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Four Men’s Soccer Players Named To NSCAA All-North Region Team

Kansas City – The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) released its 2012 NCAA Division III All-Region teams on Wednesday, Dec. 5.  This season, four Gustavus Adolphus men’s soccer players earned a place on the All-North Region team.  Senior defender Lucas Thompson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and sophomore goalkeeper Brett Ylonen (Lake Elmo, Minn.) garnered […]

Men’s Basketball Drops Heartbreaker To Bethel 60-59

St. Peter, Minn. – For the second time in the past three games, the Gustavus men’s basketball team dropped a heartbreaker in conference play.  The Gusties fell to Bethel 60-59 on Wednesday night at Gus Young Court after holding a 37-31 advantage at halftime.  With the loss, the Gusties fall to 2-4 overall and 1-3 […]

Women’s Basketball Picks Up Fourth Straight Win, Defeats Bethel 66-54

Arden Hills, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s basketball team broke its recent trend and got off to fast start on Wednesday night in its 66-54 victory Bethel University at the Robertson Center Gym.  With a ten point lead at halftime, the Gusties used stellar free throw shooting to keep Bethel from closing the gap in […]

Ryan Johnson Named Male November Student-Athlete Of The Month

St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s hockey team was able to escape November, its most grueling month of the season, with a tie and a pair of victories to salvage a record of 3-5-1 despite dropping four straight conference games in the middle of the 30-day stretch.  On a Gustavus team that was plagued […]

Jennifer Strom Named Female November Student-Athlete Of The Month

St. Peter, Minn. – Despite only being in the pool a handful of times over the month of November, sophomore swimmer Jennifer Strom’s (Rochester, Minn.) start to the month was certainly one that merited recognition.  Over her first two meets of the season, Strom did not lose an individual race with six straight victories, earning […]

Men’s Basketball Looks For Two Straight Against Bethel

St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s basketball team will look for its second straight win when they host Bethel University tonight at Gus Young Court.  The Gusties are coming off an 83-79 victory over St. Olaf on Monday night, and enter tonight’s contest with a record of 2-3 overall (1-2 MIAC).  Bethel comes in […]

Women’s Basketball Heads Back On The Road To Face Bethel

St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team will head back on the road for an MIAC matchup against Bethel University on Wednesday night in the Robertson Center Gymnasium.  Coming off a 60-57 victory in its home-opener over St. Olaf on Monday night, Gustavus will look to stay within league play, heading into […]

Lucas Thompson Named To NSCAA Division III All-America Team

Lucas Thompson earns NSCAA All-America honors. Kansas City, Kan. – As a part of the continuing post-season awards released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), Gustavus Adolphus senior defender Lucas Thompson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) has been named to the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division III Men’s All-America Team.  A three-time All-Conference performer and […]

Women’s Swimming & Diving Ranked No. 14 In CollegeSwimming.com Poll

Somers, Wis. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team moved up seven spots to a No. 14 ranking according to the most recent Endless Pools/CollegeSwimming.com Division III Top 25 Poll released Tuesday, Dec. 4. The Top 25 reflects each team’s best performance meets swum over a rolling four-week period.  This week’s rankings reflect […]

Women’s Basketball Battles To 60-57 Victory Over St. Olaf In Home Opener

St. Peter, Minn. – Playing at Gus Young Court for the first and only time in the 2012 calendar year on Monday night, the Gustavus women’s basketball was able to grind out a 60-57 victory over St. Olaf College to earn its third straight MIAC win.  Although Gustavus had a 10 point lead with seven […]