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Volume 4, Number 21 January 8, 2001
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UP THIS WEEK!! The Blue Devils (7-6, 1-5) will play host to UW-Superior (10-2, 3-2), Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m., then will travel to UW-Whitewater (9-4, 3-3), Saturday, Jan. 13 for a 7 p.m. contest. Stout holds a 98-93 lead in the series, which began in 1913. Stout has won the last four meetings, including last years games, a 70-59 win at Superior and a 76-70 win in Menomonie. Wednesday's game will be broadcast on WRDN, 1430 AM. The Warhawks hold the lead in the series with the Blue Devils, 50-34. Stout snapped a nine-game losing streak to Whitewater last year with a 78-74 thriller at Menomonie. The Warhawks won the first meeting, 84-82, in Whitewater. WMEQ 880-AM radio will broadcast the game at Whitewater. Stout's Aaron Vachowiak (Sr, Wausau) needs 35 points to reach 1,000 points in his career. Last week: Stout lost a heartbreaker, 77-74, to UW-River Falls, Jan. 3, then were downed by UW-Oshkosh, 90-69, Jan. 6. Superior defeated Whitewater, Jan. 6, 79-78 and breezed to a non-conference 114-49 win over Northland, Jan. 3. Whitewater topped Oshkosh, 86-74, Jan. 3. Player of the week: Oties Epps (Sr, Highland Park, Mich) MEN'S ICE HOCKEY The Blue Devils (10-4-1, 4-2 NCHA, 2-2 WIAC) stay with the non-conference schedule this week when they travel to Marian College (4-7-3) in Fond du Lac, Friday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. In the teams' only previous meeting, Marian tripped up Stout, 5-1, early last season in Menomonie. Last week: The Blue Devils defeated St. Olaf, 3-2, Jan. 5, and lost to Gustavus Adolphus, 5-2, Jan. 6. The win over St. Olaf gave Stout their 10th win of the season, only the third time in Stout hockey history the Blue Devils have won 10 or more games in a single season. The 1974-75 team went 13-7 and the 1975-76 team was 14-10. The Sabres have been idle since Dec. 16 when they defeated the Milwaukee School of Engineering, 7-1. Marian has a make-up date with MSOE scheduled for Jan. 9. Player of the week: Aaron Decker (Jr, Mound, Minn) GYMNASTICS The Blue Devils return to action Thursday, Jan. 11 after nearly a month off when they host Gustavus Adolphus at 7 p.m. to begin a three-meet homestand. The Blue Devils will host UW-Whitewater, Monday, Jan. 15 and UW-Oshkosh, Monday, Jan. 22.
January 6, 2001BLUE DEVILS KEEP PRESSURE ON TITANS, BUT COME UP SHORTMENOMONIE - UW-Stout kept finding some answers, but just not enough of them as the Blue Devils fell to nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh, 90-79, Saturday, Jan. 6 at Johnson Fieldhouse. Stout (10-4, 3-3) fell behind by double digit scores often, but managed to fire their way back into close range, only to see the more physical Titans (12-1, 5-0) regain control. Trailing by as much as 18 points early in the second half, Stout pulled to within seven points before Oshkosh went on a 9-0 run midway through the half. Stout pulled to within seven points around the six minute mark, but saw the Titans go out to a 12 point lead. Again Stout came back, and Sara Kahl's (Fr, Menomonie) 3-pointer pulled the Blue Devils to five points with 1-minute, 42-seconds remaining, but that would be the closest the Blue Devils would get as the Titans hit a jumper, then worked the free throw line for their final seven points. The Titans' Amanda Dickerson took Stout to task, scoring 31 points to lead four Oshkosh players in double digits. Kristin Steckmesser pitched in 18 points and Melissa Schweitzer and Jamie Turtenwald each scored 14 points. Tanya Halbach (So, Janesville) led Stout with 17 points and Laura Verdegan (Fr, Tony) hit a collegiate-high 13 points. Stout will be at UW-Superior Wednesday, Jan. 10, then will return home to host UW-Whitewater, Saturday, Jan. 13 at 3 p.m. January 3, 2001BLUE DEVILS DIG A HOLE THEY CAN'T GET OUT OFRIVER FALLS - The UW-Stout women's basketball team dug a hole early they could not climb out of as they fell, 90-76, in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) contest to UW-River Falls, Wednesday, Jan. 3 at River Falls. The Falcons (9-3, 3-1) shot out to as much as a 16 point lead midway through the first half. Stout (10-3, 3-2) clawed back to as close as three and four points a couple of times in the second half, but three buckets by the Falcons' Andrea Long gave River Falls a 10 point lead. Stout could get no closer than five points as the Falcons milked the free throw line in the final four minutes, making 12-of-14 charity shots. Bonnie Thoe (Fr, Hayfield, Minn) came off the bench to lead Stout with 14 points. Sara Kahl (Fr, Menomonie), who is recovering from an ankle injury, chipped in 11 points and Amy Zelinger (Jr, Racine) finished with 10 points. All five Falcon starters scored in double digits with Long leading the way with 17 points. Mara Reif-Wenner and Melissa McKernon each scored 16 points, Sarah Pollock added 14 and Abby Nelson 13.
January 6, 2001TITANS USE A COUPLE OF RUNS TO PUT AWAY STOUTOSHKOSH - UW-Oshkosh used a 21-4 run to close out the first half, then ran off a 23-7 run to open up the second stanza and went on to a 90-69 conference win over UW-Stout, Saturday, Jan. 6 at Oshkosh. Stout (7-6, 1-5) led for the first seven minutes of the game, but Oshkosh (10-3, 2-3) got untracked and never looked back. Oshkosh got a balanced scoring attack with five players in double digits, led by Tim Dworak's 19 points. The Blue Devils, who shot 40 percent from the field, were led by Oties Epps (Sr, Highland Park, Mich), who scored 15 points. Casey Chapman (So, Hartland) came off the bench to score 10 points. Oshkosh, who shot 57 percent in the second half and 48 percent for the game, also got 14 points from Aric Vaubel, 13 points from Kari Hannula, 12 points from Justin Kamps and 10 from Nick Scherer. Both teams made numerous trips to the free throw line with Stout connecting on 22-of-28 free throws and Oshkosh hit 28-of-34. Stout returns home Wednesday, Jan. 10 to host UW-Superior at 7 p.m. January 3, 2001BLUE DEVILS SEE ONE SLIP THROUGH THEIR FINGERSMENOMONIE - Call this the one that got away as UW-Stout let a 13 point lead dissolve to a last minute loss and the Blue Devils dropped a 77-74 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) contest to UW-River Falls, Wednesday, Jan. 3 at Johnson Fieldhouse. Stout (7-5, 1-4) held as much as a 12 point lead with 13 minutes left in the game, but the Falcons (8-4, 3-1) cut the lead bit-by-bit until Kent Becker tied the score at 59-59 on a 3-pointer with 7-minutes, 25-second left, then gave River Falls their first lead of the game at 5:39 when he drove the lane and drew a foul for a 64-61 score. The two teams traded leads and the score was tied six times in the final minutes before River Falls' Shawn Timm hit a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left for a 75-74 lead. The Blue Devils had an opportunity to take the lead, but the shot clanked iron, the Falcons recovered and added an insurance bucket. Stout opened the game red-hot, hitting their first four shots without a miss, including three 3-pointers. River Falls made the score a six-point game at halftime when Timm hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Nate Templer (Fr, Beaver Dam) and Dave Loewe (Jr, Hiles) each scored 14 points to lead Stout. Aaron Vachowiak (Sr, Wausau) chipped in 13 points, Pat Von Feldt (Sr, Stevens Point) 12 and Oties Epps (Sr, Highland Park, Mich) 11. Timm led all scorers with 15 points. Becker and Edmund Johnson each scored 14 points and Rich Melzer had 11 points.
January 6, 2001GUSTAVUS USES STRONG THIRD PERIOD TO DOWN DEVILS, 5-2 MENOMONIE - After Gustavus Adolphus took a 1-0 lead to close the first period, UW-Stout took a 2-1 lead in the second period. But Gustavus used a four goal third period to snap Stout's undefeated streak at five games with a 5-2 win, Saturday, Jan. 6 at the Dunn County Ice Arena.The Gusties (3-8-2) took advantage of a 4-on-3 situation late in the first period when Mike Formas scored with 47 second left in the period. But Stout (10-4-1) took the lead back quickly in the second stanza. Dan Winkler (Fr, Brooklyn Center, Minn) scored 2-minutes, 16-seconds into the period, getting a assist from Cullen Flaherty (So, Duluth, Minn). Three minutes later, Shane Maher (Sr, Forest Lake, Minn) scored a short-handed goal with assists from Cale Finseth (Fr, Austin, Minn) and goalie Ben Plester (Jr, Chemanius, BC). The Gusties knotted the score one minute into the third period, and Tom Awaijane put in two goals. Aaron Allar scored the final goal of the night.Plester turned away 30 shots, while Gustavus goalie Dan Melde stopped 24. The Blue Devils will play a two-game series Jan. 12-13 at Marian College in Fond du Lac. January 5, 2001DECKER PROVES TO BE VERY HELPFUL IN 3-2 WIN OVER ST. OLAFNORTHFIELD, Minn - Aaron Decker (Jr, Minnetonka, Minn) had three assists and Derek Nichols (Fr, Victoria, Minn) scored the winning goal and added an assist as UW-Stout edged past St. Olaf, 3-2, Friday, Jan. 5 in Northfield, Minn. St. Olaf drew first blood, scoring only one minute into the game. But Stout (10-3-1) answered back three minutes later when Nichols and Decker combined to allow Cullen Flaherty (So, Duluth, Minn) to score. Brad Weappa (Sr, Brooklyn Center, Minn) tied the score early in the second period, and Nichols picked up the eventual game winning goal early in the third period, with assists from Decker and Weappa. St. Olaf brought the score to within in one goal four minutes later. Stout goalie Jeff Dotson (Fr, Chanhassen, Minn) recorded nine saves in the third, 33 total saves on the night as he got his third win of the season. The Blue Devils got their 10th win of the season for only the third time in Stout hockey history. Stout was 13-7 during the 1974-75 season and a best-ever 14-10 during the 1975-76 season.
December 15, 2000BLUE DEVILS TAKE TOP SPOTS, DOWN EAU CLAIREEAU CLAIRE - UW-Stout captured the top two spots in every event as the Blue Devils went on to pick up their first win over the season as they downed UW-Eau Claire, 167.45-159.00, in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) gymnastics meet Friday, Dec. 15 at Eau Claire. Either Erika Opoien (So, Superior), Tasha Pasch (So, Northfield, Minn) or Katie Hanson (So, Duluth, Minn) placed first in each event with Pasch winning the uneven bars (8.65), the balance beam (9.15) and the all-around (35.20). Opoien took the vault (8.90) and Hanson the floor exercise (8.95). Pasch was second on the vault (8.80) and Hanson was second on the bars (8.40) and the all-around (34.20). Opoien was third in the all-around (33.10). Andrea Hassel (Sr, Grand Rapids, Minn) was second on the beam (8.85) and Brenna Jones (Sr, St. Paul, Minn) was runner-up on the floor (8.80). Stout will be off until Jan. 11 when they host Gustavus Adolphus at 7 p.m. in Johnson Fieldhouse to kick off a three-meet homestand. Stout will host UW-Whitewater Jan. 15 and UW-Oshkosh Jan. 22. Stout 167.45, Eau Claire 159.0 Uneven Bars: 1) Tasha Pasch (ST) 8.65, 2) Katie Hanson (ST) 8.4, 3) Kristina Reitzel (EC) 8.2, 4) Erika Opoien (ST) 8.15, 5) Brenna Jones (ST) 7.65; Angie Swanson 6.80, Andrea Hassel 6.70; Scarlett Ramey 5.70, Ashley Soukup 5.65. Balance Beam: 1) Tasha Pasch (ST) 9.15, 2) Andrea Hassel (ST) 8.85, 3) Katie Hanson (ST) 8.4, 4) Erin Henrich (EC) 8.05, 5) Erika Opoien (ST), Jennie Rosinsky (ST), Lara Harris (EC) 7.95; Brenna Jones 7.70; Ashley Soukup 7.10, Angie Swanson 5.10. Floor Exercise: 1) Katie Hanson (EC) 8.95, 2) Brenna Jones (ST) 8.8, 3) Tasha Pasch (EC) 8.6, 4) Jolene Zgobica (EC) 8.55, 5) Micaela Statz (EC) 8.5; Andrea Hassel 8.45, Jennie Rosinsky 8.15, Erika Opoien 8.10; Angie Swanson 7.45, Ashley Soukup 7.35 All-Around: 1) Tasha Pasch (ST) 35.2, 2) Katie Hanson (ST) 34.2, 3) Erika Opoien (ST) 33.1, 4) Kristina Reitzel (EC) 32.5, 5) Brenna Jones (ST) 32.4, 6) Micaela Statz (EC) 30.9
January 8, 20001STOUT FOOTBALL MAKES BIGGEST TURNAROUND IN DIVISION III HISTORYMENOMONIE - The 2000 UW-Stout football team produced the most dramatic improvement in NCAA Division III football history, NCAA statistician Sean Straziscar announced today. The Blue Devils improved from a 2-8 overall record in 1999 to a 10-1 overall in 2000, winning the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) title for the first time in 35 years and advancing to the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time ever.
$ To determine games improved, add the difference in victories between the two seasons to the difference in losses, then divide by two. Includes postseason. Updated: January 1, 2001 |