The Gustavus Women’s hockey team opened the new season with an exciting 4-3 overtime victory against UW-Superior Oct. 28th, pushing the game into overtime with seconds remaining in the third period. Superior started the scoring in the second period with two goals. Gustavus responded with two goals of their own with Erica Power scoring shorthanded late in the second and an unassisted goal from Senior … Continue reading Women’s Hockey off to strong start: Gusties open season with overtime win against Superior

As the fall sports season starts to conclude, the excitement around winter sports begins to ramp up. The Gustavus men’s and women’s swimmers and divers have been hard at work in the pool for weeks preparing for the 2017-2018 season, and their preseason training has resulted in much earlier season success thus far. “The team is off to a great start. The training has been … Continue reading Men’s and Women’s Swimming defeats St. Olaf: Gusties show drive going into new season

The Gustavus Volleyball team has taken full advantage of an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament by advancing through the regional rounds and reaching the Elite 8. After losing two out of their last four regular season games and an unexpected loss in the quarterfinals of the MIAC playoffs, it looked as though the Gusties’ season might have met its end. Fortunately, the Gusties strong … Continue reading Volleyball wins regional championship: Gusties advance to Elite Eight

As the regular season ended for the women’s soccer team, all of the focus was turned to the MIAC playoffs. Throughout the regular season, the team compiled a record of 9-5-3 and finished 6th in the conference with a record of 5-4-2 in MIAC play. Being the last team to qualify for playoffs, the Gusties had their work cut out for them, facing higher seeded … Continue reading Women’s soccer season ends at playoff final: Gusties make strong postseason run

The Gustavus Men’s Soccer Team concluded a tremendous 2017 season last Wednesday. The Gusties finished second in the MIAC at the conclusion of the regular season and enjoyed a first round bye going into the MIAC playoffs. Despite beating Macalester the previous Saturday, the Scots came out on top in a 1-0 decision in the MIAC semifinal match. “A really good performance from the players … Continue reading Men’s soccer season comes to a close: Gusties earn second place in conference

The Gustavus Men’s Hockey team opened their 2017-2018 campaign this past weekend at the MIAC showcase in Blaine, MN. Despite a number of injuries, the Gusties showed promise with two strong performances against MIAC foes. On Friday night, the Gusties took on 13th ranked Augsburg College and lost an overtime thriller.  The scoring began early in the game, as the Auggies took a 1-0 lead … Continue reading Gusties open season against No. 13 Augsburg: Men’s Hockey looks forward to young talent

Last Saturday, the Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams traveled to Northfield for the much anticipated MIAC Conference meet. Being that the race is one of the highlights of the season, there was much excitement amongst the Gustie runners all season long leading up to the meet. The Men’s team finished in eighth place, while the Gustie women finished in fourth place. Overall, the … Continue reading Cross Country competes in MIAC Championships: Women’s team places fourth, men’s eighth

Gustavus football pushed their record to 4-4 and snapped a three-game losing streak this past weekend. The Gusties beat St. Olaf 41-13, capping off the game with a dominant 4th quarter in which they scored 20 points. “Our players just embraced the challenge. Proud of them for sure and a good day for us,” Head Coach Peter Haugen said. Fueled by a strong performance by … Continue reading Football defeats St. Olaf 41-13: Gusties bounce back from three-game losing skid

After 110 minutes in the cold and difficult conditions, the Gustavus Women’s soccer team ended in a 0-0 tie with St. Mary’s on Tuesday night. Although the Gusties outshot the Cardinals 15-12 and had 12 corner kick chances, and controlled possession for much of the game, they were unable to find the net. First Year Katie Ashpole led the Gustavus offensive effort with four shots. … Continue reading Women’s Soccer moves to 7-4-2