Month: November 2011

  • Women’s Basketball Drops Season Opener 50-43 To UW-River Falls

    In a hard-fought and tightly contested match, the Gustavus women’s basketball team fell in its season opener to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls 50-43 Tuesday night in River Falls, Wis. The Gusties had trouble accumulating points off turnovers and couldn’t find their rhythm from behind the arc, starting the season 0-1, while UW-River Falls kicks…

  • Men’s Basketball Set To Open Season At Buena Vista Tuesday Night

    The Gustavus men’s basketball team is set to open its 2011-12 season with a non-conference test on the road in Storm Lake, Iowa against Buena Vista University. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

  • Mollie Carroll Named MIAC Athlete Of The Week

    The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced Monday Gustavus senior forward and team captain Mollie Carroll as its Women’s Hockey Athlete of the Week. Carroll helped guide the Gusties to a 4-0-0 start to the season with a league-leading 10 points on five goals and five assists. The Eagan, Minn. native notched six of her…

  • Women’s Basketball Set To Open 2011-12 Campaign Tuesday

    Entering the 2011-12 season, the Gustavus women’s basketball team will rely on its experienced group of veterans to make a return trip to the MIAC Playoffs. Head coach Mickey Haller returns 15 letterwinners, including four starters, from last year’s squad that posted a 17-10 overall record and a fourth place finish in the MIAC with…

  • Cross Country Runner Brooke Beskau Qualifies For NCAA Championships

    The NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee announced Sunday the team and individual qualifiers for the 2011 Division III Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships. Among those individuals qualifying for competition at the NCAA Championships was Gustavus Adolphus runner Brooke Beskau (Hastings, Minn.).

  • Comeback Falls Short, Men’s Hockey Suffers 3-2 Loss To Bethel

    Bethel bounced back from a 4-1 loss last night in St. Peter with a 3-2 victory over the Gustavus men’s hockey team on Saturday night in Blaine, Minn.  The Gusties scored two third period goals to cut the lead to 3-2 yet couldn’t find the equalizer in the remaining six minutes of the game. Both…

  • Men’s Swimming & Diving Falls To St. Olaf 176-112

    The Gustavus men’s swimming and diving team fell to St. Olaf by the score of 176-112 in its first MIAC dual of the season on Saturday afternoon in St. Peter, Minn. The Gusties recorded 14 top three finishes at the meet, while a St. Olaf swimmer was the victor in every individual race. The Gustavus…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving Swims Past St. Olaf 161-139

    The home team had won the last five head-to-head meetings between Gustavus and St. Olaf – Saturday’s dual held in the Lund Natatorium was no different.  The Gustavus women’s swimming and diving team swam to a 161-139 victory over St. Olaf, recording eight event wins along the way. Individually, the Gusties tallied four wins.  Alissa…

  • Defense Prevails, Football Defeats Carleton 21-7 In Season Finale

    It wasn’t pretty, but a win is a win as the Gustavus football team was able to finish its season on a high note Saturday afternoon in Northfield, Minn., defeating Carleton 21-7 in the 2011 season finale.  The Gustie defense forced three turnovers and held the Knights to just 141 total yards in the game…

  • Women’s Hockey Completes Sweep Of Bethel 6-3

    The Gustavus women’s hockey team completed the regular season series sweep over Bethel with a 6-3 victory Saturday afternoon on Don Roberts Ice Rink in St. Peter, Minn. The Gusties were led once again by their senior captain Mollie Carroll who tallied her second-consecutive two-goal performance against the Royals. It didn’t take long for the…