Last weekend the Gustavus Women’s Hockey team defeated Saint Catherine’s University 5-1 in the MIAC Championship. The Gusties will now advance to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth consecutive year. This Saturday, the Gusties will host the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in a quarterfinal game. The winner of the quarterfinal game will not only advance further in the tournament but will also be the host … Continue reading Ready for the NCAA Tournament
Coming off its first losing season in nearly a decade, the Gustavus Baseball team is looking to learn from last year and contend for a berth in the Conference Tournament. The Gusties open their non-conference season Sunday at the Metrodome against UW-Oshkosh. After a weeklong trip to Arizona over Spring Break, Gustavus will open its MIAC schedule at St. Olaf on April 7, 2010. “I … Continue reading Looking to hit their stride and start season strong
With experience and talent, the Gustavus Softball team is looking to follow up a National Tournament appearance last year with another strong season The Gustavus Softball team is back for more, striving to claim their title as National Champions this year. The team has approached the season differently than in previous years. The women have more confidence coming into this season, and they’re ready to … Continue reading Swinging for success
With the team’s MIAC Semifinal victory in four overtimes over Augsburg, the Gusties set the record for the longest game in the history of Division III men’s hockey by 39 minutes and 56 seconds. The Men’s Hockey team will have to wait to see if it gets a bid into the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season after losing to St. Thomas for the … Continue reading Men’s Hockey team makes history
The Gustavus Men’s Basketball team finished second in the MIAC this year with a season record of 16-11-0. With all the success the men have had this season, the approach they took at the beginning of the season was unlike any other year. “Our approach at the beginning of the season was to put emphasis on the team aspects of the game. We knew we … Continue reading A disappointing end
“I don’t even know where to begin,” Senior Captain Bri Radtke said about the Gustavus Women’s Basketball team’s 2009-10 season. On Monday, March 1, the women found out they did not receive a bid to the National Tournament. This news was only more heartbreaking after their close loss to the University of St. Thomas on February 24, 2010. After a season with great accomplishments, the … Continue reading A Cinderella story for women in sneakers
Last weekend the Women’s hockey team faced Saint Mary’s University. On Friday night the Gusties won 3-2. Four of the games five goals occurred in the third period at what was truly a close game. Gustie goals were scored by Senior forward Melissa Mackley, First-year forward Lindsey Hjelm and Sophomore forward Mollie Carroll. Saturday’s game against Saint Mary’s was another close match, but luckily the … Continue reading Gusties aim to defend MIAC title
With only one returning top player from last year’s National Championship contending squad, along with a new head coach, the Gustavus Men’s Tennis team faced a tough task last weekend in competing against seven of the best Division III tennis programs in the nation in the ITA National Indoor Tournament at Gustavus. The Gusties dropped all three matches over the weekend to Kenyon, Carnegie Mellon … Continue reading Tough tourney for Men’s Tennis team
Gustavus Women’s Tennis team ready to start season strong at the ITA National Indoor Tournament this weekend The Gustavus Women’s Tennis team has nothing less than high expectations this year as it is going for its nineteenth straight MIAC title. “Although right now we are mainly focused on our upcoming match this weekend against Emory, our long-term goals as a team are to win our … Continue reading High expectations for Women’s Tennis team
Minimal funding, Division I competition, youth and somewhat relative obscurity may all plague the Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Nordic Ski team, yet the Gustie ski teams are a spirited group in a very difficult sport. Both the Men and Women’s teams combined have one senior, Women’s Captain Erin Eppler, and a much larger class of underclassmen. “In general the teams have done pretty well. The … Continue reading Skiing with spirit
