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Men’s Tennis Cruises To Three MIAC Victories

The Gustavus men's tennis team proved its value in the MIAC Saturday with three convincing victories over Concordia (9-0), Bethel (8-1) and Macalester (9-0) in St. Peter, Minn. The three wins improve the Gusties to 5-2 overall and 5-0 in the MIAC. Gustavus won 17-of-18 singles competitions in straight sets and all nine doubles matches on the day.

Women’s Hockey Suffers First MIAC Loss 5-2 At St. Olaf

The Gustavus women’s hockey team suffered its first loss against a MIAC opponent Saturday afternoon in Northfield, Minn., falling 5-2 to St. Olaf. Despite jumping out to a 2-0 lead early in the second period, the Gusties allowed five unanswered goals by the Oles to split the series. The Gusties fall to 19-2-2 overall and 14-1-1 in the MIAC.

Men’s Basketball Falls 68-52 To Bethel, Shares MIAC Title And Receives No. 2 Seed Playoffs

St. Peter, Minn. – After a bout of cold shooting plagued them on Saturday afternoon at Gus Young Court, the Gustavus men’s basketball fell 68-52 to Bethel University.  The Gusties shot just 29.6-percent from the field in the second half.  In a playoff type atmosphere, Bethel played as if it was a playoff game – […]

Women’s Basketball Caps Regular Season With 70-53 Win Over Bethel

After dropping its last two road tests, the Gustavus women’s basketball team finished the regular season on a positive note heading into the MIAC Playoffs with a 70-53 victory over Bethel on Saturday afternoon in St. Peter, Minn. The Gusties finish the regular season with a 19-6 overall record and 17-5 mark in the MIAC.

Deck Pass To The 2012 MIAC Swim & Dive Championships: Day Three Prelims

Whoever decided the order of events really wanted to mess with swimmers.  We’re on Day three and we have before us the 200’s of all the strokes, the 100 free and the 1650 freestyle.  The men also were diving on one-meter while the women were diving on three-meter.  All of these events are tough on […]

Men’s Swimming & Diving Moves Up To Third After Second Day Of MIAC Championships

The Gustavus men’s swimming and diving team moved up one spot from Thursday after picking up 232 points and now sit in third place with 392 points after the second day of competition at the 2012 MIAC Championships being held at the Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota.  St. Thomas is […]

Deck Pass To The 2012 MIAC Swim & Dive Championships: Day Two Finals

The MIAC Championships never disappoint.  It was another roller coaster session in Minneapolis.  It was the most crowded I’ve ever seen a Friday session in my four years.  There were loads of Gustie, Ole and Tommie fans to come and support their teams.  All fans were treated to a fun session.  For the Gusties a […]

Women’s Swimming & Diving Remains In First After Day Two Of MIAC Championships

After a jam-packed day of wire-to-wire action, the Gustavus women’s swimming and diving team will head in to the final day of competition at the 2012 MIAC Championships with a narrow three point lead over St. Olaf.  The Gusties earned a total of 260 points in day two and now lead the pack with a […]

Men’s Hockey Battles Back With Three Unanswered Goals To Defeat St. Olaf 3-2 In Overtime

Despite going down 2-0 to St. Olaf on Friday night in Northield, Minn., the Gustavus men’s hockey team found a way to battle back and win 3-2 thanks to a pair of Adam Smyth goals and an overtime game-winner by Dane Erickson.  Gustavus now sits in a tie for second place alongside Saint John’s in […]

Schwab’s Hat Trick Guides Women’s Hockey Past St. Olaf 5-0, Coach Carroll Gets 200th MIAC Win

The Gustavus women’s hockey team didn’t let off the gas coming off a MIAC title-clinching sweep over Saint Mary’s last weekend, skating to a 5-0 shutout over St. Olaf on Friday night in St. Peter, Minn. Senior forward Allie Schwab tallied her third hat trick of the season and 11th multi-point game on the year. The Gusties improve to 19-1-2 overall and 14-0-1 in the MIAC, while the Oles – who are still in the playoff hunt – fall to 7-11-4 overall and 7-6-2 in league play.