Football

October 6, 2003

ON THE LINE: Stout needs to regain their footing, and they have a tough draw to try to find it as the Blue Devils travel to UW-Stevens Point in a match-up of nationally ranked teams. With their 15-7 loss to UW-Oshkosh last week, Stout plummeted in the polls, falling to 25th in the latest D3football.com Top 25 poll and 31st in the Don Hansen Weekly Gazette. The Pointers are ninth in the D3football.com poll and 17th in Don Hansen following a 24-21 loss at UW-La Crosse.

LAST TIME OUT: Stout: The Blue Devils could not get their offense untracked, but the defense kept UW-Oshkosh out of the end zone until midway through the fourth quarter. Stout finally got on the board with a minute left, but Oshkosh recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock. Oshkosh rushed 60 times for 260 yards, tallying 386 total yards. Stout finished with 237 total yards, 126 on the ground.

LAST SEASON: Stout and Stevens Point are members of the eight-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Last season, Stout was 7-3 overall, 4-3 (tied for third with Stevens Point and Whitewater) in the WIAC. Stevens Point was 6-4 overall, 4-3 (tied for third) in the WIAC.

THE SERIES: Stevens Point leads the series, 41-15-2, that dates back to 1913. Over the last four meetings, each team has won on their own home turf, with the Blue Devils taking a dominating 37-13 win last season at Williams Stadium. Stout's Nick Ohman threw for two TDs, ran for two more, rushed for a game-high 125 yards and completed 21-of-31 passes for 220 in last year's win. The Pointers scored first, but Stout took a 23-13 lead into halftime. Ryan Englebert added a 48-yard score in the third and Ohman connected with Matt Schaeuble in the fourth. Stout piled up 504 yards, Stevens Point had 298 total yards, 234 in the air by Scott Krause.

STOUT PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Luke Bundgaard (Sr, Weyerhaeuser) 71 carries, 431 yds, 6.1 y/car, 107.8 y/g, 2 TD, Stout's all-time rushing and scoring leader; QB Nick Ohman (Jr, Glenwood City) 105 att, 44 comp, 1 int, 585 yds, 7 TDs 158 y/game, 33 car, 101 yds, 3.1 y/car; FB Matt Schaeuble (Jr, Wrightstown) 13 car, 47 yds, 3.6 yd/car, 1 TD; WR Dan Austin (Jr, Clintonville) 10 rec, 98 yds, 3 TDs; SS Kevin Dewey (Sr, Burnsville, Minn) 35 tackles, 22 solo, 1 tackle for loss, 2 forced fumbles; DB Jordan Sinz (Jr, Edgar) 29 tackles, 17 solo, 1 tackle for loss, 1 int, 2 forced fumbles; NG Matt Mueller (Sr, Chaska, Minn) 16 tackles, 11 solo, 4 tackles for loss of 16 yds; DL Joe Kersten (Sr, Menasha) 15 tackles, 8 solo, 4 tackles for loss of 18 yds, 2 sacks for 15 yds; Blue Devils avg 402.2 total ypg, 247.8 rushing, 154.5 passing; give up 315.5 total ypg, 126.5 rushing, 189 passing. Stout outscored opponents, 109-76. (27-19)

STEVENS POINT PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Scott Krause (Sr, Waunakee) 121 att, 78 comp, 3 int, 1158 yds, 17 TD, 289.5 y/g, 26 carries, 87 yds, 3.3 y/car; RB Chad Flisakowski (Jr, Stevens Point) 80 carries, 340 yds, 4 TDs, 4.3 y/car, 85 y/g; WR Kurt Kielback (Jr, Scandanavia) 19 rec, 480 yds, 25.3 y/rec, 6 TD; WR Cody Childs (Fr, Arlington) 22 rec, 279 yds, 12.7 y/rec, 4 TDs, 69.8 y/game; LB Nick Haffele (Sr, Monroe) 40 tackles, 22 solo, 5 tackles for loss of 13 yds; DE Craig Johnson (Jr, Green Bay) 22 tackles, 12 solo, 7 tackles for loss of 36 yards, 4 sacks; DE Josh Vander Velden (Sr, Kimberly) 16 tacikles, 10 solo, 3 sacks for 17 yds; DL Clint Bakken (Sr, Boulder Junction) 16 tackles, 12 solo, 3 sacks for 25 yds; Pointers avg 445.3 total ypg, 152.5 rushing, 292.8 passing; give up 208 total ypg, 88.8 rushing, 119.3 passing; Pointers are outscoring their opponents, 159-46 (40-12).

OFFENSIVE LOOK: Stevens Point: multiple; Stout: multi-pro. DEFENSIVE LOOK: Stevens Point: 4-4; Stout: 3-4.

COACHES: Stout coach Ed Meierkort (51-53 career) is in his 11th year and has the most wins of any Stout football coach. UW-Stevens Point coach John Miech (96-46-2) is in his 15th season.

MEDICAL UPDATE: Running back Ryan Englebert and wide receiver Matt Sprester were injured in a car accident, Oct. 1, near Amery, and were taken to a Minneapolis, Minn., hospital. Sprester suffered foot and ankle ligament and tendon damage, which required surgery. Englebert suffered a hip injury, but did not require surgery. Both were scheduled to be released from the hospital, Monday, Oct. 6. Luke Bundgaard wore Englebert's number during the Oshkosh game and Dan Austin wore Sprester's number.

STOUT COACH ED MEIERKORT SAYS: "(About UW-Oshkosh game) We could not finish any drives. We did not force the ball upfield and our receivers had some bad drops that cost us. I was happy with the job our defense did - we kept them off the scoreboard. There were 10 consecutive drives that the score was 6-0. We are way too preoccupied with the (amount of) rushing yards (allowed). This game is about points, not yardage. Oshkosh played the type of game they had to play to win. With Oshkosh playing their fourth consecutive home game, along with a week of rest, then we have the accident (to Ryan Englebert and Matt Sprester), and then we take on a dangerous team, I was amazed we could hang in there.

"Stevens Point brings a completely different mindset compared to us. (Scott) Krause is the best quarterback in the league. They look like they are trying to score on every play. If we don't throw and catch the ball, we will be in for a long day. Our staff needs to make more adjustments, take some of the responsibility off the quarterback."

RADIO: WMEQ 880 AM, Jake Bostrom, Steve Schrantz; All games are broadcast live over the Internet at www.wmeq.com

October 4, 2003

OSHKOSH - After an emotional week that saw two UW-Stout regulars hospitalized following an auto accident and after a 51-3 blowout over St. Thomas a week earlier that had Blue Devil head coach Ed Meierkort saying the lopsided score didn't give Stout a chance to work their complete offense, a last gasp comeback by the Blue Devils fell just short as Stout lost, 15-7, at UW-Oshkosh, Saturday, Oct. 4.

Trailing the entire game and 15-0 very late in the game, the Blue Devils (2-2, 0-1 WIAC) engineered a drive that was capped off on a 71-yard, 13-play drive by a 10-yard run by quarterback Nick Ohman (Jr, Glenwood City) with 1-minute, 48-seconds left in the game. The Titans (4-0, 1-0 WIAC) recovered the kick and ran the clock out.

Stout was never able to get their offense untracked throughout the game - an offense that was sent out of balance due to the accident injuries suffered by tailback Ryan Englebert (So, Sturgeon Bay) and wide receiver Matt Sprester (Sr, Clear Lake) Oct. 1 - as they suffered from poor field position all afternoon and racked up a total of 237 yards, 126 rushing, 111 passing.

The Titans, by contrast, tore up Stout's top-rated rushing defense as they pounded the ball 60 times for 240 yards, keyed by 35 carries by horse Andrew Stern for a total of 120 yards. Oshkosh had 386 total yards, 146 yards passing.

Stout's defense kept the Titans out of the end zone most of the day, allowing only one TD, that a 5-yard run by Stern with 7:09 left in the game. The Titans scored two first half field goals, and Mike Kinateder added another late in the game on the drive before Stout drove for their only score.

Luke Bundgaard (Sr, Weyerhaeuser) finished with 87 yards on 18 carries for Stout. The Blue Devils fumbled away two opportunities. Stout punted the ball away 10 times, but the Blue Devil offense forced Oshkosh to punt the ball nine times. Oshkosh held a 16 minute advantage in time of possession.

"We lost a game we could have won if we had just scored early," said coach Ed Meierkort.

With Oshkosh utilizing the running game, Blue Devil middle linebackers Travis Phillips (Jr, Burnsville, Minn) and Chuck Vander Linden (Sr, Golden Valley, Minn) had busy days. Phillips had nine solo tackles and five assisted tackles, while Vander Linden had eight solo and two assisted tackles.

Oshkosh also had an emotional week, but seemed to overcome it. Earlier in the week, the Titans heard from the NCAA that they had been forced to forfeit their wins from last season due to an ineligible player.

Stout will be at UW-Stevens Point, Saturday, Oct. 11.

October 1, 2003

Sprester suffered an ankle injury which will require surgery, and Englebert suffered a hip injury which will also require surgery.

The pair were going to dinner at Sprester's parents' home and were struck by a vehicle about a mile from the home around 9 p.m. They were taken to the Amery Regional Medical Center, and later transported to Hennepin County.

Both players transferred to Stout last season. Sprester, a business major, transferred from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and Englebert, a business major, transferred from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Sprester is listed as a starter at wide receiver and Englebert splits the tailback duties evenly with Luke Bundgaard. Sprester is the Blue Devils' leading receiver with 12 catches for 181 yards and three touchdowns. Englebert has carried the ball 52 times for 336 yards and two touchdowns.

September 30, 2003

Rykal finished with seven tackles, four solo, two tackles for losses of 16 yards, and one pass break up.

Soccer

October 4, 2003

The Titans' got the game-winner at 51-minutes, 35-seconds when Karin Reinke scored.

The Blue Devils (7-4, 2-3 WIAC) hunkered down in the first half playing a defensive game, but came more to life offensively in the second half.

Stout had a couple of chances to score late in the game, once when Carrie Schrank's (Jr, Reedsburg) shot was tipped up over the cross bar, and a second time when Kristy Symons (So, Reedsburg) had a seemingly wide open shot but got tangled up with the game official.

The Titans (9-3-1, 2-1) outshot Stout, 16-6.

Stout will be at Augsburg College, Wednesday, Oct. 8, then will host the University of Mary, Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.

September 30, 2003

The Pointers, who have yet to ever lose a conference game, kept the ball in the Blue Devils' zone for more than 75 percent of the night, but the Stout defense constantly repelled them. Stout goalkeeper Melissa Ballweg (Jr, Merrimac) turned away 11 shots on the night - nine in the second half. Stout's defense also blocked several shots inside the box and forced the Pointers into bad shots.

The Pointers (7-2, 1, 4-0 WIAC) got the only goal of the game when Megan Frey took a pass from Andrea Oswald in front of the goal for the only score at 72:10.

Stout (7-3, 2-2) got only one shot on goal, and that came early in the first half. Stout penetrated the Pointer defense a couple of times late in the game, but could not get off a good shot.

The one point loss is the closest Stout has ever gotten to tripping up the Pointers, as Stevens Point has won all nine meetings. The closest score before tonight was 4-1 in 2001.

Volleyball

October 3, 2003

The Pointers (8-15, 1-3 WIAC) didn't hit particularly well didn't need to as they made use of opportune points. Stevens Point had 57 total kills to Stout's 56 and had 38 attack errors to Stout's 20. The Pointers hit a woeful .097, while Stout attacked at a .207 rate.

Stout (12-9, 0-3) got a match-high 17 kills from Gretchen Schroer (Sr, Eau Claire), while Kjersti Hamlin (Jr, Spring Valley, Minn) had 13 and Lindsay Mensink (Jr, Ostrander, Minn) had 12.

The Pointers were led by 14 kills with Melissa Weber. Nichole Stahovich and Jessica Parker each had 12 kills.

Stout will be at UW-Superior, Wednesday, Oct. 8.

Women's Cross Country

October 3, 2003

Jahimiak shaved 90 seconds off her last time out, coming in at 23-minutes, 3.2-seconds. Oostdyk cut off nearly a minute off her last performance, clocking a 23:21.5.

Kersten Wilson (Jr, Tomahawk) placed 40th (24:35.4).

In the 3K short course, Stout placed eighth as Stephanie Nichols (Fr, Chetek) paced Stout with a 30th place finish (11:47.0) Alison Weis (So, Racine) was 44th (12:14.3) and Leah Karaliunas (So, Oconomowoc) was 47th (12:21.6).

As a team, Stout placed fourth in the combined team score.

Stout will be at the Pine Hill Invitational, Saturday, Oct. 11, hosted by UM-Duluth.

Women's 3K team results
1. UW-Eau Claire 38; 2. Macalester 39; 3. St. Thomas 48; 4. Northwestern, Minn, 62; 5. UW-River Falls 81; 6. St. Olaf 125; 7. Augsburg 140; 8. UW-Stout 177; 9. Hamline 178; 10. Luther 180; 11. St. Kate's 184; 12. UW-Superior 191; 13. Winona State 218; 14. North Central, Ill, 278

3K Individual Results (Top 15 plus all Stout finishers)
1. Koby Hagen, Macalester, 10:56.7; 2. Sarah Kasabian, UW-Eau Claire, 11:04.2; 3. Melissa Wright, UW-Eau Claire, 11:04.8; 4. Brigid Power, St. Thomas, 11:13.9; 5. Nicole Gurgel, St. Thomas, 11:15.9; 6. Kristin Bressert, Northestern, 11:21.5; 7. Hannah Dietrich, Augsburg, 11:23.2; 8. Elicia Olsen, Northwestern, 11:23.5; 9. Amanda Kozicky, UW-River Falls, 11:23.7; 10. Francie Streich, Macalester, 11:24.2; 11. Maureen Nullikin, Macalester, 11:24.3; 12. Emily Klein, Luther, 11:26.6; 13. Chelsea Guettinger, St. Thomas, 11:27.2; 14. Jeanine Twomey, UW-Eau Claire, 11:28.0; 15. Ellen Waldow, Augsburg, 11:28.4; Stout finishers: 56. Leah Karaliunas 12:21.6; 77. Katie Heard 12:40.9; 80. Laura Eysnogle 12:44.6; 86. Valori Schaffer 12:49.9; 91. Amanda Rau 12:55.8; 97. Heather Sassman 13:03.6; 108. Anne Wespetal 13:13.4; 111. Bethany Dick 13:15.6; 117. Shelby Tabery 13:21.5; 122. Jodi Welhoefer 13:31.1; 124. Pam Gundrum 13:35.8;

Women's 6K team results
1. Luther 34; 2. St. Benedict 40; 3. St. Olaf 78; 4. North Central, Ill, 85; 45. UW-Eau Claire 93; 6. UW-Stout 111; 7. Bethel 131; 8. UW-Oshkosh 133; 9. Winona State 142; 10. St. Scholastica 145; 11. Mankato 164; 12. Uw-Platteville 188; 13. St. Kate's 214; 14. Augsburg 241.

6K Individual Results (Top 15 plus all Stout finishers)
1. Jackie Mulrooney, UW-Platteville, 22:04.7; 2. Leah Wurm, St. Benedict, 22:36.2; 3. Natalie Retrum, Luther, 22:45.4; 4. Krista Jahimiak, 23:03.2; 5. Amy Lyons, Bethel, 23:06.3; 6. Christine Holl, North Central, 23:07.8; 7. Krista Nelson, Luther, 23:09.4; 8. Megan Rose, St. Benedict, 23:18.7; 9. Jenny Warmke, UW-Eau Claire, 23:19.9; 10. Erin Dunham, Luther, 23:20.2; 11. Tracy Oostdyk, UW-Stout, 23:21.5; 12. Anna Gunderson, St. Benedict, 23:22.5; 13. Jessica Griffin, North Central, 23:25.4; 14. Emily Lynch, Luther, 23:28.2; 15. Bekah Faber, North Central, 23:29.9; Stout finishers: 54. Kersten Wilson 24:35.4; 92. Carly Mann 25:43.5; 94. Christine Enger 25:46.9; 106. Terra Dahlheimer 26:00.4; 142. Jenny Hopps 26:44.1; 183. Becky Werner 28:22.4; 191. Jamie Henning 28:42.0;

Women's Combined Team Scores
1. UW-Eau Claire 83; 2. Luther 145; 3. St. Olaf 148; 4. UW-Stout 206; 5. Winona State 312; 6. Hamline 325; 7. North Central, Ill, 328; 8. St. Kate's 391; 9. Augsburg 407.

Men's Cross Country

October 3, 2003

Huber, who redshirted last season and ran the 2002 race unattached, edged out Kelly Fulton of St. Olaf by four seconds. Fulton pushed Huber down the final stretch as Huber clocked a time of 25-minutes, 36.5-seconds to Fulton's 25:40.9.

Ryan Chernik (Jr, Pewaukee) placed 20th (26:33.5) and Brett Heimstad (So, Savage, Minn) was 27th (26:51.4) as Stout tied for seventh with 84 points.

St. Olaf won the 8K run. The third through seventh place teams had nine points separating them.

In the 5K, the Blue Devils placed eighth as Jim Trudeau (Fr, Marshfield) led the way with a 27th place finish (16:42.3). Mark Kempen (So, Kaukauna) was 31st (16:47.1) and John Maresh (Fr, Bloomington, Minn) was 35th (16:51.4).

Stout placed fourth in the combined race.

Stout will be at the Pine Hill Invitational, Saturday, Oct. 11, hosted by UM-Duluth.

Men's 5K team results
1. Macalester 18; 2. UW-Eau Claire 39; 3. UW-La Crosse 53; 4. Augsburg 59; 5. St. Olaf 88; 6. Hamline 107; 7. UW-River Falls 114; 8. UW-Stout 138; 9. Bethel 142; 10. UW-Superior 189; 11. Northwestern, Minn, 196

5K Individual Results (Top 15 plus all Stout finishers)
1. Eric Olson, Macalester, 15:49.5; 2. Matt Goertz, UW-Eau Claire 15:53.9; 3. Rosco Sopiwnik, Macalester, 15:54.2; 4. Sam Hauck, St. Olaf, 15:54.5; 5. Bo Rydze, Macalester, 16:08.3; 6. Tony Klappa, Hamline, 16:09.8. 7. Kyle Zygarlicke, UW-LaCrosse, 16:12.0; 8. Dan Voegel, Augsburg, 16:15.5; 9. Tom Hammer, Macalester, 16:17.9; 10. Ted Lillie, UW-Eau Claire, 16:19.4; 11. Jim Perejko, UW-La Crosse, 16:19.8; 12. Ryan Nevin, Augsburg, 16:20.8; 13. Zach Severson, UW-Eau Claire, 16:21.3; 14. Eric Adair, UW-Eau Claire, 16:26.0; 15. Riley Conway, Augsburg, 16:26.2; Stout finishers: 27. Jim Turdeau 16:42.3; 32. Mark Kempen 16:47.1; 37. John Maresh 16:51.4; 52. Scott Barthel 17:18.0; 74. Luke Kramer 17:42.6; 97. Matt Delaney 18:52.8; 115. Jon Gallo 20:59.5.

Men's 8K team results
1. St. Olaf 53; 2. St. John's 58; 3. St. Thomas 75; 4. UW-Platteville 78; 5. UW-Eau Claire 79; 6. UW-Eau Claire Alumni 82; 7, tie. UW-Stout, UW-La Crosse 84; 9. UW-Oshkosh 122; 10. Hamline 176; 11. St. Scholastica 228; 12. Winona State 242; 13. North Central, Minn, 266.

8K Individual Results (Top 15 plus all Stout finishers)
1. Dave Huber, Stout, 25:36.5; 2. Kelly Fulton, St. Olaf, 25:40.9; 3. Will Hawthorne, St. Thomas, 25:45.7; 4. Jesse Sanchez, UW-Oshkosh, 25:47.4; 5. Malcolm Richards, St. Olaf, 25:51.1; 6. Nathan Warnberg, UW-Platteville, 26:00.8; 7. Adam Christonovich, UW-Platteville, 26:01.6; 8. Tim Smit, St. John's 26:04.5; 9. Rich Maleniak, Eau Claire Alumni, 26:05.8; 10. Adam Condit, UW-Eau Claire 26:08.8; 11. Bill Skiba, EC Alumni, 26:10.5; 12. Aaron Bumgarner, St. John's, 26:11.8; 13. Jason Finch, EC Alumni, 26:12.8; 14. Sean Luedke, UW-La Crosse, 26:13.8; 15. Ben Schmiege, UW-Eau Claire, 26:14.2; Stout finishers: 20. Ryan Chernik 26:33.5; 27. Brett Heimstead 26:51.4; 36.Nate Haeny 27:11.4; 47. Casey Otto 27:28.6; 48. Adam Burrack 27:29.7; 63. Justin Graham 28:04.2; 65. Todd Dexheimer 28:08.1; 72. Nate Lynch 28:23.6; 75. Mike Heinen 28:27.6; 103. Chad McNutt 29:40.8;

Men's Combined Team Scores
1. UW-Eau Claire 73; 2. St. Olaf 82; 3. UW-La Crosse 86; 4. UW-Stout 145; 5. Hamline 181.

Women's Tennis

September 29, 2003

MENOMONIE - It all came down to the final match and UW-Stout’s Nicole Hayek (Fr, Rochester, Minn) delivered the goods that gave the Blue Devils a 5-4 win over Hamline University, Monday, Sept. 29.

After the Blue Devils lost 2-of-3 doubles matches, the singles players bounced back to tie the team score by garnering three of the five singles matches, leaving the No. 1 match on-going.

Hayek defeated the Pipers’ Kristen Bothun, 6-2, in the first set, but Bothun turned the tables by an identical score in the second set. Hayek battled her way to a 10-8 final set win to give Stout their second win of the season.

Tina Rodin (Jr, Champlin, Minn) and Abby Zander (Fr, Shawano) took Stout’s only doubles win, storming to an easy 8-2 win at No. 3.

Both Rodin and Zander took singles wins - Rodin a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 5, Zander a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 6. Meghan Fieber (Jr, Menomonie) had Stout’s other win, a 6-2, 6-1 saunter at No. 3.

Stout is off until Friday, Oct. 10 when they travel to UW-Oshkosh.

UW-Stout 5, Hamline University 4
Singles: No. 1: Nicole Hayek (Stout) def. Kristen Bothun, 6-2, 2-6, 10-8; No. 2: Jenna McManus (Hamline) def. Rachael Weber, 6-1, 6-4; No. 3: Meghan Fieber (S) def. Lacey Schuman, 6-2, 6-1; No. 4: Lauri Munoz (H) def. Jenna Bettmann, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 10-8; No. 5: Tina Rodin (S) def. Jena Maki, 6-1, 6-4; No. 6: Abby Zander (S) def. Kristin Driscoll, 6-1, 6-3;

Doubles: No. 1: Hillary Wilson/McManus (H) def. Hayek/Weber, 8-6; No. 2: Munoz/Maki (H) def. Bettmann/Elizabeth Hanson, 8-5; No. 3: Rodin/Zander (S) def. Bothun/Trina Ellis, 8-2; Exh: Meghan Fieber/Jasmin Beebe (S) def. Schuman/Driscoll, 9-8 (7-3)

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