A couple of fun nuggets from the story:
• The rink was packed for the game at the start but filled to capacity as the crowd from the Gustavus basketball game filed in. "I was surprised when we came out for the fourth overtime," coach Brett Petersen said. "It was 12:15 (a.m.) and nobody had left. ... It was insane."
• Augsburg had won a double-overtime game on Friday night against St. Olaf to advance to Saturday's game. "We have to tip our hats to Augsburg," Petersen said. "At the conclusion of our game, they had played a total of four games in 30 hours."
• One story that did not make it into the column: The Gusties had their pregame meal at 2 p.m. that day. After a couple of overtimes, the players were pretty hungry. Petersen said one of the advantages of playing at home was that they had access to food. They purchased fruit, crackers and breakfast bars for the players.
• Gustavus will host St. Thomas in the MIAC championship game at 7 p.m. Wednesday night at the Don Roberts Ice Rink.
(Gustavus Adolphus photo)
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