Month: December 2014

  • Late Overtime Surge Propels Women’s Basketball To 65-57 Win Over UW-River Falls

    River Falls, Wis. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team capped 2014 with a 65-57 overtime victory over UW-River Falls on Tuesday night at the Karges Center. Thanks a Mikayla Miller (Fy., Goodhue, Minn.) game-tying three-pointer with :29 seconds remaining in regulation, the Gusties were able to force overtime with the score tied 51-51. With…

  • Women’s Soccer Earns NSCAA Silver Award For Sportsmanship And Ethics

    Women’s Soccer Earns NSCAA Silver Award For Sportsmanship And Ethics

    KANSAS CITY – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s soccer team was recently recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America for its outstanding sportsmanship and demonstration of strong ethics this past season. For the third consecutive season, the Gusties were awarded the Silver Award, which requires a team to have no red cards and no more than…

  • Matt Boyce Named To D3football.com All-America Team

    Matt Boyce Named To D3football.com All-America Team

    St. Peter, Minn. – Gustavus Adophus junior wide receiver Matt Boyce (Excelsior, Minn.) has been named to the 2014 D3football.com All-American Team released on Dec. 19, 2014. Boyce, who takes home third team honors, is Gustavus’s first All-American since Joe Welch was named to the D3football.com All-America Third Team in 2008. He is also the…

  • Rookies Lead Women’s Basketball To 71-62 Win Over Northwestern

    St. Paul – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team followed up the fall semester with a 71-62 nonconference victory over the University of Northwestern on Saturday afternoon at the Ericksen Center. Trailing by two points at halftime, the Gusties outscored the Eagles by 11 points in the second half to improve to 7-2 overall. Northwestern…

  • Women’s Hockey Remains At No. 5 In USCHO and D3hockey Polls

    Women’s Hockey Remains At No. 5 In USCHO and D3hockey Polls

    ST. PETER, MINN. – Following a week in which it won games over No. 6 UW-River Falls and No. 7 UW-Stevens Point, the Gustavus Adolphus women’s hockey team remained at No. 5 in the most recent USCHO.com and D3hockey.com Division III Women’s Polls that were released Monday. On Friday, Gustavus traveled to River Falls, Wisconsin and defeated…

  • Allison Eder-Zdechlik Named MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete Of The Week

    Allison Eder-Zdechlik Named MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete Of The Week

    Release Courtesy of Matt Higgins – MIAC Assistant Executive Director BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The fifth-ranked Gustavus women’s hockey team proved it belongs with the nation’s elite last week with victories over the two other top-seven teams – No. 6 UW-River Falls and No. 7 UW-Stevens Point. In the two victories, junior forward Allison Eder-Zdechlik (Stillwater, Minn.)…

  • Men’s Basketball Finishes 2014 Strong, Defeats Hamline 82-61

    Men’s Basketball Finishes 2014 Strong, Defeats Hamline 82-61

    ST. PETER, MINN. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s basketball team finished the year 2014 in style, taking home an 82-61 over Hamline University on Saturday afternoon at Gus Young Court. The win was the sixth straight for Gustavus, who will head into the New Year with a 3-0 mark in the MIAC and a 7-1 record…

  • Strong Third Period Propels Women’s Hockey Past No. 7 UW-Stevens Point 3-1

    Strong Third Period Propels Women’s Hockey Past No. 7 UW-Stevens Point 3-1

    ST. PETER, MINN. – Playing against its second ranked opponent in less than a week, the Gustavus Adolphus women’s hockey team was able to make it 2-for-2 against Top 10 teams this week after defeating No. 7 UW-Stevens Point 3-1 on Satruday afternoon at Don Roberts Ice Rink. After the Pointers scored in the game’s first…

  • Women’s Basketball Rides Strong First Half To 70-68 Victory Over Hamline

    Women’s Basketball Rides Strong First Half To 70-68 Victory Over Hamline

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team rode an 18 point halftime lead to a 70-68 victory over Hamline University on Saturday afternoon at Gus Young Court.  Playing at home for the final time in the 2014 calendar year, the Gusties took control late in the first half and then were able…

  • Men’s Basketball To Host Hamline In Final Game Of 2014

    Men’s Basketball To Host Hamline In Final Game Of 2014

    ST. PETER, MINN. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s basketball team will play its final game in the year 2014 on Saturday when it hosts Hamline University. Tip-off  will take place on Gus Young Court at 3 p.m. Gustavus will enter the contest with a record of 2-0 in the MIAC and 6-1 overall, while Hamline comes to town at…