The Gustavus Men’s Hockey team is in the MIAC playoffs for the fifth straight season, giving itself a chance to repeat the magic of the last two seasons. Matching recent success has been difficult, as Gustavus finished the year 8-6-2 in the conference, earning the fourth seed in the MIAC playoffs on the final day of play. In 2009, the team finished second in the … Continue reading Men’s Hockey: Still standing

With the completion of a Vikings season more frequently characterized by Brett Favre’s inappropriate text messages and the Metrodome roof collapse than the actual play of the Minnesota Vikings, plans for a new Vikings stadium seem to be gaining traction this off-season. Despite the inconvenience of the roof’s collapse in mid-December, causing the Vikings to play their last two home games at Ford Field in … Continue reading If you build it, they will come

Last season, the Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams had tremendous success at the MIAC Championships with the women winning the MIAC title and the men falling just short and finishing runner-up by merely eight points. Both teams will look to build on their solid seasons this year and win MIAC titles this weekend. The men will contend for their first MIAC Championship since … Continue reading Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving teams look to contend at MIAC Championships

Back in 1976, Julius Irving won the ABA All-Star Game Dunk Contest, the first professional competition of its kind. The same year the dunk was legalized in NCAA basketball. These two events collectively shaped basketball into the explosive and exciting sport it is today. The NBA will celebrate its 60th anniversary of All Star Weekend this year at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, highlighted … Continue reading NBA Dunk Contest: Above the rim

The Gustavus Women’s Tennis team is back on the court and set to defend its MIAC regular season title for a remarkable 18th consecutive year. Coming off a season that saw the Gusties finish 33-11, this year’s squad looks to continue its winning ways. The Gusties open the MIAC regular season next Saturday with home matchups against Hamline and St. Benedict. “It feels great to … Continue reading Women’s Tennis: Holding at love

After a 4-5 start to its conference schedule, the Gustavus Women’s Basketball team has caught fire by winning nine out of its last ten  contests to move into fourth place with three games to play in the regular season. After consecutive wins over Hamline and Carleton, the Gusties beat St. Catherine by a score of 77-63 on Wednesday. The Gusties begin their three-game homestand to … Continue reading Women’s Basketball clinches MIAC Playoff berth

With the Men’s and Women’s Nordic Ski teams entering the bulk of their seasons, each team is coming off an important NCAA Qualifying meet, racing as a full team for the first time. Held in Duluth, the meet pitted the Gusties against the majority of their conference, including top Division II schools University of Alaska Fairbanks and Michigan Tech. “We Just had our first weekend … Continue reading Nordic Skiers: More than just eye candy

With just over one month remaining in the regular season schedule, the Gustavus Men’s Basketball team remains poised to contend for a conference title despite a recent string of three heartbreaking overtime losses. After compiling a four game winning streak, the Gusties hit a rough stretch in which they suffered three consecutive losses in overtime despite holding a lead with under two minutes to go … Continue reading Gusties look to get back on track

The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team wrested the top spot in the MIAC away from rival St. Thomas this past weekend by beating the Tommies 1-0 on Saturday night. The Gusties won in front of the home crowd after losing the previous night at St. Thomas, their first loss of the season. Gustavus is now 5-1 in the MIAC, 7-1 overall and currently ranked in the … Continue reading Women’s Hockey: Look hot, play hot