Women's Basketball

February 22, 2003

With Stout (18-7, 10-6) leading 46-38 with 14 minutes remaining, Verdegan got things going with a layup, and followed that up 25 seconds later with another.

Jesse Herrman (Jr, Barron) scored on a 3-point play, and it was off to the races for the Blue Devils, who built a lead up to a much as 25 points late in the game.

Verdegan led the Blue Devils in scoring, knocking down 21 points, 15 in the second half. Steffanie Nemitz (Fr, Bloomington) came off the bench to score 10 points.

Whitewater (11-13, 5-11) got 22 points from Cathy Rossi and 17 points from Leah Thyne.

Stout only trailed for a few seconds in the first half and took a 39-30 lead into the halftime locker room. Once Stout took a 10-point, 48-38 lead, Whitewater never got the score differential back in single digits.

Whitewater held a substantial advantage at the free throw line, knocking down 28-of-39 freebies, while Stout connected on 14-of-23. The difference came from the floor where the Stout defense allowed Whitewater to make only 17-of-44 shots. Stout hammered down 33-of-76 field goals.

Verdegan had two blocked shots, which pushed her ahead of Amy Zelinger for the school record in career blocked shots. Verdegan currently has 85 blocked shots over her three year career.

Stout will host UW-Platteville, Monday, Feb. 24 in the first round of the WIAC Tournament.

February 20, 2003

Verdegan, a forward for the Blue Devils, was a second team selection, while Calmes, a guard, was a third team choice. The award recognizes both academic and athletic achievement.

Verdegan, a dietetics major with a 3.987 grade point average, is the Blue Devils' leading rebounder, averaging 6.3 rebounds per game. She is averaging 9.8 points.

Verdegan is a five-time recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Academic Excellence, a member of the Stout Student Dietetics Association, a member of the conference-wide Student Athlete Association Council, a member of the Phi Upsilon Omicron honor society and is a eucharistic minister for the Newman Campus Ministry.

Verdegan is also a member of the Blue Devil track and field team where she holds the school record for the indoor and outdoor triple and long jumps and is a two-time track All-America.

Calmes, a K-12 Family & Consumer Sciences Education major with a 4.0 GPA, is one of the first players off the bench for the high-flying Blue Devils. Calmes has played in all games and is averaging 1.3 points.

Calmes has received the Chancellor's Award for Academic Excellence seven times, is a member of the Phi Upsilon Omicron honor society, a pianist for the Newman Campus Ministry, a student coach for Blue Devil Buddies basketball camps and for Colby Youth Basketball Camps, is the UW-Stout Collegiate 4-H Club vice-president and has donated 13 inches of hair to "Locks of Love," a charity that provides hairpieces to children with medical hair loss.

February 19, 2003

Erichsen scored 16 points and swept the glass for 16 rebounds - a Stout individual's highest rebounding total since 1998 - as the Blue Devils (17-7, 9-6) clinched a first round home playoff berth in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) tournament next week.

Stout ran off to a 36-23 halftime lead as neither team well to open the game. The Blue Devils held off the Falcons (10-12, 4-10) in spite of shooting only 37 percent in the second half and 35 percent from the floor for the game.

Steffanie Nemitz (Fr, Bloomington) added 11 points for Stout off the bench. Laura Verdegan (Jr, Tony) pulled down eight rebounds as Stout held a 54-38 advantage off the glass.

Erin Effle scored 17 points for River Falls and Chantele Melgaard added 16.

Men's Basketball

February 22, 2003

After pulling to within 59-58 on a Nate Severson (Fr, Eau Claire) 3-pointer with 11 seconds remaining, Stout's Casey Chapman (Sr, Hartland) got a hand on the inbound pass, knocking it off a Whitewater player to give Stout (14-10, 9-7) the ball under their own basket.

But the Warhawks' (19-6, 11-5) Matt Jones stole the ball and Londen Donlow was fouled, and hit one free throw for the final score.

Trailing 49-36 with ninine minutes left in the game, Stout began to cut into the lead from the free throw line, cutting the deficit to 52-47 by making 11 straight free throws, three by Chapman, four by Nate Templer (Jr, Beaver Dam) and three by Julian Greer (Jr, St. Paul, Minn). A Chapman bucket pulled Stout to within 52-49 at 3:05.

The Warhawks kept Stout at bay from the line, scoring their final eight points on free throws.

Templer, who scored 12 second half points, dropped in two free throws to pull Stout to 57-55 with 1:17 remaining. The Warhawks' Danny Saunders gave Whitewater a four point cushion before Severson drained the 3-pointer.

Chapman led all scorers with 18 points. Templer finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds and Jeff Vandenberghe (Jr, Coon Rapids, Minn) added 10 points, all in the first half.

The Warhawks got 12 points from Jonathan Hodges and Jones, and 11 points from Aubrey Lewis-Byers and Donlow.

Both teams did not shoot well from the floor, with Stout connecting on 32 percent (18-of-57) of their shots, while Whitewater was 40 percent (20-of-50). The line was a different story with Stout nailing 95 percent (18-of-19) and Whitewater 80 percent (16-of-20).

The loss dropped Stout out of consideration for hosting a game in next week's Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) tournament. UW-River Falls defeated UW-Platteville, 78-72, in double overtime.

Stout will be seeded fifth and will play at fourth seeded UW-Oshkosh, Tuesday, Feb. 25.

February 19, 2003

With four ticks left on the clock and Stout trailing 75-74, Barrington Smith (Sr, Oklahoma City, Okla) was fouled and sent to the line for two shots.

In Stout's 88-79 overtime win over the Falcons on Jan. 22, with Stout trailing by a point in regulation, Smith was fouled, but was injured on the play and couldn't go to the line. Instead Casey Chapman (Sr, Hartland) made one of the throws to send it into extra time and Stout went on to win.

This time around, Smith was there to shoot the throws, but he missed the first and hit the second to send the game into overtime. The Falcons scored the first five overtime points and never back looked to take the win.

Jeff Vandenberghe (Jr, Coon Rapids, Minn) cut the lead to two, 80-78, on a 3-pointer, but the Falcons (15-9, 9-6) pushed the lead back up and built it to six several times. River Falls made 10-of-12 free throws in the overtime.

Stout (14-9, 9-6) held a 41-32 halftime lead, but the Falcons trimmed the lead and went ahead for the first time at 14:58 in the second half, 50-49. The game waffled back and forth throughout the rest of regulation.

The loss was especially painful for the Blue Devils. A win would have assured Stout of their first ever Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) home playoff berth. A win at UW-Whitewater, Saturday, Feb. 22, could still give Stout the opportunity.

The Falcons' Rich Melzer led all scorers with 34 points and 11 rebounds. Brian Mathison added 17 points, Matt Kukla 14 and Jesse Lam 12.

Stout got 26 points and 14 rebounds from Andy Bray (Jr, Menominee, Mich), 14 points from Vandenberghe and 10 from Julian Greer (Jr, St. Paul, Minn). Nate Templer (Jr, Beaver Dam) filled out the stat sheet, scoring 11 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, five assists and five blocked shots.

Men's Ice Hockey

February 21, 2003

Goalie Jeff Dotson (Jr, Chanhassen, Minn/Chaska), defenseman Bryan Cummings (Jr, Austin, Minn) and forward Lewie Kellin (Jr, Cohasset, Minn/Grand Rapids) were placed on the team.

Dotson is a repeat performer to the WIAC team. This season, Dotson had a 4.47 goals against average and started 20 of the team's 27 games.

Cummings scored four goals and seven assists, highest of all Blue Devil defensemen. Kellin finished with four goals and five assists.

Stout completed the season at 6-21-0 overall.

Women's Gymnastics

February 21, 2003

Johnson placed second on the beam with a score of 9.50. As a team, Stout scored 43.225, matching a season high on the event.

As a team, Stout placed third in the meet with 173.825. Gustavus Adolphus was first (178.625), UW-Eau Claire was second (176.95) and the Wisconsin Gymnastics Club was fourth (124.95).

Tiffany Reber (Sr, Mantorville, Minn) was second in the all-around (35.35) and was third on the vault (9.20) and fourth on the floor (9.15). Rhian Paulson (Fr, Stillwater, Minn) was third on the uneven bars (8.75) and fourth on the vault (9.05).

Stout will compete in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships, Friday, Feb. 28 at UW-Oshkosh.

Individual results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
Vault: 1. Alison Eagles (EC) 9.25; 3. Tiffany Reber 9.20; 4. Rhian Paulson 9.05; 7. Robyn Neiderkorn 8.90; 12. Kelsey Gamelin 8.60; 13. Jenny Rosinsky 8.525; 14. Jill Birschbach 8.45;

Uneven bars: 1. Amanda Parker (GA) 9.35; 3. Rhian Paulson 8.75; 6. Shanna Kissinger 8.55; 8. Cassie Johnston 8.40; 12. Lacey Schroedl 8.25; 15. Tiffany Reber 7.95; 16. Kelsey Gamelin 7.80;

Balance beam: 1. Molly McIntyre (GA) 9.525; 2. Cassie Johnston 9.50; 7. Tiffany Reber 9.05; 10. Rhian Paulson 8.925; 13. Lacey Schroedl 8.40; 18. Shanna Kissinger 7.35; 20. Helen Pansch 7.20;

Floor exercise: 1. Ali Legler (GA) 9.50; 4. Tiffany Reber 9.15; 7. Helen Pansch 9.075; 11. Shanna Kissinger 8.85; 14. Jenny Rosinsky 8.70; 16. Lacey Schroedl 8.65; 18. Kelsey Gamelin 8.225;

All-around: 1. Amanda Parker (GA) 36.75; 2. Tiffany Reber 35.35.

Women's Track & Field

February 21, 2003

Kari McWithey (Fr, Ridgeland) broke the 40-foot mark in the 20-pound weight throw, and she broke it in a big way, placing third with a toss of 44-feet, 11.50-inches. Stout's record holder in the event, Marci Schachtner (So, Deer Park) was right behind McWithey in fourth place (44-10.25).

Leah Karaliunas (Fr, Oconomowoc) finished second in the 3000-meter run in a time of 12-minutes, 12.06-seconds.

Krissy Muller (Fr, La Crosse), competing in her first collegiate meet - and her first track meet in three years - cleared 5-1 to place third in the high jump.

Lacey Osuldsen (Sr, Ladysmith) was third in the 5000 (19:18.61), while Tracy Oostdyk (Jr, Spooner) was third in the 1500 (5:07.39).

Ann Schachtner (So, Somerset) was fourth in the shot put (40-0.75).

The meet was not team scored. The Blue Devils will be at the St. Olaf Invitational, Friday, Feb. 28.

Individual results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
55: 1. Jamie Miller (Winona) 7.35; 9. Ashley Juleff 7.92; 10. Sara Manion 8.07; 15. Kelli Knackstedt 8.23; 18. Ramona Vann 8.59; 19. Katie Ploog 8.62; 20. Kristin Becker 8.85; Hailey Brodhagen 10.45; 200: 1. Katie Mitchell (RF) 26.46; 9. Kate Werner 28.03; 12. Ashley Juleff 28.43; 14. Sarah Jenne 28.51; 23. Kelli Knackstedt 30.59; 25. Sarah Eiserman 31.54; 26. Kristin Becker 32.62; 28. Hailey Brodhagen 29.96; 400: 1. Deidra Faber (Winona) 1:01.49; 800: 1. Melissa Wright (EC) 2:24.48; 9. Lisa Sorvala 2:32.65; 13. Alison Weis 2:35.07; 15. Katie Bader 2:38.09; 16. Katie Ek-Pangerl 2:40.75; 1500: 1. Lisa Traxler (RF) 5:02.99; 3. Tracy Oostdyk 5:07.39; 10. Valori Schaffer 5:29.38; 11. Laura Eysnogle 5:33.40; 14. Katie Heard 5:56.15; 3000: 1. Sara Beier (Winona) 11:34.11; 2. Leah Karaliunas 12:12.06; 5. Becky Werner 12:43.37; 5000: 1. Missy Paulson (EC) 18:34.63; 3. Lacey Osuldsen 19:18.61; 7. Heidi Bedsted 19:51.21; 12. Christine Enger 21:04.27; 55-hurdles: 1. Jennifer Stafalein (EC) 8.79; 9. Attalia Young 10.06; 11. Nicole Stimson 10.19; 12. Sarah Eiserman 10.69; 4x200-relay: 1. Winona 1:54.69; 2. Stout 1:55.63; 4x400-relay: 1. Eau Claire 4:01.97; 3. Stout A 4:31.46; 4. Stout B 4:42.78;

High jump: 1. Nicole Reisner (Winona) 5-3; 3. Krissy Muller 5-1; 6. Camelle Meyer 4-11; Pole vault: 1. Stephanie Barnes (EC) 10-0.75; 6. Katie Ploog 8-7; Long jump: 1. Jamie Miller (Winona) 16-10.50; 11. Ramona Vann 14-3.75; 15. Amy Biegel 13-5; 16. Attalia Young 12-11.50; 18. Sara Manion 12-5.75; Triple jump: 1. Jennifer Stafalein (EC) 37-7.75; 9. Ramona Vann 31-10.75; 10. Camelle Meyer 31-3.75; Shot put: 1. Brooke Wozniak (EC) 41-5; 4. Ann Schachtner 40-0.75; 9. Kari McWithey 35-4; 10. Marci Schachtner 35-3.25; 11. Tabitha Martin 34-7.75; 13. Bonnie Nutt 33-11.25; 15. Kim Randt 32-10.50; 17. Amy Biegel 32-7.75; 20-lb. wt: 1. Jenny Klatt (Winona) 51-9.25; 3. Kari McWithey 44-11.50; 4. Marci Schachtner 44-10.25; 7. Ann Schachtner 38-0.25; 13. Wendy Keller 32-4.25; 14. Kim Randt 27-2.75.

February 21, 2003

Anderson took first in the 55-meter hurdles (8.35 seconds), Cassellius in the pole vault (14-feet, 7.25-inches) and Schlough in the 400-meter dash (50.66).

Jason Geiger (Fr, Frederic) was second in the pole vault (14-1.24) and Patrick Doty (Fr, Richfield, Minn) was third (13-7.25). Brady Hurtgen (So, Ridgeland) was third in the 55-meter dash (6.60) and second in the 200 (23.31). Taylor Hustad (So, Colfax) was second to Schlough in the 400 (51.40). Scott Jensen (Fr, Elk Mound) was runner-up in the shot put (43-1).

Tim Faber (Sr, Fond du Lac) was third in 200 (23.72), as was Jim Dvorak (So, New Prague, Minn) in the 400 (51.64), Adam Miller (Fr, Baxter, Minn) in the hurdles (8.67), Jay Sitek (Jr, Marinette) in the high jump (6-0.75) and Mark Swenson (So, Hixton) in the triple jump (38-2.25).

A couple of old timers came back the meet to show they have lost few steps. Six-time All-America Terry Anders won the 55 (6.53) and was actually second in the 200 (22.97), but was not scored into the meet. Tim Hamill, who qualified to the national championships several times, won the 3000-meter run (8:42.91).

The meet was not scored. The Blue Devils will be at the St. Olaf Invitational, Saturday, March 1.

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
55: 1. Terry Anders (unattached) 6.53; 3. Brady Hurtgen 6.60; 6. Joe Seep 6.67; 7. Tim Faber 6.86; 8. Steve Wenhardt 6.86; 10. Eric Moe 7.01; 11. Dustin Berglin 7.06; 12. Adam Thiel 7.14; 13. Zak Germo 7.16; 200: 1. Jordan Klein (EC) 23.23; 2. Brady Hurtgen 23.31; 3. Tim Faber 23.72; 7. Riley Kummet 24.59; 8. DeShay Hudson 24.63; 8. Adam Thiel 24.63; 10. Tony Fitts 24.71; 11. Steve Wenhardt 24.77; 12. Zak Germo 24.90; 400: 1. Matt Schlough (Stout) 50.66; 2. Taylor Hustad 51.40; 3. Jim Dvorak 51.64; 800: 1. Zach Severson (EC) 1:56.47; 3. Mark Kempen 1:58.57; 6. Kevin Riester 2:02.08; 8. Mitch Schlough 2:02.80; 1500: 1. Ben Schmiege (EC) 4:00.78; 9. Brett Heimstead 4:19.29; 10. John Ullrich 4:19.76; 12. Todd Dexheimer 4:22.69; 13. John Maresh 4:24.07; 3000: 1. Adam Condit (EC) 8:45.77; 4. Ryan Chernik 9:15.58; 5. Adam Burrack 9:25.14; 6. Jason Kirch 9:35.43; 8. Nate Lynch 9:38.61; 55-hurdles: 1. Brian Anderson (Stout) 8.35; 3. Adam Miller 8.67; 5. Matt Delaney 9.95; 4x200-relay: 1. Stout 1:39.85; Stout C 1:39.68; Stout B DQ; 4x400-relay: 1. Stout 3:25.48;

High jump: 1. Kurt Heilman (EC) 6-2.75; 3. Jay Sitek 6-0.75; 6. Matt Delaney 5-8.75; Pole vault: 1. Lewis Cassellius (Stout) 14-7.25; 2. Jason Geiger 14-1.25; 3. Patrick Doty 13-7.25; 5. Justin Feiten 12-7.50; 8. Matt Delaney 9-2.25; Long jump: 1. Shaun Marek (EC) 20-7.25; 4. Mark Swenson 19-11.75; Triple jump: 1. Shaun Marek (EC) 40-7.75; 3. Mark Swenson 38-2.25; Shot put: 1. John Schuna (EC) 50-1.25; 2. Scott Jensen 43-1; 5. Jason Hotujec 41-5; 35-lb wt: 1. John Schuna (EC) 47-9.25; 4. Jason Hotujec 38-9.50; 5. Scott Jensen 38-3.50.

February 18, 2003

Cassellius vaulted 15-feet, 3-inches to extend his NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark by three inches, increasing his chances to advance to the national championships in March. The mark, which started a Stout sweep of the top three places in the event, was also a career-high.