Category: Volleyball

  • MIAC Announces Fall Academic All-Conference Team

    MIAC Announces Fall Academic All-Conference Team

    St. Paul – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honored the league’s top performers in athletics and in the classroom with the announcement of the 2013 Fall Academic All-Conference Teams.  The conference recognized 334 student-athletes who met the combined academic and athletic qualifications, which is a new conference record. The 334 honorees eclipses the previous record…

  • Volleyball To Host Fourth Annual Winter Clinic On Sunday, Dec. 8

    Volleyball To Host Fourth Annual Winter Clinic On Sunday, Dec. 8

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus volleyball team will host its fourth annual winter clinic on Sunday, Dec. 8 on Gus Young Court located in the Lund Center Forum. This clinic offers basic skills training for K – 5th grade novice players and intermediate/advanced training for 6 – 8th grade volleyball players.  The 9-12th grade…

  • Volleyball’s Alyssa Taylor Named To 2013 All-Conference Team

    Volleyball’s Alyssa Taylor Named To 2013 All-Conference Team

    St. Paul – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) released its 2013 Volleyball awards on Wednesday, naming Gustavus Adolphus junior middle hitter Alyssa Taylor (Trimont, Minn.) as one of the members of this season’s All-Conference Team. “A very deserving honor for Alyssa after a great year,” said Head Coach Rachelle Sherden.  “She was consistently our…

  • Volleyball’s Alyssa Taylor Named Female Student-Athlete Of The Month For October

    Volleyball’s Alyssa Taylor Named Female Student-Athlete Of The Month For October

    St. Peter, Minn. – Despite an up-and-down October for the Gustavus volleyball team, a constant throughout the month was the play of its standout middle hitter Alyssa Taylor (Jr., Trimont, Minn.).  For her efforts, Taylor has been named the Gustavus Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Month for October. “Alyssa was our strongest attacker on offense and often led our…

  • Volleyball Defeats Buena Vista 3-2, Falls To UW-Superior 3-0 To Cap 2013 Season

    Volleyball Defeats Buena Vista 3-2, Falls To UW-Superior 3-0 To Cap 2013 Season

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus volleyball team concluded its 2013 season with a win and a loss at the Gustie Triangular held on Saturday afternoon on Gus Young Court.  The Gusties kicked off the day with a 3-2 victory over Buena Vista University before falling to 3-0 to UW-Superior later in their season-finale. …

  • Volleyball Wins MIAC Finale 3-2 Over St. Catherine

    St. Paul – The Gustavus volleyball team pulled out a 3-2 victory over St. Catherine University in a back-and-forth match on Wednesday night at the Butler Center.  With a win in their final MIAC match of the 2013 season, the Gusties improved to 4-7 in conference play and 10-19 overall.  St. Catherine finishes its conference…

  • Volleyball Travels To St. Kate’s For MIAC Finale On Wednesday Night

    Volleyball Travels To St. Kate’s For MIAC Finale On Wednesday Night

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus volleyball team will conclude its 2013 MIAC schedule with a 7:00 p.m. match against St. Catherine University on Wednesday night in St. Paul.  The Gusties comes into the contest in ninth place in the MIAC standings at  9-19 overall and 3-7 in the MIAC.  St. Catherine enters in…

  • Volleyball Suffers 3-1 Loss To Saint Mary’s

    Volleyball Suffers 3-1 Loss To Saint Mary’s

    St. Peter, Minn. – Despite a much-improved showing, the Gustavus Adolphus volleyball team suffered a hard-fought 3-1 loss to Saint Mary’s University on Saturday afternoon at Gus Young Court.  After the two teams traded the opening two sets, Saint Mary’s won the next two frames to pick up the win and inch one step closer…

  • Volleyball To Face Saint Mary’s On Saturday At Gus Young Court

    Volleyball To Face Saint Mary’s On Saturday At Gus Young Court

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus volleyball team will take on Saint Mary’s University in an Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference test on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. on Gus Young Court.  With just one spot remaining in the MIAC Playoffs, Gustavus is on the outside looking in in ninth place.  Saint Mary’s has the…

  • Offense Struggles, Volleyball Falls 3-0 To Bethel

    Offense Struggles, Volleyball Falls 3-0 To Bethel

    St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus volleyball team could not overcome an early deficit and eventually fell 3-0 to Bethel University on Wednesday night at Gus Young Court.  The Royals earned the sweep via set scores of 25-19, 25-11, and 25-23 to pick up their fourth league win and keep their playoff hopes alive. …