Month: December 2012

  • Men’s Basketball Comes Up Short In Final Minutes, Falls To Buena Vista 69-66

    Men’s Basketball Comes Up Short In Final Minutes, Falls To Buena Vista 69-66

    St. Peter, Minn. – The phrase “a tale of two halves,” is often used loosely to describe a game in which one team shines in the first 20 minutes of the contest while the other excels in the final 20 minutes.  The tale that unfolded at Gus Young Court on Saturday afternoon, however, was a…

  • Final Ten Minutes The Difference As Women’s Basketball Closes 2012 With 58-47 Win Over Carleton

    Northfield, Minn. – With a late second half surge on Saturday at West Gym, the Gustavus women’s basketball team was able to come away with a 58-47 victory over Carleton College.  The Gusties outscored the Knights 23-7 in the final 10 minutes of the game to earn their fifth straight victory. Gustavus brings to close…

  • Men’s Basketball To Host Buena Vista Saturday

    Men’s Basketball To Host Buena Vista Saturday

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s basketball team is set to host Buena Vista University at Gus Young Court on Saturday afternoon.  Coming off a heartbreaking 60-59 loss to Bethel on Wednesday, the Gusties will look to get back on track against the Beavers, who enter Saturday’s contest riding a three-game winning streak. …

  • Women’s Hockey Takes On Bethel In Non-Conference Action Saturday

    Women’s Hockey Takes On Bethel In Non-Conference Action Saturday

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s hockey team will take on Bethel University in a non-conference contest Saturday afternoon at Don Roberts Ice Rink.  The Gusties are 7-0-0 on the season, including 6-0-0 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and 2-0-0 against Bethel.  Meanwhile, the Royals have not lost since being defeated by…

  • Smyth’s Hat Trick Propels Men’s Hockey To 4-3 Win Over Lawrence

    Smyth’s Hat Trick Propels Men’s Hockey To 4-3 Win Over Lawrence

    St. Peter, Minn. – After tonight, the Lawrence men’s hockey team may wait until Adam Smyth (Jr., Burnsville, Minn.) graduates before scheduling Gustavus for another non-conference game.  Within three days to the date of his four goal performance against Lawrence in a 5-3 win last season on Dec. 10, Smyth proved to be a Viking…

  • Women’s Basketball To Close 2012 At Carleton Saturday

    Women’s Basketball To Close 2012 At Carleton Saturday

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team will head to Northfield, Minn. to face Carleton College on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. The Gusties will look to close the 2012 calendar year on a high note and continue to stay hot in league play with an overall record of 5-2 and an MIAC…

  • Men’s Golfer Alex Kolquist Featured In Latest MIAC Profile Of Excellence

    St. Paul, Minn. – Gustavus Adolphus senior men’s golfer Alex Kolquist (Hermantown, Minn.) has been featured in the latest edition of Rich Mies’s MIAC Profiles of Excellence series.  Kolquist shattered the MIAC scoring record on his way to earning the title of champion at this fall’s MIAC Championships.  The senior shot an unprecedented 207 (-9),…

  • Women’s Hockey Player Heidi Korin Featured On MIAC Student-Athlete Spotlight

    St. Paul, Minn. – Sophomore women’s hockey player Heidi Korin (Corcoran, Minn.) has been featured on the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s (MIAC) Student-Athlete Spotlight.  The MIAC Spotlight highlights student-athletes from around the conference twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Korin, a product of Wayzata high school, looks to earn a degree in Biology upon graduation…

  • Brett Petersen Highlights This Weekend’s Gustie Spotlight

    Gustavus Adolphus men’s hockey coach Brett Petersen joins Tom Wheeler of KNUJ AM 860 for this week’s edition of the Gustie Spotlight.  Petersen and Wheeler discuss the first half of the men’s hockey season and preview this weekend’s non-conference games against Lawrence and UW-Superior. Wheeler, the radio voice of the Golden Gusties, conducts interviews with…

  • Men’s Hockey To Close 2012 Against Lawrence And UW-Superior At Home This Weekend

    Men’s Hockey To Close 2012 Against Lawrence And UW-Superior At Home This Weekend

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s hockey team will look to close out 2012 on a high note with a pair of non-conference tests this weekend at Don Roberts Ice Rink.  The Gusties enter the weekend with an overall record of 6-5-1 after earning their first series sweep of the season last Friday…