The Gustavus gymnastics team lost at home on November 10th, falling to UW Oshkosh 183.425-179.875 at Sponberg Gymnastics Studio. The Gusties did, however, tally a season’s best 46.575 on the vault while also registering scores of 44.000 on the bars, 43.625 on beam and 45.675 on the floor. Sophomore Leah Heilig and Junior Amanda Malo led Gustavus on the vault, sharing second place with scores … Continue reading Gymnastics team struggles continue: Strong individual performances boost team spirit

A tough loss against Bethel University knocked the Gustavus Men’s Basketball team out of the MIAC Playoffs, however the Gusties rallied to finish their season on a high note. The Gusties fell in a tight contest to conference rival Bethel on February 10 after holding a three point lead at halftime.  In the second half, the Gusties came out strong and extended their lead to … Continue reading Men’s Basketball season comes to a close: Gusties perform well against No. 3 ranked St. John’s

The Gustavus Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams have both enjoyed a great amount of success in their first half of competition this season, which wrapped up last weekend when the Gusties traveled to Grinnell College in Iowa for the Pioneer Classic, where the Gustie men and women both took first place in a field of 11 teams. “The meet at Grinnell was very … Continue reading Swimming and Diving excels at Pioneer Classic: Men’s and Women’s teams place first out of 11

The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team continued its dominance last weekend with two wins over the Bethel Royals as they extend their win streak to three games.  With these two wins, the seventh-ranked Gusties hold a record of 6-1-1. Last Friday, the Gusties traveled to Blaine, MN to take on Bethel in the first game of their two-game series.  After both teams failed to get on … Continue reading Women’s Hockey skating well: Gusties ranked No. 6 in the nation

The Gustavus Women’s Rugby team reigned supreme as the Gusties beat out the top 16 to be crowned Regional champs in Ohio on November 11th and 12th. They went on to the National Championship this past weekend at Life University in Marietta, Georgia and placed 4th. “We were all super passionate this season. We have a lot of very talented girls and we were very … Continue reading Rugby club wins Regional Championship: Gusties place fourth in the nation

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