joanna Bird connected on back-to-back 3-pointers to give Stout a 56-44 lead and a pair of Kelsey Duoss jumpers kept Stout in double digits, a point spread they would not give up.
Duoss led all scorers with 15 points, hitting 7-of-10 shots from the floor. She also had a team-high eight rebounds. Bird had 11 points and Jenny McDermid finished with 10 points.
Jesse Stenberg led the Saints with 13 points and Heather Saralampi had 10 points. For the first time this season, Stout did not have a dominating game on boards, collecting 47 rebounds to the Saints\' 44. Katie Cross had 13 rebounds for St. Scholastica.