Archive for February, 2022

Four Gusties Garner MIAC Honors for Men’s Basketball

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its men’s basketball postseason awards Monday and four Gustavus student-athletes received recognition. Kaleb Feahn (Sr., Waseca) was named to first-team All-Conference, Nolan Malo (Sr., Owatonna) was named to second-team, Spencer Swanson (Fy., Waconia) received All-First-Year honors, and Pete Lundquist (Sr., Rochester) eared Honorable Mention. 

Women’s Hoops Draws Host Simpson to Open NCAA Tournament

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on Monday afternoon announced the 64-team field for its Division III Women’s Basketball Championship and Gustavus (22-4) is selected to face No. 5-ranked Simpson (25-1) in the first round on Friday, March 4, hosted by Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.

Raut Named MIAC Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week

Indraneel Raut (Sr., Oshkosh, Wis.) starred in singles play for the Gusties at the 2022 ITA Indoor National Championships over the weekend.

Gusties Drop Final Indoors Match to Defending National Champions

Finishing a weekend with the nation’s best, the Gusties dropped a 5-0 contest to defending national champion Emory on Sunday morning. 

Women’s Basketball Wins MIAC Playoff Title 65-56 at Augsburg

For the first time in program history, Gustavus women's basketball is the champion of the MIAC postseason tournament. The Gusties, now 22-4 overall, defeated MIAC regular season champion Augsburg 65-56 on Sunday afternoon, punching their ticket to the NCAA Division III Tournament. 

Softball Goes 1-3 at Bethany Lutheran Invite

The Gustavus softball team kicked off its 2022 campaign Saturday and Sunday at the Bethany Kwik Trip Invite, played inside the Maverick All-Sports Dome, and came away with a 1-3 record against WIAC opponents. 

Men’s Tennis Falls 6-3 to Brandeis in ITA National Championships, Tops Northwestern at Home 9-0

Written by David Youngs The Gustie men kept the courts full on Saturday with a pair of evening matches spreading across the Midwest. Gustavus continued their 2022 ITA Indoor National Championships weekend against Brandeis while also hosting Northwestern (MN) at home. 

Men’s Hockey Drops Heartbreaker in OT to No. 4 Augsburg in MIAC Quarterfinals

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - After going goal-for-goal against the No. 4 nationally ranked Auggies, the Gustavus men's hockey team fell in overtime 4-3 in the MIAC Championship Quarterfinals. With the loss, the Gusties end the 2021-22 season 6-16-4 overall.

Women’s Tennis Splits Weekend Affair Against NSIC Foes

Fresh off a bye weekend, the Gustavus women's tennis team covered the Land of 10,000 Lakes with a pair of non-conference matchups against NSIC opponents on Saturday. Half of the team competed at home against Winona State while the other half headed north to take on Minnesota-Duluth at a neutral site in Virginia, Minn. 

Women’s Hockey Starts Strong in 5-1 Playoff Win Over Concordia

No. 6 Gustavus women's hockey Saturday afternoon got off to a quick start with two goals in the first 10 minutes and went on to beat Concordia 5-1 in a MIAC playoff quarterfinal game at Don Roberts Ice Rink. The Gusties improve to 20-3-2 and will host St. Scholastica in a MIAC semifinal game on Wednesday night.