Football

September 24, 2001

ON THE LINE: It will have been 20 days in between games for UW-Stout as they open up defense of their 2000 conference title by hosting UW-Platteville. The Blue Devils' game with Willamette University, Sept. 15, was cancelled due to concern over air travel because of the terrorist actions out east. Stout had scheduled a bye Sept. 22 and now look forward to lining up against someone other than themselves. This is the third consecutive predominately passing team Stout has seen. The Blue Devils were ranked eighth in the Sept. 18 AFCA Division III poll.

THE SERIES: This is the 45th meeting in a series that began in 1935 with a 25-7 Platteville win. The Pioneers put perhaps one of the biggest scares into the Blue Devils last season, taking 35-24 lead well into the fourth quarter before Stout racked up 19 points in the final nine minutes of the game to take a 43-35 win at Platteville. Luke Bundgaard ran wild for the Blue Devils, tying a school record when he scored four touchdowns, and snapped records for most rushes in a game (45) and most yards in a single game (335). The Pioneers passing game lit Stout up for 483 yards and racked up 465 total yards. Quarterback Tom Stetzer accounted for all of Platteville's throwing yardage, with Troy Gagner collecting seven passes for 190 yards and Jim Richardson pulling down five aerials for 167 yards. After Stout came to play, they finished the game with 524 total yards, 419 on the ground.

STOUT PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Luke Bundgaard (So, Weyerhauser) 44 carries, 162 yds, 3.7 y/car, 2 TD; RB Eric Baker (Sr, Sarona) 4 car, 13 yds, 4.0 y/car, 6 rec, 108 yds, 1 TDs; QB Nick Ohman (Fr, Glenwood City) 19 att, 10 comp, 0 int, 166 yds, 2 TD, 83.0 y/game, 11 car, 79 yds, 7.2 y/car, 1 TD; DB Eric Moe (Jr, Hixton) 2 int for 88 yds, one TD, 13 tackles, 10 solo, 5 pass break ups; DB/WR Tony Beckham (Sr, Ocala, Fla) 12.5 tackles, 9 solo, 1.5 tackle for loss of 5 yd, one int for 35 yd, 2 pass break ups, 2 rec, 86 yds, 2 TD, 3 kickoff returns, 43 y/ret, 1 TD; DB Rob Weinstein (So, Racine) 12 tackles, 7 solo; Jamie Spielman (Jr, Menomonie) was injured in first game, 2000 stats-82 tackles, 37 solo, 23 tackles for losses of 75 yds, 5 sacks for 44 yds, 4 pass break up, 2 int for 35 yds; DB Kevin Dewey (So, Burnsville, Minn) 6 tackles, 2 solo, 0.5 sacks for 3 yd, 3 pass break ups; DB/WR Abraham Cruz (So, Alhambra, Calif) 8.5 tackles, 5 solo, 3 pass break ups, 1 fumble recovery for TD; Blue Devils avg 355.0 total ypg, 179.5 rushing, 175.5 passing; give up 285.0 total ypg, 6.0 rushing, 279.0 passing.

PLATTEVILLE PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Tom Stetzer (So, Black River Falls) 108 att, 55 comp, 3 int, 698 yds, 232.7 y/game, 4 TDs; WR Jason Leonard (So, Hollandale) 28 rec, 309 yds, 11 y/rec, 103 y/game; WR Reggie Davis (Jr, Madison) 14 rec, 192 yds, 13.7 y/rec, 2 TD, 64 y/game; Matt Kent (So, Gratiot) 10 rec, 189 yds, 18.9 y/rec, 63 y/rec; DB Tony Lewis (Sr, Brodhead) 32 tackles, 20 solo, 2 pass break ups; DB Adam Lewis (So, Brodhead) 2 int for 54 yds, 1 TD; LB Scott Power (Fowler, Ind) 29 tackles, 14 solo; DL Andy Hulst (Fr, Cassville) 17 tackles, 10 solo, 1 tackle for loss for 6 yds; DL Shawn Busch (So, Cuba City) 9 tackles, 4 solo, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks for 10 yds; P Brad Abraham (Sr, Cedarburg) 11 punts for 446 yds, 40.5 y/punt, preseason All-America; Pioneers avg 356.7 total ypg, 41.3 rushing, 315.3 passing; give up 392.7 ypg, 249.3 rushing, 143.3 passing.

STOUT COACH ED MEIERKORT SAYS: "(With the big break between games) this is almost like starting the season over. This will be like our first game, and we may make some first game mistakes. But, we have been able to work some things on offense and defense we may have not been able to. The break also gave us some time to heal

"We are back in the WIAC, and we need to play a physical game against Platteville. We will lean on them with our running game and try to knock their quarterback down. They will try to spread us out. Our defense has something to prove after last year. We were embarrassed by them last year, and our defense is waiting to redeem themselves. We watched the film several times, and we were really bad in that first half."

Soccer

September 21, 2001

SPRING VALLEY - UW-Stout soccer took their show on the road and came up with a 3-1 win over Northland College, in what was certainly the first collegiate soccer game played in Spring Valley, Friday, Sept. 21.

Poor field conditions kept the Blue Devils off Nelson Field, but Stout (4-2-1) did not need the home field advantage as they got the winning goal from Krista Hight (Fr, Brookfield) midway through the second half. Carrie Schrank (Fr, Reedsburg) assisted on the goal.

The two teams played to a scoreless first half as the fog carried across the field from the nearby lake.

Stout drew first blood when Desiree Nardini (So, White Bear Lake, Minn) took a pass from Diane Ehlen (So, Bloomington, Minn) and raced a good distance of the field to score 10 minutes into the second half. Anne White knotted the score for Northland (3-5) two minutes later.

It took 10 minutes for Stout to get Hight's go ahead and eventual game winner. Nellie Sivertsen (Jr, River Falls) gave the Blue Devils an insurance goal with 17 minutes left in the game, taking a corner kick from Kate Knoespel (Jr, Green Bay) and finding the back of the net.

Melissa Ballweg (Fr, Merrimac) recorded her first collegiate win, despite giving up a goal, while playing 40 minutes of the second half.

Stout returns to conference action Tuesday, Sept. 25 when they travel to UW-La Crosse, then head to UW-Oshkosh, Friday, Sept. 28.

September 18, 2001

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout broke a three-game scoreless streak in a big way as they opened their conference season with a 6-1 win over UW-Superior, Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Nelson Field.

The Blue Devils, who have been off for more than a week, needed only 11 minutes to get on the board when Desiree Nardini (So, White Bear Lake, Minn) scored unassisted. Superior helped the Blue Devils' cause when they tipped a Kristi Field (So, Bloomington, Minn) shot into the net only minutes later.

Stout (3-2-1, 1-0) continued to strafe the Superior goal - they got off 20 shots on goal in the first half - as the Blue Devils' leading scorer, Nellie Sivertsen (Jr, River Falls) took assists from Sarah Geiger (So, West Bend) and Field with 17 minutes gone.

Superior (0-4) got on the board for the first time this season when Melissa Dreger scored at the 19 minute mark.

Stout answered back three minutes later when freshman Krista Hight (Brookfield) took well executed passes for Rosa Cambray (So, Delavan) and Carrie Schrank (Fr, Reedsburg).

Volleyball

September 22, 2001

DE PERE - Comeback was the key term for the UW-Stout volleyball team as they won both matches at the St. Norbert College Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 22 in DePere.

The Blue Devils put themselves in the hole early with host St. Norbert, dropping the first two games, 30-17, 30-22. But Stout bounced back to win the next two games by identical 30-23 scores.

Stout (9-3) found themselves down by an 8-4 score in the fifth and deciding game, but came back to take a 16-14 decision.

Brooke Palmer (Sr, Mantorville, Minn) led the way with 21 kills and Kim Roshell (Sr, Cornell) had 20. Laura Bogenschutz (So, Baxter, Minn) recorded 54 assists and Rachel Eidet (Sr, North Mankato, Minn) shoveled up 25 digs.

Comeback was never in the Blue Devils' vocabulary in the first match of the day, as coach Jill Jolliff emptied her bench and went on to down Finlandia University, 30-15, 3-17, 30-26. Gretchen Schroer (So, Eau Claire) had eight kills and Lindsay Mensink (Fr, Ostrander, Minn) had six kills as no Blue Devils played more than two games in the match. Amanda Huber (Fr, St. Peter, Minn) was the team's setter in two of the three games, racking up 25 assists.

Huber, Eidet and defensive specialist Sara Weflen (Sr, Jackson, Minn) were named to the all-tournament team.

The Blue Devils will be at UW-Superior, Wednesday, Sept. 25 and at the UW-Eau Claire tournament Sept. 28-29.

September 18, 2001

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout's tall front line each found themselves in double digit kills as the Blue Devils volleyball team had a successful home and Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opener over UW-Stevens Point, Friday, Sept. 21 at Johnson Fieldhouse. The Blue Devils took the contest in three games, 30-16, 30-22, 30-28.

Rachel Eidet (Sr, North Mankato, Minn) led the Blue Devils (7-3, 1-0) with 16 kills and added six assists and 15 digs. Brooke Palmer (Sr, Mantorville, Minn) finished with 12 kills and Lindsay Mensink (Fr, Ostrander, Minn) had 10 kills. All three are listed at 5-feet, 10-inches or taller.

The Blue Devils kept the Pointers (2-5, 0-2) off balance for the first two games, but the Pointers did make things close in the third game, taking a 25-24 lead at one point. Stout tied the score at 28 and Amanda Huber (Fr, St. Peter, Minn) served the last two points. Stout ended up with 12 service aces.

Laura Bogenschutz (Fr, Baxter, Minn) finished the game with 41 assists and added eight kills.

Women's Cross Country

September 22, 2001

NORTHFIELD, Minn - Lacey Osuldsen (Fr, Ladysmith/Bruce) placed 14th to lead the UW-Stout women's cross country team to a seventh place out of 15 teams at the St. Olaf Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 21 in Northfield, Minn.

Osuldsen finished in a pack of five runners who were separated by only five seconds as she clocked a time of 20-minutes, 15-seconds.

Amy Arndt (Jr, Lakefield, Minn) placed 31st (20:44) and Tracy Oostdyk (Fr, Spooner/Shell Lake) was 32nd (20:47). Meredith Nordberg (Jr, Bloomington, Minn) was 45th (21:14).

Concordia-Moorhead and St. Thomas tied for the team title.

The Blue Devils will be at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 29 in Chicago, Ill.

St. Olaf Invitational
1. Concordia-Moorhead, St. Thomas (tie) 63; 3. St. Olaf 70; 4. Macalester 130; 5. Winona State 144; 6. Bethel 163; 7. UW-Stout 173; 8. Augsburg 214; 9. UW-Superior 217; 10. St. Mary's 267; 11. St. Cloud 321; 12. St. Catherine's 353; 13. Martin Luther 359; 14. Crown College 445; 15. Bethany Lutheran, incomplete team

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
1. Katie Martin (Concordia-Moorhead) 18:56; 14. Lacey Osuldsen 20:15; 31. Amy Arndt 20:44; 32. Tracy Oostdyk 20:47; 45. Meredith Nordberg 21:14; 82. Terra Dahlheimer 21:58; 83. Nacole Ewerdt 21:58; 87. Jacki Rust 22:04; 97. Kersten Wilson 22:26; 105. Jenny Hopps 22:32; 106. Pam Gundrum 22:32; 120. Denise Hady 22:47; 148. Becky Werner 23:28; 152. Valori Schaffer 23:39; 168. Michelle Beckman 24:23; 175. Laura Rauh 24:39.

Men's Cross Country

September 22, 2001

NORTHFIELD, Minn - UW-Stout's Dave Huber (Jr, Mendota Heights, Minn) and Ethan Webinger (Sr, La Crescent, Minn) placed in the top 10 among attached runners and led the Blue Devils to a second place finish at the St. Olaf Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 22 in Northfield, Minn.

Huber placed fourth in a time of 26-minutes, 38-seconds, while Webinger was seventh (26:43). Unattached runners took four of the top five finishes in the 166-runner field.

As a time, the Blue Devils were beaten only by nationally ranked St. Olaf. The Oles collected 23 points with all seven of their runners in the top 10. Stout finished with 75 points.

Freshman Justin Graham (Apple Valley, Minn) was 24th (27:59), Alex Anderson (Sr, Faribault, Minn) was 34th (28:15) and Jason Kirch (Sr, Sauk City) was 37th (28:23).

The Blue Devils will be at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 29 in Chicago, Ill.

St. Olaf Invitational<> 1. St. Olaf 23; 2. UW-Stout 75; 3. St. Thomas 108; 4. Augsburg 128; St. John's 164; 6. Bethel 171; 7. St. Mary's 206; 8. Macalester 213; 9. St. Cloud 219; 10. Martin Luther 261; 11. Winona State 319; 12. UW-Superior 332; 13. Crown College 369; 14. Bethany Lutheran 388; 15. Concordia-St. Paul, incomplete team

Individual Results
(First place, all UW-Stout finishers)
1. John Gurtin (unattached) 25:36; 4. Dave Huber 26:38; 7. Ethan Webinger 26:43; 24. Justin Graham 27:59; 34. Alex Anderson 28:15; 37. Jason Kirch 28:23; 47. Casey Otto 28:41; 55. Ryan Chernik 28:53; 60. Tim King 28:59; 73. John Ullrich 29:24; 89. Nate Lynch 29:39; 116. Derek Schmitz 30:41; 144. Matt Miller 33:09

Women's Tennis

September 22, 2001

MENOMONIE - UW-Stevens Point took two of three doubles matches to edge past UW-Stout, 5-4, in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) action, Saturday, Sept. 22 at Menomonie.

The Blue Devils got a win at No. 1 doubles with the sister team of Tammy Petcher (So, Marshfield) and Tanya Petcher (So, Marshfield) picking up Stout's doubles win, 8-4 over Katie Pollock/Aimee Strebig.

The sisters didn't fare quite so well in singles, as Pollock dropped Tanya Petcher, 7-5, 6-2, at No. 1 singles, and Strebig downed Tammy Petcher, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 2 singles.

Stout did take the bottom three singles decisions, with Jill McDowell (Fr, Blaine, Minn) downing Gina Lamer at No. 3, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4); Tina Rodin (Fr, Champlin, Minn) defeating Amber Wilkowski, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 4 singles and Becky McNamara (Fr, New Richmond) beating Tiffany Serpico, 7-5, 6-2.

The Blue Devils will host Hamline University, Friday, Sept. 28 at 4 p.m.

UW-Stevens Point 5, UW-Stout 4
Singles: No. 1: Katie Pollock (SP) def. Tanya Petcher, 7-5, 6-2; No. 2: Aimee Strebig (SP) def. Tammy Petcher, 6-3, 6-3; No. 3: Allison Mills (SP) def. Rachael Weber, 6-0, 6-0; No. 4: Jill McDowell (St) def. Gina Lamer, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4); No. 5: Tina Rodin (St) def. Amber Wilkowski, 6-3, 6-3; No. 6: Becky McNamara (St) def. Tiffany Serpico, 7-5, 6-2; Exh: Dana Rozmenoski (St) def. Brenda Ambrosius, 8-6; Jana Braam (SP) def. Anne Ebert, 8-4.
Doubles: No. 1: Petcher/Petcher (St) def. Pollock/Strebig, 8-4; No. 2: Rachel Ferge (SP) def. McDowell/McNamara, 8-2; No. 3: Jana Braam/Kim Gorin (SP) def. Lara Monk/Beth Laskaski, 8-0; Exh: Wilkowski/Ambrosius (SP) def. Rozmenoski/Ebert, 8-3; Weber/Rodin (St) def. Lamer/Serpico, 8-6.

September 21, 2001

EAU CLAIRE - UW-Eau Claire downed UW-Stout in the Blue Devils' season opener, 9-0, Friday, Sept. 21 at Eau Claire. Eau Claire is the defending Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) champion and advanced to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals last spring.

Despite the blanking, coach Luther Olson was pleased with the play of his young team.

"It was good match to start out with," the first year coach said. "It was good for us to see the competition. I thought everybody played well."

Dana Rozmenoski (Sr, Black River Falls) took her opponent to three sets, coming back from a 6-2 opening set loss to notch a 6-2 win. She fell, 6-0 in the final set.

The Blue Devils will host UW-Stevens Point, Saturday, Sept. 22 at 10:30 a.m.

Singles: No. 1: Allison Hover (EC) def. Tanya Petcher, 6-1, 6-0; No. 2: Jennie Stafford (EC) def. Rachael Weber, 6-0, 6-0; No. 3: Megan Tauer (EC) def. Jill McDowell, 6-0, 6-0; No. 4: Tara Anderson (EC) def. Tina Rodin, 6-1, 6-2; No. 5: Becky Hollinger (EC) def. Dana Rozmenoski, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0; No. 6: Lindsay Lee (EC) def. Anna Ebert, 6-0, 6-2; Exh: Becky McNamara lost, 10-2.
Doubles: No. 1: Hover/Stafford (EC) def. Tammy Petcher/Weber, 8-0; No. 2: Tauer/Anderson (EC) def. McDowell/Becky McNamara, 8-2; No. 3: Molly Cadwell/Melissa Huppert (EC) def. Lora Monk/Beth Laskaski, 8-0; Exh: Ebert/Rozmenoski won, 8-5; Monk/Laskaski lost, 10-2.

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