Athletics

Tag: Women’s Sports

  • Volleyball Claims MIAC Playoff Title And NCAA Tourney Bid With Four-Set Win Over Bethel

    Volleyball Claims MIAC Playoff Title And NCAA Tourney Bid With Four-Set Win Over Bethel

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    It was battle to the end with both teams giving it their all on every volley Saturday night, but when the final point was recorded it was the Gustavus volleyball team that came out on top as the MIAC Playoff champions, defeating Bethel University in four sets 25-20, 25-21, 20-25 and 26-24.

  • Volleyball Looks To Keep Rolling, Hosts Bethel Saturday In MIAC Championship

    Volleyball Looks To Keep Rolling, Hosts Bethel Saturday In MIAC Championship

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    After a convincing straight-set victory over Saint Mary’s on Thursday night in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Playoff Semifinals, the top-seeded Gustavus volleyball team is primed and ready to host No. 2-seed Bethel University for the conference championship at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Royals reached the title match with a 3-1 win over Saint Benedict.

  • Women’s Soccer Travels To St. Thomas Saturday For MIAC Championship

    Women’s Soccer Travels To St. Thomas Saturday For MIAC Championship

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    For the first time in the 13-year history of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women’s soccer playoffs, Gustavus has reached the championship match and is set to face top-seed St. Thomas at 1 p.m. Saturday in St. Paul. The Gusties received a first round bye as the No. 2 seed and then hosted Concordia College…

  • 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

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    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

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    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…

  • Women’s Soccer Advances To MIAC Championship, Blanks Concordia 2-0

    Women’s Soccer Advances To MIAC Championship, Blanks Concordia 2-0

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    The Gustavus women’s soccer team shut out Concordia College 2-0 in the semifinals of the MIAC Playoffs on Wednesday, marking the first postseason victory for the Gusties since 1998 in their first ever MIAC Playoff game. The Gusties improve to 12-6-1 overall and face No. 1 seed St. Thomas in the conference championship at 1…

  • Sherden, Taylor And Holtan Highlight 2015 MIAC Volleyball Awards

    Sherden, Taylor And Holtan Highlight 2015 MIAC Volleyball Awards

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    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…

  • Women’s Soccer Hosts Concordia In MIAC Semifinals Wednesday

    Women’s Soccer Hosts Concordia In MIAC Semifinals Wednesday

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    The Gustavus women’s soccer team heads into uncharted territory Wednesday afternoon as it hosts its first MIAC Playoff game in program history. The Gusties are the No. 2 seed after posting an 8-3 record in the league (11-6-1 overall) and will host the No. 6 seed Concordia College (6-5 MIAC, 12-7 overall) who beat No.…

  • Taylor Trautman Named MIAC Volleyball Hitter-Of-The-Week

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    The Gustavus volleyball team put a fitting exclamation point on a remarkable regular season last week with wins over Hamline and Saint Mary’s to complete an undefeated (11-0) run to the conference title and extend its school-record winning streak to 25-straight victories. Junior middle hitter Taylor Trautman (Hutchinson, Minn.) starred for the Gusties last week,…

  • Mohanad Alhouni And Alyssa Taylor Named October Student-Athletes-Of-The-Month

    Mohanad Alhouni And Alyssa Taylor Named October Student-Athletes-Of-The-Month

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    Sophomore tennis player Mohaned Alhouni (Tripoli, Libya) and senior middle hitter Alyssa Taylor (Trimont, Minn.) have been selected as the Gustavus Adolphus College October Male and Female Student-Athletes-of-the-Month presented by Thrivent Financial and voted on by the Gustavus Sports Information Department.