Archive for February, 2009Page 7
Men’s Tennis Falls To Hawaii Pacific University 8-1
The Gustavus men's tennis team fell to Division II Hawaii Pacific University 8-1 on Saturday in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Gusties picked up their lone point at #2 doubles with seniors Charlie Paukert (Grand Forks, N.D./Central) and Ben Tomasek (Oakdale, Minn./North St. Paul) defeated Hendrik Bode and Sebastian Bader 8-4. Gustavus resumes action on Saturday, February 14 when it faces St. Cloud State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, and Concordia.
Cold Shooting Plagues Men’s Basketball In 70-59 Loss To Hamline
The Golden Gustie men's basketball team suffered a disappointing 70-59 loss to Hamline as the Pipers spoiled the 100th Anniversary of Gustavus Men's Basketball celebration on Saturday at Gus Young Court. The Gusties trailed by five points with four minutes remaining, but were unable to close the gap as Hamline picked up the win. Gustavus struggled to find its offensive touch as the Gusties went 21-for-63 from the field and failed to make a three-point basket, going 0-for-12.
Women’s Gymnastics Comes From Behind To Defeat UW-Oshkosh 172.825-172.775
The Gustavus women's gymnastics team overcame a 0.925 point deficit in the final rotation to defeat host UW-Oshkosh 172.825-172.775 on Saturday afternoon. The Gusties posted a score of 43.575 on the balance beam as seniors Laura Hansen, Meghan Johnson, and Jaime Tsurusaki recorded scores over 9.0 to overtake the Titans. Tsurusaki registered the highest score of the day after earning 9.150 on the beam.
Sara Yungner’s Third Period Goal Allows Women’s Hockey Team To Slip Past St. Kate’s 2-1
The Gustavus women's hockey team got a stiff test from St. Kate's on Saturday afternoon, but Sara Yungner's power play goal at 7:46 of the third period allowed the Gusties to slip past the Wildcats by the score of 2-1. The victory allowed Gustavus to stay in first place in the MIAC with a record of 12-0-2, one point ahead of St. Thomas at 12-1-1. Alyssa Gaulrapp scored the other goal for Gustavus.
Women’s Basketball Sees Four-Game Win Streak Halted With 68-62 Loss To Hamline
The Gustavus women's basketball team battled Hamline for 40 minutes, but the Gusties could not get enough shots to drop and the result was a disappointing 68-62 loss to the Pipers. It was the first loss of the season for Gustavus on its home court. Brianna Radtke and Molly Mathiowetz scored 19 points each to lead the Gusties, who fell to 14-7 overall and 12-6 in the MIAC.
Women’s Hockey Moves To 15-1-3 With 3-1 Win At St. Kate’s
The Gustavus women's hockey extended its unbeaten string to 15 games with a 3-1 win over the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul on Friday night. The Gusties scored a single goal in each period and held a 3-0 lead until the Wildcats scored with :40 left in the contest. Jenny Pusch, Allie Schwab, and Jessie Doig scored for Gustavus. Danielle Justice picked up the win in the nets.
Men’s Tennis Opens Season With 7-2 Loss to Brigham Young — Hawaii in Honolulu
The Gustavus men's tennis team opened its 2009 season with a 7-2 loss to Division II Brigham Young-Hawaii in Honolulu. The Gusties picked up two points in the match as Peter Wright (Fy., Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert) defeated Brian Baker at #6 singles 6-1, 6-1 and Kevin Stickney (Sr., Orono, Minn.) and Nick Hansen (Sr., Duluth, Minn./East) defeated Romeo Juhasz and Brian Baker at #3 doubles 8-4. The Gusties will play Hawaii Pacific in Honolulu on Saturday.
Men’s Basketball Hands Macalester 87-59 Loss
The Gustavus men's basketball team did not miss many shots against Macalester on Wednesday night as it shot a blazing 62.3 percent from the field on 33-for-53 en route to an 87-59 win in St. Paul. The Gusties were equally impressive from the three-point line as they hit 8-of-13 from behind the arc and went a perfect 13-for-13 from the charity stripe. Bobby Johnson paced Gustavus, which improved to 10-9 overall and 9-5 in the league, with 15 points.
Women’s Basketball Holds On For Hard-Fought 60-48 Win Over Macalester
The Gustavus women's basketball team picked up its fourth consecutive win by outlasting Macalester 60-48 in a very physical battle at Gus Young Court on Wednesday night. The Gusties had five players reach double figures in scoring including Molly Geske with 16, Emily Nelson and Kirsten Prunty with 11, and Molly Mathiowetz, and Bri Radtke with 10.
A Few Days at Telemark
Greeting! I am finally back at Gustavus after four days of skiing at Telemark. As some of you may know this past weekend we had 2 NCAA qualifiers. On Friday several of us packed up early and went down to Hayward, Wisconsin to do a recon of the course. I was excited to get some […]