The No. 6 Washington University women’s basketball team has some unfinished business after punching its ticket to the national championship game at 2 p.m. on Saturday with an 86-75 overtime victory over No. 1 Amherst College. The Bears face No. 4 Hope College for the national title. It was a game with three different stories.

From 2004 to 2009, the Washington University softball team was synonymous with University Athletic Association conference champion. The Bears had won the championship six years in a row. One too many losses has ended that streak, as Wash. U. tied with Brandeis University for second with a 5-3 conference record.

Washington University students can sign up for a free road trip to Bloomington, Ill., to cheer on the No. 6 women’s basketball team at the NCAA Division III national semifinals against the top-ranked and undefeated Lord Jeffs of Amherst College on Friday. The Lord Jeffs are carrying a 31-game winning streak into the semifinals.

Giving up five runs in one inning might spell doom for many teams. But the Washington University softball team kept their composure and blasted open the eighth inning with five runs to defeat host Rhodes College 12-9 in Saturday’s nightcap at the Chick-fil-A Classic in Memphis, Tenn.

Ready your bikes, get set in the pool and hit the pavement running because registration for the first on-campus triathlon is open. The Washington University triathlon club has organized what it hopes will become a tradition for community members looking to spice up their exercise routines.

Washington University’s women’s tennis team will have to wait for another shot at DePauw University after falling 5-4 on Saturday. The No. 11 Tigers are a familiar foe for the No. 15 Bears as they knocked out Wash. U. by the same score in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last year. The Red and Green are currently not scheduled to face DePauw again in the regular season. Wash. U.

Residents of Nemerov and Dardick Houses should start hearing the crack of bats and the thwack of leather as the Washington University softball season begins. The Bears enter the season ranked 7th by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. “It’s reflective of what other coaches in the country think of our program,” Coach Leticia Pineda-Boute.

Washington University’s women’s basketball team may be known for its many offensive threats, but it was their defensive efforts that punctuated this weekend’s sweep. The Bears (20-2, 10-1 UAA) defeated New York University 58-50 on Sunday and Brandeis Univesity 50-37 on Friday to maintain their one-game lead in the University Athletic Association standings over the University of Chicago.

The No. 15 Washington University women’s tennis team provided ample evidence that the University Athletic Association is one of the toughest conferences in Division III, with some hard fought battles.

Vancouver may be all abuzz with Winter Olympics fever, but some students at Washington University plan to bring the Olympic spirit to St. Louis. On Thursday, the Olin Marketing Association (OMA) began a series of programs dubbed the “OLINpics.” OMA is a career club for MBA students whose membership contains 40 percent of the full-time MBA student body.