Month: January 2023
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Women’s Hockey Drops Overtime Heartbreaker to No. 1 River Falls
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For the third time this season, nationally-ranked Gustavus and River Falls Falcons met on the ice for a non-conference matchup. In a game of intense back-and-forth play, it was only fitting that the No. 1 Falcons and No. 2 Gusties decide their fate in overtime. And when it seemed that even overtime wouldn’t be enough…
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Poe Named MIAC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
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Annika Poe (Sr., Big Lake) won the shot put at the St. Olaf Invitational on Jan. 28 with a distance of 14.38 meters.
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Hofstede, Pratt, Richardson Named MIAC Swim & Dive Athletes of the Week
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Gustavus swim & dive earned three out of four MIAC Athlete of the Week honors on Tuesday.
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Spencer Swanson Named USBWA National Player of the Week, D3hoops.com Team of the Week
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The U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named Swanson its Division III Men’s Basketball National Player of the Week, while D3hoops.com selected Swanson to its Team of the Week.
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Jahnke Named WIAC Gymnast of the Week
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Olivia Jahnke led the Gusties in their dual meet against UW-Eau Claire on 27. Jahnke was the highest placing Gustie and highest placing athlete on both the balance beam and floor exercise. On beam, Jahnke tied for first place with a career high of 9.5. Jahnke’s 9.5 is her third career-high this season, having set…
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Men’s Basketball Falls 67-66 at St. Scholatica
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The Gustavus men’s basketball team came up short 67-66 at St. Scholastica on Monday night, dropping to 9-11 overall and 9-6 in the MIAC.
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Women’s Hoops Keeps Rolling, Defeats St. Scholastica 83-52
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The Gusties — coming off two key conference victories and a national ranking the week before — put up 83 points en route to their league-leading 14th MIAC victory over St. Scholastica. Thanks to a double-double from Rachel Kawiecki, the Gusties defeated the Saints 83-52 to improve to 17-2 overall and 14-2 in conference play.
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Men’s Tennis Drops Match at North Dakota
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Gustavus men’s tennis wrapped up its opening weekend with a match against Division I University of North Dakota on Sunday. The Gusties, who competed against DI Creighton University the day before, fell to the Fighting Hawks 0-7.
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Swanson Named MIAC Men’s Basketball Offensive Player of the Week
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Spencer Swanson (So., Waconia) averaged 32.5 points and 11.0 rebounds in two key conference victories for the Gusties last week.
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Benz Named MIAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
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Grace Benz averaged 8.0 rebounds per game last week for the Gusties, as well as 2.5 steals per game and 11.5 points. Benz put up her best defensive performance against Augsburg on Saturday, posting two steals, three blocks, and tying her career-high in rebounds with 12. For her performance, Benz was named MIAC Women’s Basketball…