Month: February 2015
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Men’s Basketball To Take On Saint John’s In MIAC Quarterfinals
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SAINT PETER, MINN. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s basketball team will travel to Collegeville, Minnesota on Wednesday to take on Saint John’s University in the quarterfinal round of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Playoffs. After finishing the regular season with a conference record of 14-6, the Johnnies will enter the game as the No. 3 seed,…
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Andres Saenz Named MIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete Of The Week
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Bloomington, Minn. – Against a field that featured eight of the top 15 teams in NCAA Division III men’s tennis, the Gustavus suffered three hard-fought, grind-out losses to No. 3 Trinity University 6-3, No. 8 Case Western Reserve University 5-4, and No. 9 Carnegie Mellon University 5-4 at the 2015 ITA National Indoor Championship held…
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Women’s Basketball Falls To Hot Shooting Saint Mary’s 90-58 In MIAC Quarterfinals
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The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team saw its 2014-15 season come to an end in the opening round of the MIAC Playoffs with a 90-58 loss to a hot-shooting Saint Mary’s team on Tuesday night at the SMU Gym. The Cardinals jumped out to a 48-30 halftime lead and didn’t look back from there, shooting…
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Men’s And Women’s Swimming & Diving Teams Earn CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors
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St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have been recognized by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for their efforts in the classroom. Once again this year, both the men’s and the women’s squads were honored as CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams. Founded in 1922, the College…
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Women’s Tennis Falls To D-I Northern Iowa, But Picks Up First Win In 1-2 Weekend
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CEDAR FALLS, MINN. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s tennis team once again found itself facing the stiffest of competition and was defeated 7-0 by Division I University of Northern Iowa on Sunday. “We had some great matches against another very good team in Northern Iowa,” said head coach Jon Carlson. “The level of competition that D-I…
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Unique Path Series—ALhouni Brothers: From Tripoli To Saint Peter
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Political unrest in their home country instigated Motasem and Mohaned ALhouni’s move to the United States, providing a safe and promising opportunity for the young men to continue their education and tennis careers. Saint Peter, Minn.—As a period of political protests and violence in Libya heightened in frequency and culminated in a revolution in 2011, so began…
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Women’s Basketball Begins Postseason Journey At Saint Mary’s Tuesday Night
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St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team will travel to Winona, Minnesota on Tuesday, Feb. 24 for a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Playoff matchup against the Cardinals of Saint Mary’s University. The quarterfinal game is set for 7:00 p.m. at the SMU Gym. The Gusties earned the No. 5 seed in the…
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Volleyball Announces Plans For Alumnae Match/Karen Gilman Benefit
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St. Peter, Minn. – Gustavus Adolphus Head Volleyball Coach Rachelle Sherden has announced the date for this spring’s Alumnae Match. The event will be held on Saturday, May 2, at 5:00 p.m. on Gus Young Court located in the Lund Center Forum. New this year, the alumnae match will be paired with a benefit dinner…
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Strong Finish Leads To Sixth Straight MIAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship
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Minneapolis – “Pressure is a privilege and this team embraces that,” said Head Coach Jon Carlson prior to the 2015 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships. When the leaderboard of the University of Minnesota’s Aquatic Center displayed Gustavus and St. Thomas in a tie for first place after day one, it was apparent that this year’s…
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field Finishes Fourth At Saint Ben’s Invite
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Collegeville, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s indoor track and field team scored 92 points to finish fourth at the College of Saint Benedict Invitational held Saturday at the McNeely Spectrum on the campus of Saint John’s University. Saint Ben’s won the meet with a score of 230.5, the College of St. Scholastica took second…