Athletics

Month: January 2013

  • Women’s Hockey No. 2 Again In USCHO.com Women’s Hockey Poll

    Women’s Hockey No. 2 Again In USCHO.com Women’s Hockey Poll

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    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s hockey team is ranked No. 2 once again in this week’s USCHO.com Division III women’s hockey pole.  Following a sweep of Concordia, the Gusties are now 16-0-0 on the year and sit behind No. 1 Plattsburgh, who has tallied an overall record of 18-0-1.  Gustavus’ 16-game unbeaten…

  • Lindsey Hjelm Garners MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete Of The Week Honors

    Lindsey Hjelm Garners MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete Of The Week Honors

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    St. Paul, Minn. – Gustavus women’s hockey forward Lindsey Hjelm (Sr., North Oaks, Minn.) has been recognized as the MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete-of-the-Week after a five-point weekend (3G, 2A) in a two-game sweep of Concordia.  With Monday’s announcement, Hjelm earns Athlete-of-the-Week honors for the first time of her career and is the second Gustie women’s…

  • Men’s and Women’s Nordic Skiing Teams Ski To Fifth Place Results In NCAA Qualifier

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    Biwabik, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams completed their second day of competition Sunday afternoon in the second of three NCAA qualifiers.  Both teams finished fifth in Sunday’s Freestyle race.  The men racked up 48 team points while the women tallied 47 points. For the men, Josh Blankenship (So., Maple…

  • Men’s Swimming & Diving Suffers 155.5-86.5 Loss To St. Thomas

    Men’s Swimming & Diving Suffers 155.5-86.5 Loss To St. Thomas

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    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s swimming and diving team suffered a 155.5-86.5 dual meet loss to the University of St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon in the Lund Center Natatorium.  In their one and only home dual of the season, the Gusties recorded four wins and 11 individual top three finishes on the…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving Falls To St. Thomas 131.5-111.5

    Women’s Swimming & Diving Falls To St. Thomas 131.5-111.5

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    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team suffered a 131.5-111.5 loss to the University of St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at the Lund Center Natatorium.  The Gusties recorded seven event wins in their final dual meet of the season. “Although the scores didn’t come out in our…

  • Nordic Skiing Teams Compete On Day One Of Second NCAA Qualifier

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    Biwabik, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams competed in day one of their second NCAA qualifier Saturday.  No team scores were available following today’s races.  Both teams competed in the Classic technique this afternoon and will make the change to Freestyle tomorrow for day two of competition. The Gustavus women…

  • Big Third Period Lifts Concordia Past Men’s Hockey 3-1

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    Moorhead, Minn. – Just 19 hours prior today’s series-finale against Concordia College, goals were being scored early and often by the Gustavus men’s hockey team.  On Saturday at the Moorhead Sports Center, it was a different story.  By the time Gustavus was able to score its first goal, which came in the 59th minute of…

  • Late Lead Slips Away, Women’s Basketball Falls to Saint Ben’s 68-66

    Late Lead Slips Away, Women’s Basketball Falls to Saint Ben’s 68-66

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    St. Peter, Minn. – In a back-and-forth contest between two of the four second place women’s basketball teams in the MIAC, the College of Saint Benedict was able to come away with a 68-66 victory over Gustavus on Saturday afternoon at Gus Young Court.  After 13 lead changes through 39 minutes, Saint Ben’s took the…

  • Men’s Basketball Drops Heartbreaker At Sexton, Falls To Saint John’s 59-57

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    Collegeville, Minn. – The Gustavus men’s basketball team suffered a heartbreaking 59-57 loss to Saint John’s on Saturday afternoon at Sexton Arena.  The Gusties led by two points with 3:35 to play, but the Johnnies tied the game with 1:09 remaining and knocked down two free throws with :03 seconds left to claim the two-point…

  • Hjelm’s Hat Trick Propels Women’s Hockey Past Concordia

    Hjelm’s Hat Trick Propels Women’s Hockey Past Concordia

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    St. Peter, Minn. – Senior forward Lindsey Hjelm (Sr., North Oaks, Minn.) scored three goals to complete the hat trick and push the Gusties on to a 4-1 victory over Concordia Saturday afternoon at Don Roberts Ice Rink.  Gustavus scored two goals in the first period, one in the second and another in the third…