Football

October 1, 2001

ON THE LINE: As the defending Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) champion, anytime UW-Stout plays someone will be trying to knock them off their lofty perch. This week, the Blue Devils travel to UW-Oshkosh for the Titans' homecoming game. Under second year head coach Phil Meyer, the Titans have switched from a heavily-weighted throwing game to a more conventional balanced attack, and that is not soon enough for the Blue Devils who have faced three consecutive teams that liked to wing the ball. Stout is ranked eighth in the latest AFCA NCAA Division III poll.

THE SERIES: This is the 45th meeting (Oshkosh leads, 24-19-1) in a series that began in 1947 with a 19-12 Oshkosh win. Last season, Stout's 37-21 win clinched at least a tie for the conference title. Luke Bundgaard rushed for 155 yards and two TDs, but it was Tony Beckham's 85-yard kickoff return in the third quarter that sparked the win. Oshkosh had pulled to within 24-14 after a Stout fumble late in the quarter and deep in Stout territory. Stout got the clincher halfway through the fourth quarter, and Oshkosh added a score just before time ran out.

STOUT PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Luke Bundgaard (So, Weyerhauser) 60 carries, 237 yds, 4.0 y/car, 4 TD; RB Eric Baker (Sr, Sarona) 10 car, 73 yds, 7.3 y/car, 7 rec, 109 yds, 1 TDs; QB Matt Lonergan (Jr, Hartford) 30 att, 16 comp, 2 int, 275 yds, 4 TDs, 91.7 y/g; QB Nick Ohman (Fr, Glenwood City) 31 att, 14 comp, 0 int, 208 yds, 3 TD, 69.3 y/game, 25 car, 133 yds, 5.3 y/car, 1 TD; DB Eric Moe (Jr, Hixton) 3 int for 88 yds, one TD, 16.5 tackles, 13 solo, 8 pass break ups; DB/WR Tony Beckham (Sr, Ocala, Fla) 17 tackles, 13 solo, 1.5 tackle for loss of 5 yd, 1 int for 35 yd, 3 pass break ups, 2 rec, 86 yds, 2 TD, 4 kickoff returns, 41.8 y/ret, 1 TD; 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) 15.5 tackles, 11 solo, 0.5 sacks for 3 yds, 3 pass break ups; DB/WR Abraham Cruz (So, Alhambra, Calif) 11.5 tackles, 7 solo, 4 pass break ups, 1 fumble recovery for TD; Blue Devils avg 376.7 total ypg, 207.3 rushing, 169.3 passing; give up 344.0 total ypg, 6.3 rushing, 337.3 passing.

OSHKOSH PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Alan Beversdorf (Sr, Wittenberg) 76 att, 39 comp, 5 int, 495 yds, 3 TDs, 165 y/g; SE Steve Wagner (Jr, Lomira) 19 rec, 247 yds, 13.0 y/rec, 3 TDs, 81.3 y/g; SE Shannon King (Sr, Waukegan, Ill) 4 rec, 42 yds, 10.5 y/rec, 2 kickoff returns, 92 yds; RB Matt Kimmler (Fr, Sheboygan Falls) 56 car, 218 yds, 3.9y/car, 1 TD, 72.7 y/g; RB Matt Kaufman (Jr, Porterfield) 47 car, 180 yds, 3.8 y/car, 1 TD, 60 y/g; PK David Gaulke (Sr, New Berlin) 4/5 FG/A, 7/8 PAT, 19 pts; FS Nick Carlson (Fr, Menasha) 22 tackles, 14 solo, 1 int; FS Keith Kamps (Sr, Crivitz) 16 tackles, 11 solo, 2 int for 20 yds; DL Rick Lewandowski (Sr, Milwaukee) 8 tackles, 4 solo, 3 tackles for loss of 21 yards, 2 sacks for 17 yards, 3 pass break ups; Titans avg 324.3 total ypg, 153.7 rushing, 170.7 passing; give up 376.3 ypg, 145.7 rushing, 230.7 passing.

STOUT COACH ED MEIERKORT SAYS: "We expected to be a little rusty out of the gate, but it has been 21 days since we played. I thought the field position our punter (Chris Parent) gave us was very important, putting seven punts inside the 20. We were playing without Jamie (Spielman), then we lose (safety Rob) Weinstein right away. Steve Anderson came in and did good job. This was the first time this year we faced adversity and we handled it well. We had some guys who stepped up make the plays, and that was the difference in the game.

"Oshkosh is a more balanced attack, and it will be nice to see the run. We have (already) seen a season's worth of passes. This is a marquee game for Oshkosh. It's their homecoming and they are playing a nationally ranked team. They can't ask for a better game. They have a steady dose of the inside running game, and their quarterback is one of the best in the league. We also have to know where Shannon King is at all times. We expect another third, fourth quarter game."

September 29, 2001

MENOMONIE - For a long time, it looked like UW-Stout's first experience in their new home was not going to be a good one.

UW-Platteville amassed more than 300 yards in the first half and rolled to a 14-7 halftime lead before the Blue Devils (3-0, 1-0) took control in the third quarter and used four fourth quarter interceptions to go on to a 28-14 win over the Pioneers Saturday, Sept. 29, at the new Don & Nona Williams Stadium.

With Pioneer quarterback Tom Stetzer completing 22-of-42 passes for 286 yards in the first half alone, the Pioneers dominated the playing surface, outgaining Stout, 307-172 total yards.

The Pioneers (1-3, 0-1) scored with about four minutes left in the first quarter when Stetzer connected with Matt Kent for a 31-yard scoring pass play.

The teams traded punts for most of the second quarter, but the Pioneers drove to within striking range when Kevin Dewey (So, Burnsville, Minn) picked off his first of two interceptions, this one a diving catch in front of the Pioneers' receiver in the end zone.

Quarterback Nick Ohman (Fr, Glenwood City) rushed for 11 yards, Luke Bundgaard (So, Weyerhauser/Bruce) picked up 33 yards and junior quarterback Matt Lonergan (Hartford) connected with tight end Brian Johnson (Sr, Hudson) for 22 yards to the Platteville 10. Lonergan found Julio Vargas (So, Luxemburg/Southern Door) in the corner of the end zone to knot the score with 2:11 left in the quarter.

But the Pioneers took the halftime lead as Stetzer passed eight consecutive times, hooking up with Reggie Davis for an 11-yard score with 19 seconds left.

The Blue Devil defense shut the Pioneers down in the third quarter, allowing them only one first down.

Stout tied the score at 14 early in the fourth quarter, but had to start on their own 8. Fullback Eric Baker (Sr, Sarona/Spooner) gave the Blue Devils life when he rumbled 44 yards down the home sideline. Ohman completed a 23 yards pass to Mark Bergman (Sr, Grantsburg) to the Platteville 20, then Ohman carried the ball to the 13. On the next play, Vargas snagged his second touchdown of the game with 13:41 showing on the clock.

Dewey pulled down his second interception on the next drive. Stout was forced to punt, but Eric Moe (Jr, Hixton/Whitehall) intercepted Stetzer to set up Stout's next score.

After five yard Baker run to the Platteville 36, Ohman ran 35 yards and Bundgaard carried the ball over from one yard out to give Stout their first lead of the game, 21-14, with 9:36 remaining in the game.

Undeterred Stetzer led to the Stout 32, but was intercepted for the fourth time of the game, this time by Mark Ralph (Jr, Colfax), who returned the ball 62 yards to the Platteville 16. Bundgaard carried twice, and scored with 6:17 left in the game to put the score at what would be the final, 28-14.

The Pioneers moved the ball to the Stout 48, but he was picked off for the fifth time, when Abraham Cruz (So, Alhambra, Calif) snagged the tipped ball. Stout did get to within field goal range, but the kick was wide.

Platteville did not give up and drove to the Stout 1 with three seconds left in the game, but John Adler's dive was turned back for no game by Mark Johnson (So, Hudson) and Joe Kersten (So, Menasha) as time expired.

The Pioneers outgained Stout, 462-420 total yards. Stetzer finished the game completing 39-of-71 passes - both school records - with 446 yards, but had the five interceptions. Greg Siebers pulled down 11 passes for 126 yards, Jason Leonard had 10 passes for 78 yards, Dan Mueller seven receptions for 81 yards and Matt Kent five catches for 94 yards.

Stout amassed the majority of their yards on the ground, picking up 263 yards, with Bundgaard leading the way with 75 yards on 16 carries. Mike Etim (Jr, Brooklyn Park, Minn) rushed seven times for 74 yards, Baker six times for 60 yards and Ohman 14 times for 54 yards.

Lonergan completed 6-of-13 passes for 96 yards, Ohman 4-of-12 for 42 yards and punter Chris Parent (Fr, Racine) connected on one pass for 19 yards to Nate Rykal (Chippewa Falls/Cadott).

Soccer

September 30, 2001

DULUTH, Minn - Ramona Vann (Fr, Grand Rapids, Minn) scored her first collegiate goal and UW-Stout made the freshman's goal stand up to give the Blue Devils a 1-0 win over St. Scholastica, Sunday, Sept. 30 in Duluth, Minn.

Rosa Cambray (So, Delavan) tossed a throw-in deep in St. Scholastica territory that was picked up by Nellie Sivertsen (Jr, River Falls) just outside the penalty area. Sivertsen beat her defender to the outside, fed the ball to Vann, who punched the ball into the net in the 39th minute.

St. Scholastica pulled back into a defensive game as neither team scored the rest of the way. Stout (6-3-1) outshot the Saints, 13-5.

Stout will be at UW-River Falls, Tuesday, Oct. 2, then will host UW-Platteville, Friday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.

September 28, 2001

OSHKOSH - UW-Oshkosh scored two first half goals and made them stand up as the Titans handed UW-Stout their first conference loss of the season, 2-0, Friday, Sept. 28 at Oshkosh.

Oshkosh (7-2, 3-0) scored in the 15th minute and 29th minute, both from about 25 feet out. Oshkosh outshot Stout (5-3-1, 2-1), 17-7. Oshkosh put six shots on goal, while Stout put four.

Nellie Sivertsen (Jr, River Falls) came up just short when one of her shots hit the cross bar.

The already depleted-due-to-injury-and-sickness Blue Devils may have lost a few more players in the physical game.

September 25, 2001

LA CROSSE - Nellie Sivertsen (Jr, River Falls) hit a 12-yard shot in the 104th minute to lift UW-Stout to a 1-0 overtime Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) win at UW-La Crosse, Tuesday, Sept. 25.

WIth less than two minutes remaining in the first overtime, Desiree Nardini (So, White Bear Lake, Minn) played a ball out of the midfield to Kristi Field (So, Bloomington, Minn), who beat the La Crosse defender to the ball. Field found freshman Krista Hight (Brookfield), who raced to the penalty arc and hit Sivertsen with a diagonal pass.

Sivertsen took one dribble and blasted the shot into the far post to give Stout (5-2-1, 2-0) the win.

The Blue Devils did have an opportunity to score with five minutes remaining in regulation.

Carrie Schrank (Fr, Reedsburg) pitched a corner kick into the pack in front of the net and Rachel Anderson (Fr, Victoria, Minn) headed the ball over the goalkeeper, but the ball was cleared by a La Crosse defender.

With one minute left in regulation, freshman goalkeeper Melissa Ballweg (Merrimac) made a breakawy save to send the game into overtime.

Volleyball

September 29, 2001

EAU CLAIRE - UW-Stout went 4-0 and won the Lisa Siegenthaler Memorial Volleyball Tournament, Saturday, Sept. 29 at UW-Eau Claire.

Stout's Brooke Palmer (Sr, Mantorville, Minn) and Aira Ryan (Sr, Zumbrota, Minn) were named to the all-tournament team. The Blue Devils defeated UW-Stevens Point and Viterbo University, Friday, Sept. 28, and Lakehead University and UW-Eau Claire, Saturday, all by identical 3-0 scores.

Ryan had 14 kills as Stout downed Stevens Point, 30-12, 30-23, 30-22, Friday. Palmer added 13 kills. Palmer pitched in 10 kills against Viterbo, and Ryan added four in only one game as coach Jill Jolliff came close to emptying her bench. Stout defeated Viterbo, 30-16, 30-19, 30-21.

Rachel Eidet (Sr, North Mankato, Minn) had 13 kills and 13 digs in Stout's 30-13, 30-12, 30-27 win over Lakehead University.

Palmer, Ryan and Kim Roshell (Sr, Cornell) went to work against Eau Claire, with Roshell pounding down 15 kills, Palmer 14 and Ryan 10. The Blue Devils defeated Eau Claire, 30-23, 30-21, 30-23.

The Blue Devils increased their season record to 14-3 overall. Stout will host UW-Eau Claire, Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. The Blue Devils will be at UW-La Crosse, Friday, Oct. 5 and at UW-Platteville, Saturday, Oct. 6.

September 26, 2001

SUPERIOR - Kim Roshell (Sr, Cornell) smashed out 19 kills to lead UW-Stout to a 3-0 win over UW-Superior, Wednesday, Sept. 26 in Superior. The Blue Devils won by scores of 30-25, 30-23, 31-29.

Brooke Palmer (Sr, Mantorville, Minn) and Rachel Eidet (Sr, North Mankato, Minn) each added 10 kills. Eidet had a team high 13 digs for the Blue Devils, who went to 10-3 overall, 2-0 in league play. Roshell and Amanda Huber each had 10 digs. Laura Bogenschutz (So, Baxter, Minn) finished with 38 assists. Superior is 5-8, 0-2 in conference games.

Women's Cross Country

September 29, 2001

CHICAGO - UW-Stout placed 12th out of 32 schools at the Lakefront Invitatational, hosted by Loyola University, Saturday, Sept. 29 in Chicago, Ill.

The Blue Devils were led by Amy Arndt (Sr, Lakefield, Minn), who took more than a minute off her time from last week, as she placed 87th overall and 27th among non-NCAA Division I schools. Arndt came in with a time 19-minutes, 45-seconds.

Lacey Osuldsen (Fr, Ladysmith/Bruce) was 119th overall, 40th among non-DI in a time of 20:07 and Tracy Oostdyk (Fr, Spooner/Shell Lake) was 150th overall, 57th among non-DI schools.

Stout's top 13 runners all set season bests. The race had 399 participants. Among NCAA Division III schools, Stout placed second.

The Blue Devils will stay closer to home next weekend when they compete in the Midwest Challenge at Whitetail Golf Club, located south of Colfax.

2001 Lakefront Invitational
1. Grand Valley State 22; 2. Malone 119; 3. Indianapolis 149; 4. Findlay 150; 5. Western Ontario 155; 6. Millersville 185; 7. Windsor 234; 8. Kalamazoo 251; 9. Cumberland 255; 10. Saginaw Valley 289; 11. Northern Kentucky 290; 12. UW-Stout 295; 13. Ferris State 360; 14. Wittenberg 395; 15. Albion 401; 16. MSOE 420; 17. Penn State-Behrend 481; 18. St. Mary's 514; 19. Benedictine 531; 20. Marian 592; 21. Robert Morris 610; 22. Northwood 637; 23. Trinity Christian 638; 24. St. Xavier 645; 25. Illinois Institute of Technology 674; 26. Mott Community 806; 27. Morton 826; Moraine Valley, Harper, St. Francis, DuPage, Dominican, incomplete teams.

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
1. Jenn Feenstra (Georgia State) 16:59; (overall, non-DI) 87, 27. Amy Arndt 19:45; 119, 40. Lacey Osuldsen 20:07; 150, 57. Tracy Oostdyk 20:30; 176, 77. Meredith Nordberg 20:53; 209, 94. Nacole Ewerdt 21:22; 239, 113. Terra Dahlheimer 21:45; 244, 115. Kersten Wilson 21:50; 251. Mara Anderson 21:53; 254. Jacki Rust 21:56; 265. Valori Schaffer 22:08; 279. Pam Gundrum 22:27; 317. Michelle Beckman 23:25; 322. Becky Werner 23:33; 337. Jamie Souza 23:59; 357. Laura Rauh 25:04.

Men's Cross Country

September 29, 2001

CHICAGO - UW-Stout's Dave Huber (Jr, Mendota Heights, Minn) finished in the top 50 overall and 21st in the Non-Division I race at the Lakefront Invitational hosted by Loyola University in Chicago, Ill., Saturday, Sept. 29.

Huber placed 47th overall in a time 26-minutes, 18-seconds in the race held near Lake Michigan that had 378 participants from NCAA Division I, II and III levels, NAIA schools and junior colleges. Justin Graham (Fr, Apple Valley, Minn) was 103rd overall, 51st in the non-division I race with a time of 27:02. Ethan Webinger (Sr, La Crescent, Minn) was 130th overall, 63rd in the non-division I race.

As a team, Stout finished 11th of 27 teams.

The Blue Devils will stay closer to home next weekend when they compete in the Midwest Challenge at Whitetail Golf Club, located south of Colfax.

2001 Lakefront Invitational
1. Windsor 62; 2. Malone 74; 3. Grand Valley State 94; 3. Indianapolis 94; 5. Cumberland 116; 6. Millersville 131; 7. Ferris State 219; 8. Albion 243; 9. Western Ontario 327; 9. Northern Kentucky 327; 11. UW-Stout 345; 12. Northwood 358; 13. Saginaw Valley 362; 14. Kalamazoo 375; 15. Findlay 400; 16. Robert Morris 520; 17. Mott Community 547; 18. Wittenberg 550; 19. MSOE 561; 20. Penn State-Behrend 563; 21. DuPage 593; 22. Marian 616; 23. Moraine Valley 625; 24. Harper 657; 35. Benedictine 756; 26. Illinois Institute of Technology 790; 27. Dominican 857.

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
1. Ryan McKenzie (Windsor) 24:38; (overall, non-DI place) 47, 21. Dave Huber 26:18; 103, 51. Justin Graham 27:02; 130, 63. Ethan Webinger 27:22; 212, 102. Casey Otto 28:33; 221, 108. Alex Anderson 28:39; 251, 123. Tim King 29:05; 254, 125. Nate Lynch 29:08; 260. Ryan Chernik 29:13; 287. John Ullrich 29:49; 299. Derek Schmitz 30:12; 349. Matt Miller 32:30.

Women's Tennis

September 30, 2001

WINONA, Minn. - Sweeping all three doubles matches, the UW-Stout women's tennis team won their second consecutive match by downing St. Mary's, 7-2, Sunday, Sept. 30 in Winona, Minn. The Blue Devils had downed Hamline two days earlier and are now 2-2 overall.

Tammy Petcher (So, Marshfield) and Tanya Petcher (So, Marshfield) had little trouble with their opponent, taking an 8-2 decision at No. 1 doubles. Rachel Weber (So, Onalaska) and Anna Ebert (Fr, Ripon) grabbed an 8-6 win at No. 2 and Beth Laskaskie (Fr, Onalaska) and Jill McDowell (Fr, Blaine, Minn) needed a tiebreaker, but won 9-8 (7-5).

Tanya Petcher, Weber, McDowell and Tina Rodin (Fr, Champlin, Minn) all took singles wins. Petcher dropped her first set at No. 1 singles, but came back with a vengeance to win 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.

The Blue Devils will host UW-La Crosse, Saturday, Oct. 6 at 9 a.m.

UW-Stout 7, St. Mary's University 2
Singles: No. 1: Tanya Petcher (St) def. Nicole Hilo, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1; No. 2: Joni Peterson (SMU) def. Tammy Petcher, 6-4, 6-1; No. 3: Rachael Weber (St) def. Anne Tomes, 5-7, 7-5, (7-5); No. 4: Jill McDowell (St) def. Dana Bing, 6-0, 6-2; No. 5: Tina Rodin (St) def. Keely Nyquist, 6-1, 6-0; No. 6: Liz Hilke (SMU) def. Dana Rozmenoski, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. Exh: Lisa Thompson (SMU) def. Amanda Mcheel, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3); Anna Ebert (St) def. Emily Strom, 6-4, 5-4 (7-2);

Doubles: No. 1: Petcher/Petcher (St) def. Hilo/Peterson, 8-2; No. 2: Weber/Ebert def. Tomes/Bing, 8-6; No. 3: Beth Laskaski/Jill McDowell (St) def. Nyquist/Thompson, 9-8 (7-5); Exh: Rozmenoski/Rodin won, 8-4.

September 28, 2001

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout needed only two sets in each of their singles matches and went on to an easy 8-1 win over Hamline University, Friday, Sept. 28 in Menomonie.

The win was the Blue Devils' (1-2) first of the season.

Tammy Petcher (So, Marshfield) and Tanya Petcher (So, Marshfield) fell behind in their No. 1 doubles match, but came back for an 8-6 win. Jill McDowell (Fr, Blaine, Minn) and Becky McNamara (Fr, New Richmond) needed no comeback in their match, taking an easy 8-0 win at No. 3 doubles.

Tammy Petcher had little trouble at No. singles, getting a 6-3, 6-0, win. Rachael Weber (So, Onalaska) breezed through her match, 6-2, 6-1, as did Tina Rodin (Fr, Champlin, Minn), 6-3, 6-0, and McNamara, 6-2, 6-0.

UW-Stout 8, Hamline 1
Singles: No. 1: Tanya Petcher (Stout) def. Brooke Boyer, 7-5, 6-1; No. 2: Tammy Petcher (Stout) def. Leah Mennis, 6-3, 6-0; No. 3: Rachael Weber (Stout) def. Lauri Munoz, 6-2, 6-1; No. 4: Jill McDowell (Stout) def. Katie Saterlee, 7-5, 6-4; No. 5: Tina Rodin (Stout) def. Hiliary Wilson, 6-3, 6-0; No. 6: Becky McNamara (Stout) def. Gina Anderson, 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles: No. 1: Petcher/Petcher (Stout) def. Boyer/Mennis, 8-6; No. 2: Munoz/Saterlee (Ham) def. Weber/Anna Ebert, 8-1; No. 3: McDowell/McNamara (Stout) def. Anderson/Wilson, 8-0.

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September 26, 2001

MENOMONIE - The UW-Stout baseball team will donate half of the funds raised from a team fund raiser to the relief effort for those victims and their families of the terrorist attacks.

The Blue Devils are scheduled to play, rain or shine, a 110-inning intrasquad game, Saturday, Oct. 20 at Nelson Field. The game corresponds with UW-Stout's homecoming weekend.

"Our baseball program not only needs to help ourselves annually in this fund raising campaign," said first year coach Craig Walter, "but we also want to take the opportunity to help others who need our help.

"We know our contributions to this relief effort will be small in comparison to the overall financial support the relief aid efforts have received, but we do know that it will help and we want to be contributors in this effort."

The team has set a goal of $22,000. The game will begin at 7 a.m. and will continue to 7 p.m., with the only break coming during the homecoming football game at 1 p.m. against UW-River Falls.

For more information, contact Walter at 715-232-1459.