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September 30, 2002BLUE DEVILS TRAVEL TO PLATTEVILLE IN CONFERENCE TILT
UW-Stout Blue Devils (3-0, 1-0) at UW-Platteville Pioneers (1-1, 0-0) ON THE LINE: The conference blitz begins this week as UW-Stout will head to UW-Platteville to face the air-it-out offense the Pioneers have established the last several years under coach Mike Emmendorfer. LAST TIME OUT: Stout: The Blue Devils defense put together another stellar performance as they shut down St. Thomas, 28-7, for most of the game. The Blue Devils held the Tommies to 19 yards rushing, and pretty much shut down their passing game, allowing 124 yards, much of that coming in the second period when St. Thomas scored to make it 14-7. Luke Bundgaard answered back with his second TD of the quarter just before the halftime break. Stout tallied 414 total yards of offense, with Bundgaard picking up 169 yards and fellow tailback Ryan Englebert getting 132. Englebert added a TD in the third quarter. The Blue Devils opened the game with a Nick Ohman to Dan Austin 3-yard TD toss with three minutes left in the first quarter, then came back with Bundgaard's first score of the night six minutes later. Platteville: Lightning forced the cancellation of the Pioneers' game with ranked Augustana just minutes after Augustana took a 21-14 lead in the third quarter. After a one-and-a-half hour break in the unrelenting weather, officials and coaches decided the completely wash out the game. The week before, in a 32-20 loss to Hope, the two teams combined for 1002 total yards, 868 through the air. The Pioneers' Tom Stetzer was 34-of-61 for 427 yards and two TDs. LAST SEASON: Stout and Platteville are both members 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. Platteville was 4-6 overall, 3-5 (5th) in league play. THE SERIES: This is the 46th meeting between the two teams and the Pioneers hold a 27-17-1 lead. Last season, the two team inaugurated Williams Stadium and Stout had to come-from-behind to take a 28-14 win. Tom Stetzer threw for 446 yards and two TDs for the Pioneers, but Stout's Julio Vargas (by air) and Luke Bundgaard (by land) each scored two TDs apiece. STOUT PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Luke Bundgaard (Jr, Weyerhaeuser) 58 carries, 339 yds, 5.8 y/car, 113.0 y/g, 4 TD; QB Nick Ohman (So, Glenwood City) 71 att, 38 comp, 2 int, 442 yds, 6 TD, 147.3 y/game, 21 car, 83 yds, 4.0 y/car; RB Ryan Englebert (Fr, Sturgeon Bay) 57 Carries, 248 yds, 4.4 y/car, 82.7 y/g, 2 TD; WR Dan Austin (So, Clintonville) 10 rec, 133 yds, 3 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) 21 tackles, 15 solo, 3 tackles for loss of 12 yds, 2 sacks for 10 yds; LB Noah Mayer (So, Mayville) 12 tackles, 10 solo, 5 tackls for loss of 35 yds, 4 sacks for 30 yds; Blue Devils avg 401.7 total ypg, 254.3 rushing, 147.3 passing; give up 162.7 total ypg, 22.0 rushing, 140.7 passing. Stout has outscored their opponents, 97-27. PLATTEVILLE PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Tom Stetzer (Jr, Black River Falls) 132 att, 64 comp, 0 int, 755 yds, 3 TD, 16 carries, 44 yds; WR Reggie Davis (Sr, Madison) 21 rec, 226 yds, 113 y/g, 1 TDs; WR Jason Leonard (Jr, Hollandale) 16 rec, 171 yds, 85 y/g; RB Greg Siebers (Jr, Appleton) 12 carries, 40 yds, 14 rec, 153 yds, 76.5 y/g; WR Matt Kent (Jr, Gratiot) 10 rec, 182 yds, 2 TDs, 91.0 y/g; LB Kevin Mijal (Sr, Pulaski) 5 tackles, 5 solo, 3 tackles for loss of 11 yds, 3 sacks for loss of 11 yds; DE Jeff Christianson (Jr, Belmont) 7 tackles, 3 solo, 3 tackles for loss of 12 yds; Pioneers avg. 457.0 total yds, 67.5 rushing, 389.5 passing; give up 317.0 total yds, 55.0 rushing, 262.0 passing. Pioneers have been outscored by opponents, 38-27. OFFENSIVE LOOK: Platteville: Pro-spread; Stout: multi-pro. DEFENSIVE LOOK: Platteville: 4-2 pressure; Stout: 3-4. COACHES: Stout coach Ed Meierkort (45-48 career) is in his 10th year and has the most wins of any Stout football coach. Platteville coach Mike Emendorfer (12-20) is in his fourth year. BUNDGAARD WATCH: Luke Bundgaard is currently third on the Stout all-time rushing list with 2426 yards. Bundgaard trails Bob Johnson (1979-82) with 2656 yards and Steve Burr (1976-79) with 2562 yards. Bundgaard is now eighth on the all-time scoring list with 134 points. Shawn Lund ( 1996-99) has 136 points. STOUT COACH ED MEIERKORT SAYS: "Against St. Thomas, our defense kept us in good field position, then our offense dominated the time of possession, moved the ball and then scored points. "This game against Platteville is a big game for us. For us to come back 4-0 with a two game homestand in front of us, that would inflate our chests, and confident teams are tough to beat. (Quarterback) Tom Stetzer is a big country kid that throws the ball well and is not afraid to throw an interception. Offensively, we need to be physical and defensively, we need to get after the quarterback. At the same time, if we take care our house, we will be okay. This is their homecoming. We just need to go down there and take care of a conference game." RADIO: WMEQ 880 AM, Jake Bostrom, Steve Schrantz; the game will also be broadcast live over the Internet at www.wmeq.comSeptember 28, 2002RUNNING BACKS TAKE IT TO TOMMIES, DEVILS WIN 28-7 ST. PAUL, Minn - UW-Stout running backs Luke Bundgaard (Jr, Weyerhaeuser) and Ryan Englebert (Fr, Sturgeon Bay) combined for more than 300 yards of rushing as the Blue Devils defeated St. Thomas, 28-7, Saturday, Sept. 28 at O'Shaughnessy Stadium. Bundgaard rushed for 169 yards and two TDs and Englebert rushed for 132 as the duo combined for 301 of Stout's 346 yards on the ground. Bundgaard scored one TD with two seconds remaining in the first half to give Stout a 20-7 lead. Bundgaard's score was set up by a diving catch by Matt Sprester (Jr, Clear Lake) at the Tommies' one-yard line. The score came after the Tommies had sliced into Stout's lead. The Tommies' Nick Ambrasas hooked up with Justin Kostner from 9-yards out with 2:32 remaining in the half to move the score to 14-7. The Blue Devils (3-0) needed only the remaining time to drive 65 yards to paydirt and take a 20-7 lead into the locker room. The Blue Devils opened the scoring with three minutes remaining in the first quarter when Nick Ohman (So, Glenwood City) hooked up with Dan Austin (So, Clintonville) for a 3-yard score. Bundgaard scored his first TD of the day less than six minutes later when he rushed in from a yard out. Englebert got into the scoring action late in the third quarter when he barreled over from a yard out. For the third week in a row, the Blue Devil defense was stellar, holding the Tommies to 143 total yards, with only 19 on the ground and 124 through the air. Stout held St. Thomas to only 11 total yards in the second half. The Tommies (2-2) got only 10 first downs and Stout held a 37 minute to 22 minute bulge in time of possession. Stout's offense went to the ground game, in contrast to last week's win over UW-Eau Claire, where the Blue Devils spent much of the time in the air. Stout had 426 yards of offense on 90 plays. Ohman completed 8-of-15 passes for 68 yards and the TD to Austin. He also rushed for 24 yards. Tyrone Rhone (Sr, Milwaukee) and Joe Seep (Fr, Reedsburg) both recorded their first Stout interceptions. Stout linebacker Jamie Spielman (Sr, Menomonie) had nine tackles, seven of them solo. Stout returns to WIAC play Saturday, Oct. 5, when they travel to UW-Platteville for a 2 p.m. contest. The Pioneers' game with Augustana, Sept. 28, was cancelled in the third quarter due to lightning. Augustana led 21-14 at the time.September 24, 2002NICK OHMAN NAMED WIAC FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK MENOMONIE - UW-Stout quarterback Nick Ohman (So, Glenwood City) led the Blue Devils to a 39-14 win over No. 13 UW-Eau Claire, mostly on the strength of a very impressive first half, Saturday, Sept. 21. For his efforts, Ohman was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) offensive football player of the week. Ohman, at 6-foot, 2-inches and 210-lbs., led the Blue Devils (2-0, 1-0) to touchdowns on their first five drives, tossing three scoring strikes. In the first half, Ohman was 17-for-24 with 206 yards and added 53 yards rushing in four attempts as Stout piled up 362 yards of offense on 52 plays. Ohman threw TD passes of 14-, 23- and 38-yards. Ohman finished the game with 218 passing yards and 271 yards of total offense.
September 27, 2002BLUE DEVILS TIE FOR THIRD TIME THIS SEASON MENOMONIE - UW-Stout answered a first half UW-Oshkosh goal to record their third tie of the season as the Blue Devils and the Titans played to a 1-1 tie, Friday, Sept. 27 at Nelson Field. The Titans' (2-5-1, 0-2-1) Nicole Kunick scored in the 30th minute off the corner kick by Anna Weickhardt. But Stout (3-2-3, 0-0-3) answered 14 mintues later when Nellie Sivertsen (Sr, River Falls) crossed a pass to Rachel Anderson (So, Victoria, Minn), who recorded her first collegiate goal at the 44th minute. The assist was Sivertsen's first of the season. Then the defenses dug in. Oshkosh got off 14 shots after halftime, while Stout launched nine after half. Stout's Melissa Ballweg (So, Merrimac) recorded 10 saves, while the Titans' Sarah Tomjanovich had four in the first half and Kristin Granberry had seven in the final three periods. Stout will be at Martin Luther College, Wednesday, Oct. 2 and at UW-Platteville, Saturday, Oct. 5.September 24, 2002BLUE DEVILS DROP GAME FOR FIRST TIME IN A MONTH MENOMONIE - UW-Stout's string of undefeated games came to a halt as the Blue Devils lost a 1-0 decision to Augsburg College, Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Nelson Field. The Auggies' Millie Suk dribbled a breakaway down the right side of the field and pulled Blue Devil goalkeeper Melissa Ballweg (So, Merrimac) out, sending the ball into the upper left corner in the 71st minute. The loss was Ballweg's first of the season and the Blue Devils (3-2-2) first loss since opening day, Aug. 31. The goal was only the third allowed by Ballweg (3-1-2) all season. Ballweg recorded eight saves, while her Augsburg (5-2) counterpart, Laura Hoffman, had six saves. The Blue Devils had opportunities to at least tie late in the game, but Hoffman turned away a couple of shots on goal.September 24, 2002DIANE EHLEN NAMED WIAC SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK MENOMONIE - UW-Stout defender Diane Ehlen (Jr, Bloomington, Minn) marshalled a defense that shut out UW-Eau Claire for 110 minutes in a 0-0 tie Saturday. For her efforts, Ehlen was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) defensive soccer player of the week. Ehlen and the entire Stout defense allowed no shots on goal inside the box. The shutout was the fourth for the Blue Devils (3-1-2, 0-0-2) this season. Stout has allowed only three goals on the season, while scoring nine. Ehlen scored her first collegiate goal earlier this season against St. Mary's.
September 28, 2002BLUE DEVIL VOLLEYBALL SPLITS DURING SECOND DAY AT EAU CLAIRE EAU CLAIRE - UW-Stout fell apart in a 3-1 loss to UW-Stevens Point, then picked themselves up and put themselves back together to down UW-Superior, 3-0, in the second day of the UW-Eau Claire Volleyball Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 28. The Blue Devils (15-4) got 15 kills from Brooke Viegut (Jr, Abbotsford) and 13 from Tanille Zenner (Fr, Athens), but still fell, 30-26, 33-31, 27-30, 30-22, to the Pointers. Zenner led Stout against Superior with 12 kills as Stout won easily, 30-19, 30-20, 30-21. Zenner also had five block assists. Stout will travel to Stevens Point, Friday, Oct. 4 for a WIAC contest, then return home the following day to host Bethel College and Viterbo University.September 27, 2002BLUE DEVILS DROP MATCH TO FALCONS, DOWN BLUGOLDS MENOMONIE - UW-Stout went 1-1 at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational, Friday, Sept. 27, losing to UW-River Falls, 3-0, but bouncing back to down the host Blugolds, 3-0. The Falcons (12-3) defeated the Blue Devils (15-3), 30-15, 30-22, 30-20, while Stout turned around to down the Blugolds, 30-28, 30-25, 30-26. Tanille Zenner (Fr, Athens) had 13 kills against Eau Claire and Brooke Viegut (Jr, Abbotsford) had 11. Viegut had eight kills against River Falls and Zenner, seven.
September 28, 2002TRACY OOSTDYK PLACES THIRD AT BELOIT MEET; BLUE DEVILS 4TH BELOIT - UW-Stout's Tracy Oostdyk (Sr, Spooner) placed third at the Beloit College Old English Classic as the Blue Devils finished fourth of 24 teams, Saturday, Sept. 28. Oostdyk clocked a time of 19-minutes, 59-seconds on the course that at times resembled a steeplechase. The race featured 184 total runners. Lacey Osuldsen (So, Ladysmith) placed eighth (20:18) for the Blue Devils, while Kersten Wilson (So, Tomahawk) was 25th (21:24). Stout will be at the Midwest Long/Short Course, Friday, Oct. 4 at Whitetail Golf Course. 40th Beloit Old English Classic1. Illinois Wesleyan 65; 2. St. Norbert 86; 3. Beloit 90; 4. UW-Stout 97; 5. Principia 160; 6 North Park 171; 7. Ripon 181; 8. Lawrence 207; 9. St. Francis 281; 10. Northland Baptist 281; 11. Maranatha Baptist 323; 12. Knox 357; 13. Concordia-River Forest 369; 14. Illinois Institute of Technology 378; 15. Robert Morris 380; 16. Waubonsee 413; 17. Harper JC 455; 18. Illinois College 475; 19. Alverno 567; Incomplete teams: Edgewood, Dominican, Wisconsin Track Club; Madison Area Tech, Morraine Valley CC Individual Results (First place, all Stout finishers) 1. Steph Hood (Principia) 18:49; 3. Tracy Oostdyk 19:59; 8. Lacey Osuldsen 20:18; 25. Kersten Wilson 21:24; 30. Rachel Wurz 21:41; 31. Christine Enger 21:42; 34. Heidi Bedsted 21:47; 42. Lindsay Enger 22:00; 53. Jenny Hopps 22:23; 62. Alison Weis 22:40; 65. Mara Anderson 22:45; 75. Leah Karaliunas 23:08; 86. Becky Werner 23:20; 92. Katie Heard 23:30; 101. Laura Eysnogle 24:01; 105. Jamie Souza 24:14; 106. Katie Bader 24:15.
September 28, 2002BLUE DEVIL RUNNERS FINISH THIRD AT BELOIT MEET BELOIT - UW-Stout freshman Adam Burrack (Shawano) placed in the top 15 to lead the Blue Devils to a third place finish at the Beloit College Old English Classic, Saturday, Sept. 28. Burrack finished 13th of 195 runners in a time of 27-minutes, 55-seconds, in the course that at times resembled a steeplechase. Twenty-seven teams competed in the 8-kilometer course. Ryan Chernik (So, Pewaukee) was 19th (28:17) and Mike Heinen (Fr, New London, Minn) was 39th (28:44). Stout ran without their top two runners. The Blue Devils will be at the Midwest Long/Short Course, Friday, Oct. 4 at Whitetail Golf Course. 40th Beloit Old English Classic1. UW-Stevens Point 58; 2. Illinois Wesleyan 103; 3. UW-Stout 124; 4. Principia 124; 5. St. Norbert 202; 6.Wisconsin Track Club 226; 7. Ripon 243; 8. Beloit 254; 9. Concordia-River Forest 258; 10. Knox 260; 11. Harper JC 294; 12. North Park 323; 13. Carthage 349; 14. Rose Hulman 405; 15. Lawrence 421; 16. Waubonsee 430; 17. Moraine Valley CC 443; 18. Northland Baptist 464; 19. Madison Area Tech 470; 20. Illinois Institute of Technology 550; 21.Dominican 573; 22. Illinois College 612; 23. Maranatha Baptist 623; Incomplete teams: Robert Morris, Edgewood, Principia, Lakeland College Individual Results (First place, all Stout finishers) 1. Eric Gillhouse (Illinois Wesleyan) 25:59; 13. Adam Burrack 27:55; 19.Ryan Chernik 28:17; 39. Mike Heinen 28:44; 46. Tim King 28:50; 50. ToddDexheimer 28:56; 52. Mark Kempen 28:58; 62. Casey Otto 29:17; 76. Mitch Schlough 29:40; 139. Chad McNutt 32:11; 167. Jon Gallo 35:22.
September 27, 2002BLUE DEVILS SQUEAK ONE OUT OVER HAMLINE ST. PAUL, Minn. - With both teams one player short, UW-Stout came out on top of the match of attrition by downing Hamline University, 4-3, Friday, Sept. 27 in St. Paul, Minn. Amy Boyle (Jr, Racine) pulled off the comeback of the evening. After winning the first set of her No. 4 singles match, 6-0, Boyle fell behind, 4-1, then came back to win the match in the final set with a 6-4 score. Tina Rodin (So, Champlin, Minn) teamed with Boyle at No. 2 doubles to record an 8-3 win. Rodin did some comeback work of her own in her No. 3 singles match, losing the first set, 6-3, then winning, 6-4, in the second set. She won her final set in a super-tie breaker set, 12-10. Meghan Fieber (So, Menomonie) recorded Stout's other win, winning at No. 2 singles, 6-3, 6-7 (7-4), 10-4. Stout will be at UW-La Crosse, Tuesday, Oct. 1, then will host UW-Oshkosh, Friday, Oct. 4. UW-Stout 4, Hamline 3Singles: No. 1: Becca Richards (H) def. Rachael Weber 6-3, 6-0; No. 2: Meghan Fieber (S) def. Lauri Munoz 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 10-4; No. 3: Tina Rodin (S) def. Hilary Wilson 3-6, 6-4, 12-10; No. 4: Amy Boyle (S) def. Jenna McManus 6-0, 6-4; No. 5: Rephine Mashonga (H) def. Erica Millspaugh 6-3, 6-1; Doubles: No. 1: Richards/McManus (H) def. Weber/Fieber 8-6; No. 2: Rodin/Boyle (S) def. Munoz/Wilson 8-3. September 26, 2002PATIENT, RODIN TAKE WINS AT RIVER FALLS RIVER FALLS - Lauren Patient (Fr, St. Paul, Minn) and Tina Rodin (So,Champlin, Minn) picked up singles wins as UW-Stout fell, 7-2, at UW-River Falls. Patient, playing at No. 3, defeated Mary Metzer, 6-4, 6-1. Rodin had to climb her way back into her No. 6 match after losing the first set, 6-2. Rodin defeated Amber Wessinger, 6-4, 6-3, for the win. Rodin came up just short at No. 3 doubles with partner Amy Boyle (Jr, Racine). The pair lost the hard-fought match, 9-8, on a 7-2 tiebreaker. Tanya Petcher (Sr, Marshfield) climbed back into her No. 2 singles match. After losing the first set, 6-3, she beat Amanda Gray, 6-2, in the second set before losing, 6-2, in the final set. The Blue Devils will be at Hamline University, Friday, Sept. 27. UW-River Falls 7, UW-Stout 2Singles: No. 1: Jordan Anderson (RF) def. Rachael Weber 6-2, 6-4; No. 2: Amanda Gray (RF) def. Tanya Petcher 6-3, 2-6, 6-2; No. 3: Lauren Patient (S) def. Mary Metzer 6-4, 6-1; No. 4: Meredith Verberne (RF) def. Meghan Fieber 6-3, 6-3; No. 5: Megan Knobloch (RF) def. Amy Boyle 6-2, 6-4; No. 6: Tina Rodin (S) def. Amber Weissinger 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Doubles: No. 1: Anderson/Gray (RF) def. Petcher/Cecily Hiner 8-0; No. 2: Metzer/Verberne (RF) def. Weber/Fieber 8-4; No. 3: Weissinger/Knobloch (RF) def. Boyle/Rodin 9-8 (7-2); Exh: Becky McNamara/Millspaugh (S) def. Megan Farr/Tiffany Weiss 8-6; Patient/Anna Ebert (S) def. River Falls team 8-4. Back to Top | Tennis Home Page Updated: September 30, 2002 |