With the regular season successes of the Washington University volleyball, cross country and men’s and women’s soccer teams, a postseason berth was essentially a foregone conclusion for all four teams.

With nine days to stew after its only loss of the 2011 season, the Washington University women’s volleyball team made sure to end its regular season on a high note. The No. 3 Bears took the 2011 Halloween Classic, sweeping all four teams it faced—Concordia University and No. 4 Eastern University on Friday, and Hanover College and College of Mount St.

While the members of the Washington University women’s volleyball team have their eyes set on another national championship, they’re not the only volleyball players on campus who have high hopes for their future.

With a 21-point lead narrowed down to just three, the Washington University football team buckled down when it mattered most. The Bears’ defense denied Oberlin College’s fourth-quarter comeback on their final drive of the game, coming up with a huge pair of stops on third and fourth down to help the Bears come away with a 24-21 victory.

One of the men behind the scenes of the Washington University athletic department is in his final days here in St. Louis. Assistant Sports Information Director Vincent Novicki recently accepted a job offer for a similar position at Seton Hall University (SHU), where he will be taking over as the school’s assistant director of athletics communications.

Going from unseeded to second place overall, junior Adam Putterman provided an excellent ending to the Washington University men’s tennis team’s fall season. Putterman won two matches in the USTA/ITA Division III Men’s Tennis Singles Championship before falling in the final match, taking second in the tournament.

Between setting an NCAA record streak, nearly losing it and then rallying in dramatic fashion to continue the streak, Saturday was an eventful day for the Washington University volleyball team. The Bears began Saturday by winning their 58th straight set, breaking a Division III record established in 2007 by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

The No. 9 Washington University men’s soccer team posted a win in a key conference match on Sunday afternoon, as they scored in overtime to win a 2-1 decision over Emory University. Senior Pat McLean headed in a goal–his sixth of the season–in the  match’s 16th minute off of a crossing pass that came after [...]

The Washington University women’s volleyball team set an NCAA record on Saturday, winning its 63rd consecutive set en route to sweeping Lindenwood University and Culver-Stockton Colleges to win the Washington University Invitational. By winning the first set against Lindenwood, the Bears set a Division III record by winning their 58th consecutive set. The Bears topped [...]

University Athletic Association play began on a high note for the No. 2 Washington University women’s volleyball team. The Bears continued their record-breaking start to the 2011 season, a perfect 17-0, by sweeping the first three teams on their UAA schedule at the Wash. U. Field House this past weekend.