The Gustavus Men’s Basketball team extended its season with a 90-71 win on the road over St. Olaf in the quarterfinals of the MIAC playoffs on the heels of Head Coach Mark Hanson’s 400th win. Juniors Bobby Johnson and Seth Anderson led the Gusties with 22 points apiece as the Gusties outscored the Oles 49-32 in the second half. With the win, Gustavus advances to … Continue reading Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Hanson records 400th win, focus shifts to playoffs

Junior Colleen Ruane (middle) and Senior Molly Mathiowetz (right) celebrate with Molly Geske after she scored her 1,000th career point in an 85-45 win against Augsburg. Geske scored 16 points in the contest, all coming in the first half. Her 1,000th point came on a runner in the lane with a couple minutes left in the first half. Geske has a career average of 13.3 … Continue reading Junior Molly Geske scores 1,000th career point

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