Football

September 15, 2003

ON THE LINE: After last week's season opening impressive 31-21 win over 15th ranked Hardin-Simmons, the UW-Stout will venture to Sioux Falls, S.D., to take on NCAA Division II opponent Augustana College. With the win, the Blue Devils jumped to No. 10 on this week's D3football.com Top 25. Augustana's record over the past four seasons in 24-17.

OFFENSIVE LOOK: Augustana: One back multiple; Stout: multi-pro. DEFENSIVE LOOK: Augustana: 4-3; Stout: 3-4.

COACHES: Stout coach Ed Meierkort (50-51 career) is in his 11th year and has the most wins of any Stout football coach. Augustana coach Jim Heinitz (76-88-1) is in his 16th season.

GOING WAY BACK: Meierkort was the college roommate and teammate of Augustana special teams coordinator Don Pierson at Dakota Wesleyan and was on the coaching staff at Southwest State in Marshall, Minn., along with defensive coordinator Mike Freidel.

BUNDGAARD BAROMETER: Luke Bundgaard is second on the UW-Stout all-time scoring list with 174 points. Hall of Famer Scott Fredrickson (1986-89) is the all-time leading scorer with 178 points. Bundgaard became the first UW-Stout running back to clear the 3000 yard rushing hurdle. With Bundgaard's 91-yard effort last week, he now has 3057 rushing yards.

STOUT COACH ED MEIERKORT SAYS: ""We were not able to emulate their (Hardin-Simmons) speed in practice, but once we caught up to their speed, that allowed us to take advantage of our size. This was a big win for us. Anytime you can beat a team that is in the national limelight year in and year out, it is good for your program.

"Augustana is a team that likes to throw, but are not afraid to run. They are a big, physical team that plays in the top Division II league in the country. We must improve all over the ball. We must improve our throwing game. We must refine it, we need to be more consistent. It is exciting to be playing a big-time Division II program and it's exciting for me because I will be playing against great friends who are running a great program."

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September 13, 2003

The Blue Devils looked lackluster over the first 20 minutes of the game, giving up a 12 yard run by Lance Moore with 1:52 left in the first quarter and a 46-yard TD pass from Jordan Neal to Triandos Sheppard with four minutes off the second quarter clock.

The luster began to return for Stout's highly touted offense midway through the second quarter. Matt Sprester's (Sr, Clear Lake) 42-yard reception keyed a 72 yard drive that was capped off when quarterback Nick Ohman (Jr, Glenwood City) found Dan Austin (Jr, Clintonville) for a 6-yard TD pass.

Penalties hurt the Cowboys all day - they finished with 79 yards of fouls - and Stout made them pay before halftime when a third down pass interference call gave Stout new life at the HSU two-yard line. Luke Bundgaard (Sr, Weyerhaeuser) bulled over for the score.

A Cowboy's personal foul on the ensuing kickoff was assessed on the second half kickoff and Stout started their drive at the 42 yard line. The Blue Devils kept the ball on the ground for 11 of their 13-play, 58-yard drive with Bundgaard and Ryan Englebert (So, Sturgeon Bay) getting most of the work. But it was the pass that put Stout into the lead when Ohman found Austin again, this time for an 8-yard score, to give Stout the 21-14 lead at 8:14 in the third quarter.

After moving the ball to the Cowboys' 20, another personal foul gave Stout the ball on the 11 and Evan Larson (So, River Falls) booted a 24-yard field goal for a 24-14 lead.

Stout's Jordan Sinz (Jr, Edgar), who earlier in the game had an interception, forced a fumble, recovered by Chuck VanderLinden (Sr, Golden Valley, Minn) at the Stout 29.

With the exception of one incomplete pass, Stout again went to the ground, moving the ball to the Hardin-Simmons' 42. Ohman connected with a wide open Sprester down the middle of the field with Sprester finding paydirt with 9:19 left in the game.

Hardin-Simmons added a score late in the game. Stout recovered the onside kick and ran the clock out.

The Blue Devil defense held Hardin-Simmons to 62 yards rushing, but the Cowboys racked up 273 yards in the air. Quarterback Jordan Neal was 26-for-31 with an interception. Sherrard hauled in five catches for 89 yards and Shay Ratliff had eight grabs for 81 yards.

The Blue Devils piled up 439 yards of offense, most of it coming after the midway point of the second quarter.

Ohman was 14-for-25 for 202 yards and three touchdowns. Sprester had five catches for 120 yards and a score, while Austin had three short catches for 20 yards, but scored twice. Six other players caught a pass.

Englebert and Bundgaard each nearly had 100 yards rushing.. Englebert finished with 99 yards and Bundgaard had 91. Both carried the ball 20 times. Stout finished the game with 237 yards rushing.

Bundgaard's touchdown moved him closer to becoming the Blue Devils all-time leading scorer. Bundgaard currently has 174 points. Hall of Fame member Scott Fredrickson has 178 points.

Stout will travel to NCAA Division II Augustana, S.D., Saturday, Sept. 13. The Vikings defeated Southwest Minnesota State, 40-13.

Soccer

September 12, 2003

Kelly Stolarczyk (So, Elk River, Minn) scored unassisted with only 4-minutes, 54-seconds off the clock. Shannon Hermes (Fr, Prior Lake, Minn) scored twice in a six minute span, beginning in the 32nd minute.

Carrie Schrank (Jr, Reedsburg) scored twice in the second half to put the wraps on the game.

Heidi Schultz (So, River Falls) added two assists, while Hermes, Stolarczyk, Sarah Geiger (Sr, West Bend) and Tanya Gegare (So, Kimberly) each notched one.

Stout will be at UW-La Crosse, Wednesday, Sept. 17.

September 9, 2003

Christine Williams and Mary Dienhart scored goals in a six-minute span early in the second half to lift the Tommies (2-2). Williams scored in the 59th minute and Dienhart scored in the 65th minute.

The Tommies outshot Stout, 20-7, but only put nine shots on goal, of which Blue Devil goalkeeper Melissa Ballweg (Jr, Merrimac) stopped seven. All seven of Stout's shots were on goal, but Stout (3-1) was denied the goal for the first time this season.

The Blue Devils had their best chance late in the first half when Heidi Schultz (So, River Falls) played a ball through to Kelly Stolarczyk (So, Elk River, Minn) but the shot went wide.

Shannon Hermes (Fr, Prior Lake, Minn) hit a shot early in the second half the grazed the top of the crossbar and went over the net.

Volleyball

September 13, 2003

Stout downed Texas Lutheran, 34-32, 27-30, 30-11, 30-23, then need five games to defeat conference foe, UW-Platteville, 30-21, 28-30, 23-30, 34-32, 17-15.

Tanille Zenner (So, Athens) had a solid day, with 12 kills against Texas Lutheran and 17 against Platteville to lead the Blue Devils (8-5). Kjersti Hamlin (Jr, Spring Valley, Minn) added 14 against the Pioneers. Hamlin was named to the all-tournament team, her second all-tournament team in a week.

Stout will host UW-Whitewater, Friday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. and UW-Oshkosh, Saturday, Sept. 20 at noon.

September 12, 2003

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - UW-Stout was downed in five games by Greensboro, N.C., then were dumped in three games by No. 2 nationally ranked Trinity University in the first day of the Trinity University River City Classic, Friday, Sept. 12 in San Antonio, Texas.

Stout lost to Greensboro, 32-30, 25-30, 21-30, 30-25, 15-13, then lost to the highly ranked host Trinity, 30-21, 30-18, 30-16.

Gretchen Schroer (Sr, Eau Claire) and Tanille Zenner (So, Athens) each had 18 kills in the match with Greensboro. Kjersti Hamlin (Jr, Spring Valley, Minn) had 12 kills to lead Stout against Trinity.

Women's Cross Country

September 15, 2003

Men's Cross Country

September 15, 2003

Women's Tennis

August 22, 2003

Tina Rodin (Jr, Champlin, Minn) had the closest match, dropping a 6-3, 6-2, decision to Molly Hunt at No. 5 singles.

Abby Zander (Fr, Shawano) dropped her No. 6 singles match, 6-1, 6-3, to Lindsay Lee.

The Blue Devils were at Bethel College, Saturday, Sept. 13, where they faced the Royals and St. Scholastica in a series of one-set scrimmages.

Stout will be at St. Olaf, Tuesday, Sept. 16, then will open their home schedule by hosting UW-La Crosse, Friday, Sept. 19 at 3:30 p.m. and UW-Stevens Point, Saturday, Sept. 20 at 10 a.m.

UW-Eau Claire 9, UW-Stout 0
Singles: No. 1: Jenny Stafford (EC) def. Nicole Hayek, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2: Katie Kuzma (EC) def. Rachael Weber, 6-0, 6-1; No. 3: Katie Steffes (EC) def. Meghan Fieber 6-0, 6-1; No. 4: Molly Cadwell (EC) def. Cecily Hiner 6-2, 6-1; No. 5: Molly Hunt (EC) def. Tina Rodin 6-3, 6-2; No. 6: Lindsay Lee (EC) def. Abby Zander 6-1, 6-3

Doubles: No. 1: Stafford/Kuzma (EC) def. Hayek/Weber 8-0; No. 2: Cadwell/Laura Geissler (EC) def. Fieber/Hiner 8-3; No. 3: Steffes/Hunt (EC) def. Jenna Bettman/Elizabeth Hanson 8-3.

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