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December 12, 1998BLUGOLDS TAKE COMMAND OF BLUE DEVILS IN SECOND HALF EAU CLAIRE - UW-Eau Claire went on a 12-2 run to take a 36-31 lead in the second half and never looked back as they went on to hand UW-Stout a 73-59 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) loss Saturday, Dec. 12 at Zorn Arena. The Blue Devils' Ben Kuepers (Jr, Dickeyville) gave Stout a 29-24 lead to open the second stanza before the Blugolds took off. A 3-pointer by Stout's Jeremy Leibfried (Jr, Dickeyville) cut the gap to 56-52 with 6:21 to play, but Eau Claire scored the next nine points for a 65-52 lead with four minutes remaining. Pat Von Feldt (So, Stevens Point) hit a 3-pointer with 25 second remaining for Stout's only points in the final three minutes. The Blue Devils (6-3, 1-2) led for most of the first half, building up to a 21-14 lead at one point, but Eau Claire cut that to 25-24 with a minute remaining. Leibfried nailed a shot late in the first half to give Stout a 27-24 halftime lead. The Blugolds' (6-2, 2-1) Dave Mellenthin led all scorers with 24 points. Jon Wallenfelsz added 10 points, but pulled down 16 rebounds. Eau Claire outrebounded Stout, 38-29, who were playing without post player Aaron Vachowiak (So, Wausau) who is out for several weeks with an injured ankle. Kuepers led the Blue Devils with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Jeremy Preston (Sr, Madison) added 11 points. Stout will host two games with week, with Viterbo College coming to Johnson Fieldhouse Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. and Marian College Thursday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m.
December 8, 1998BLUE DEVILS DOWN BETHEL COLLEGE, 86-78 ST. PAUL, Minn. - UW-Stout shot a school record 40-of-52 free throws and went on to down Bethel College, 86-78, Tuesday, Dec. 8 in St. Paul, Minn. Jeremy Preston (Sr, Madison) and Jeremy Leibfried (Jr, Dickeyville) each scored 22 points to lead the way for the Blue Devils (6-2), while Andy Myers (Jr, Eau Claire) added 15 points and Pat Von Feldt (So, Stevens Point) 13 points. Ben Kuepers (Jr, Dickeyville) contributed 10 rebounds. The Blue Devils (6-2) broke the free throws made record of 39 that was set in 1968 against UW-Superior. Leibfried went 8-for-8 from the line, while Preston hit 9-for-12. Von Feldt was 9-for-11, Myers 7-for-8 and Dave Larson (Fr, LaCrescent, Minn) 5-for-6. The Blue Devils led by as much as 20 points during the second half, but were never seriously threatened when the Royals (4-1) began bombing from 3-point range. Bethel's Eric Joldersma finished with 21 points and Jeff Eklund added 15.
December 12, 1998POOR SHOOTING PERCENTAGE DOOMS BLUE DEVIL WOMEN EARLY MENOMONIE - The UW-Stout women's basketball team more than doubled their shooting percentage in the second half. The trouble was, the Blue Devils shot only 14 percent in the first half and went on to fall, 105-61, to UW-Eau Claire, Saturday, Dec. 12 in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Johnson Fieldhouse. The Blugolds jumped out to a 48-24 halftime lead and went on to extend the lead to the final 44 point spread. Stout (1-6, 1-2) could get nothing going in the game after pulling to within 7-6 at the 16:20 mark of the first half. Indicative of the game was when Eau Claire's Kelly Felmlee came off the bench to make two consecutive 3-pointers within 15 seconds of each other. Stout did manage to get two scorers in double digits, with Andrea Bresette (Jr, Ashland) coming off the bench to lead the way with 13 points. Shannon Berg (Sr, Ellsworth) added 12 points. The Blugolds' (8-0, 3-0) Jaimie Burlingame led all scorers with 22 points, while Jayme Anderson added 17 and Allison Berg and Jacquie Vinje each scored 12 points. Stout finished the game shooting 16-of-64 from the floor, but did gain nearly half of their points from the free throw line, nailing 28-of-40 charity shots. The Blugolds were 36-of-73 from the floor and 26-of-41 from the line. Eau Claire held a 60-40 rebounding advantage. Stout is back in action Monday, Dec. 14 when they host Concordia-St. Paul at 7 p.m. Stout will host Northwestern College, Thursday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m.
December 12, 1998BLUE DEVILS FALL, 82-79, TO ST. SCHOLASTICA DULUTH, Minn - Trailing 80-79 with 13 seconds left and the ball in their possession, the UW-Stout women's basketball team could not connect, and fell, 82-79, to St. Scholastica, Tuesday, Dec. 8 in Duluth, Minn. Stout dropped their fifth game of the season, and free throws proved to be the difference as the Saints (2-4) connected on 15-of-21 opportunities, while Stout (1-5) hit 11-of-17 chances. The Saints' Jennifer Quale and Tara Croteau also made a difference, wiht Quale delivering 24 points and Croteau 23. Stout was led by Rachel Traynor (Sr, Ellsworth) with 18 points and Shannon Berg (Sr, Ellsworth) racking up 15. Aslynn Johnson (So, Clinton) came off the bench to pull down a team-high eight rebounds.
December 12, 1998BLUE DEVILS HAVE OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION IN SECOND, THIRD PERIOD MENOMONIE - Like no game they have played so far this year, the UW-Stout hockey team exploded offensively with four goals in each of the second and third periods to take an 8-3 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) over UW-Eau Claire, Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Dunn County Ice Arena. The win moves the Blue Devils (4-10-1, 1-4-1) into a tie with Blugolds (5-7-1, 1-4-1) in the NCHA, with both teams sporting three points. Stout's highest offensive output of the season had been in a 9-7 loss to Stevens Point in early November. Graham Lomen (Sr, Apple Valley, Minn) and Mark Corbett (Sr, New Hope, Minn) each contributed to the explosion by scoring two goals, one in each period for Lomen and two for Corbett in the third period. Stout came into the second period trailing, 2-0, on two Jake Mersberger goals, but it would be all Stout from then out. Freshman Vince Speziale (Marinette) set the fuse for Stout when he scored his first collegiate goal two minutes into the second period. Shane Maher (So, Forest Lake, Minn) knotted the score two minutes later, scoring unassisted on a power play. Stout took the lead for good 11 minutes into the period when Kevin Aube (So, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich) scored unassisted. Lomen cleaned up in the period when he scored with six minutes remaining. The Blugolds' Nick Tietzjen gave Eau Claire fans something to cheer about midway through the final period when he scored, but Corbett extinguished any Eau Claire comeback with his first goal, assisted by Josh Marklevitz (So, Red Wing, Minn) and Lomen with six minutes remaining. Lomen opened the powderkeg two minutes later and poured gas on the fire with an unassisted goal. Corbett scored with two minutes remaining and Joe Berry (Fr, Apple Valley, Minn) cleaned up with his first collegiate goal with 30 seconds left in the contest. Stout outshot Eau Claire, 42-36, as Blue Devil goalie Ben Plester (Fr, Chemainus, BC) recorded 33 saves. Eau Claire goalie Jon Walker had 34 saves. Stout is off until Jan. 8-9 when they travel to Bemidji State.
December 11, 1998BLUE DEVILS, BLUGOLDS SKATE TO 2-2 TIE EAU CLAIRE - UW-Stout carried a 2-1 lead into the third period, but UW-Eau Claire knotted the score with two minutes left in the stanza as the Blue Devils and Blugolds skated to a 2-2 tie at Hobbs Ice Arena in Eau Claire Friday, Dec. 11 in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game. The Blugolds' Adam Sklader got things going midway through the first period, but Stout's Kevin Aube (So, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich) scored four minutes later on an assist by Tom Schaffner (Sr, Janesville). Stout (3-10-1, 0-4-1) took the lead with four minutes remaining in the period when Graham Lomen (Sr, Apple Valley, Minn) put the puck past Eau Claire (5-6-1, 1-4-1) goalie Jon Walker on a power play. Lomen was assisted by Luke Murray (Jr, Bloomington, Minn) and RJ Schreifer (Jr, Cottage Grove, Minn). After a scoreless second period and a wild, penalty ridden third period, Eau Claire's Jamie Minor got the tying goal at the 18:30 mark, getting assists from Ryan Thomas and Jake Mersberger.Both teams took four shots on goal in the overtime period. The Blugolds' Walker stopped 29 shots, while Stout goalie Ben Plester (Fr, Chemainus, BC) stopped 45 shots.
December 11, 1998BLUE DEVIL GYMNASTS OPEN SEASON AT LA CROSSE LA CROSSE - Entering only 11 of the available 20 scoring slots, the UW-Stout gymnastics team opened the season placing third at a triangular meet with UW-La Crosse and Winona State Friday, Dec. 11 at La Crosse. The Blue Devils, with only six gymnasts on its roster and only four competing, finished a distant third, with Winona scoring 140.50, La Crosse 138.975 and Stout 80.95. Brenna Jones (So, St. Paul, Minn) was the only Blue Devil to compete as an all-arounder, tallying 31.75 points. She was the only Blue Devil to compete on the uneven bars, scoring a 6.70. Jones scored an 8.50 on the vault, an 8.35 on the balance beam and an 8.20 on the floor exercise, the event she set the school record on last season. On the vault, Kelli Mork (Fr, Menomonie) scored 7.55, Lauren Seebert (Fr, Appleton) a 7.80, and Andrea Hassel (So, Grand Rapids, Minn) a 7.50. On the beam, Hassel scored a 7.40 and Seebert a 5.40. On the floor, Seebert scored a 7.00 and Hassel a 6.55. Stout will be off until Jan. 9 when they travel to UW-Oshkosh. Stout opens their home portion of the schedule Jan. 18 by hosting Hamline University at 7 p.m. Winona State 140.50, UW-La Crosse 138.975, UW-Stout 80.95
December 9, 1998STOUT'S MATT BUNYAN NAMED SECOND TEAM ALL-REGION MENOMONIE - UW-Stout's record-breaking quarterback Matt Bunyan (Sr, Janesville) was named to the second team of the Don Hanson Football Gazette West Region team. Stout's passing offense was the most potent in the wild WIAC, finishing up with an average of 383.4 yards per game in the seven WIAC games. Bunyan, a three-time pick for WIAC player of the week and second team all-conference pick, was the leader in that offense, throwing for 38 touchdowns, 3220 yards and completing 227-of-389 attempts (.584). Bunyan left a big mark on the Blue Devils' record book, departing with eight school records. Bunyan has single game records of most passing TDs (6), most completions (37), most attempts (61), most passing yards (486), longest pass play (98); single season records of most passing TDs (38) and most passing yards (3221); and career record for most TDs thrown (85). Updated: December 14, 1998 |