Football

September 23, 2002

UW-Stout Blue Devils (2-0, 1-0) at St. Thomas Tommies (2-1, 2-0)
Saturday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m.
O'Shaughnessy Stadium, St. Paul, Minn.
ON THE LINE: While they have scrimmaged each other often in the preseason over the years, it's hard to believe that nearby UW-Stout and St. Thomas have never met on the gridiron for a game. When Macalester College left the MIAC after last season, that left a hole in the MIAC football schedules. After losing their opening game to St. Norbert, the Tommies have taken wins over Bethel College and Hamline University. The Blue Devils are coming off an impressive 39-14 win over UW-Eau Claire.

LAST TIME OUT: Stout: The Blue Devils defense held Eau Claire to six first half first downs (three by penalty) and 30 first half yards, then rolled to a 32-6 first half lead on their way to a 39-14 win. Quarterback Nick Ohman was 17-for-27 for 206 yards and three TDs in the first half, two of those scoring strikes going to Dan Austin. The Blugolds did finish the game with 230 total yards, most of that coming in garbage time. Eau Claire did not get a first down until midway through the second quarter, and that came on a Stout penalty, and Stout scored the first five times they had the ball. Stout finished with 443 total yards, while Eau Claire had 230.

St. Thomas: Jake Barkley rushed for three touchdowns and posted his 18th career 100-yard game as the St. Thomas downed Hamline University, 41-7, Saturday afternoon. Defensive end Sean O'Leary recorded 2.5 sacks to become the school's all-time sacks leader with 24.5. Barkley rushed 30 times for 114 yards, including touchdown runs of 2-, 27- and 11-yards. Barkley, who now has 10 season TDs and 31 career TDs, now has 3,649 yards and needs 76 to pass Gary Trettel and become the Toms' career rushing leader. He needs 285 yards to become the all-time MIAC leader. Senior WR Justin Hall caught five passes for 127 yards, including TDs of 25 and 35 yards. Senior QB Nick Ambrasas completed 15-of-22 passes for 280 yards with two interceptions. St. Thomas finished with 434 total yards, while allowing Hamline 206.

LAST SEASON: Stout and is a member of the eight-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Stout was 6-3 overall, 4-3 (tied for third) in the WIAC. The Blue Devils were WIAC champions in 2000 and their 16-4 overall record over the past two seasons is the best in the league during that stretch. St. Thomas is a member of the nine-team Minnesota Intercollegiate Atheltic Conference (MIAC). The Tommies (7-3, 7-2) were third in the MIAC last season.

THE SERIES: This is the first ever meeting between the two teams.

STOUT PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Luke Bundgaard (Jr, Weyerhaeuser) 28 carries, 170 yds, 6.1 y/car, 2 TD; QB Nick Ohman (So, Glenwood City) 56 att, 30 comp, 2 int, 374 yds, 5 TD, 187.0 y/game, 14 car, 59 yds, 10.3 y/car; WR Dan Austin (So, Clintonville) 8 rec, 117 yds, 2 TDs; DB Eric Moe (Sr, Hixton) needs one INT to become Stout's all-time interception leader, preseason All-America; DB Kevin Dewey (Jr, Burnsville, Minn) one fumble recovery, one fumble forced, one INT, two pass break-ups, one sack; LB Jamie Spielman (Sr, Menomonie) 11 tackles, 8 solo, 2 tackles for loss of 8 yds, 1 sack for 6 yds; Blue Devils avg 395.0 total ypg, 208.5 rushing, 187.0 passing; give up 172.0 total ypg, 23.0 rushing, 149.0 passing. Stout has outscored their opponents, 69-20.

ST. THOMAS PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Nick Ambrasas (Sr, St. Paul, Minn) 67 att, 39 comp, 2 int, 782 yds, 6 TD; RB Jake Barkley (Sr, Plymouth, Minn.) 79 carries, 503 yds, 6.4 y/car; WR Andrew Hilliard (Sr, Woodbury, Minn) 15 rec, 296 yds, 2 TDs, named to AFCA Good Works team for community service; WR Justin Hall (Sr, Maplewood, Minn) 11 rec, 227 yds, 3 TD; LB Austin Crow (Jr, Woodbury, Minn); DE Sean O'Leary (Sr, Wisconsin Rapids) 19 tackles, 11 solo, 9 tackles for loss, 6 sacks; LB Rick Joslin (Sr, Cambridge, Minn) 29 tackles, 16 solo; Tommies avg. 473.3 total yds, 214.3 rushing, 259.0 passing; give up 334.7 total yds, 110.0 rushing, 224.7 passing. Tommies have outscored opponents, 121-67.

OFFENSIVE LOOK: St. Thomas: multiple; Stout: multi-pro. DEFENSIVE LOOK: St. Thomas: 4-3; Stout: 3-4.

COACHES: Stout coach Ed Meierkort (44-48 career) is in his 10th year and has the most wins of any Stout football coach. St. Thomas coach Dan Roney (29-14) is in his fifth year.

STOUT COACH ED MEIERKORT SAYS: "When we beat our rival by that amount, and the way we beat them, I was surprised by their inability to come back, but not by our inability to dominate...(With the passing game) we were able to create some space, and teams that give us space will have trouble with us. We needed to get to their front seven by the pass, and that opened up the run, which opened up the pass. Nick (Ohman) played so well early on, and our receivers played very well.

"The Tommies are a senior-laden offense that has been scoring a lot of points. We will have to step up our defensive game against them. We're not changing, it's just how many times we can knock the quarterback down. Their (defensive) front is three smaller guys that can run around well, along with one bigger guy. We will need to control the line of scrimmage early, or it is going to be a long day. St. Thomas is a well-coached team that traditionally have a seven or eight win season, plus they are tough to beat at O'Shaughnessy Stadium." RADIO: WMEQ 880 AM, Jake Bostrom, Steve Schrantz; the game will also be broadcast live over the Internet at www.wmeq.com

September 21, 2002

MENOMONIE - From top to bottom, UW-Stout dominated UW-Eau Claire in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opener as the Blue Devils went on to a 39-14 win over the Blugolds at Don & Nona Williams Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 21.

The Blue Devils scored on their first five possessions of the game and ran out to a 26-0 lead before Eau Claire new what hit them.

What hit them was the Nick Ohman-led offense and a swarming Blue Devils defense.

Ohman, a sophomore quarterback from Glenwood City, threw for three first half touchdowns and the Blue Devils (2-0, 1-0) ran for two more. Ohman connected with Dan Austin (So, Clintonville) for two scores, a 14-yard pass play with 7:33 left in the first quarter and a 38-yard play with 6:05 left in the half. Ohman tossed another early in the second quarter, a 23-yard fade to Matt Sprester (Jr, Clear Lake).

Luke Bundgaard (Jr, Weyerhaeuser) opened the game, bulling in from two yards out, to cap off an 11-play, 73-yard drive with less than four minutes off the clock. Ryan Englebert (Fr, Sturgeon Bay) scored from two-yards out with 2:19 remaining in the first quarter.

The Blugolds (2-1, 0-1), who were held to 30 total yards in the first half, scored at the 11:11 mark in the second quarter. The Blue Devil offense, in contrast, tallied 362 total yards as Ohman was 17-for-27 with 206 yards passing, three touchdowns and had another 53 yards rushing. Stout held a 20 minute to 10 minute advantage in time of possession. In Eau Claire's previous two games this season, the Blugolds had not given up a first half touchdown.

Stout's defense held the Blugolds to no first downs until midway through the second quarter when a Stout penalty moved the chains for the first time for Eau Claire.

Bundgaard scored his second TD of the evening early in the third this one from 12-yards out. The score was set up when Eau Claire was lined up in punt formation, and punter Matt Brink took a high snap and was smothered by Jake Rider (Jr, Shiocton) for a 12-yard loss.

The Blugolds, who were ranked 13th in the first AFCA coaches poll, made the game look a little more respectable by adding a score late in the fourth quarter and tacking on 200 yards of offense late in the second half. Eau Claire threatened one last time but were stopped on the Stout 1 on fourth down.

Stout finished the game with 443 total yards of offense, 218 yards in passing, 225 rushing. Ohman finished with all of those passing yards, completing 18-of-32 throws. Bundgaard rushed for 61 yards on 12 carries, while fullback Matt Schaueble (So, Wrightstown) ran 55 yards on five carries. Englebert finished with 46 yards. Austin had 78 yards with five receptions. Adam Moiles (Jr, High Rolls, New Mexico) grabbed four passes for 58 yards and Sprester finished with 39 yards in three catches.

The Blugolds finished with 230 total yards, 222 in the air, all by quarterback Jeremy Darnell, who was 20-for-40. Erik Ferguson had eight catches for 107 yards and Jason Foemmel 75 yards on seven catches.

The Blue Devil defense held Eau Claire to eight yards rushing and sacked Darnell twice.

Stout will be at St. Thomas, Saturday, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m.

September 21, 2002

MENOMONIE - Safety Kevin Dewey (Jr, Burnsville) recovered a fumble, had an interception and forced a fumble leading UW-Stout to a 30-6 win over Millsaps College, Saturday, Sept. 14. For his efforts, Dewey was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) defensive player of the week and was named to the Team of the Week by .

The contributions by Dewey led directly to 13 Blue Devil points, a touchdown and two field goals. Dewey also had a quarterback sack for a 10-yard loss.

Soccer

September 21, 2002

EAU CLAIRE - Melissa Ballweg (So, Merrimac) played a solid game in the goal for UW-Stout as the Blue Devils played UW-Eau Claire to a scoreless tie, Saturday, Sept. 21 at Eau Claire.

The Blugolds put 10 shots on goal, and Ballweg stopped all of them to pick up her fourth shutout of the season.

The Blugolds (5-1-1, 2-0-1) outshot Stout (3-1-2, 0-0-2) 25-3.

Stout has never defeated the Blugolds in 11 meetings, and this was the first tie in the series.

Stout will host Augsburg College, Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. for the annual Red Cedar Soccer Association night. The Blue Devils will host UW-Oshkosh, Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.

Volleyball

September 21, 2002

OSHKOSH - Despite getting out-hit by host UW-Oshkosh, the UW-Stout volleyball team defeated the Titans, 3-0, to get back on the winning track, Saturday, Sept. 21 at Oshkosh.

The Titans (6-8, 0-2) got 47 kills to Stout's 42, but the Blue Devils placed their kills at the right time on their way to a 30-27, 30-20, 36-34, win. The final game was the longest overtime win for the Blue Devils since the NCAA switched to scoring with 30 points.

Brooke Viegut (Jr, Abbotsford) paced the Blue Devils (14-2, 1-1), who had fallen 3-1 to UW-Whitewater the night before, with 14 kills, while Tanille Zenner (Fr, Athens) added 11 kills. Viegut added three service aces and four assisted blocks, while Zenner had one service ace with five assisted blocks.

The Blue Devils trailed a couple of times in the match, falling behind 25-21 in game one and 34-33 in game three before rallying to win the match.

Stout, which was ranked 15th in the inaugural American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll, will be at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational, Sept. 27-28.

September 20, 2002

WHITEWATER - In a battle of nationally ranked collegiate volleyball teams, No. 6 UW-Whitewater defeated No. 15 UW-Stout, 30-25, 30-20, 27-30, 31-29, Friday, Sept. 20 at Whitewater in the WIAC opener.

Tanille Zenner (Fr, Athens) and Brooke Viegut (Jr, Abbotsford) collected 18 and 10 kills, respectively, to lead Stout, but the Warhawks (11-2, 1-0) had four players with double digit kills. Angie Wildish had a match-high 20 kills for the Warhawks, while Katie Monhart added 15, Lindsay Tomasovich 12 and Abbie Mueller 11.

Neither team hit overly well, with Stout (13-2, 0-1) posting a hitting percentage of .134, while the Warhawks hit .158.

Women's Cross Country

September 21, 2002

NORTHFIELD, Minn - With some of the top teams in the country in attendance on the same course the NCAA Division III national meet will be held later in November, the UW-Stout women's cross country team finished a respectable 10th at the St. Olaf Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 21, in Northfield, Minn.

Lacey Osuldsen (Sr, Ladysmith) paced Stout with a 27th place finish (24:24) in the longer than usual course. Tracy Oostdyk (So, Spooner) was 38th (24:49).

Stout will be at the Beloit English Style Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 28.

St. Olaf Invitational Results
1. Washington 46; 2. St. Olaf 74; 3. Elmhurst 85; 4. St. Thomas 114; 5. Minn-Mankato 164; 6. UW-River Falls 197; 7. Carthage 224; 8. Hamline 237; 9. Winona 238; 10. UW-Stout 259; 11. Bethel 301; 12. UW-Superior 309; 13. UW-Platteville 311; 14. Minn-Moorhead 382; 15. Martin Luther 420; 16. North Central 452; 17. Crown 497.

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
1. Kathleen Brice (Elmhurst) 22:23; 27. Lacey Osuldsen 24:24; 38. Tacey Oosdyk 24:49; 59. Christine Enger 25:36; 63. Kersten Wilson 25:54; 72. Rachel Wurz 26:19; 74. Lindsay Enger 26:20; 77. Heidi Bedsted 26:25; 113. Jenny Hopps 26:40; 128. Alison Weis 26:52; 138. Leah Karaliunas 27:10; 151. Katie Bader 27:47; 170. Becky Werner 28:05; 189. Katie Heard 28:30; 208. Laura Eysnogle 29:27; 215. Nicole Marschalek 29:52.

Men's Cross Country

September 21, 2002

NORTHFIELD, Minn - Justin Graham (So, Apple Valley, Minn) led UW-Stout as the Blue Devils placed 10th of 18 teams at the St. Olaf Invitational.

With the some of the top teams in the country getting an early run at the same course that will play host to the NCAA Division III championships later this season, Graham placed 50th (27:33). Brett Heimstead (Fr, Savage, Minn) placed 62nd (27:57).

Stout will be at the Beloit English Style Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 28.

St. Olaf Invitational team results
1. North Central 27; 2. UW-Stevens Point 79; 3. MIT 100; 4. UW-Platteville 113; 5. St. Olaf 148; 6. Elmhurst 155; 7. Washington U 166; 8. Carthage 200; 9. St. Thomas 316; 10. UW-Stout 338; 11. UW-Superior 358; 12. UW-River Falls 383; 13. Martin Luther 403; 14. Minn-Moorhead 418; 15. Vermillion 450; 16. North Central, Minn, 467; 17. Winona 505; 18. Crown 552;

Individual Results
(First place, all Stout finishers)
1. Ryan Kleimenhagen (Platteville) 25:21; 50. Justin Graham 27:33; 62. Brett Heimstead 27:57; 72. Ryan Chernik 28:14; 75. Adam Burrack 28:19; 79. Casey Otto 28:44; 82. John Ullrich 28:49; 83. Tim King 28:52; 135. Nate Lynch 28:53; 142. Mike Heinen 29:05; 183. Todd Dexheimer 30:13.

Women's Tennis

September 22, 2002

STEVENS POINT - UW-Stout took four singles matches and two double matches for their first win of the season as the Blue Devils defeated Edgewood College, 6-3, at Stevens Point, Sunday, Sept. 22.

Rachael Weber (Jr, Onalaska), Meghan Fieber (So, Menomonie), Tina Rodin (So, Champlin, Minn) and Amy Boyle (Jr, Racine) were all double winners, snagging the singles wins and teaming for the doubles victories.

Weber, playing at No. 2 singles, had the only three set match of the meet, defeating Jenny Shelle, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, then matched with Fieber for an 8-2 No. 2 doubles win. Fieber won her No. 3 singles match over Katie Arneson, 6-1, 6-3.

Rodin and Boyle breezed through the No. 3 doubles match, winning 8-1. Rodin won at No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-3, while Boyle won at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 6-2.

Stout will be at UW-River Falls, Wednesday, Sept. 25.

UW-Stout 6, Edgewood College 3
Singles: No. 1: Keely Williams (E) def. Lauren Patient, 6-4, 6-3; No. 2: Rachael Weber (S) def. Jenny Shelle, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3; No. 3: Meghan Fieber (S) def. Katie Arneson, 6-1, 6-3; No. 4: Tina Rodin (S) def. Ann Marie Lindsohl, 6-3, 6-2; No. 5: Amy Boyle (S) def. Kelcy Smith, 6-0, 6-3; No. 6: Eileen Fleming (E) def. Erica Millspaugh, 6-3, 6-1; Exh: Samantha Fronek (E) def. Anna Ebert, 6-2, 6-4; Jenna Brown (S) def. Ellie Houghan, 6-3, 6-4;

Doubles: No. 1: Williams/Shelle (E) def. Tanya Petcher/Cecily Hiner, 8-6; No. 2: Weber/Fieber (S) def. Arneson/Smith, 8-2; No. 3: Boyle/Rodin (S) def. Fronek/Fleming, 8-1; Exh: Becky McNamara/Millspaugh (S) def. Lindsohl/Haugan, 8-0.

September 21, 2002

STEVENS POINT - Tanya Petcher (Sr, Marshfield) and Lauren Patient (Fr, St. Paul, Minn) picked up UW-Stout's two wins as the Blue Devils dropped a 7-2 decision at UW-Stevens Point, Saturday, Sept. 21.

After losing the first set, 6-4, against Amber Wikowski, Petcher, playing No. 2, fought back to take the second game, 6-3. Petcher found herself down, 5-2, in the third set and came back for a 7-5 win.

Patient had little trouble at No. 3 singles, defeating Gina Lamer, 6-0, 6-0.

Petcher and teammate Cecily Hiner (So, Marshfield) came up just short at No. 1 doubles, losing 9-8 after falling 7-5 in the tiebreaker.

Stout will play Edgewood College, Sunday, Sept. 22 in Stevens Point.

UW-Stevens Point 7, UW-Stout 2
Singles: No. 1: Violet Adam (SP) def. Rachael Weber, 6-3, 6-2; No. 2: Tanya Petcher (S) def. Amber Wikowski, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; No. 3: Lauren Patient (S) def. Gina Lamer, 6-0, 6-0; No. 4: Tiffany Serpico (SP) def. Cecily Hiner, 6-1, 6-2; No. 5: Rachel Ferge (SP) def. Lesley Streich, 7-5, 7-5; No. 6: Kim Goron (SP) def. Meghan Fieber, 6-2, 6-2; Exh: Amy Boyle (S) def. Jana Braam, 8-1; Tina Rodin (S) def. Ganshert, 6-1, 6-1; Malouvh (SP) def. Becky McNamara, 9-8 (7-5).

Doubles: No. 1: Adam/Wikowski (SP) def. Petcher/Hiner, 9-8, (7-5); No. 2: Ferge/Braam (SP) def. Streich/Fieber, 9-7; No. 3: Serpico/Goran (SP) def. Rodin/Boyle, 8-4; Exh: McNamara/Erica Millspaugh (S) def. Malouvh/Ganshert, 8-6.

September 19, 2002

MENOMONIE - The UW-Stout tennis team came up on the short end of a 6-3 score, Thursday, Sept. 19, but those that did win, won big.

After getting blanked by three straight opponents, the Blue Devils got a few W's over St. Mary's University.

Amy Boyle (Jr, Racine) and Tina Rodin (So, Champlin, Minn) dominated in an 8-0 win at No. 3 doubles, while Lauren Patient (Fr, St. Paul, Minn) was never in any type of trouble at No. 4 singles, winning 6-1, 6-1. Becky McNamara (So, New Richmond) had little trouble at No. 6 singles, winning 6-2, 6-3. Cecily Hiner (So, Marshfield) dropped a close decision at No. 3 singles, 7-5, 6-4.

The Blue Devils will be at UW-Stevens Point, Saturday, Sept. 21 and will play Edgewood, Sunday, Sept. 22 in Stevens Point.

St. Mary's University 6, UW-Stout 3
Singles: No. 1: Joni Peterson (SMU) def. Tanya Petcher, 6-2, 6-2; No. 2: Amanda Clark (SMU) def. Rachael Weber, 6-1, 6-1; No. 3: Cassie Czech (SMU) def. Cecily Hiner, 7-5, 6-4; No. 4: Lauren Patient (S) def. Lisa Thompson, 6-1, 6-1; No. 5: Michele Clarke (SMU) def. Lesley Streich, 6-2, 6-4; No. 6: Becky McNamara (S) def. Elizabeth Welton, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles: No. 1: Peterson/Clark (SMU) def. Petcher/Hiner, 8-5; No. 2: Czech/Thompson (SMU) def. Streich/Meghan Fieber 8-0; No. 3: Amy Boyle/Tina Rodin (S) def. Clarke/Weldon, 8-0.

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