Athletics

Category: Volleyball

  • Holtan Named MIAC Player of the Year, Embacher Earns Defensive Player of the Year

    Holtan Named MIAC Player of the Year, Embacher Earns Defensive Player of the Year

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    BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) came out with its annual volleyball awards Wednesday, and seniors Kate Holtan (Sr., Rochester) and Hailey Embacher (Sr., Mankato) were awarded the highest honors in the conference. Holtan was named the 2021 Volleyball Player of the Year while Embacher was named Defensive Player of the Year.…

  • Volleyball Shuts Out Saint Mary’s, Claims MIAC Championship

    Volleyball Shuts Out Saint Mary’s, Claims MIAC Championship

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    WINONA, Minn. – The Gustavus volleyball team won over St. Mary’s in straight sets with scores of 25-15, 25-16, and 25-21. With the victory Gustavus claims the MIAC regular season championship with the Royals following an overall record of 24-5 and a conference mark of 10-1. The Gusties have the head-to-head tiebreaker over Bethel as the…

  • Volleyball Wins Over St. Scholastica in Straight Sets on Senior Night

    Volleyball Wins Over St. Scholastica in Straight Sets on Senior Night

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    SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus volleyball hosted their final home match of the season against St. Scholastica and took a straight-set win with scores of 25-17, 25-17, and 25-20. With the victory the Gusties improve to 23-5 overall and 9-1 in the MIAC. Notably, the Gusties went undefeated this season on their home court…

  • Gustavus Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Honored

    Gustavus Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Honored

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    The Gustavus Athletics Department inducted nine new members into its Hall of Fame on Saturday night during the 43rd annual banquet.

  • Volleyball Completes Weekend Conference Sweep

    Volleyball Completes Weekend Conference Sweep

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    SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus volleyball team hosted the Saint Benedict Bennies for a Saturday night contest where the Gusties took a straight set win. With the victory, the team moves to 22-5 overall and 7-1 in the MIAC. 

  • Volleyball Shuts Out Concordia, Holtan Impresses

    Volleyball Shuts Out Concordia, Holtan Impresses

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    Box Score SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus volleyball team hosted Concordia for a Friday night conference match. The Gusties won in straight sets with scores of 25-18, 25-14, and 25-11. With the win, the Gusties improve to 21-5 overall and 7-1 in the conference. The Gusties climbed to an opening 11-6 lead before going on an…

  • Volleyball Splits in Non-Conference Triangular

    Volleyball Splits in Non-Conference Triangular

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    SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Gustavus volleyball team traveled to Saint Paul on Tuesday night for a pair of non-conference matches. The Gusties, ranked 25th in the nation won over the Loras Duhawks 3-1, and fell to the Northwestern Eagles 3-0. With the win and the loss the Gusties move to 19-5 overall and remain…

  • Volleyball Sweeps St. Catherine

    Volleyball Sweeps St. Catherine

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    SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The No. 25  nationally ranked Gusties traveled to St. Catherine for a Wednesday night contest for a conference match where Gustavus took a 3-0 win over St. Catherine. With the win, the Gusties improve to 19-4 and 6-1 in the MIAC.

  • Holtan Named MIAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week

    Holtan Named MIAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week

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    Kate Holtan (Sr., Rochester) helped the Gusties to a trio of victories last week against Augsburg, St. Olaf, and UW-La Crosse. Holtan had five aces, passed a 2.5 rating, hit 0.258 with 43 kills, and had 46 digs and four blocks over 11 sets.

  • Volleyball Wins Two in Home Triangular

    Volleyball Wins Two in Home Triangular

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    The Gustavus volleyball team hosted the St. Olaf Oles and UW-La Crosse Eagles for a trio of matches on Saturday. The Gusties won in their conference match against St. Olaf in a comeback 3-2 win, and in their non-conference match over UW-La Crosse in straight sets. With the win, the Gusties improve to 18-4 overall…