Teddy Kaste- This past weekend, Gustavus Men’s Hockey was tasked with playing two games against two formidable opponents. They played against #5 UW Stevens Point, and #11 UW Eau Claire. The Stevens Point matchup turned out to be an absolute classic, as Gustavus battled back from a 4-2 deficit with eight minutes left in the third period to win the game 6-4. As for the … Continue reading Men’s hockey triumphs over Stevens Point

Ellie Heyerdahl- This past Saturday our well-loved Gustie swimmers faced off in a triple dual against UW-Stevens Point and MSU Mankato. The women beat Stevens Point 185-133 yet lost against the Mavericks 240-78. The Men put up a great fight but ended up falling to Stevens Point 189-130. Coach Jon Carlson was pleased with what he saw from his swimmers. He stated, “Overall, we took … Continue reading Swimmers participate in triple dual

Teddy Kaste- Gustavus football triumphed over Carleton this past weekend in a comfortable 38-20 victory, securing their place in the MIAC championship where they will take on the Bethel Royals. Gustavus football has had quite the amazing run as they go into the MIAC championship riding a 5 game win streak, including thrillers over #7 St. Johns, and an OT win over St. Olaf. This … Continue reading Football set to play MIAC championship

Teddy Kaste & Julia Klein- Gustavus Women’s Volleyball team played their second-to-last regular season game on Oct. 28th, winning 57-43 against Bethel. This win has once again earned them the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) title. This is the third year in a row that they have won it, and Saturday’s match was also their 34th consecutive win against conference opponents. Gustavus Women’s Volleyball also … Continue reading Volleyball claims MIAC championship

Parker Burman- This past weekend, the Gustavus Football team traveled to St. Paul to square off with conference rival St. Olaf in a huge late-season matchup for playoff positioning. In a thrilling 41-40 overtime win the Gusties pulled to 5-3 on the season with a nonconference record of 4-2, positioning themselves well in the race for a conference title. St. Olaf kicked the scoring off, … Continue reading Gustie football wins thriller

Teddy Kaste- The temperature is dropping, late October snow is softly brushing the southern Minnesota landscape and winter is coming. With winter in Minnesota comes hockey season for Gustavus’ Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams. The women started their season with a 5-1 beatdown of Augsburg. The men started with back-to-back home games against Dubuque on Friday and Saturday. On Friday Gustavus triumphed over Dubuque 3-2 … Continue reading Men’s and Women’s hockey start strong

Parker Burman- This past weekend, the Gustavus Football team hosted Macalester for a showdown at Hollingsworth Field; the first time the two teams had faced off with each other since 2007. The Gusties delivered a win in convincing fashion on Hall of Fame Day, scoring on eight of their 11 drives during the game to secure a 55-18 victory. With the win, the Gusties returned … Continue reading Gustavus football dominates Macalester

Parker Burman- Last Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 to break the longest playoff losing streak in professional North American sports history. The Twins snapped an 0-18 losing streak that had begun on Oct. 6, 2004, where the Twins fell 7-6 against the New York Yankees after blowing their late lead. On Wednesday after defeating the Blue Jays 2-0, they snapped … Continue reading Twins finally win in playoffs

Teddy Kaste- When Gustavus Adolphus and St. Scholastica square off on the gridiron, Gustavus is typically the hammer to St. Scholastica’s nail. This year was no different as Gustavus absolutely dominated St. Scholastica on both sides of the ball, leading to a 63-12 victory. Gustavus had a well-balanced offensive attack gaining yards both through the air and on the ground. Junior George Sandven had a … Continue reading Gusties trounce Saints

Teddy Kaste- The women’s rugby team is a club sport here at Gustavus. Rugby is a very popular sport globally, however, it is not as popular in the United States. To provide a little background on the game itself, Rugby is played between two teams, where the objective is to get more points than the other team. Points can be scored in a few different … Continue reading Rugby on a roll!