A year ago the Gustavus Women’s Hockey team found their season was over after finishing sixth in the MIAC. A single point in the standings kept them out of the MIAC Playoffs. This year the team netted a spot in the Frozen Four of the NCAA Division III Playoffs with an upset win over the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on March 10. The road this … Continue reading Women’s Hockey advances to final four: Gusties upset University of Wisconsin-River Falls

On Saturday, the women’s tennis team added two more wins to their undefeated streak. The team shutout both St. Mary’s University and Luther College to improve its overall record to 9-0. “Today was a good step in the right direction as we start getting ready for our ranked opponents and division II teams that we have coming up in our schedule.” — Coach Carlson The same six … Continue reading Women’s Tennis remains undefeated: Gusties win 9 straight to start their season

The Gustavus Swimming and Diving team is sending six Gusties to Shenandoah, Texas to compete at the Division III NCAA National Championships. First-year Matt Allison and Sophomore Tanner Sonnek are representing Gustavus on the men’s side, while Sophomore Maggie Webster, Juniors Kate Reilly and Kennedy Holwerda, and Senior Nicole Lohman qualified for the women’s tournament. The meet began on Wednesday, March 15 and goes until … Continue reading Gusties head to National Championship: Swimming sends six to Shenandoah, Texas to compete

Gustavus Baseball kicked off their season with a non-conference doubleheader against Mayville State at US Bank Stadium on Wednesday, March 8. “You know we’re just really excited to get going and everything like that,” Sophomore Matt Berkner said. “U.S. Bank is going to be a blast. Not only that, but just to play a game again. We’re all super excited to get back on the … Continue reading Men’s Baseball season begins: Team excited about recruiting class’ impact

The Gustie Women’s Softball team ended a successful and busy weekend in Rochester which consisted of doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday. After they lost the first game on Friday to UW-Eau Claire, the Gusties found their stride and won three games in a row, bringing their record to 5-1 on the season. In their first game of the weekend, the Gusties faced No. 14 ranked … Continue reading Strong start for Women’s Softball: Gusties improve to 5-1 record after successful weekend

Last Saturday, the Gustavus Men’s Tennis team showed its ability to compete at the national level as they took on No. 17 ranked UW-Whitewater at home. The No. 23 ranked Gusties defeated UW-Whitewater with a score of 8-1. After two straight losses to start off the season, the Gusties have now accumulated 11 straight wins and are tied for first place in the MIAC with … Continue reading Men’s Tennis wins 11 straight: Gusties defeat No. 17 ranked UW-Whitewater 8-1

The Gustavus Women’s Hockey Team ended their season last Saturday with a heartbreaking loss to conference rival St. Thomas in the MIAC playoff semifinal game. This matchup decided who would go on to play Augsburg College in the MIAC Championship game, and give an automatic bid for the NCAA tournament. Although the Gusties weren’t able to advance to the finals, they had a spectacular year … Continue reading Women’s Hockey drops playoff semifinal: Gusties lose 3-2 in overtime to St. Thomas

Last Saturday, the Gustavus indoor track & field season came to a disappointing end at the MIAC Indoor Championships, held at the University of St. Thomas. The men’s team took home 9th place, while the women finished in 11th place. Unfortunately, these were not the results that the team was hoping for. “We weren’t happy with our (indoor) placement and plan to place in the … Continue reading Track & Field indoor season comes to bitter end: Athletes look to bounce back during outdoor season

Men’s Basketball let one last close game slip away to end their season on Saturday. The Gusties dropped the contest to Carleton 63-60. The 5-20 Gusties (5-15 MIAC) lost a total of 7 games by 5 or less points in their 2016-2017 campaign. The most notable close loss came against the eventual MIAC Champion Tommies on Feb. 1. Trading leads throughout the first half, the … Continue reading Men’s Basketball beat by the buzzer: Gusties drop another close game to end the season

Both Gustavus Swimming and Diving teams found silver in the water at the MIAC Championships at the University of Minnesota on Saturday evening. Sophomore Tanner Sonnek lead the men to a second place finish out of eight teams with 653 points, while women took 684.5 points to finish second out of 11. “Sonnek had an amazing meet. It is well deserved, he stepped up for … Continue reading Swimming and Diving makes a splash: Men and Women’s Teams place second at MIAC Championships