Month: January 2013

  • Men’s Hockey To Battle Hamline With Crucial Points On The Line This Weekend

    Men’s Hockey To Battle Hamline With Crucial Points On The Line This Weekend

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s hockey team is set to face Hamline in a critical away/home series this weekend.  The two squads will open the weekend on Friday, Feb. 1 with a 7:00 p.m. game at the Rosemount Community Center in Rosemount, Minn.  The Gusties and Pipers will cap off the series…

  • Women’s Hockey Set For Weekend Tilt With Hamline

    Women’s Hockey Set For Weekend Tilt With Hamline

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s hockey team is set for an MIAC weekend series with Hamline University this weekend.  The two squads will kick off the series with a Friday night game at Don Roberts Ice Rink at 7:00 p.m. before traveling to St. Paul for a 2:00 p.m. game at Warner Coliseum. …

  • Two-Sport Athlete Amanda Cartony Featured On MIAC Student-Athlete Spotlight

    St. Paul, Minn. – A two-sport athlete in women’s soccer and women’s hockey, Amanda Cartony (Jr., Stillwater, 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. Cartony, a graduate of Stillwater high school, looks to earn degrees in sociology…

  • Gymnastics Heads To La Crosse For Gershon/McLellan Invitational Friday

    Gymnastics Heads To La Crosse For Gershon/McLellan Invitational Friday

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus gymnastics team is set to take part in the Gershon/McLellan Invitational on Friday, Feb. 1 at 6:00 p.m.  The Gusties will travel to La Crosse, Wis. for the five-team meet being held in the Mitchell Hall.  Participating in Friday night’s invite will be host UW-La Crosse, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout,…

  • Comeback Falls Short, Women’s Basketball Suffers 65-58 Loss To Saint Mary’s

    Winona, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team could not keep a surging Saint Mary’s team at bay in the second half, as the Gusties fell by the score of 65-58 to the Cardinals on Wednesday night at the SMU Gym.  Gustavus has now dropped two straight and four of its last five.  Although…

  • Men’s Basketball Runs Away With 82-43 Win Over Saint Mary’s

    Men’s Basketball Runs Away With 82-43 Win Over Saint Mary’s

    St. Peter, Minn. – After giving up a layup to Saint Mary’s on the opening possession of the game, the Gustavus men’s basketball team came back with a three-pointer on the ensuing trip down the floor to take the lead and would not look back on the way to an 82-43 win over the Cardinals…

  • Women’s Basketball Looks For Rebound On Wednesday At Saint Mary’s

    Women’s Basketball Looks For Rebound On Wednesday At Saint Mary’s

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team will travel to Winona, Minn. to take on Saint Mary’s University on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.  At 12-6 overall and 11-4 in the MIAC, Gustavus sits in a tie for third place alongside St. Thomas in the conference standings. Saint Mary’s is currently…

  • Men’s Basketball To Host Saint Mary’s Wednesday Night

    Men’s Basketball To Host Saint Mary’s Wednesday Night

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s basketball team will host Saint Mary’s University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) match-up Wednesday night in St. Peter. The Gusties enter Wednesday night’s contest after suffering three straight losses to MIAC opponents, dropping games to St. Olaf (70-66), Bethel (82-62) and Saint John’s (59-57). Similarly, the…

  • Samantha Opsahl Takes Home WIAC Gymnastics Specialist Of The Week Honors

    Samantha Opsahl Takes Home WIAC Gymnastics Specialist Of The Week Honors

    St. Peter, Minn. – Gustavus Adolphus senior gymnast Samantha Opsahl (Forest Lake, Minn.) has been recognized as the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Gymnastics Specialist-of-the-Week for her showing at the John Zuerlein Invitational held Friday, Jan. 25 at the Johnson Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Stout.  Opsahl turned in Gustavus’ top performance of…

  • Josh Owens Earns MIAC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete-Of-The-Week

    Gustavus pole vaulter Josh Owens (Sr., Brooklyn Park, Minn.) was named MIAC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete-of-the-Week for his first place finish after clearing a height of 4.75 meters, or 15-feet 7-inches, on Friday at the season-opening St. Olaf Invitational.  This is the third time Owens’ has earned MIAC Athlete-of-the-Week honors throughout his career at Gustavus. Owens’…