Month: February 2015

  • Men’s Basketball Clinches Playoff Berth With 70-61 Victory Over Macalester

    ST. PAUL, MINN. – Following a 1-3 stretch to begin the month of February, the Gustavus Adolphus men’s basketball team has turned its fortune around of late, winning three straight games and its latest result being a 70-61 victory over Macalester College on Wednesday evening at Leonard Center. The win clinched the Gusties a spot in the…

  • Women’s Basketball Buckles Down In Second Half, Defeats Macalester 69-49

    Women’s Basketball Buckles Down In Second Half, Defeats Macalester 69-49

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team used a big second half to propel itself to a 69-49 win over Macalester College on Wednesday night at Gus Young Court. With a 33-33 halftime score, the Gusties began the second half with a 16-0 scoring-run that the Scots could not recover from. With…

  • Women’s Hockey Falls To No. 6 and No. 7 In USCHO, D3Hockey Polls

    Women’s Hockey Falls To No. 6 and No. 7 In USCHO, D3Hockey Polls

    SAINT PETER, MINN. – Following a series split with the University of St. Thomas this past weekend, the Gustavus Adolphus women’s hockey team fell to No. 6 and No. 7 in the USCHO and D3Hockey women’s national polls, respectively, each of which were released Monday. The Gusties had previously been ranked No. 5 in each. Gustavus earned a 5-2…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving’s Search For Six Begins Thursday

    Women’s Swimming & Diving’s Search For Six Begins Thursday

    St. Peter, Minn. – When the Gustavus Adolphus swimming and diving team steps onto the deck of the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center on Thursday morning for the opening day prelims of the 2015 MIAC Championships, it will once again have a target on its back.  This year, that target is bigger and more glaring…

  • Men’s Swimming & Diving Set To Compete At MIAC Championships

    Men’s Swimming & Diving Set To Compete At MIAC Championships

    St. Peter, Minn. – After missing the podium by 37.5 points last season in the third place finish with a score of 498.5, the Gustavus Adolphus men’s swimming and diving team enters the 2015 MIAC Championships gunning for a return to the top three. “A return to the top three is something that the men…

  • Women’s Basketball Begins Final Week Of Regular Season Against Macalester Wednesday Night

    Women’s Basketball Begins Final Week Of Regular Season Against Macalester Wednesday Night

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team begins the final week of the regular season with a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference challenge against the Scots of Macalester College on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 7:00 p.m. on Gus Young Court.  The Gusties sit alone in third place in the conference standings with an…

  • Men’s Basketball Will Attempt To Clinch Playoff Berth With Win Over Macalester on Wednesday

    Men’s Basketball Will Attempt To Clinch Playoff Berth With Win Over Macalester on Wednesday

    SAINT PETER, MINN. – After getting back on track with key wins over Saint Mary’s University and Bethel University this past Saturday and Monday, respectively, the Gustavus Adolphus men’s basketball team will look to clinch its spot in the MIAC playoffs with a victory over Macalester College on Wednesday evening at Leonard Center. Tip-off is set…

  • Women’s Tennis Goes 0-4 To Begin Regular Season

    Women’s Tennis Goes 0-4 To Begin Regular Season

    DES MOINES, IOWA – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s tennis team began its 2015 regular season with a pair of challenging matches against Division I opponents in the University of North Dakota and Drake University. The Gusties fell to both North Dakota and Drake by scores of 7-0 in separate matches played at the Roger Knapp Tennis…

  • All-Arounder Alexandra Kopp Earns WIAC Weekly Honor

    All-Arounder Alexandra Kopp Earns WIAC Weekly Honor

    Madison, Wis. – Gustavus Adolphus sophomore gymnast Alexandra Kopp (Wayzata, Minn.) has consistently proven herself as one of the top all-around competitors in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference throughout her first campaign representing the Black and Gold. In the team’s first two-meet week of the season during which the Gusties took on Winona State Unviersity…

  • Men’s Basketball Earns Senior Night Win Over Bethel 77-67

    Men’s Basketball Earns Senior Night Win Over Bethel 77-67

    SAINT PETER, MINN. – When it mattered most, the Gustavus men’s basketball team was able to play its best basketball and earned a 77-67 victory over Bethel University on Monday evening at Gus Young Court. The win fortifies the Gusties’ playoff hopes, as it improves their record to 10-8 in the MIAC and 14-9 overall, moving…