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Volume 6, Number 26 February 17, 2003
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February 15, 2003PIONEERS CRUSH BLUE DEVILS, 76-55 PLATTEVILLE - The long bus ride home would seem even longer. UW-Stout shot only 26 percent and were outrebounded by a 58-36 margin as UW-Platteville handed the Blue Devils a 76-55 loss, Saturday, Feb. 15 in Platteville to break a 17-game losing streak to the Blue Devils. Platteville (14-9, 7-7) shot out to a 34-23 halftime lead and continued to build on that lead throughout the second half, getting to as much as a 23 point lead. While Stout (16-7, 8-6) was able to empty the bench, only one player, Jesse Herrman (Jr, Barron), managed to score in double digits. Herrman finished with 10 points. The Pioneers, who trail Stout by one game in the WIAC, were led by Katie Freis with 20 points, Shannon Boatman with 17 points and Emily Adrian with 11. Boatman also pulled down 10 rebounds. Stout will be at UW-River Falls, Wednesday, Feb. 19 and will close out the regular season, Saturday, Feb. 22 by hosting UW-Whitewater.February 12, 2003HERRMAN POWERS BLUE DEVILS PAST LA CROSSE, 91-69 MENOMONIE - Jesse Herrman (Jr, Barron) scored a career-high 17 points to lead UW-Stout to a 91-69 win over UW-La Crosse, Wednesday, Feb. 12 at Johnson Fieldhouse. Herrman scored 11 points in the first half to help Stout (16-6, 8-5) cut into an early La Crosse (11-11, 5-8) lead, a lead as much as seven points. Herrman hit the shot 8:41 left in the first half to tie the score at 20-20 and Erin Churchill (So, Plum City) gave Stout the lead 50 seconds later, and Stout would not trail the rest of the way. The Blue Devils shot out to as much as a 26 point lead in the second half. La Crosse free throw shooting kept the Eagles hanging around, as they hit 23-of-31 shots from the line. But it was turnovers that would doom La Crosse. Stout forced 29 La Crosse turnovers, 15 in the second half. Stout had 17 steals, with Churchill getting six. Herrman led all scorers. Teammate Lindsey Erichsen (So, Spring Valley, Minn) tossed in 12 points and Sara Kahl (Jr, Menomonie) added 10 points. The Eagles were led by Karen Berg with 16 points. Amy Greil had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Amanda Cushman chipped in 12 points and Yasmin Johnson finished with 10.
February 15, 2003PLATTEVILLE WINS BARN BURNER OVER BLUE DEVILS, 68-66 MENOMONIE - After trailing by as much as nine points with 6:37 remaining in the game, UW-Stout had a last chance to win the contest at the buzzer against UW-Platteville, but the 3-point shot clanged off the back of the rim and Platteville took a 68-66 win out of Johnson Fieldhouse, Saturday, Feb. 15. The Pioneers’ Brad Reitzner led the Pioneers’ charge, making all 10 of his free throw opportunities in the second half on his way to a team-high 17 points. Platteville (11-12, 7-7) overcame a two point halftime deficit to a take a 57-44 lead with in the final seven minutes of the game, only to see Stout (14-8, 9-5) cut the lead to one, 67-66 with 10 seconds remaining. The Pioneers’ made one free throw, but missed the second and Stout’s Julian Greer (Jr, St. Paul, Minn) pulled down the rebound. Luke Loney (Fr, River Falls) got the ball at the top of the key and launched it just before the buzzer, but the ball hit the back of the iron and fell harmlessly away. Stout got a game-high 18 points from Andy Bray (Jr, Menominee, Mich) and 13 points from Greer and Casey Chapman (Sr, Hartland). Tyler Selk added 13 points for Platteville and Bryan Stangel and Brandon Temperly each added 11 points. Temperly pulled down 12 rebounds. Neither team shot particularly well, with Platteville hitting 39 percent of their shots and Stout hitting 41 percent. Platteville held a big bulge at the line, connecting on 26-of-31 free throws, while Stout hit 14-of-18. Stout will host UW-River Falls, Wednesday, Feb. 19 and will close out the regular season, Saturday, Feb. 22 at UW-Whitewater.February 12, 2003TEMPLER LEADS STOUT IN A PERFECT NIGHT AT THE LINE LA CROSSE - Perfect! That's what UW-Stout was from the free throw line, and Nate Templer (Jr, Beaver Dam) was the Blue Devil leading the team in perfection as Stout slipped past UW-La Crosse, 63-58, Wednesday, Feb. 12 in La Crosse. Templer scored all 19 of his points in the second half and was a perfect 11-of-11 from the line as the Blue Devils (14-7, 9-4) kept their conference title hopes alive by hitting a school record 16-of-16 free throws, 13 in the second half. Templer was blanked in the first half as Stout trailed 31-30 at halftime, then eked out a lead midway through the second half when Templer hit four free throws and two pointer to give Stout their first lead of the half, 47-45. Templer scored four more points over the next two minutes to give Stout a 51-48 lead. The Eagles' (6-16, 2-11) tied the score on a Casey Taggatz 3-pointer. Andy Bray (Jr, Menominee, Mich) lifted Stout to a 53-51 lead. Templer added two more throws and a Nate Severson (Fr, Eau Claire) bucket pushed Stout out to a 57-51 lead with 3:47 remaining. La Crosse pulled to within one, but two free throws (what else?) by Templer, a layup by Bray and two additional free throws by Jeff Vandenberghe (Jr, Coon Rapids, Minn) would be enough for Stout. Bray finished with 21 points and Casey Chapman (Sr, Hartland) added 10 points. Templer pulled down 11 rebounds to finish with a double-double. The Eagles' Rocky Boldin took scoring honors with 23 points. Jason Scheunemann pitched in 11 points in 40 minutes of work. The win moves Stout into a tie with UW-Whitewater for second place. The Warhawks lost to conference leader UW-Stevens Point, 71-53. Over the last three games, Stout is shooting 54-of-58 from the charity stripe, good for 93 percent.
February 15, 2003YELLOWJACKETS PUT AN END TO BLUE DEVILS SEASON SUPERIOR - UW-Superior shut out UW-Stout for the second straight night and put an end to the Blue Devils' season with a 5-0 win Saturday, Feb. 15 at Wessman Arena in Superior. The ‘Jackets (20-5-2) scored three goals in the second period to put an end to any upset dreams Stout (6-21-0) had. Superior opened the game with a power play goal midway through the first period, then followed suit with a power play goal four minutes into the second period. Yann Poirer scored his first of two goals at the15 minute mark and College Kendall added another goal with three minutes left in the period. Poirer scored again in the third period. Superior, the defending NCAA Division III champion, outshot Stout, 40-25.February 14, 2003YELLOWJACKET PLUNK AWAY AT BLUE DEVILS WITH 3-0 WIN SUPERIOR - UW-Stout goalie Jeff Dotson (Jr, Chanhassen, Minn) stopped 63 shots, but UW-Superior recorded three power play goals as the Yellowjackets took a 3-0 win in the opening game of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) playoffs, Friday, Feb. 14 in Superior. The Yellowjackets (19-5-2), the second seeded team in the playoffs got to Dotson first with only 21 seconds left in the first period, then added a goal four minutes into the second period and capped off the night with goal midway through the final stanza. Dotson stopped 16 shots in both the first and second periods, then turned away nearly double that in the third when he kicked out 31 shots. Stout put 38 shots on goal.
February 14, 2003BLUE DEVIL GYMNASTS HAVE SWEETHEART OF A NIGHT MENOMONIE - It was a sweetheart of a night for the UW-Stout gymnastics team which marked a Valentine's Day decorated Johnson Fieldhouse with a win over Hamline University and the University of Wisconsin Gymnastics Club, Friday, Feb. 14. Adding to the festivities was a school record performance by senior Tiffany Reber (Mantorville, Minn) who set a new mark on the balance beam with a performance of 9.625, breaking Tasha Pasch's mark of 9.525. Stout won the event with a score of 173.175, followed by Hamline with a 169.425 and Wisconsin, 134.15. A Blue Devil performer took first place on all of the exercises with the exception of the floor. Stout swept the top three spots on the vault, the top two spots on the uneven bars and the balance beam, and had two performers in the top three spots on the floor. Reber, Stout's only all-arounder, captured the top spot in that event with A 36.025. Besides the record performance on the beam, Reber was second on the vault (8.875) and the floor (9.15) and was fourth on the uneven bars (8.375). Jennie Rosinsky (Jr, Green Bay) won the vault (9.175). Kelsey Gamelin (Fr, North Branch, Minn) was third (8.80). Rhian Paulson (Fr, Stillwater, Minn) won the uneven bars (8.775) and Lacey Schroedl (So, Minneapolis, Minn) was second (8.50). Cassie Johnston (Fr, Albertville, Minn) finished behind Reber on beam (9.425) and Helen Pansch (Fr, Zimmerman, Minn) was third on the floor (8.950). Stout will be at UW-Eau Claire, Friday, Feb. 21. UW-Stout 173.175; Hamline 169.425; Wisconsin 134.150Individual results (first place, all Stout finishers) Vault: 1. Jennie Rosinsky (Stout) 9.175; 2. Tiffany Reber 8.875; 3. Kelsey Gamelin 8.80; 5. Jill Birschbach 8.70; 6. Helen Pansch 8.55; 10. Robyn Niederkorn 8.25; Uneven bars: 1. Rhian Paulson (Stout) 8.775; 2. Lacey Schroedl 8.50; 4, tie. Reber , Cassie Johnston 8.375;7. Shanna Kissinger 8.30; 11. Gamelin 7.55; Balance beam: 1. Reber 9.625; 2. Johnston 9.425; 8. Schroedl 8.25; 10. Erika Opoien 8.20; 12. Kissinger 7.65; 14. Pansch 7.45; Floor exercise: 1. Kristin Thomsen (Hamline) 9.50; 2. Reber 9.15; 3. Pansch 8.95; 5. Kissinger 8.70; 8. Schroedl 8.50; 11, tie. Rosinsky , Gamelin 8.30; All-around: 1. Reber 36.025 February 11, 2003TIFFANY REBER AGAIN NAMED WIAC GYMNAST OF THE WEEK MENOMONIE - For the second time this season, UW-Stout's Tiffany Reber (Sr, Mantorville, Minn/Kasson-Mantorville HS) was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) gymnast of the week. Reber finished in the top five of four events as the Blue Devils placed fourth at the Gershon/McLellan Invitational, Friday, Feb. 7 at UW-La Crosse. Reber was third in the vault (9.00), fifth on the uneven bars (8.90), third on the floor exercise (9.30) and second in the all-around (35.40). Reber's uneven bar and floor exercises were season best scores.
February 15, 2003BLUE DEVIL COUSINS GARNER FIRST PLACES AT BORDER BATTLE NORTHFIELD, Minn - Cousins Ann Schachtner (So, Somerset) and Marci Schachtner (So, Deer Park) each captured a first place finish at the Wisconsin/Minnesota Border Battle at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., Saturday, Feb. 15. Marci set a new school record in winning the 20-lb weight throw, tossing the bag 46-feet, 1.25-inches, breaking the mark of 45-0.25 set by Jen Turner in 2001. Ann won the shot put with a throw of 40-7.75. Wisconsin/Minnesota Border Battle team results1. St. Thomas 189; 2. UW-Eau Claire 185; 3. St. Olaf 144.3; 4. UW-Stout 94.7 Individual results (First place, all UW-Stout finishers) 55: 1. Heidi Vogel (UST) 7.42; Ashley Juleff 7.99; Sara Manion 8.12; Kelli Knackstedt 8.43; Kristin Becker 8.96; 200: 1. Jill Ylonen (UST) 26.91; 7. Kate Werner 28.15; 12. Sarah Jenne 28.50; 14. Ashley Juleff 28.85; 22. Danielle Wojcik 30.59; 26. Amy Biegel 31.37; 30. Kristin Becker 32.80; 31. Hailey Brodhagen 40.20; 400: 1. Breanna McMullen (EC) 60.04; 600: 1. Teresa Smock (UST) 1:38.23; 8. Katie Ek-Pangerl 1:54.77; 9. Becky Werner 1:58.27; 10. Katie Heard 2:01.80; 800: 1. Megan Daymont (St. Olaf) 2:11.95; 6. Alison Weis 2:33.54; 10. Katie Heard 2:35.86; 11. Lisa Sorvala 2:37.15; 16. Heidi Bedsted 2:46.07; 1000: 1. Tish Dusich (UST) 3:01.77; 8. Katie Bader 3:28.87; 14. Leah Karaliunas 3:34.78; 15. Mara Anderson 3:35.35; 1500: 1. Megan Dumont (St. Olaf) 4:48.89; 10. Tracy Oostdyk 5:13.80; 11. Lisa Sorvala 5:17.34; 15. Leah Karaliunas 5:34.10; 17. Mara Anderson 5:39.57; 19. Katie Bader 5:47.51; 3000: 1. Nicole Gurgel (UST) 10:44.00; 4. Lacey Osuldsen 11:03.39; 11. Valori Schaffer 12:14.56; 15. Laura Eysnogle 12:32.95; 5000: 1. Jane Marie Ovanin (EC) 17:52.09; 5. Heidi Bedsted 19:42.82; 15. Becky Werner 21:41.03; 55-hurdles: 1. Breanna McMullen (EC) 8.71; 5. Attalia Young 10.11; 6. Nicole Stimson 10.36; 7. Amy Biegel 10.80 (10.07 prelims); 4x200-relay: 1. Eau Claire 1:48.39; 4. Stout 1:55.91; 4x400-relay: 1. St. Thomas 4:02.79; 4. Stout 4:38.42; High jump: 1. Jackie Bloemendaal (EC) 5-2.25; 5. Camelle Meyer 4-8.25; 7. Amy Biegel 4-6.25; 11. Ramona Vann 4-4.25; Pole vault: 1. Karolien Bastiaens (UST) 12-0; 4. Katie Ploog 9-0.25; Long jump: 1. Jill Ylonen (UST) 17-1.25; 7. Ramona Vann 14-10.50; Amy Biegel 13-8.25; 6. Sara Manion 13-4.75; Triple jump: 1. Heidi Vogel (UST) 34-10.50; 8. Camelle Meyer 30-9.25; Shot put: 1. Ann Schachtner (Stout) 40-7.75; 4. Bonnie Nutt 36-10.25; Marci Schachtner 35-3.75; Kari McWithey 35-1; Tabitha Martin 31-2.50; 4. Amy Biegel 31-0; Kim Randt 30-4.75; 20-lb wt: 1. Marci Schachtner (Stout) 46-1*; 3. Bonnie Nutt 40-5; 7. Ann Schachtner 35-4.50; 8. Kari McWithey 35-3; Kim Randt 33-1
February 15, 2003CASSELLIUS, SCHLOUGH, MOE RECORD FIRSTS AT BORDER BATTLE NORTHFIELD, Minn - Pole vaulter Lewis Cassellius (Jr, Glenwood City) extended his NCAA provisional mark in winning the event, Matt Schlough (So, Boyceville) won the 400-meter dash, and Eric Moe (Sr, Hixton) took the long jump at the Wisconsin/Minnesota Border Battle, Saturday, Feb. 15 at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. Cassellius added three inches to his previous mark of 15-feet as the Blue Devils swept the top three spots. Nick Neuman (Fr, Beaver Dam) was second and Jason Geiger (Fr, Grantsburg) was third, with both posting heights of 14-3.25. Schlough paced the field in the 400 in a time of 50.15 seconds, winning by more than a half second over Robert Ware of St. Thomas. Moe won the long jump with a leap of 21-2.50. Wisconsin/Minnesota Battle Border Team Results1. St. Thomas 204.5; 2. St. Olaf 161; 3. UW-Stout 127.5; 4. UW-Eau Claire 114. Individual Results (First place, all UW-Stout finishers) 55: 1. Roman Cress (UST) 6.53; 2. Steve Wenhardt 6.70; Dustin Berglin 7.05; Zak Germo 7.10; Adam Thiel 7.16; 200: 1. Cress (UST) 22.48; 7. Steve Wenhardt 24.03; 11. Dustin Berglin 24.43; 15. Adam Thiel 25.15; 16. Zak Germo 25.20; 400: 1. Matt Schlough (Stout) 50.15; 6. Taylor Hustad 51.54; 12. Jim Dvorak 53.61; 600: 1. Bryce Beckman (UST) 1:14.29; 2. Kevin Riester 1:15.53; 9. Scott Barthel 1:18.01; 800: 1. Cory Fusco (UST) 1:57.79; 7. Mitch Schlough 2:03.09; 1000: 1. Rob Hillard (St. Olaf) 2:32.37; 2. Mark Kempen 2:33.76; 8. John Maresh 2:44.65; 1500: 1. Levi Severson (UST) 4:02.29; 10. John Ullrich 4:21.83; 3000: 1. Kelly Fulton (St. Olaf) 8:42.06; 11. Ryan Chernik 9:22.59; 5000: 1. James Larson (EC) 15:44.32; 5. Adam Burrack 16:27.54; 55-hurdles: 1. Craig Benson (UST) 8.14; Matt Delaney 10.95; 4X200-relay: 1. St. Thomas 1:32.45; 2. Stout 1:32.95; 4X400-relay:1. St. Thomas 3:22.83; 3. Stout 3:26.63; High jump: 1. Joe Thomas (UST) 6-6.75; 3. Jay Sitek 6-0.75; 4. Brian Anderson 6-0.75; 10. Matt Delaney 5-8.75; Pole vault: 1. Lewis Cassellius (Stout) 15-3p; 2. Nick Neuman 14-3.25; 3. Jason Geiger 14-3.25; 8. Patrick Doty 12-9.50; 9. Justin Feiten 11-9.75; Long jump: 1. Eric Moe (Stout) 21-2.50; 8. Ryan Carpenter 19-4; Triple jump: 1. Joe Thomas (UST) 44-5.50; 2. Eric Moe 44-2; 5. Ryan Carpenter 41-6; Shot put: 1. John Schuna (EC) 50-7.50; 5. Scott Jensen 40-5; 6. Jason Hotujec 40-4; 35-lb wt: 1. Matt McLaughlin (UST) 47-11.25; Jason Hotujec 34-6.75; Scott Jensen 34-3.50. Updated: February 17, 2003 |