Football

September 29, 2003

THE SERIES: Oshkosh leads the series, 25-20-1, that dates back to 1947. Stout won last season, 24-3, as Eric Moe had three interceptions - Stout had five interceptions total - to break the school career interception record. Stout was playing without starting quarterback Nick Ohman. QB Phil Ashfield ran for a TD and threw for another to Dan Austin. Moe returned an interception for a TD. Total yardage was at a premium as Stout totaled 192 and Oshkosh, 185.

STOUT PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Luke Bundgaard (Sr, Weyerhaeuser) 53 carries, 344 yds, 6.5 y/car, 114.7 y/g, 2 TD, Stout's all-time rushing and scoring leader; QB Nick Ohman (Jr, Glenwood City) 71 att, 31 comp, 1 int, 474 yds, 7 TDs 158 y/game, 24 car, 70 yds, 2.9 y/car; RB Ryan Englebert (So, Sturgeon Bay) 52 carries, 336 yds, 6.5 y/car, 112 y/g, 2 TD; WR Dan Austin (Jr, Clintonville) 7 rec, 59 yds, 3 TDs; WR Matt Sprester (Sr, Clear Lake) 12 rec, 181 yds, 3 TD; SS Kevin Dewey (Sr, Burnsville, Minn) 22 tackles, 16 solo, 1 tackle for loss, 1 forced fumble; DB Jordan Sinz (Jr, Edgar) 18 tackles, 10 solo, 1 tackle for loss, 1 int, 1 forced fumble; NG Matt Mueller (Sr, Chaska, Minn) 8 tackles, 6 solo; DL Joe Kersten (Sr, Menasha) 8 tackles, 6 solo, 3 tackles for loss of 17 yds, 2 sacks for 15 yds; Blue Devils avg 457.3 total ypg, 288.3 rushing, 169 passing; give up 292 total ypg, 88.7 rushing, 203 passing. Stout outscored opponents, 102-61. (34-20)

OSHKOSH PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Nick Wara (Jr, Oshkosh) 57 att, 29 comp, 2 int, 410 yds, 3 TD, 136.7 y/g, 29 carries, 137 yds, 4.7 y/car; RB Andrew Stern (So, Wisconsin Rapids) 38 carries, 225 yds, 1 TDs, 5.9 y/car, 112.5 y/g; TE Chad Lindsely (Sr, Oconomowoc) 8 rec, 152 yds, 19 y/rec, 2 TD; LB Craig Korth (Jr, Menasha) 29 tackles, 14 solo; DE Jason Boehlke (Jr, Germantown) 27 tackles, 17 solo, 14 tackles for loss of 55 yards, 8 sacks; DB Ryan Slowik (So, Green Bay) 19 tackles, 8 solo, 1 int; Titans avg 386.7 total ypg, 250 rushing, 136.7 passing; give up 225.3 total ypg, 83 rushing, 142.3 passing; Titans are outscoring their opponents, 85-29, and have not allowed a point in the second quarter.

OFFENSIVE LOOK: Oshkosh: pro-set; Stout: multi-pro. DEFENSIVE LOOK: Oshkosh: multiple 5-2; Stout: 3-4.

COACHES: Stout coach Ed Meierkort (51-52 career) is in his 11th year and has the most wins of any Stout football coach. UW-Oshkosh coach Phil Meyer (13-19) is in his fourth year.

BUNDGAARD BAROMETER: Luke Bundgaard broke the school career scoring record when he scored the first offensive TD of the game, Saturday, running five yards untouched after setting up his TD with a 34-yard romp. Bundgaard now has 180 total points, all touchdowns. Hall of Famer Scott Fredrickson (1986-89) held the record at 178 points and was on hand to present Bundgaard with the game ball.

STOUT COACH ED MEIERKORT SAYS: "(About St. Thomas game) this was not a good match-up them. Sometimes in a match-up, it is not conducive to your style and that's what happened to them. Our kids kept their concentration in a blowout and we got to see a lot of our younger guys. We held as many as six guys out (defensively) and our defense did a good job with a makeshift squad.

"This will be a tough task this week against Oshkosh with their momentum and belief in their program. They knew they would be 3-0 (at this point in the season), have not played a road game and had last week off. They have pointed to this game since last year. They want to establish their running game, and we defend the run well. This will be a test of wills to see who blinks first. There will be some good match-ups with our veteran offensive line and their defensive line. Our first two games were against some awfully good teams, and that should help us as they emulated what we will see in the conference."

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September 27, 2003

The Blue Devils scored early and often, and ran up 412 total yards - in the first half. Stout finished with 566 total yards, a single game school record rushing record of 464 yards, and added 102 yards in the air.

Luke Bundgaard (Sr, Weyerhaeuser), who holds the school all-time rushing record, broke the school career scoring record midway through the first quarter on a 5-yard run. Bundgaard set up the score with a 34 yard jaunt on the previous play. Bundgaard now has 180 career points, surpassing the mark of 178 by Scott Fredrickson, who was on hand to present Bundgaard with the game ball after the score.

Stout (2-1) scored in the first minute of the game when Nate Rykal (Jr, Chippewa Falls) picked off a pass and returned it 33 yards for the score at the 14:43 mark.

The Tommies (1-3) drove 54 yards in 11 plays to set up a Brian McDenna 33-yard field goal to pull to within 7-3, the only score they would get.

Bundgaard scored on the next drive, a drive that lasted only 1-minute, 19-seconds.

Ryan Englebert (So, Sturgeon Bay), who splits evenly the tailback duties with Bundgaard, ripped off a 61-yard TD run with 2:13 left in the first quarter and Stout held a 21-3 first quarter lead.

Stout scored on their next four possessions - Stout did not punt in the first half - as Matt Schaeuble (Jr, Wrightstown) scored from 1-yard out early in the second quarter.

Evan Larsen (So, River Falls) added a 23-yard field goal and Matt Sprester (Sr, Clear Lake) hauled in two TD passes from quarterback Nick Ohman (Jr, Glenwood City), a 13-yard and 4-yard strike to take a 44-3 halftime lead.

Stout came out on their first drive of the second half with more of the same as Englebert scored again, this time on a 5-yard variety after a 10-play, 61-yard drive, to end the scoring for the night.

Talk about parity in your backfield. Englebert led all rushers with 169 yards on 15 carries, while Bundgaard racked up 168 yards, also with 15 carries. Englebert averaged 11.3 yards per carry, Bundgaard 11.2 yards. Eight Blue Devils carried the ball.

Ohman split duties at quarterback with Phil Ashfield (So, Oakdale, Minn). Ohman completed 5-of-14 passes for 69 yards and two scored. Ashfield was 2-for-3 for 33 yards.

The Tommies were forced to go to the air, using three quarterbacks who completed 17-of-37 passes for 176 yards with three interceptions and were sacked five times. Noah Mayer (Jr, Mayville) and Matt Mueller (Sr, Chaska, Minn) were each involved in two sacks.

Jake Rider (Sr, Shiocton) was the recipient of two of those interceptions, his first career picks. Rider's first interception came when he tipped the ball, then retrieved it in a crowd late in the first half. His second came late in the game where he returned the ball 25 yards.

The Tommies were held to 68 rushing yards on 32 carries.

Today was the annual Hall of Fame game, and five former Blue Devil athletes were inducted into the Hall.

Stout opens WIAC play Saturday, Oct. 4 when they travel to UW-Oshkosh.

September 27, 2003

Larsen hit field goals of 30- and 21-yards and connected on both extra points in Stout's 37-20 loss to NCAA Division II Augustana College.

On the season, Larson is 3-for-4 in field goals and 6-for-6 in extra points.

Soccer

September 27, 2003

Hight's goal led to five Stout (7-3) goals in the first 18 minutes of the contest. Hight finished the afternoon with a goal and two assists.

Kelly Stolarczyk (So, Elk River, Minn) tied a school record by scoring four goals. The 12 goals by Stout tied a school record dating back to the 1999 season.

Shannon Hermes (Fr, Prior Lake, Minn) added two goals and an assist.

Stout got solo goals from Carrie Schrank (Jr, Reedsburg), who also added five assists, Chelsey Seawell (So, St. Anthony, Minn), Sarah Geiger (Sr, West Bend), and Tina Dora (Fr, Kenosha). The Peacocks (0-8) accounted for Stout's other goal on an own goal.

Melissa Ballweg (Jr, Merrimac) picked up the shutout and had no saves as Stout did not allow a shot on goal and practically no shots from the field as the entire roster played.

Stout will host UW-Stevens Point, Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.

September 24, 2003

After a scoreless first half, the Blue Devils (6-2) turned on the scoring spigot when Carrie Schrank (Jr, Reedsburg), with an assist from Kate Rindahl (Fr, Cambridge), at the 69-minute, 42-second mark.

Stout wasted no time getting back on the board when Sarah Geiger (Sr, West Bend) scored her first goal of the season, this one on a penalty kick at 72 minutes.

Kelly Stolarczyk (So, Elk River, Minn) capped off the spurt at 74:40, scoring with a header off a Schrank corner kick.

St. Mary's (1-8) broke up Melissa Ballweg's (Jr, Merrimac) shutout bid in the 81st minute when Sara Goodnature scored off a penalty kick. Ballweg finished with six saves, while St. Mary's two goalies turned back 14 shots on goal. Stout outshot St. Mary's, 22-11.

Volleyball

September 27, 2003

Stout went five games and came all the way back in downing UW-Superior, 25-30, 25-30, 30-21, 30-17, 15-12, then lost in four games to UW-River Falls, 25-30, 30-23, 30-21, 30-19.

Tanille Zenner (So, Athens) had 16 kills against Superior and Gretchen Schroer (Sr, Eau Claire) added 14. Against the Falcons, Schroer had 16 kills, Lindsay Mensink (Jr, Ostrander, Minn) 14 and Zenner 12.

Mensink and setter Erin Heger (Jr, Chaska, Minn) were named to the all-tournament team.

September 26, 2003

EAU CLAIRE - Lindsay Mensink (Jr, Ostrander, Minn) had a strong night to lead UW-Stout to two wins at the Lisa Siegenthaler Invitational at UW-Eau Claire, Friday, Sept. 26.

Mensink had 14 kills in the Blue Devils' 3-2 win over conference rival UW-La Crosse, then came back with a 10 kill, five block effort in a 3-1 win over Northland College. Stout defeated La Crosse, 19-30, 30-26, 31-29, 31-33, 15-11 and Northland 30-9, 22-30, 30-19, 30-15.

The Blue Devils (11-7) got 14 kills from Kjersti Hamlin (Jr, Spring Valley, Minn), 13 kills from Gretchen Schroer (Sr, Eau Claire), three service aces from Ashley Brant (Fr, St. Michael, Minn) and 18 digs from Scooter Aspen (Sr, Eau Claire) in the La Crosse win. Tanille Zenner (So, Athens) led Stout with11 kills against Northland.

September 23, 2003

The Blue Devils (9-7) dropped the first game, 30-25, then came back to sweep the final three games, 30-21, 30-24, 30-26.

Stout saw a first game rally fizzle, then came back to successfully complete rallies in both the second and third games. The Blue Devils controlled much of the fourth and deciding game.

Gretchen Schroer (Sr, Eau Claire) led a wide open attack for the Blue Devils, finishing with 17 kills. Lindsay Mensink (Jr, Ostrander, Minn) finished the night with 10 kills, while Tanille Zenner (So, Athens) had nine. Zenner had four solo blocks and seven assisted blocks.

The Eagles (9-6) outhit Stout, and racked up eight more kills, but committed almost twice as many hitting errors. Lindsey Slagter had 15 kills, while Melanie Huisinga and Jenny Tangen each had 14. Kristina Tokle finished with 10.

Women's Cross Country

September 29, 2003

Men's Cross Country

September 29, 2003

Women's Tennis

September 20, 2003

Jenna Bettmann (Fr, Blaine, Minn), playing at No. 5 singles, carried her match out almost as far as she could, dropping a 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4) decision to the Falcons' Amber Weissinger in a near marathon match.

Stout (1-4, 1-3) closes out the home portion of their schedule, Monday, Sept. 29 when they host Hamline University at 3:30 p.m.

UW-River Falls 9, UW-Stout 0
Singles: No. 1: Jordan Anderson (RF) def. Nicole Hayek, 6-0-6-0; No. 2: Amanda Gray (RF) def. Rachael Weber, 6-1, 6-1; No. 3: Megan Knobloch (RF) def. Meghan Fieber, 6-3, 6-0; No. 4: Leah Baron (RF) def. Cecily Hiner, 6-0, 6-0; No. 5: Amber Weissinger (RF) def. Jenna Bettmann, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4); No. 6: Becky Briese (RF) def. Tina Rodin, 6-4, 6-3; Exh: Maite Oyarbide-Sanchez (RF) def. Jasmin Beebe, 8-3

Doubles: No. 1: Anderson/Gray (RF) def. Hayek/Weber, 8-2; No. 2: Knobloch/Baron (RF) def. Hiner/Fieber, 8-3; No. 3: Briese/Sarah Vandenhoek (RF) def. Bettmann/Elizabeth Hanson, 8-6; Exh: Rodin/Abby Zander (Stout) def. Megan Merrill/Megan Farr, 8-5; Zander/Hanson (Stout) def. Lucy Marino/Emily Maurer, 8-0

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Updated: September 29, 2003