Tag: Gustavus women’s basketball
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Women’s Basketball Earns First Win Of The Season With 68-51 Victory Over Buena Vista
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Storm Lake, Iowa – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team picked up its first win of the season on Saturday afternoon with a 68-51 victory over Buena Vista University. In what was a turnaround showing compared to yesterday’s loss, the Gusties played lock-down defense and limited turnovers, holding the Beavers to 29.2-percent shooting from the…
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Women’s Basketball Drops Season Opener 67-45 To Simpson
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Storm Lake, Iowa – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s basketball team suffered a 67-45 loss to Simpson College in its season-opener on Friday night Siebens Fieldhouse located on the campus of Buena Vista University. The Storm grabbed an early first half lead and never looked back, building on an 11-point halftime advantage on the way to…
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Women’s Basketball Set To Open Season In Storm Lake This Weekend
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St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s basketball team is set to return to the hardwood and open its 2012-13 campaign with a pair of non-conference matchups against Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) opponents this weekend in Storm Lake, Iowa. The Gusties will first take on Simpson College on Friday, Nov. 23 at 5:30 p.m. …
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Gustie Basketball And Leadership Camp Wraps Up 31st Summer
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Designed to help young players develop their basketball, leadership, and team building skills, the Gustie Basketball and Leadership Camp concluded its 31st summer on Thursday in St. Peter. The 2012 summer saw boys and girls ages eleven to eighteen participate in fundamental drills, games, and off-court discussions. Seven sessions were offered throughout the summer, playing…
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Women’s Basketball Places Fifth On WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll
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Atlanta, Georgia – The Gustavus women’s basketball team has placed fifth on the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division III Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for the 2011-12 season with a team grade point average of 3.577. Northland College won this season’s competition in NCAA Division III with a GPA of 3.706. Rounding…
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Women’s Basketball Announces Team Awards At Annual Banquet
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The Gustavus women’s basketball held its annual awards banquet last week in the Heritage Room of the Jackson Student Center. Senior wing Molly Geske highlighted the event’s awards ceremony by being named the team’s Most Valuable Player.
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Laurie Kelly Named Head Women’s Basketball Coach
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Gustavus Adolphus College has named Laurie Trow Kelly the new head coach of its women’s basketball program. Kelly, a 1993 graduate of the University of St. Thomas with a major in speech communications, is replacing Mickey Haller, who resigned in March after serving as the head coach for 12 years. Kelly comes to Gustavus from…
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Geske And Ruane Garner MIAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference Honors
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Gustavus women’s basketball players Molly Geske (Mendota Heights, Minn.) and Colleen Ruane (Edina, Minn.) have been named to the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference Team. Ruane was also named to the All-Defensive Team. Abby Rothenbuehler (North Mankato, Minn.) was named Honorable Mention, while Kelsey Florian (Roseville, Minn.) was voted as the Sixth Player-of-the-Year.
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Second Half Surge Comes Up Short, Women’s Basketball Falls 66-54 To St. Thomas In MIAC Championship
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Trailing by 15 points at halftime, the Gustavus women’s basketball team rallied at the onset of the second half and cut the St. Thomas lead to two at the midway point. The Gusties kept it close until the 11th-ranked Tommies capitalized on 7-of-10 free throws late in the game for a 66-54 victory in St.…
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Women’s Basketball Tips Off With St. Thomas For MIAC Championship Saturday
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The Gustavus women’s basketball team travels to St. Paul on Saturday afternoon for a 3:00 p.m. tip-off for the MIAC Championship against the University of St. Thomas. The second-seeded Gusties enter with a 20-6 overall record after defeated Concordia 61-49 in the semifinals, while the Tommies boast a No. 11 national ranking with a 25-1…