Tag: nora holtan

  • Volleyball Advances To MIAC Championship With Straight Set Win Over Saint Mary’s

    Volleyball Advances To MIAC Championship With Straight Set Win Over Saint Mary’s

    The Gustavus volleyball team showed no doubt in its MIAC Semifinal match Thursday night as it swept Saint Mary’s in straight sets 25-11, 25-20 and 25-18 to advance to the MIAC Championship for the first time since 2008. With the victory, the Gusties extend their program record win streak to 26 matches and improve to…

  • Volleyball Hosts Saint Mary’s In MIAC Semifinals Tonight

    Volleyball Hosts Saint Mary’s In MIAC Semifinals Tonight

    Not even a week after sweeping Saint Mary’ University in straight sets to close out the regular season, the Gustavus volleyball team once again hosts the Cardinals, this time in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Playoff Semifinals at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Gusties are the No. 1 seed in the playoffs after finishing the conference…

  • Sherden, Taylor And Holtan Highlight 2015 MIAC Volleyball Awards

    Sherden, Taylor And Holtan Highlight 2015 MIAC Volleyball Awards

    The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2015 Volleyball Awards on Wednesday and Gustavus took home three of the top four honors. Rachelle Sherden earned Coach-of-the-Year, Alyssa Taylor (Sr., Trimont, Minn.) earned Player-of-the-Year and Nora Holtan (Fy., Rochester, Minn.) earned Rookie-of-the-Year. Along with Taylor and Holtan, Brittany Luethmers (Fy., Prior Lake, Minn.) and Taylor Trautman…

  • Volleyball Runs The MIAC Table 11-0 With Straight Set Win Over Saint Mary’s

    Volleyball Runs The MIAC Table 11-0 With Straight Set Win Over Saint Mary’s

    The Gustavus volleyball team beat Saint Mary’s in straight sets 25-17, 25-21 and 25-23 Saturday afternoon to finish the regular season 25-2 overall and a perfect 11-0 in the MIAC. The decisive victory gave the Gusties their 25th straight win, an undisputed regular season conference championship and marked the first perfect conference record since the…

  • Volleyball Hosts Saint Mary’s Saturday For Showdown Of MIAC’s Top Two

    Volleyball Hosts Saint Mary’s Saturday For Showdown Of MIAC’s Top Two

    The Gustavus volleyball team is set to host Saint Mary’s University at 3 p.m. Saturday in what may be a playoff preview. The Gusties enter the match with an overall record of 24-2 and are 10-0 in the MIAC, which has them locked as the No. 1 seed for playoffs, while the Cardinals are 19-8…

  • Volleyball Claims MIAC Title Outright, Tops Hamline In Four Sets

    Volleyball Claims MIAC Title Outright, Tops Hamline In Four Sets

    The Gustavus volleyball team claimed the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship outright Wednesday night as it defeated Hamline University in four sets 25-19, 25-27, 25-19 and 25-23. The conference title is Gustavus’ first since 1986 and fifth overall. The Gusties also extended their program record win streak to 24 matches and now own…

  • Volleyball Erases Two-Set Deficit, Beats Saint Ben’s 3-2

    Volleyball Erases Two-Set Deficit, Beats Saint Ben’s 3-2

    UPDATE: After Saturday’s results, Gustavus has clinched at least a share of the MIAC regular season championship. One more win or a loss by Saint Mary’s would clinch an outright championship. This is Gustavus’ first conference title since 1986 and fifth overall (1982, ’84, ’85, ’86 and 2015).

  • Volleyball Wins Five-Set Thriller Over Concordia

    Volleyball Wins Five-Set Thriller Over Concordia

    The Gustavus volleyball team claimed a key road win Friday night as it defeated Concordia in a five-set thriller by scores of 22-25, 25-14, 25-17, 27-29 and 15-10. With the win, the Gusties extend their record win streak to 22 and improve to 22-2 overall and 8-0 in the MIAC.

  • Volleyball Hits The Road For Pair Of Key Conference Matches

    Volleyball Hits The Road For Pair Of Key Conference Matches

    The Gustavus volleyball team has hit the final stretch of the regular season with just four conference games remaining before playoffs. The Gusties – who are 21-2 overall and in first place in the MIAC with a 7-0 record – became to first team in the league to clinch a playoff berth. But there is…

  • Nora Holtan Earns Second Consecutive MIAC Setter-Of-The-Week Award

    The Gustavus volleyball team made history last week, as its three wins pushed their current winning streak to 21 in row, which eclipsed the school record of 20-straight victories. Rookie Nora Holtan (Rochester, Minn./Mayo) continued to play beyond her years, as the first-year setter racked up 104 assists (10.40 per set) with 31 digs and…