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Gusties Fly Past Cardinals, 85-45

The Gustavus women's basketball team opened MIAC play Saturday afternoon, and did so in convincing fashion, rolling to a decisive 85-45 victory over Saint Mary's. 

Gusties Defeat Simpson in 76-73 Nail-Biter

Gustavus women's basketball defeated Simpson in a 76-73 nail-biter, heading into MIAC play this weekend sitting at 2-0 overall.

Gusties Open Season with Convincing 72-53 Victory

Gustavus women’s basketball kicked off its 2022-23 campaign Tuesday night against UW-Stout, and did so in impressive fashion, rolling to a 72-53 victory over the Blue Devils to start the regular season.

2022-23 Women’s Basketball Season Preview

Coming off the first MIAC Playoff Championship in program history, the Gustavus women’s basketball team is gearing up to start the season, traveling to Menomonie, Wis. to face off against UW-Stout for its season opener on Tuesday.

Women’s Basketball Earns WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) recently announced its Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for the 2021-22 season and the Gustavus women’s basketball team earned recognition. Making their 17th appearance on the NCAA Division III honor roll, the Gusties were recognized as the team with the 17th-best cumulative grade point average in Division […]

197 Gusties Named MIAC Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its 2021-22 Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference honorees on Monday, which included 197 Gustavus student-athletes. 

Schoenrock, Vrieze Earn MIAC Elite 22 Awards

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) recognized some of its best and brightest winter sport student-athletes on Thursday with the announcement of the Elite 22 Awards. Two Gustavus student-athletes received the award as Betsy Schoenrock (Jr., New Richland) is the women’s basketball recipient and Kayla Vrieze (Sr., Eagan) is the women’s hockey recipient.

Women’s Basketball Comeback Falls Short at Simpson 73-67

Trailing by 19 points with 8:24 left in the game, the Gustavus women's basketball team could have taken the easy way out, packed it in, and accepted defeat. Instead, the Gusties battled all the way to the bitter end, cutting the deficit to four points twice in the final minute, but eventually fell to host Simpson 73-67 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Four Gusties Earn MIAC Women’s Basketball Postseason Awards

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) released its women's basketball postseason awards Tuesday and four Gusties received recognition. Emma Kniefel (So., Medford) and Anna Sanders (Jr., Vadnais Heights) have been named All-Conference, while Kylie Baranick (Fy., Maple Grove) and Rachel Kawiecki (Fy., Richfield) have been named to the All-First Year Team. 

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.