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Volume 6, Number 12 November 11, 2002
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November 11, 2002BLUE DEVILS MUST WIN TO SHARE CONFERENCE TITLE UW-La Crosse Eagles (6-3, 5-1) at UW-Stout Blue Devils (7-2, 4-2)Saturday, Nov. 16, 1 p.m. Don & Nona Williams Stadium, Menomonie, Wis. ON THE LINE: The conference title. Forget about UW-Stout controlling their own destiny - that title now goes to UW-La Crosse after Stout‘s 24-21 loss to UW-Whitewater. The Eagles come to Menomonie as the final WIAC team to play on the artificial surface of Don & Nona Williams Stadium, but after clinching a share of the title, they will be thinking outright conference title. The Eagles (6-3, 5-1) are currently alone in first place after defeating UW-Eau Claire last week. Stout (7-2, 4-2) is in a tie for second with the Warhawks, the Blugolds and UW-Stevens Point. La Crosse can win the title outright with a win. A Stout win combined with a Whitewater loss to UW-Oshkosh and Stout gets a three-way share of the title (Point plays at Eau Claire) and the automatic NCAA playoff berth. If Stout and Whitewater win, things get messy with four teams tied for the conference title at 5-2, but Whitewater gets the nod on tie-breakers. LAST TIME OUT: Stout: The only stat that counts is the one on the scoreboard. The Blue Devils outgained Whitewater, but could not capitalize on opportunities, while the Warhawks did in a 24-21 win over Stout. Whitewater jumped out to a 17-0 first quarter lead, but Stout came back with 14 points in the second quarter. Stout had a chance to tie just before half, but missed the field goal. The Warhawks jumped out to a 24-14 lead when they blocked a third quarter attempted field goal and returned it for a TD. Stout was stopped on fourth-and-goal at the one on the next series, then were intercepted on the following drive. Stout did drive for a TD with 50 seconds remaining to pull to 24-21, but could not recover the onside kick. Stout had a 24-9 lead in first downs and 343-216 advantage in total yards. La Crosse: Leading 14-9, the Eagles shut down a potential Eau Claire comeback when Dustin Powell returned an interception 90 yards for a score, to take a 20-9 lead midway through the fourth quarter. The Eagles intercepted the ball on Eau Claire’s next drive, this time Josh Moon snagging the ball in the Eagles’ own end zone. The Eagles drove again and Andrew Macadlo rushed 24 yards for the final, 26-9, score. Eau Claire finished with 338 total yards, while La Crosse tallied 268 total yards with a balanced attack, rushing for 138. LAST SEASON: Stout and La Crosse are members of the eight-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Last season, Stout was 6-3 overall, 4-3 (tied for third with River Falls) in the WIAC. The Blue Devils were WIAC champions in 2000. La Crosse was 4-6 overall, 3-4 in the WIAC (tied for fifth). THE SERIES: The Eagles hold a commanding 61-10-5 lead in the series that began in 1913, but the Blue Devils have won the last two meetings, including a 10-7 win to conclude the 2001 season. With the score tied at 7-7, Eric Moe intercepted a pass with 1:34 remaining in the game and Justin Zymewski booted a 30-yard field goal with 10 seconds left on the clock for the win. Stout scored one play after Joe Kersten recovered a fumble deep in the Eagles territory early in the first quarter. The Eagles got their score on a Josh Boraas to Matt Rizzo 6-yard pass early in the second half. STOUT PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Luke Bundgaard (Jr, Weyerhaeuser) 163 carries, 761 yds, 4.7 y/car, 84.6 y/g, 9 TD, 54 pts, Stout's all-time rushing leader; QB Nick Ohman (So, Glenwood City) 194 att, 101 comp, 6 int, 1244 yds, 10 TD, 177.7 y/game, 76 car, 300 yds, 3.9 y/car; RB Ryan Englebert (Fr, Sturgeon Bay) 157 carries, 684 yds, 4.4 y/car, 76.0 y/g, 6 TD; WR Dan Austin (So, Clintonville) 24 rec, 375 yds, 5 TDs, 34 pts; WR Julio Vargas (So, Luxemburg) 21 rec, 267 yds, 1 TD; WR Matt Sprester (Jr, Clear Lake) 15 rec, 274 yds, 3 TDs; DB Eric Moe (Sr, Hixton) 26 tackles, 15 solo, 4 int for 56 yds, 1 TD, 11 pass break ups, Stout all-time interception leader; LB Jamie Spielman (Sr, Menomonie) 75 tackles, 51 solo, 18 tackles for loss of 66 yds, 7 sacks for 50 yds; LB Noah Mayer (So, Mayville) 34 tackles, 27 solo, 12 tackles for loss of 56 yds, 6 sacks for 33 yds; LB Mark Ralph (Sr, Colfax) 56 tackles, 32 solo, 17 tackles for loss of 40 yds, 4 sacks for 20 yds; CB Tyrone Rhone (Sr, Milwaukee) 36 tackles, 23 solo, 3 int, 6 pass break ups, punt returns 21 for 182 yds, 8.7 y/ret, kickoff returns 10 for 235 yds, 23.5 y/ret; FS Rob Weinstein (So, Racine) 3 int; Blue Devils avg 380.6 total ypg, 212.3 rushing, 168.2 passing; give up 219.4 total ypg, 49.2 rushing, 170.7 passing. Stout has outscored their opponents, 258-129 (29-14 pts/g). LA CROSSE PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Matt Makaryk (Sr, Plainfield) 285 att, 142 comp, 2037 yds, 11 int, 17 TDs, 226.3 y/g, 56 car, 103 yds, 2 TDs; RB Ross Moline (Sr, La Crosse) 133 car, 539 yds, 4.1 y/car, 5 TDs, 59.9 y/g, 9 rec, 229 yds, 25.4 y/rec, 3 TDs, 52 pts; RB Andrew Macadlo (Jr, Wisconsin Rapids) 49 car, 272 yds, 4 Tds, 30.2 y/g; WR Matt Rizzo (Sr, Kenosha) 48 rec, 512 yds, 10.7 y/rec, 4 TDs, 56.9 y/g; WR Scott Burnoski (So, Rochester, Minn) 20 rec, 407 yds, 20.4 y/rec, 6 TDs, 45.2 y/g; WR Jason Kettenhofen (Jr, Waukesha) 19 rec, 361 yds, 19.0 y/rec, 2 TDs, 40.1 y/g; TE Chester Janke (Jr, Black River Falls) 18 rec, 181 yds, 10.1 y/rec, 1 TD; LB Adam Schneider (So, Waterloo) 91 tackles, 50 solo, 6 tackles for loss of 10 yds, 1 int, 4 pass break ups; DL Thaddeus Rego (Sr, Reedsburg) 56 tackles, 29 solo, 11 tackes for loss of 46 yds, 5 sacks for 34 yds; LB Dustin Powell (Norwalk) 54 tackles, 31 solo, 3 tackles for loss of 8 yds, 2 forced fumbles, 2 int for 47 yds, 1 TD; DL Khary Jeffers (Jr, Green Bay) 25 tackles, 13 solo, 8 tackles for loss of 37 yds, 5 sacks for 32 yds; DE Cory Thompson (Jr, La Crosse) 25 tackles, 11 solo, 8 tackles for loss of 25 yds, 3 sacks for 12 yds; DB Josh Moon (Sr, Wautoma) 42 tackles, 28 solo, 3 int; Eagles avg 384.1 total ypg, 156.8 rushing, 227.3 passing; give up 353.9 total ypg, 156.8 rushing, 197.1 passing; Eagles outscore opponents, 254-214 (28-24 pts/g) OFFENSIVE LOOK: La Crosse: multiple; Stout: multi-pro. DEFENSIVE LOOK: La Crosse: 4-3; Stout: 3-4. COACHES: Stout coach Ed Meierkort (49-50 career) is in his 10th year and has the most wins of any Stout football coach. La Crosse coach Larry Terry (17-12) is in his 3rd season. BUNDGAARD BAROMETER: Luke Bundgaard is tied for third with Steve Burr (1976-79) on the UW-Stout all-time scoring list with 162 points. Kicker Kevin McCulley (1997-2000) has 163 points and Scott Frederickson (1986-89) is the all-time leading scorer with 178 points. STOUT COACH ED MEIERKORT SAYS: "I thought we had worked our back into the game, but it was Whitewater's turn to win a game. We thought we played a smart game, but with our inability to make a field goal, our confidence in the kicking game is waning. "La Crosse is playing well, and is figuring out how to win games. Their quarterback is playing well, and (receiver) Matt Rizzo is one of the best receivers in the league. This is a conference championship game. I can't emphasize that enough. Anytime we can play for the top spot, at home, at the end of the season, we have done well. Our seniors want to go out with a bang. This is a game we have to win. Period." RADIO: WMEQ 880 AM, Jake Bostrom, Steve Schrantz; the game will also be broadcast live over the Internet at www.wmeq.com November 9, 2002OPPORTUNISTIC WARHAWKS GET 24-21 WIN OVER STOUT WHITEWATER - The UW-Stout defense has been getting a lot of press, but it was the UW-Whitewater defense that proved opportunistic and upset the Blue Devils, 24-21, to send Stout into a tie for second place in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Warhawks (5-4, 4-2) jumped all over Stout (7-2, 4-2) in the first quarter, racking up 17 points before Stout came back with 14 points in the second quarter. The Blue Devils had a chance to tie just before halftime, but missed the field goal. The play of the game came midway through the third quarter when Stout attempted a 42 yard field goal to tie the game at 17, but the kick was blocked and Joe Mabry snagged the bouncing pigskin and dashed 66 yards to give Whitewater a 24-14 lead. The ninth ranked Blue Devils picked themselves up on the ensuing drive, putting together a 64-yard drive that stalled out on the Whitewater 1 on fourth down with three minutes remaining in the third period. Stout had four chances from inside the five, but were stopped on three rushes and a pass attempt. Whitewater halted Stout on their next drive on a three-and-out and on Stout's next drive, Fulton Bell intercepted quarterback Nick Ohman (So, Glenwood City). The Blue Devils tightened the score on the next possession, driving 72 yards in 14 plays as Ohman scored from one yard out with 50 seconds left in the game. Whitewater recovered the onside kick and the game ended. The Warhawks hit big at the 8:40 mark of the first quarer when Randy Borgardt connected with Jim Leszcynski for a 67-yard TD pass play. Four minutes later, Borgardt found Eric Stauss for a four yard TD pass play. Bell recovered a fumble late in the period, and Chad Wurth connected on a 42-yard field goal to push Whitewater ahead, 17-0. Stout answered back in the second period when Ryan Englebert (Fr, Sturgeon Bay) rushed for a six-yard TD and Ohman connected with Seth Mattison (So, Byron, Minn) on a 15-yard TD pass play. The Blue Devils won the battle of stats, racking up 24 first downs to Whitewater's nine. Stout had 343 total yards of offense, getting 210 on the ground and 133 through the air. Englebert finsihed with 83 yards rushing, while Luke Bundgaard (Jr, Weyerhaeuser) had 79 yards. Ohman completed 14-of-28 passes, with four going to Julio Vargas (So, Sturgeon Bay) for 68 yards. Adam Moiles (Jr, High Rolls, New Mexico) pulled in four passes for 22 yards. The Warhhawks had 216 total yards, 100 on the ground, 116 through the air. Wurth was held to 18 yards on 13 carries, well under his conference leading 122 yards per game. Kyle Mayhugh led Whitewater with 56 yards on the ground. Borgardt completed 5-of-16 passes, with Leszcynski snaring 76 yards on two catches. Stout will host UW-La Crosse, Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. The Eagles defeated UW-Eau Claire, 26-9, to move into sole possession of first place. Stout is in a four-way tie for second with the Warhawks, Eau Claire and Stevens Point.November 5, 2002OHMAN GETS NATIONAL HONOR, SINZ WIAC HONORS MENOMONIE - Two UW-Stout players received honors for their performances in the Blue Devils' 37-13 win over UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 2. Quarterback Nick Ohman (So, Glenwood City) accounted for 325 total yards of offense, ran for two TDs, passed for two more, and completed a two-point PAT, to have a hand in 26 points in Stout's win to remain in a three-way tie for first place in the WIAC. For his efforts, Ohman was named as a Don Hansen National Weekly Football Gazette player of the week. Defensive back Jordan Sinz (So, Edgar) was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) special teams player of the week for his performance in the win over the Pointers. Ohman led all rushers with 125 yards in 11 attempts and rushed for TDs of 2- and 40-yards. He was 21-of-31 for 220 yards by the air and had TD throws of 12- and 7-yards. Ohman's longest completion was 26 yards as he completed passes to nine different receivers. On Stout's longest play of the game, Ohman scrambled to his right out of the pocket, lost a shoe and pitched the ball back to tailback Ryan Englebert who raced 48 yards for a TD. Sinz returned a punt 25 yards that set up Stout's first touchdown in the first quarter, then in the second quarter, forced a fumble on a Stevens Point punt return that Stout converted into their third TD of the day. Sinz also had one solo tackle. The Blue Devils moved up in both national polls, moving up one spot in the Don Hansen poll to ninth and three spots to 14th in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III poll.
November 5, 2002BLUE DEVILS BOW OUT OF WIAC TOURNAMENT MENOMONIE - UW-Stout bowed out of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) soccer tournament with a 4-0 quarterfinal loss to UW-Oshkosh, Tuesday, Nov. 5 at Oshkosh. The Titans (10-9-1) scored two goals late in the first half, then tagged on two more goals five minutes apart midway through the second half to put away the Blue Devils (7-5-5) after Stout had moved to only two defenders in order to attempt to score. The Titans limited Stout's leading scorers, Nellie Sivertsen (Sr, River Falls) and Kelly Stolarczyk (Fr, Elk River, Minn), to no shots on the afternoon. Melissa Ballweg (So, Merrimac) had two saves, while each of the Titans' goalkeepers had a save apiece.November 5, 2002STACY NORMINGTON NAMED WIAC SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER MENOMONIE - UW-Stout defender Stacy Normington (Sr, Delavan) not only handled much of the defensive duties in an 11-0 win against UW-Superior last week, but added a pair of assists from her defensive position. Normington played a pivotal role as the Blue Devils set a school record with eight shutouts (including three in the WIAC), and a team goals against average of 0.94 on the year. For her efforts, Normington was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) defensive player of the week.
November 9, 2002BLUE DEVILS FINISH THIRD AT WIAC TOURNAMENT RIVER FALLS - Behind Tanille Zenner's (Fr, Athens) 25 kills, UW-Stout put away UW-Eau Claire, 3-0, to finish third in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) volleyball tournament, Saturday, Nov. 9 at River Falls. Zenner not only hit for power, she hit for percentage as she accumluated a .460 hitting percentage, commiting only two errors in 50 attacks as Stout (31-6) downed the Blugolds, 31-29, 30-19, 30-17. Gretchen Schroer (Jr, Eau Claire) powered down 13 kills and while Brooke Viegut (Jr, Abbotsford) had only seven kills, she finished with a match-high 23 digs. Zenner had four assisted blocks and Schroer, three. The Blugolds (24-11) got 13 kills from Molly Menard and 10 from Becca Carstenson.November 8, 2002WARHAWKS BOUNCE BLUE DEVILS INTO THIRD PLACE MATCH RIVER FALLS - There was only one Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) team UW-Stout has not beaten this year, and there still is only one WIAC team the Blue Devils have not beaten - UW-Whitewater. The Warhawks (30-4) defeated Stout (30-6) in a semi-final round of the WIAC Tournament, 30-28, 30-21, 21-30, 30-22, Friday, Nov. 8 at River Falls. Brooke Viegut (Jr, Abbotsford) finished with a match-high 19 kills and piled up 20 digs. Tanille Zenner (Fr, Athens) collected 16 kills and Gretchen Schroer (Jr, Eau Claire) 11. Erin Heger (So, Chaska, Minn) had a match-high 30 digs, while Rachel Linbo (Fr, Stewartville, Minn) had 14 digs. Whitewater got 19 kills from Angie Wildish, and Katie Monhart and Lindsay Tomasovich each had 14 kills.November 5, 2002VIEGUT COMES UP BIG AS STOUT DROPS LA CROSSE MENOMONIE - Brooke Viegut (Jr, Abbotsford) pounded down 24 kills to lead UW-Stout to a 3-1 win over UW-La Crosse in the quarterfinals of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) volleyball tournament, Tuesday, Nov. 5 at Johnson Fieldhouse. Viegut served up three service aces, came away with 20 digs and four block assists as Stout (30-5) won 32-30, 25-30, 30-19, 30-23. The second game loss seemed to rejuvenate Stout as the Blue Devils took big leads over the Eagles (25-10) in the third game and held them, then did the same in the fourth and deciding game. Tanille Zenner (Fr, Athens) added 13 kills and five block assists, while Gretchen Schroer (Jr, Eau Claire) contributed 12 kills and 11 digs. Lindsay Mensink (So, Ostrander, Minn) finished with 10 kills and four block assists. Libero Erin Hager (So, Chaska, Minn) had 19 digs. The Eagles got 16 kills from Elissa Hansen, 12 from Diane Radzajewski and 10 from Rachel Ask.
November 11, 2002BLUE DEVILS AT REGIONALS MENOMONIE - The Blue Devils will compete at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regionals, Saturday, Nov. 16 at Peoria, Ill. Orginally scheduled for St. Louis, Mo., a conflict with the course required the change. Washington University is the host school.
November 11, 2002BLUE DEVILS AT REGIONALS MENOMONIE - The Blue Devils will compete at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regionals, Saturday, Nov. 16 at Peoria, Ill. Orginally scheduled for St. Louis, Mo., a conflict with the course required the change. Washington University is the host school.
November 9, 2002LAST SECOND SHOT HANDS STOUT 3-2 LOSS DULUTH, Minn - A power play goal with five seconds left in the game lifted the College of St. Scholastica to a 3-2 win over UW-Stout, Saturday, Nov. 9 in Duluth, Minn. Brian Charneski recorded the power play goal just as time was about to run out. The Saints (1-3) led off the scoring when former Blue Devil Cale Finseth scored a minute into the game. The Blue Devils (2-4, 0-4 NCHA) knotted the score with four minutes remaining in the period on a Dan Riffe (Jr, Byron, Ill) from Nate Legler (Jr, Lakeville, Minn) play. Stout took the lead with six minutes left in the second period on a Charlie O'Hearn (Jr, Traverse City, Mich) goal. John Schaffner (So, Janesville) got the assist. But the Saints came right back three minutes later with the equalizer by Kenny Kolquist. Stout's Jeff Dotson (Jr, Chanhassen, Minn) recorded 29 saves, while the Saints' Josh Liebig had 23 saves. Stout will host Hamline University, Friday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m.November 9, 2002BLUE DEVILS FALL TO DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION IN OVERTIME SUPERIOR - A loss is a loss, but UW-Stout has to at least take some comfort in this one. The Blue Devils took defending national champion UW-Superior into overtime before falling, 1-0, on the Yellowjackets home ice, Friday, Nov. 8. Blue Devil goalie Jeff Dotson (Jr, Chanhassen, Minn) put on a stellar performance, kicking away 48 shots before the 'Jackets' Tim Schneider slid the puck past him one-minute, 41-seconds into the extra period. The door to the penalty box barely opened all night with five total penalties, two coming in the overtime period, as each team skated one player short when the winning goal was scored.
November 11, 2002UW-STOUT TO HOLD BASKETBALL BASHMENOMONIE - The UW-Stout men's and women's basketball teams will hold "The Biggest Basketball Party of the Year" and is inviting the entire community to participate. The event will be held Tuesday, Nov. 19 beginning at 7 p.m. and running until approximately 8:30 p.m. at Johnson Fieldhouse. The evening will feature intrasquad scrimmages from both teams, a vast number of basketball contests, a live disc jockey and prize drawings every five minutes. The contests include 3-point shooting, free throw shooting, slam dunk, half court shots and shooting for time. The event is free and open to the public. Concessions will be available. The Blue Devils men's team opens their 2002-03 season, Friday, Nov. 22 when they participate in the Pepsi Tip-Off Classic at Minnesota State (Mankato) by playing Michigan Tech. Stout will then play host Mankato the following night. The Blue Devil women's team will get their season underway, Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Millikin University Tournament when they face Webster, then will meet host Millikin on Sunday. The women will be home Tuesday, Nov. 26 to host Northwestern College at 7 p.m.
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