Category: Sports & Fitness

  • “Let it go and let it fly”

    Parker Burman – Staff Writer The Gustavus men’s tennis team secured a 7-2 win over the Carleton Knights to take sole control of first place in the MIAC. They took advantage of a hot start in the doubles matches and solid singles play to take down the Knights and get themselves in a great spot as…

  • Gusties win double header vs. Saint Mary’s

    Parker Burman – Staff Writer This past weekend the Gustavus baseball team hosted St. Mary’s University for a double header. Coming into play Gustavus was sitting at 20-6 overall record with an in conference record of 7-3. After the double header sweep, and winning eleven of their last thirteen, the Gusties now move into second place…

  • Softball takes tough losses

    Alli Joerger – Staff Writer After a valiant effort from the Gustavus Women’s Softball team, the team unfortunately fell in both games into a double header, hosted in the MSU-Mankato dome against St. Catherine University. The final scores for the games were 1-6 and 0-6 respectively. Despite the loss in MIAC play, the Gusties are confident…

  • Men’s golf opens season with a win

    Parker Burman – Staff Writer Playing in their first meet of the season this past weekend the Gustavus men’s golf team looked to start their spring off strong. Battling below freezing temperatures and strong winds, the Gusties did just that in the Bobby Krig Invitational at the New Prague Golf Club. Finishing with a combined score…

  • Women’s tennis delivers a nail-biter

    Allison Fajt – Staff Writer The women’s tennis team secured a crucial win this weekend against the previously undefeated Carleton Knights. It was a close match yet the Gusties scraped by winning 5-4. The victorious home match brought the Gustie’s season record to 15-6 and they are still undefeated 6-0 in the MIAC. “Our season as…

  • Softball starts season sizzling

    The Gustavus Women’s Softball Team has had about as good of a start to a season as one could ask for. After spending over a week in Florida playing against different teams and honing their craft, the Gusties returned to St. Peter and conference competition when they played a doubleheader against Augsburg on Friday. After…

  • Men’s tennis sweeps SJU and SMU

    The Gustavus Men’s Tennis team has been relishing in recent victories, and preparing to bounce back from an unfortunate loss in the final month of the season. The Gusties swept both St. John’s University and St. Mary’s University over the weekend, with records of 9-0 for both tournaments. First-year Josh Christensen’s efforts against St. John’s…

  • Baseball splits series against Hamline

    Parker Burman – Staff Writer Coming into play Monday against Hamline the Gustavus baseball team was sitting at an overall record of 11-3. After a successful trip to Arizona that saw them win eight of their nine games and ten of their last eleven, the Gusties were looking to build off that success. They currently sit…

  • Women’s hockey caps season with a thriller

    Brady Boie – Staff Writer The Gustavus Women’s Hockey team continued their Cinderella run in the NCAA tournament. After knocking off the 2nd-ranked River Falls Falcons, the Gusties found themselves facing the Plattsburg State Cardinals, who were the defending National Champions and touted as the third-best team in the NCAA throughout the regular season. This Frozen…

  • Women’s tennis sweeps SMSU and MSU

    Luke Siegle – Staff Writer The Gustavus Women’s Tennis team returned from their spring break trip in Texas and locked up two wins this past Saturday against Mankato State University and Southwest Minnesota State University. With an impressive 5-2 win over Mankato and then a dominant 7-0 win against SMSU they got back on track heading…