Blue Devil Men's Basketball

December 18, 1997

VACHOWIAK POWERS BLUE DEVILS PAST MARIAN COLLEGE

FOND DU LAC - Aaron Vachowiak (Fr, Wausau) scored 21 points to power the UW-Stout men's basketball team to a 68-64 non-conference contest over Marian College, Thursday, Dec. 18, in Fond du Lac.

Vachowiak, a red-shirt freshman, scored 13 points in the second half and, with a lay-up and a free throw, gave the Blue Devils a 60-58 lead at the 5:48 mark, a lead Stout would never relinquish.

Following a basket from Jeremy Leibfried (So, Dickeyville) seconds later, Vachowiak was the only Blue Devil to score from the floor, tipping in a shot with a minute left.

Stout (7-2) went 5-for-8 from the free throw line down the stretch to record the win, their third straight.

Vachowiak, who pulled down seven rebounds, hardly missed all night, hitting 8-of-10 from the floor and 5-for-5 from the line.

Leibfried added 13 points and Eric Dorgan (Fr, Cedarburg) came off the bench to chip in 12 points. Ben Kuepers (So, Dickeyville) and Andy Myers (So, Eau Claire) each recorded 10 rebounds.

Marian (1-9) was led by Mark McHorney with 15 points.

Stout is off until Jan. 2-3 when they compete in the Edgewood College Tournament in Madison. The Blue Devils open the tournament by facing St. Scholastica.

December 16, 1997

BLUE DEVILS BOUNCE BACK IN SECOND HALF TO DOWN VITERBO

LA CROSSE - The UW-Stout men's basketball team shot 16-of-17 from the free throw line in the second half to overcome a seven point halftime deficit to down Viterbo College, 70-65, Tuesday, Dec. 16 at La Crosse.

Down 46-39 to start the second half, Aaron Vachowiak (Fr, Wausau) hit a layup, added a free throw, then nailed another layup to pull Stout to within two points only one minute into the second half. Eric Dorgan (Fr, Cedarburg) hit both free throws to tie game seconds later.

After Viterbo took a two point lead, Jeremy Leibfried (So, Dickeyville) hit a 3-pointer to give Stout a lead they would surrender only once.

While Viterbo was nailing shots from the floor, the Blue Devils would score only four more baskets from the field the rest of the way, but their free throw shooting was almost flawless, missing only one of 14 freebies the rest of the game. On the game, Stout shot 23-of-28 from the line (82 percent).

Stout's Ben Kuepers (So, Dickeyville) led all scorers with 17 points, hitting a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor, 3-for-4 from the line and hed added eight rebounds.

Vachowiak had his best scoring game as a Blue Devils, scoring 15 points. Leibfried scored 14 points with Andy Myers (So, Eau Claire) tossing in 13 points.

The V-Hawks were led by Chad Helle's 15 points and Mike Brudnos.

The Blue Devils won the battle of the boards, taking a 36-26 advantage. Dorgan came off the bench to pull down eight caroms.

December 17, 1997

ANDY MYERS NAMED CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout guard Andy Myers (So, Eau Claire) was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) player of the week for his performance in the Blue Devils's 70-61 loss to Northwestern, Dec. 9, and win over UW-La Crosse, Dec. 13.

Myers scored 22 points in the Blue Devils 70-61 loss to Northwestern, then came back with an 18 point effort in Stout's 65-52 win over La Crosse Saturday. Against La Crosse, Myers was 8-for-15 from the floor, had three rebounds, three assists and three steals. Against Northwestern, Myers was 8-for-18 from the floor. On the week, he was 16-for-33 from the field, 6-for-12 from the line, had seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.

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Blue Devil Women's Basketball

December 17, 1997

BREE MAHONE NAMED CONFERENCE, REGIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MENOMONIE -- UW-Stout center Bree Mahone (So, Racine) was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) and the Columbus Multi-Media Central Region player of the week.

In an 88-74 win over conference opponent UW-La Crosse, Dec. 13, Mahone scored a career high 25 points, going 9-for-14 from the floor, 7-for-10 from the line, pulled down seven rebounds, had one assist, one blocked shot and three steals.

In a 97-69 win over NCAA Division II Winona State, Dec. 11, Mahone scored 16 points, going 8-for-11 from the floor, grabbed five rebounds, had one assist, one blocked shot and three steals.

In the two games last week, Mahone scored 41 points, went 17-for-25 from the field (.680), 7-for-10 from the line, had 12 rebounds, two assists, two blocked shots and six steals.

On the season, Mahone, a 6-foot, 3-inch, transfer from Kent State, is the Blue Devils' leading scorer averaging 15.1 points per game and also leads Stout in rebounds with 6.9 per game.

The Blue Devils, the defending conference co-champion, post a perfect 7-0 overall record and are 2-0 in league play.

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Blue Devil Hockey

BLUE DEVILS SCHEDULED FOR WEEK'S TRIP TO SWEDEN

MENOMONIE - The UW-Stout hockey team will get a chance to taste a different style of hockey when they play three exhibition games in Sweden, Dec. 26-Jan 2.

With team members Marcus Soderberg (So, Huddinge, Sweden), Johan Sandstrom (Fr, Lulea, Sweden) and Nicklas Grund (Fr, Uttran, Sweden), as well as assistant coach Rikard Gronborg - all natives of Sweden - serving as tour guides, Blue Devil players will get an inside look at life in Sweden.

In addition to sightseeing in the capital city of Stockholm area, Stout will play Skaret IK on Dec. 29, Jonstorp on Dec. 30 and Salems Ishall on Jan. 2.

The Blue Devils resume varsity play Tuesday, Jan. 6 when they travel to St. Olaf in Northfield, Minn.

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