Category: Women’s Sports

  • Gymnastics Heads To La Crosse For Gershon/McLellan Invitational Friday

    Gymnastics Heads To La Crosse For Gershon/McLellan Invitational Friday

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus gymnastics team is set to take part in the Gershon/McLellan Invitational on Friday, Feb. 1 at 6:00 p.m.  The Gusties will travel to La Crosse, Wis. for the five-team meet being held in the Mitchell Hall.  Participating in Friday night’s invite will be host UW-La Crosse, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout,…

  • Comeback Falls Short, Women’s Basketball Suffers 65-58 Loss To Saint Mary’s

    Winona, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team could not keep a surging Saint Mary’s team at bay in the second half, as the Gusties fell by the score of 65-58 to the Cardinals on Wednesday night at the SMU Gym.  Gustavus has now dropped two straight and four of its last five.  Although…

  • Women’s Basketball Looks For Rebound On Wednesday At Saint Mary’s

    Women’s Basketball Looks For Rebound On Wednesday At Saint Mary’s

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team will travel to Winona, Minn. to take on Saint Mary’s University on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.  At 12-6 overall and 11-4 in the MIAC, Gustavus sits in a tie for third place alongside St. Thomas in the conference standings. Saint Mary’s is currently…

  • Samantha Opsahl Takes Home WIAC Gymnastics Specialist Of The Week Honors

    Samantha Opsahl Takes Home WIAC Gymnastics Specialist Of The Week Honors

    St. Peter, Minn. – Gustavus Adolphus senior gymnast Samantha Opsahl (Forest Lake, Minn.) has been recognized as the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Gymnastics Specialist-of-the-Week for her showing at the John Zuerlein Invitational held Friday, Jan. 25 at the Johnson Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Stout.  Opsahl turned in Gustavus’ top performance of…

  • Women’s Hockey No. 2 Again In USCHO.com Women’s Hockey Poll

    Women’s Hockey No. 2 Again In USCHO.com Women’s Hockey Poll

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s hockey team is ranked No. 2 once again in this week’s USCHO.com Division III women’s hockey pole.  Following a sweep of Concordia, the Gusties are now 16-0-0 on the year and sit behind No. 1 Plattsburgh, who has tallied an overall record of 18-0-1.  Gustavus’ 16-game unbeaten…

  • Lindsey Hjelm Garners MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete Of The Week Honors

    Lindsey Hjelm Garners MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete Of The Week Honors

    St. Paul, Minn. – Gustavus women’s hockey forward Lindsey Hjelm (Sr., North Oaks, Minn.) has been recognized as the MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete-of-the-Week after a five-point weekend (3G, 2A) in a two-game sweep of Concordia.  With Monday’s announcement, Hjelm earns Athlete-of-the-Week honors for the first time of her career and is the second Gustie women’s…

  • Men’s and Women’s Nordic Skiing Teams Ski To Fifth Place Results In NCAA Qualifier

    Biwabik, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams completed their second day of competition Sunday afternoon in the second of three NCAA qualifiers.  Both teams finished fifth in Sunday’s Freestyle race.  The men racked up 48 team points while the women tallied 47 points. For the men, Josh Blankenship (So., Maple…

  • Women’s Swimming & Diving Falls To St. Thomas 131.5-111.5

    Women’s Swimming & Diving Falls To St. Thomas 131.5-111.5

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team suffered a 131.5-111.5 loss to the University of St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at the Lund Center Natatorium.  The Gusties recorded seven event wins in their final dual meet of the season. “Although the scores didn’t come out in our…

  • Nordic Skiing Teams Compete On Day One Of Second NCAA Qualifier

    Biwabik, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus men’s and women’s nordic skiing teams competed in day one of their second NCAA qualifier Saturday.  No team scores were available following today’s races.  Both teams competed in the Classic technique this afternoon and will make the change to Freestyle tomorrow for day two of competition. The Gustavus women…

  • Late Lead Slips Away, Women’s Basketball Falls to Saint Ben’s 68-66

    Late Lead Slips Away, Women’s Basketball Falls to Saint Ben’s 68-66

    St. Peter, Minn. – In a back-and-forth contest between two of the four second place women’s basketball teams in the MIAC, the College of Saint Benedict was able to come away with a 68-66 victory over Gustavus on Saturday afternoon at Gus Young Court.  After 13 lead changes through 39 minutes, Saint Ben’s took the…