Last Saturday was a good day to be a Gustie, largely in part to the success of the Gustavus Women’s Soccer team, who captured their first ever MIAC playoff title with a 1-0 victory over St. Thomas. Not only was this the team’s first MIAC playoff title, but it was also their first ever appearance in the playoff tournament. With the playoff title, the Gusties … Continue reading Women’s Soccer to Face No. 6 Wheaton
The Gustavus Volleyball team played their first playoff match of the post-season against Saint Mary’s University on Thursday, Nov. 5. This issue was printed before the known match results. The Gusties made it to the playoffs by sweeping the conference, with a record of 11-0. Including non-conference competition, the team has been undefeated for over two months, with the last and only losses coming against … Continue reading Volleyball sweeps MIAC, breaks school record
The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team kicked off their season this week. The team is twenty-five women strong and hoping to be even more successful than last season. Mike Carroll is going into his 17th year as the Women’s Hockey Head coach. Carroll is the most successful women’s hockey coach Gustavus has ever had with an overall record of 350-83-27. This year there are three captains, … Continue reading Women’s hockey takes home ice
Last year, the Minnesota Wild had one of the strongest regular season finishes in the league. The team went from being down and out after the first half of the season, to clinching a wild card to the playoffs with a couple games to go. The Wild defeated the St. Louis Blues comfortably but were subsequently knocked out by arch rival Chicago Blackhawks in the … Continue reading Wild fans believe Dubnyk is key
Last season, the Men’s Hockey team did not make it to playoffs after they fell to Bethel. Their record did not meet their standards, tying in 7 of their 25 games. Many of their star players suffered injuries that took them out for the majority of the season. This season there are only two seniors leading the young squad. It leaves the returners and coaches … Continue reading Men’s Hockey Begins Tryouts
The Gustavus Women’s Cross Country team’s season is quickly wrapping up with only one invite, conference, and nationals left. Head Coach Dale Bahr briefly recapped the season. “We were second at the River Falls meet behind Carleton who is ranked in the nation. We ran very well there and put together a good race as a team. We went to Saint Olaf and didn’t have … Continue reading Women’s Cross Country eyes MIAC meet
The Gustavus Women’s Tennis team has enjoyed their rather short fall season. The fall season consisted of some practices, a few weekend trips, and a Midwest Regional Championship meet which was hosted here at Gustavus. There have been multiple highlights throughout the short season. The team has only participated in a handful of competitions this fall, including matches against Division I and Division II teams. … Continue reading Women’s Tennis Wraps Up Fall Season
Q: What are your expectations for the season? A: To win the MIAC and to play our best hockey by the end of the season. The biggest thing we need to work on is consistency when it comes to playing easier teams. We have a tendency to play down to their level instead of playing our game. We are able to compete with some of … Continue reading Senior Spotlight – Lindsey Hibbard
Dirks considers the atmosphere from the “bubble” as one of her strongest memories from Gustavus. Q: What are your expectations for the season? A: Even though I am suppose to “expect” nothing in tennis, I secretly have very high expectations for our team this year. We got a great freshman class which really helps and only lost one senior last year. The girls and I … Continue reading Senior Spotlight – Sydney Dirks
The Gustavus Women’s Soccer team is off to a fantastic start. Their most recent game against Carlton marked the halfway point of the season, which has already been more successful than the previous one. Last year, the team finished 11th in conference with only two wins. Coach Laura Burnett-Kurie emphasized the hard work from previous seasons has helped the current team get to where they … Continue reading Women’s Soccer Rises Above Expectations
