It’s safe to say Minnesota winters are not big baseball fans. For years, their temperatures and spring snowfalls have been a frustration for players, coaches and fields alike. But after the 2017 season, Gustavus Baseball will be bringing the battle to a whole new ballfield. Their new $1.5 million turf ballfield that is. “This will be a huge addition to the program because it will … Continue reading A whole new playing ground: Gustavus approves new $1.5 Million baseball field

With just three regular season game under their belt, the Gustavus Men’s basketball team finds themselves hungry for more competition. The team opened their regular season by traveling to Iowa last week to take on Buena Vista University. The Gusties suffered a defeat by the score of 81-60. “We weren’t real pleased with our output. We played a bit anxious at times which isn’t surprising … Continue reading Volleyball’s season rolls to a close

Gustavus Volleyball has done it again, in eerily similar fashion. The Gusties are MIAC playoff champions after downing the Bethel Royals in a rematch of last years’ MIAC Championship. The Gusties trailed 17-14 in the first set but were able to rally back with six straight points. They held on to the lead and won 25-23. The second set was a close one. No team … Continue reading Volleyball sets sail for NCAA Tournament: The repeat MIAC Playoff Champions take on Wartburg in round one

Men and Women’s Cross Country have done a lot of running this fall, but their toughest race still lies ahead of them: their postseason run. The Men’s team is coming off an impressive season that culminated with a third place finish out of 11 teams at the MIAC Championships on Oct. 29. As a team the Black and Gold scored 77 points with a total … Continue reading Cross Country readies for a regionals run

The Gustie football team took to Hollingsworth Field for the last time of the 2016 season last Saturday against the fourth-ranked St. Thomas Tommies.  St. Thomas’ high-powered offense and superior size proved too much for the Black and Gold, as St. Thomas won 40-6. The last time Gustavus defeated St. Thomas was in 2007. The Gusties have been battling injuries all year long, but managed … Continue reading Tommies too much for the Gusties: St. Thomas wins 40-6 in Gusties’ final home game of the season

Gustavus volleyball closed out the regular season with three wins and a loss. With wins against Concordia, Saint Benedict’s and Hamline, the Gusties secured the No. 2 seed in the MIAC Playoffs. Their close five-set loss to Saint Mary’s dropped the Gusties’ record to 21-7 overall and 9-2 in the MIAC. The hiccup certainly was not what the team wanted heading into playoffs, but it … Continue reading Volleyball sets sights on playoffs

On Tuesday the No. 5 Gusties travelled to Saint Catherine’s to take on the No. 4 Wildcats in the MIAC quarterfinals. “We overcame adversity multiple times this fall and it was great to see that resiliency. We battled hard today and didn’t end the season on a loss. Not many teams can say that.” — Coach Burnett-Kurie The first half of play was scoreless, but Gustavus … Continue reading Women’s soccer season falls short in shootout

The Gustie football team is back on track after a decisive 23-3 win over the St.Olaf Oles in Northfield last weekend. This victory moves the Gusties to 4-4 overall (2-4) MIAC and puts an end to a four-game losing streak. Heading into the game, Gustavus was tied 7th in the MIAC league standings, with the 6th ranked offense and 4th ranked defense. The Gustie defense … Continue reading Football bounces back: A 23-3 win against St. Olaf ends the Gusties’ 4 game skid

The Gustavus Women’s Soccer team went 1-1 against two tough teams in Augsburg and St. Benedict’s. The Gusties were shut out for the second game in a row as it fell by a score of 2-0 at Augsburg College on October 7 at Edor Nelson Field. With the loss the Gusties now move to 5-4-2 (2-4 MIAC), while the Auggies have continued what has been … Continue reading Women’s Soccer gets a W: Bouncing back from a tough Augsburg loss, Gusties beat St. Benedict’s

Coming off a tough 3-1 loss to nonconference opponent UW-Stout on Oct. 4, Gustavus Volleyball had only winning on their minds heading into their Oct. 7 match with MIAC rival Carleton College, and win the Gusties did. “Our offense was more evenly distributed tonight, which makes it a lot harder on their defense. We picked up a lot of fun, long rallies to gain some … Continue reading Volleyball nets back to back wins