Football

September 18, 2000

LAST TIME OUT: Stout: The Blue Devils had the week off, but are basking in a couple of solid defensive efforts after hammering Franklin College, 47-3, Sept. 9, and Lakeland College, 34-6, Sept. 2. Against Lakeland, the Blue Devil defense allowed a school record minus-37 yards rushing. The offense got into the picture against Franklin when Luke Bundgaard rushed for 155 yards on 22 carries and Mark Bergman ran for two TDs. So far, the Blue Devils have switched from a predominately passing team to a rushing team, running the ball 50 times against Lakeland, and 60 times against Franklin.
Stevens Point: The Pointers fell behind, 17-7, late in the first quarter when they allowed two Drake TDs 29 seconds apart and then 24-7 before tightening the score to 24-14. It was the foot of the Drake kicker that held the Pointers off as Billy Cundiff kicked five field goals and Drake went on to a 37-29 win.

LAST YEAR: Both Stout and Stevens Point are members of the eight-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) and are affiliated with the NCAA Division III. Stout was 2-8 overall, 1-6 (eighth) in the WIAC. The Pointers were 9-2 overall, 6-1 (tie for first) in the WIAC. Stevens Point advanced to the first round of the WIAC playoffs were they were downed, 23-10 by St. John's

THE SERIES: This will be the 56th meeting of the two teams and the Pointers hold a 40-13-2 advantage in the series. The Pointers won last season, 24-20, on a 5-yard pass from Ryan Aulenbacher to Tom Nolan midway through the fourth quarter. Stout outgained the Pointers in total yards, 321-285, with Stout racking up 226 in the air, 95 on the ground. The Pointers gained 183 by the pass, 102 in the air. The Blue Devils last defeated Stevens Point in 1997, a 25-22 decision. Over the past 10 meetings, Stout has won twice.

STOUT PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Luke Bundgaard (Fr, Weyerhauser) 34 carries, 200 yds, 5.9 y/car, 2 TD, 2 receptions, 24 yds, 12 y/rec; RB Ben Tarkowski (Fr, Hartland) 16 car, 85 yds, 5.3 y/car, 1 TD; RB Mark Bergman (Jr, Grantsburg) 23 car, 77 yds, 3.3 y/car, 2 TD, 8 rec, 66 yds, 8.3 y/rec; LB Steve Miller (Sr, Lodi) 14 tackles, 10 solo, 2 sacks, 2 int for 11 yds one TD, was WIAC defensive player of the week, Sept. 4; DB Eric Moe (So, Hixton) 3 int for 39 yds one TD, 12 tackles, 10 solo; DB Tony Beckham (Jr, Ocala, Fla) one int for 24 yd TD, 3 pass break ups; LB Eric Lund (Sr, Ashland) and Jamie Spielman (So, Menomonie) finished as top tackles in 1999 season; DL Jeff Hazuga (Sr, Thorp) 3 sacks for 27 yards; P/PK Kevin McCulley (Sr, Fond du Lac) 2-4 FG, 9-10 PAT, 37.9 y/punt; Blue Devils avg 375.0 total ypg, 249.0 rushing, 126.0 passing; give up 94.5 total ypg (4th in NCAA III), minus-6 rushing (1st in NCAA III), 100.5 passing. Stout outscoring opponents, 40.5-4.5.

STEVENS POINT PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Wally Schmitt (Sr, Stratford) 26 carries, 145 yds, 5.6 y/car, 2 TD: RB Kurt Keilblock (Fr, Scandanavia) 16 car, 119 yds, 7.4 y/car; WR Chad Valentyne (So, Kimberly) 6 rec, 126 yds, 21 y/rec, 2 TDs, 6 kickoff returns for 16 y/ret; LB Heath Novitske (Jr, Ringle) 24 tackles, 8 solo; LB Tim Rabas (Jr, Denmark) 23 tackles, 10 solo, 1 sack; DB Jamey Kamrath (Sr, Mayville) 16 tackles, 12 solo, 2 int; DE Paul Schmitt (Jr, Stratford) 14 tackles, eight solo, 4 tackles for loss of 23 yards, 2 sacks; DB Jonah Roth (Jr, Boscobel) 14 tackles, nine solo, 7 pass break ups; Pointers avg. 321.5 total ypg, 197.5 rushing, 124.0 passing; give up 399.5 total ypg, 181.0 rushing, 218.5 passing

OFFENSIVE LOOK: Stevens Point: Pro-I; Stout: multi-pro set which incorporates a West Coast style offense. DEFENSIVE LOOK: Stevens Point: 4-3 variation; Stout: 3-4

COACHES: Stout coach Ed Meierkort (28-44 career) is in his eighth year. Meierkort needs one more win to notch the most wins by a Stout coach. Stevens Point coach John Miech (83-37-2) is in his 13th season.

STOUT COACH ED MEIERKORT SAYS: "Stevens Point will be the best team we have played up to this point. We know we are the underdogs going into this game because they are the two-time defending WIAC champions. We expect to see both of their quarterbacks (Dave Berguis, Scott Krause) and Chad Valentyne is one of the best receivers in the league. We know we will see a steady diet of Wally Schmitt running the ball. If you don't stop what they have going, you will continue to face it all night.

"We have used the two weeks off to make us a better football team. We have worked on our passing game, tried to get back to defending the run and added multiple formations. We have always matched up well with what Stevens Point does. Last year, we basically botched the game in the final four minutes. But that was last year's team This team has a completely different mind set.

"We had some good news this week about Aaron Johnson. I had a conversation with him and he has called some people. Our spirits are lifted for him. He's is not in our huddle, but he is in our hearts."

RADIO: WMEQ 880 AM, Jake Bostrom, Dan Stevens, Dick Lowery

September 12, 2000

MENOMONIE - After holding their first two opponents to an average of 94.5 total yards and racking up an average of 375 yards themselves, UW-Stout debuted with a No. 17 ranking on the first American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Coaches' Poll of 2000.

The Blue Devils (2-0) opened the season with a 34-6 win at Lakeland College, then kept their show on the road during the second week when they thrashed Franklin College, 47-3, Sept. 9.

The Blue Devils' defense is allowing a minus-six yards rushing, and 100.5 yards passing. The Blue Devil offense, which includes an almost totally revamped backfield and receiving corp, is averaging 249 yards on the ground, 126 through the air.

Soccer

September 15, 2000

MENOMONIE - The UW-Stout women's soccer team continued to push their brand of flowing, offensive soccer, firing 34 shots at the St. Mary's net, but Stout could never put the ball in the net, and lost to the visiting Cardinals, 2-0, Saturday, Sept. 16 at the River Heights field.

From the opening kickoff, Stout was able to press the St. Mary defense inside the penalty area, but the Cardinals' goalkeeper continually beat off the charge. Stout had numerous opportunities and went on the attack almost immediately when Beth Bushman (Sr, Eagan, Minn) picked up a Nellie Sivertsen (So, River Falls) cross, but could not get enough on the deflection.

Stout freshman Kristin Hoppe (Woodbury, Minn) forced a pair of saves midway through the first, but St. Mary twice cleared the ball.

Stout's Becky Howard (Sr, Wauwatosa) had an opportunity on a free kick from 35 yards out with about 15 minutes remaining in the half, and Sivertsen missed a header off a corner kick.

Despite the Blue Devil relentless attack, it was the Cardinals who would score to close out the half, when Katie Lentz shot from the far post to give St. Mary's a 1-0 lead.

Stout attacked again to open the second, with Kate Knoespel (So, Green Bay), Bushman and Lisa Kardell (Jr, Ocean CIty, NJ) getting off legitimate shots.

Again it was the Cardinals who would come up big, taking a long ball into Blue Devil territory, where the ball deflected off a Blue Devil defender to the foot of Katie Currah who put home a 25-foot shot from the right side.

It would prove to not be the Blue Devils' day, as Stout redoubled its efforts in front of the St. Mary's net, but shots by Raina Schneider (So, Sheboygan) and Becca Carlson (Sr, Rosemount, Minn) were denied.

Blue Devil goalkeeper Jessie Sutherland (Jr, Duluth, Minn) finished with 10 saves, but the Cardinals' Colleen O'Hearn outdid her with 17 solid saves and the shutout.

"We played well, overall," Blue Devil coach Dave Morris said. "But we are young and it's still taking time to get organized on offense. We can do a better job coordinating our attackers and midfielders to give us better chances to score.

"We created a lot of chances on a day where we had trouble containing the other team's midfield, The big step for us will come as we learn to believe in ourselves and our own abilities."

Stout will be at home again Thursday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. when they take on Concordia University of Mequon, then will close out their four-game homestand with a 1 p.m. contest against St. Scholastica, Sunday, Sept. 24.

September 13, 2000

MENOMONIE - The UW-Stout Blue Devils ran their record to 3-2 (2-0 in the WIAC) by steamrollering the River Falls Falcons 3-0 Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Menomonie.

Stout fired a 21 shot, 19 corner kick offensive barrage at the Falcons in ringing up their third straight victory (fifth in a row at River Heights). While the Blue Devil offense was running on all cylinders, goalkeeper Jessie Sutherland (Jr, Duluth, Minn) was leading Stout's defense to its first shutout of the year.

The Blue Devils attacked from the opening, with Stacy Normington (So Delavan) forcing a save in the first minute. Falcon keeper Jenni Zumberge also denied Nellie Sivertsen (So, River Falls) and Kristin Hoppe (Fr, Coon Rapids, Minn) from close range in the early going. Several times, Beth Bushman (Sr, Eagan, Minn) and Becky Howard (Sr, Wauwatosa) played forwards into the Falcon penalty area only to have the chance snuffed out by a diving toe or a cross bar.

But just when it looked like the Falcons (0-5, 0-1) might survive until halftime, Lisa Kardell (Jr, Ocean City, NJ) took a pass from Kate Knoespel (So, Green Bay) deep on the left side and bent a screaming ball into the far side netting to put Stout up a goal with five minutes remaining in the half.

Halftime provided a short respite, but after the break Stout's attack was again advancing in waves. After the Falcons scrambled away a corner kick from the right side, Howard bent an inswinging ball from the left off a Falcon defender and into the Falcon net to double Stout's advantage in the 58th minute.

Moments later, yet another corner resulted in a ball rolling to Raina Schneider (So, Sheboygan) just to the left of the penalty spot - her blast was only just above the cross bar. Kardell then forced a diving save from Zumberge, with Sivertsen unlucky to have a defender save her header off the ensuing corner.

In the 66th minute Howard played Sivertsen in behind the River Falls defense and the River Falls defender was left with no choice but to take the Stout forward down in the penalty area. Howard buried the penalty kick into the upper right corner of the net.

Stout's offense was far from finished however. Hoppe, Denise Nagel (Fr, Baraboo) and Heather Pihl (Sr, Cottage Grove, Minn) all forced quality saves in the late stages of the match. Becca Carlson (Sr, Rosemount, Minn) narrowly missed tucking Knoespel shot in at the far post, and Andie Moore (Fr, Woodbury, Minn) ghosted past two Falcon defenders, but played unselfishly to Pihl with the goal at her mercy.

Meanwhile, River Falls forced only two saves as Sutherland earned her first shutout of the year without a serious threat on the goal.

"We looked composed in possession," Blue Devil coach Dave Morris said, "and that takes a lot of maturity for a young team. Our defense was also as well organized as it has been all season - particularly with the defenders working to cover for each other.

"We still need a lot of chances to score, but I think that's to be expected when you've played six different line-ups in six matches. It looks like we're finally getting everyone healthy, and it's fun to play the kind of flowing, offensive-minded soccer we played today."

September 12, 2000

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout's Beth Bushman (Sr, Eagan, Minn) was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) offensive player of the week for her performance in the Blue Devils' wins over Wisconsin Lutheran and UW-Superior.

At 4-feet, 11-inches, Bushman, a forward, scored her first collegiate goal in the Blue Devils' 7-1 win over Superior, Sept. 9 and also added two assists in the contest.

In the Blue Devils' 2-1 overtime win over Wisconsin Lutheran, Bushman assisted on both the winning goal and a goal within the first two minutes of the game.

On the season, Bushman has one goal and four assists for six points.

Volleyball

September 16, 2000

ST. PAUL, Minn - After jumping out to a 10-1 season record, the UW-Stout volleyball team ran into a brick wall at the Bethel Tournament, winning only one match and dropping three, Sept. 15 and 16 in St. Paul, Minn.

Three of the four matches went to five games and the other went to four games.

The Blue Devils (11-4) won the opening match Friday afternoon, going the distance before dowing Montana-Northern, 15-11, 15-10, 13-15, 13-15, 20-18. Brooke Palmer (Jr, Mantorville, Minn) recorded 26 kills in the marathon, while Rachel Eidet (North Mankato, Minn), who would go on to be named to the all-tournament team, had 17. Laura Bogenschutz (Fr, Baxter) finished the match with a near-school record 67 assists.

Then the bottom fell out as Stout fell for the second time this year to eventual tournament champion, St. Thomas, 15-3, 14-16, 15-11, 15-11.

Despite a season-high 23 kills from Kim Roshell (Jr, Cadott), Stout opened the second day of the tournament with a 15-9, 11-15, 13-15, 15-12, 15-12 to decision to the University of Dubuque, then lost the fifth place match to host Bethel College, 15-11, 15-8, 8-15, 12-15, 16-14.

Eidet finished the tournament with 58 kills, while Palmer had 47.

September 11, 2000

ST. PAUL, Minn - If it weren't for the last game, the UW-Stout volleyball team would have been back on the bus well before eight o'clock as they downed St. Catherine's, 3-0, to run their overall record to 10-1, Monday, Sept. 11 in St. Paul, Minn.

Kim Roshell (Jr, Cadott), Brooke Palmer (Jr, Mantorville, Minn) and Aira Ryan (So, Zumbrota, Minn) each had three kills in the first contest, as Stout won 15-4. Palmer led the charge in the second, again with three kills, as Stout won 15-6, then recorded five kills in the final 17-15 third game.

Palmer finished the night with 11 kills, while Roshell and Rachel Eidet (Jr, North Mankato, Minn) each had seven.

Stout is off to their best start since 1994 when the team jumped out to an 11-1 start, and finished the season at 33-6.

Women's Cross Country

September 16, 2000

NORTHFIELD, Minn - Lisa Sorvala (So, New Brighton, Minn) paced the UW-Stout women's cross country team with a 27th place finish as the Blue Devils placed 12th at the St. Olaf Invitational Saturday, Sept. 16 in Northfield, Minn.

Sorvala finished in a time of 20-minutes, 19.3-seconds. Amy Arndt (Jr, Lakefield, Minn) was 64th in a time of 21:05.9. Michelle Abramczak (So, Stanley) had one of her best times as she clocked a 22:43.59. Nearly 300 runners participated in the meet.

The Blue Devils will be at the Warhawk Invitational Saturday, Sept. 23 in Whitewater.

St. Olaf Invitational
1. St. Olaf 42; 2. Stevens Point 43; 3. Eau Claire 94; 4. Luther 118; 5. Minnesota-Mankato 129; 6. Gustavus Adolphus 194; 7. Bethel 216; 8. Macalester 220; 9. Winona 248; 10. St. Benedict 259; 11. Carleton 286; 12. Stout 322; 13. Buena Vista 322; 14. Martin Luther 454; 15. St. Catherine 482; 16. Crown 485; 17. North Central, Bethany Lutheran, incomplete teams.

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
1. Becky Lebak (SP) 19:00.8; 27. Lisa Sorvala 20:19.3; 64. Amy Arndt 21:05.9; 84. Heather Stiles 31:18.3; 137. Ellen Everson 22:09.8; 172. Michelle Abramczak 22:43.6; 173. Valori Schaffer 22:44.4; 178. Meredith Nordberg 22:58.2; 220. Pam Gundrum 23:4.2; 236. Denise Hady 24:21.3; 238. Jamie Souza 24:23.8; 269. Terra Dahlheimer 25:58.1; Heidi Bedsted, DNF

Men's Cross Country

September 16, 2000

NORTHFIELD, Minn - Dave Huber (So, Mendota Heights, Minn) placed eighth to lead the UW-Stout men's cross country team to a third place finish at the 30th annual St. Olaf College Men's Invitational Saturday, Sept. 16 in Northfield, Minn.

Huber was the only Blue Devil to break 27 minutes as he clocked a time of 26-minutes, 49.9-seconds. Josh Johnson (Sr, Oregon) was 16th at 27:27.4, Alex Anderson (Jr, Faribault, Minn) was 17th (27:36.7) and Ethan Webinger (Jr, La Crescent, Minn) was 18th (27:41.0).

The Blue Devils return to action Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Warhawk Invitational in Whitewater.

St. Olaf Invite
1. UW-Stevens Point 15; 2. Carleton 71; 3. Stout 81; 4. Gustavus Adolphus 112; 5. Winona State 273

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
1. Jesse Drake (SP) 25:30.1; 8. Dave Huber 26:49.9; 16. Josh Johnson 27:27.4; 17. Alex Anderson 27:36.7; 18. Ethan Webinger 27:41.0; 22. Seth Kaste 28:01.8; 25. Mike Western 28:09.9; 32. Jason Kirch 28:33.9; 54. Jamie Block 28:39.8; 64. Casey Otto 29:11.7; 129. Jonathan Gallo 33:21.6;

Women's Tennis

September 16, 2000

LA CROSSE - UW-Stout's Tammy Petcher (Fr, Marshfield) was the only Blue Devil to win more than one game as Stout fell to UW-La Crosse, 9-0, Saturday, Sept. 16 at La Crosse.

Petcher, competing at No. 2 singles, was downed by Brea Lenart, 6-2, 6-0.

UW-La Crosse 9, UW-Stout 0
Singles: No. 1: Annette Geuder (LX) def. Megan Schwanbeck, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2: Brea Lenart (LX) def. Tammy Petcher, 6-2, 6-0; No. 3: Lauryn Campbell (LX) def. Maria Medin, 6-0, 6-1; No. 4: Jessica White (LX) def. Katie Kramer, 6-1, 6-0; No. 5: Leah Larson (LX) def. Rachael Weber, 6-0, 6-0; No. 6: Melissa Protz (LX) def. Abby Schmoldt, 6-0, 6-1; Exh: Amy Hildebrandt (LX) def. Anne Marie Curtis, 6-0, 6-0; Janae Jorgenson (LX) def. Megan Curtis, 6-1, 6-0;

Doubles: No. 1: Geuder/Lenart (LX) def. Schwanbeck/Medin, 8-0; No. 2: Anne Palecek/Becky Bryant (LX) def. Petcher/Weber, 8-1; No. 3: Larson/Krysten Leary (LX) def. Kramer/Schmoldt, 8-0; Exh: Holly Smith/Melissa Protz (LX) def. Curtis/Curtis, 8-0.

September 13, 2000

RIVER FALLS - Playing at No. 2 doubles, Tammy Petcher (Fr, Marshfield) and Rachael Weber (Fr, Onalaska) picked up a win as UW-Stout opened the 2000 tennis season by falling, 8-1, at UW-River Falls in a non-conference match-up Wednesday, Sept. 13.

Petcher and Weber needed a 7-3 tiebreaker win after playing to an 8-8 draw with Jordan Anderson and Amanda Gray.

The Blue Devils return to action Saturday, Sept. 16 when they travel to UW-La Crosse.

UW-River Falls 8, UW-Stout 1
Singles: No. 1: Lindsey Oberg (RF) def. Megan Schwanbeck, 6-4, 6-2; No. 2: Megham Mulligan (RF) def. Tammy Petcher, 6-1, 6-3; No. 3: Jordan Anderson (RF) def. Maria Medin, 6-1, 6-1; No. 4: Amanda Gray (RF) def. Katy Berry, 6-4, 6-2; No. 5: Mary Metzer (RF) def. Katie Kramer, 6-1, 6-0; No. 6: Meredith Verbonne (RF) def. Rachael Weber, 6-2, 6-2;

Doubles: No. 1: Oberg/Mulligan (RF) def. Schwanbeck/Medin, 8-2; No. 2: Petcher/Weber (Stout) def. Anderson/Gray, 8-8 (7-3); No. 3: Katie Niles/Verbonne (RF) def. Kramer/Berry, 8-4.

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