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Justin DeGrood Named Head Coach of Gustavus Men’s Basketball
Justin DeGrood ’07, the lead assistant coach of Gustavus Adolphus College men’s basketball for the past nine seasons, has been named head coach of the program, the College announced today.
Women’s Hockey Bends But Doesn’t Break in NCAA Opening Round Victory
Gustavus women's hockey spent more time in its defensive zone than it has in quite some time Wednesday night, but stood tall against a physical UW-Eau Claire squad and came away with a 3-0 victory in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. The Gusties, who used two empty net goals in the final two minutes to seal the win, improve to 23-3-2 overall and will travel to UW-River Falls on Saturday for a quarterfinal matchup.
Women’s Hockey Has Six Named All-Conference, Carroll Coach of the Year
The MIAC announced its 2021-22 women's hockey awards on Monday and six Gustavus student-athletes received All-Conference honors, while Mike Carroll was named MIAC Coach of the Year. All-Conference honors went to Hailey Holland (Jr., Aberdeen, S.D.), Molly McHugh (Jr., Minnetonka), Emily Olson (Jr., Delano), Brooke Power (So., Lakeville), Tina Press (Sr., Cottage Grove), and Kayla Vrieze (Sr., Eagan).
Women’s Hockey Set to Host UW-Eau Claire Wednesday in NCAA Opening Round
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on Sunday night announced the 10-team field for its Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship and Gustavus (22-3-2) is selected to host UW-Eau Claire (23-5-0) in the first round on Wednesday, March 9. Puck drop at Don Roberts Ice Rink is slated for 7 p.m.
Women’s Hockey Punches Ticket to NCAA Tourney, Rolls Past Hamline 6-1 for MIAC Playoff Title
For the 15th time in program history, the Gustavus women's hockey team is going dancing at the NCAA tournament after a decisive 6-1 victory over Hamline in the MIAC playoff championship Saturday at Don Roberts Ice Rink. After winning the MIAC regular season title, the Gusties rolled through the playoffs by outscoring their opponents 16-2 to capture the program's 13th MIAC playoff championship.
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.
Women’s Hockey Shuts Out St. Scholastica 5-0, Advances to MIAC Playoff Title Game
Gustavus women's hockey is headed to the MIAC playoff championship game for the 18th time in program history after a decisive 5-0 win over St. Scholastica on Wednesday in the semifinals. The No. 6-ranked Gusties (21-3-2) will host Hamline (15-9-0) at 2 p.m. Saturday with a trip to the NCAA tournament on the line.
Weston Lombard ’21: “It’s Bigger Than Baseball”
The former Gustie pitcher now plays Division I baseball at the University of San Francisco, forgoing his original post-grad plans to chase his dream.
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.
Four Gusties Garner MIAC Honors for Men’s Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its men’s basketball postseason awards Monday and four Gustavus student-athletes received recognition. Kaleb Feahn (Sr., Waseca) was named to first-team All-Conference, Nolan Malo (Sr., Owatonna) was named to second-team, Spencer Swanson (Fy., Waconia) received All-First-Year honors, and Pete Lundquist (Sr., Rochester) eared Honorable Mention.