Blue Devil Men's Basketball

November 22, 1997

BLUE DEVILS CAPTURE BEST WESTERN TIP-OFF TITLE

MENOMONIE - After playing catch up in the first half, UW-Stout held on to down Carroll College, 90-67, in the championship game of the Best Western/Holiday Manor Tip-Off Classic at Johnson Fieldhouse, Nov. 22.

The Blue Devils' Jeremy Preston (Jr, Madison), who was named the tournament most valuable player, scored 23 points, as did teammate Jeremy Leibfried (So, Dickeyville). Andy Myers, who was also named to the all-tournament team, added 21 points.

Preston's 18 first half points sparked the Blue Devils' (2-0) comeback, and it was Leibfried's 15 second half points that helped the Blue Devils maintain the lead. Aaron Vachowiak (Fr, Wausau) pulled down 10 rebounds as the Blue Devils outrebounded the Pioneers, 43-31, and held a 27-15 bulge on the defensive boards.

For the Pioneers (1-1), Mike Zuelsdorf scored 18 points, Mike Van Helvoirt 15 and Mike Last 10.

In the consolation game, Concordia University of Wisconsin downed Pillsbury College, 103-79. After a close opening 15 minutes, Concordia blew the game opening and were never seriously threatened.

Pillsbury's (2-3) Jeremy Shaeffer led all scorers with 22, with Ryan Prigge chipping in 21. For Concordia (1-1), Biaya Kadima scored 20 points with Nate Burtman adding 15. Concordia outrebounded Pillsbury, 60-35.

Stout resumes action Tuesday, Nov. 25 when they travel to Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minn., and return home Saturday, Nov. 29 to host Concordia-Minn. at 7 p.m. in Johnson Fieldhouse.

Best Western/Holiday Manor Tip-Off Classic

Championship Game (Saturday)
Stout 90, Carroll 67
Consolation Game
Concordia-Wis. 103, Pillsbury 79
Opening Night (Friday]
Carroll 106, Pillsbury 46
Stout 97, Concordia-Wis. 88, ot
All-Tournament Team
Troy Seebold - Concordia; Mike VanHelvoirt - Carroll; Tim Rickert - Carroll; Andy Myers - Stout; Rik Bertin - Stout
Most Valuable Player
Jeremy Preston - Stout

November 21, 1997

STOUT NEEDS OVERTIME TO TAKE CONCORDIA-WI. IN OPENER

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout's Andy Myers (So, Eau Claire) scored nine points in overtime to lead the Blue Devils to a 97-88 win over Concordia-Wis in opening day action of the Best Western/Holiday Manor Tip-Off Classic Friday, Nov. 21 at Johnson Fieldhouse.

The Blue Devils (1-0) will face Carroll College in the championship game tomorrow. The Pioneers defeated Pillsbury College, 106-46, in the opening game of the tournament.

With the game tied 81-81 at the end of regulation, Myers hit a shot from the floor, a 3-pointer and was 4-for-4 from the line in the overtime stanza as Stout outscored the Falcons, 16-7, in overtime.

Stout had as much as a 16 point lead in the second half, but Concordia forced pressure on the inbound pass with about nine minutes, forcing numerous Stout turnovers, which Concordia (0-1) converted on.

Stout's Jeremy Preston (Jr, Madison) led all scores with 26 points, while Myers finished with 25. Jeremy Leibfried (So, Dickeyville) chipped in 13, and Rik Bertin (So, Fredonia) popped in 12 points.

The Falcons were led by Troy Seebold with 20, Joel Dykstra 17, Brandon Burrage 14 and Ryan Voels 12.

In the first game, Carroll had little problem with Pillsbury College of Owatonna, Minn, after the opening few minutes, with Carroll taking a 106-46 win.

For Carroll (1-0), everybody played and everybody scored with Tim Richert leading the way with 16 points, while Matthew Bell added 14, Mike Zuelsdorf 13 and Adam Kane came off the bench to punch in 10.

Pillsbury's (2-2) Jeremy Shaeffer led all scorers with 10 points, while Justin Dunn chipped in 18.

Carroll forced 27 Pillsbury turnovers and led at halftime, 52-28.

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Blue Devil Women's Basketball

November 23, 1997

BLUE DEVILS STEAL WAY TO BUFFALO STATE TITLE

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The UW-Stout women's basketball team stole their way to the title of the Buffalo State Tournament by recording a school record 35 steals as they had little trouble downing host Buffalo State, 105-70, Sunday, Nov. 23.

Holding a slim 46-37 halftime lead, the Blue Devils (2-0) dominated the second half, holding the hosts to 32 percent shooting (10-for-31), while lighting up their own scoreboard at a 49 percent clip (18-for-37).

Freshman DeeAnn Walters (Bangor) led the way for the Blue Devils with 17 points. Jessie Ustby (Fr, Onalaska) chipped in 13. Tournament MVP Shannon Berg (Jr, Ellsworth) finished with 10 points.

Staci Rademacher (Sr, Sun Prairie) recorded seven steals. Rachel Traynor (Jr, Ellsworth) had six and Walters and Stacie Anderson (Fr, Clayton) had five apiece.

The Blue Devils were hot from the floor all night, hitting 34-of-72 shots for 47 percent, while limiting Buffalo (1-1) to 24-for-61 on the night, a 39 percent clip.

Both teams had numerous opportunities at the line, with Stout making 29-of-43 (63 percent) and Buffalo making 21-of-45 (47 percent).

Stout is back in action Tuesday, Nov. 25 when they travel to Concordia-St. Paul.

Buffalo State All-Tournament Team

Bree Mahone - UW-Stout; Cindy Turman - Nebraska Wesleyan; Summer Allen - Nebraska Wesleyan; Karynne Helmer - Buffalo State; Starr Wooden - Buffalo State

Most Valuable Player

Shannon Berg - UW-Stout

November 22, 1997

BERG LEADS STOUT WOMEN INTO CHAMPIONSHIP OF BUFFALO TOURNEY

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Shannon Berg (Jr, Ellsworth) scored 20 points and Bree Mahone (So, Racine) added 17 points to lead UW-Stout to a 78-71 win over Nebraska Wesleyan and into the championship game of the Buffalo State Tournament.

The Blue Devils led through much of the first half, but Nebraska Wesleyan took a 30-29 lead into the locker room. The Blue Devils fell behind by five points with 11 minutes remaining in the game, but regrouped to build the lead to as high as nine points.

Rachel Traynor (Jr, Ellsworth) punched in 13 points for the Blue Devils. Mahone, a transfer from Kent State, added seven rebounds and six blocked shots.

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Blue Devil Hockey

November 21, 1997

FALCONS' SCHAUER RAINS ON THOUGHTS OF ANY STOUT UPSET

RIVER FALLS - UW-River Falls' Mike Schauer scored the perfect hat trick by chipping in three goals in the first period as River Falls went on to down UW-Stout, 6-3, in Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) action Friday, Nov. 21 at River Falls.

Schauer also received assists on all three goals from Chris Coakley and two assists from Matt Flug.

The Blue Devils' R.J. Schreifer (So, Inver Grove Heights, Minn) scored to close out the period, with assists from Kelly Selix (Jr, Elk River, Minn) and Greg Foster (Jr, Roseau, Minn).

The Falcons (7-0, 6-0) scored midway through the second period, and Kevin Aube (Fr, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich) scored unassisted, but the Falcons scored again. Foster scored early in the third period, and River Falls ended the scoring.

The Falcons, who swept all four games from Stout this season, outshot Stout, 42-23.

Stout (1-9, 0-8) is off until Dec. 5-6 when they host UM-Crookston at 7:30 p.m. at the Dunn County Ice Arena.

November 20, 1997

MIDDLE OF THE GAME ONSLAUGHT HANDS STOUT LOSS

MENOMONIE - After trading goals for the first 30 minutes, UW-River Falls went on a seven goal run over the next 26 minutes and handed UW-Stout a 9-4 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) loss at the Dunn County Ice Arena in Menomonie, Thursday, Nov. 20.

The Falcons (7-0, 6-0) opened the scoring 10 minutes into the game, but Stout's Shane Maher (Fr, Forest Lake, Minn) knotted the score on an assist from Tom Schaffner (Jr, Janesville). The Falcons took the lead just minutes before the end of the period when Cort Lundeen slid a puck past Stout goalie Kevin Hulsey (Fr, International Falls, Minn).

The Blue Devils' Mark Corbett (Jr, New Hope, Minn) tied the score on a power play goal nine minutes into the second, but then the floodgates opened for the Falcons with Bill Matzke starting the scoring streak. The Falcons' Mike Schauer recorded two goals in the streak that chased Hulsey two minutes into the third.

Stout (1-9, 0-8) got a couple of consolation goals late in the game, the first a power play goal by Graham Lomen (Jr, Apple Valley, Minn) and the second by R.J. Schreifer (So, Inver Grove Heights, Minn). Schreifer also added two assists.

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Blue Devil Women's Cross Country

November 22, 1997

JACOBSON, OLSEN EARN CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICA HONORS

BOSTON, Mass. -- UW-Stout cross country runners Katie Jacobson (Jr, Eau Claire) and Katy Olsen (Jr, Rice Lake) earned All-American honors by finishing in the top 35 of the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass., Saturday, Nov. 22.

Jacobson finished sixth in a time of 18:48, while Olsen finished 12th in a time of 19:02 on a rainy, sloppy, cold afternoon.

Blue Devil coach Carlene Hochhalter said both of her runners got out quickly and them moved up in the pack. Jacobson set the pace for the two, Hochhalter said.

"Katie Jacobson set the pace," Hochhalter said. "and she pulled Katy Olsen along with the group. Katie usually doesn't get out as quickly in the first mile as she did today.

"Jacobson has just kept getting stronger in the last couple of meets."

Olsen ran a strong race, Hochhalter said, despite running on an injured knee.

This is the first All-America award for both athletes, who both qualified to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships last spring.

UW-Oshkosh's Tiffany Speckman won the race in 18:29, while UW-Superior's Sarah Anderson was second.

Cortland-SUNY won the team title, with UW-Eau Claire second and UW-Oshkosh fourth.

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Blue Devil Football

November 18, 1997

BUNYAN LEADS NCAA DIVISION III IN TOTAL OFFENSE

MENOMONIE - With the season in the books, UW-Stout quarterback, Matt Bunyan (Jr, Janesville), finished the season leading all NCAA Division III football teams in total offense.

Bunyan finished the season with 3216 total yards of offense, 3221 yards passing and minus-five yards rushing. The yardage was short of the Stout single season record for total offense of 3244 yards set by Tim Peterson in 1989.

Bunyan, a second team all-WIAC pick, did eclipse Peterson's marks for passing yardage of 2956 yards and his 33 passing touchdowns far overshadowed Peterson's 20 passing TDs.

Stout finished with an overall record of 6-4 and 5-2 in the WIAC, good for a second place tie. The Blue Devils defeated perennial conference favorites UW-La Crosse, UW-Stevens Point and UW-River Falls.

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Blue Devil Volleyball

November 21, 1997

UW-STOUT'S STACY STODDARD NAMED TO ALL-REGION VOLLEYBALL TEAM

MENOMONIE - - After leading the UW-Stout volleyball team to a much improved 17-14 record, the Blue Devils' Stacy Stoddard (Jr, St. Paul, Minn) was named to the 1997 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Midwest Region team.

Stoddard, the Blue Devils' middle hitter, set a single season school record by smashing 444 kills. A first team all-conference pick, Stoddard also led the tem in hitting percentage (.339), solo blocks (36) and block assists (56).

Stoddard established the school career record last season for solo blocks and currently has 134 solo blocks with a year remaining. She currently has 834 kills in her career.

Earlier in the season, Stoddard set a single match record for hitting percentage, recording an .800, but the record was eclipsed a month later.

Stoddard is now eligible for All-American status.

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