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Volume 6, Number 16 December 9, 2002
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December 7, 2002BLUGOLDS DOWN BLUE DEVILS, 72-69, IN THRILLER MENOMONIE - Becca Spaeth scored 25 points and UW-Eau Claire connected on 14-of-19 second half free throws to down UW-Stout, 72-69, in a WIAC showdown of national powers, Saturday, Dec. 7 at Johnson Fieldhouse. Stout had the same number of free throw opportunities in the second half as Eau Claire, but hit only 8-of-19. The game did not start out as a nip-and-tuck affair as Eau Claire (7-0, 2-0) jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first three minutes. Stout (5-2, 1-1) came back to take the lead when Erin Churchill (So, Plum City) scored two buckets around the three minute mark and Stout carried a 37-31 lead into the locker room. Eau Claire captured the lead five minutes into the second half and only relinquished it once the rest of the way. The Blugolds only made one basket from the field after they broke a 55-55 tie with six minutes left in the game, but made 10-of-12 free throws in that stretch. Laura Verdegan (Jr, Tony) led Stout with 15 points and eight rebounds. Sara Kahl (Jr, Menomonie) added 12 points, Churchill 11 and Lindsey Erichsen (So, Spring Valley, Minn) and Tanya Halbach (Sr, Janesville) added 10 each. Kristi Channing scored 19 for Eau Claire and Janel Soppeland chipped in 14. Eau Claire finished the game hitting 20-of-27 free throws, while Stout, after going 6-for-6 from the line in the first half, finished hitting 14-of-25. Stout will host Martin Luther College, Monday, Dec. 9 and UW-Stevens Point, Wednesday, Dec. 11. The Blue Devils will be at Luther College, Saturday, Dec. 14.December 4, 2002ERICHSEN, VERDEGAN PROVIDE ONE-TWO PUNCH AS STOUT WINS MENOMONIE - Lindsey Erichsen (So, Spring Valley, Minn) scored a double-double before halftime and along with Laura Verdegan (Jr, Tony) propelled UW-Stout to a 92-60 win over UW-Superior in the WIAC opener, Wednesday, Dec. 4 at Johnson Fieldhouse. Erichsen, who would finish with 18 points and 12 rebounds, had already collected 12 points and 10 rebounds by halftime as Stout (5-1, 1-0) took a 47-25 lead into the locker room. Verdegan put on a solid performance, finishing with 16 points, four rebounds, two steals and three blocked shots in only 17 minutes of action. The Yellowjackets (0-3, 0-1) jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first two minutes of the game, but Stout took the lead two minutes later on a Verdegan bucket and two free throws and Superior only got as close as three points. Stout went on a 12-1 run over five minutes late in the half to jump out to a 42-17 lead. Erin Churchill (So, Plum City), Bonnie Thoe (Jr, Hayfield, Minn) and Steffanie Nemitz (Fr, Bloomington) each added nine points. Stout completely dominated the boards, holding a commanding 71-36 lead off the glass. The at-times sloppy game saw 34 Superior and 29 Stout turnovers, 52 total fouls and 63 free throw attempts. Superior got 14 points from Lindsey Anderson, 12 from Stephanie Janigo and 11 from Annie Pearson.
December 7, 2002BLUE DEVILS COME UP SHORT TO BLUGOLDS, 80-74 MENOMONIE - Even Jeff Vandenberghe's (Jr, Coon Rapids, Minn) 19 second half points was enough as UW-Stout dropped an 80-74 decision to UW-Eau Claire, Saturday, Dec. 7 at Johnson Fieldhouse. After drawing blanks on three first half shots, Vandenberghe was 4-for-5 - including all four 3-pointers - from the floor and 7-of-8 from the line to rack up the 19 points. But while Vandenberghe was hot in the second half, the Blugolds' Jason Larson was scorching the Blue Devils all night, hitting 17 points in the second to finish with a game-high 28 points. Dan Archambault added 24 points, including a perfect 9-of-9 from the charity stripe. The game featured 13 tied scores before before the teams traded one-point leads midway through the second half before Eau Claire (6-1, 2-0) grabbed the lead for good, and stretched it to as much as eight points at the 2:28 mark on a 3-pointer by Archambault. Stout (2-3, 1-1) nibbled at the deficit consistently, and did get it to 76-74 when Nate Severson (Fr, Eau Claire) hit a trey from the corner with 23 seconds left. Eau Claire pulled away with four final free throws. Eau Claire had a 23-for-30 advantage from the free throw line, and Stout hit 15-of-19 freebies. Stout got 14 points from Nate Templer (Jr, Beaver Dam), 13 points from Andy Bray (Jr, Menominee, Mich) and 10 points from Barrington Smith (Sr, Oklahoma City, Okla). Eau Claire's Nate Beck added 12 points. Stout will be at UW-Stevens Point, Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Viterbo University, Friday, Dec. 13 and at the University of Mary, Sunday, Dec. 15.December 4, 2002CHAPMAN KEYS 1ST HALF, BRAY 2ND HALF AS STOUT DOWNS JACKETS MENOMONIE - Casey Chapman (Sr, Hartland) scored 11 first half points and Andy Bray (Jr, Menominee, Mich) scored 14 second half points as UW-Stout put away UW-Superior, 68-48, Wednesday, Dec. 4 in the WIAC opener at Superior. The Blue Devils, which evened their record to 2-2 overall, never trailed in the contest as Chapman scored nine of his first half points in four minute span to close out the first half as Stout went to the intermission with a 28-18 lead. Bray scored six quick point in the second half to move Stout out to a 37-21 lead three minutes into the stanza and Stout's lead was never less than 14 points the rest of the way. Bray led the way with 21 points, recording a double-double with 11 rebounds, while Chapman finished with 15 points. Barrington Smith (Sr, Oklahoma City, Okla) concluded with 15 points. Jeff Vandenberghe (Jr, Coon Rapids, Minn) tossed in 10 points and had a game-high five assists to go along with his game-high four steals. The Blue Devil pressure defense put the clamps on Superior (2-3, 0-1), holding them to 28 percent shooting from the field for the game. Cody Kastern and Andrew Browning each scored 10 points for the Yellowjackets.
December 7, 2002DEREK NICHOLS SCORES TWO GOALS AS STOUT SNAPS STREAK COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Derek Nichols (Jr, Victoria, Minn) scored two first period goals to lead UW-Stout to a 3-1 win over the Milwaukee School of Engineering in the consolation game of the Radisson North Classic at Colorado Springs, Colo., Saturday, Dec. 7. Nichols, who was named to the all-tournament team, scored his first goal at 9:11 in the first period, a shorthanded goal with an assist by his brother, Drew Nichols (Sr, Victoria, Minn). Nichols got some brotherly help again at 17:47 with his second goal of the night. Mitch Kellin (Jr, Cohasset, Minn) also assisted. Lewie Kellin (Jr, Cohasset, Minn) scored Stout's third goal of the period with only 14 seconds remaining, getting an assist by Charlie O'Hearn (Jr, Traverse City, Mich). MSOE (0-8-2) got on the board at 4:34 of the second play on a power play goal by Chris Wirkus. Stout (4-8-0) was whistled for 13 penalties, but the Blue Devils had their penalty kill in place, allowing only one goal in 11 opportunities. Stout outshot MSOE, 38-37 and Blue Devils goalie Jeff Dotson (Jr, Chanhassen, Minn) recorded 36 saves. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Blue Devils. Stout will be at St. Thomas, Thursday, Dec. 12 and at Augsburg, which lost 4-2 to Air Force in the championship game, Saturday, Dec. 14.December 7, 2002AIR FORCE SHOOTS DOWN STOUT, 6-2, AT COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Air Force Academy scored the first five goals of the game and went on to down UW-Stout, 6-2, Friday, Dec. 6 in the Radisson North Classic at Colorado Springs, Colo. The Falcons' (6-9) Andy Berg scored two first period power play goals to push the Division I school out front early. Air Force came back with three more goals in the second period. The Blue Devils (3-8) got on the board in quick order in third period. Only 17 seconds into the period, Dan Winkler (Jr, Brooklyn Center, Minn) scored from the top of the circle, getting an assist from Nate Legler (Jr, Lakeville, Minn). Less than two minutes later, John Schaffner (So, Janesville) stole a pass in the Falcons' end and drove the lenghth of the ice to score unassisted. The Falcons added the final goal of the match with six minutes left. Air Force outshot Stout 43-15.Updated: December 9, 2002 |