The Washington University women’s soccer team earned a 2-1 overtime victory over Principa College on Tuesday, the improving its season record to a flawless 6-0. It is not the only Bears squad that has had a perfect start to the fall.

For those of us with siblings, we could characterize our relationships with them as “love-hate.” Sometimes, it’s a “what have you done for me lately?” attitude. But for the Washington University women’s basketball team, senior Alex Hoover and her younger sister, junior Dani Hoover, it’s different.

Senior Zoë Unruh faced a dilemma in the game against Emory University on Jan. 31. Down 13 points in the first half, the Bears faced their second loss in just as many University Athletic Association conference games. That’s when Unruh, a co-captain, caught fire, scoring 11 of a career-high 25 points in the 70-60 victory. Her actions have earned her Student Life’s Athlete of the Week award.

Sophomore Dan Davis started his indoor track season with a provisional qualifying mark in the 55-meter dash. Later in the season, he added a school-record and NCAA provisional-qualifying time in the 55-meter hurdles to his list of accomplishments. Davis has led the men’s track and field team in points in each of its meets this season. These achievements earned him Student Life’s Athlete of the Week award.

Freshman Anne Diaz-Arrastia from Dallas started her college career off with a bang at the Illinois Wesleyan University Triangular meet, where she placed third in the long jump and won the triple jump.

Senior Dan Arteaga, co-captain of the men’s swim team, has been an important part of his No. 6 team’s success.

Senior Chris Malaya took first in the 400-meter dash and helped lead a 4×400 squad to a first place finish at the Illinois College Snowbird Open.

Washington University student athletes visited Build-A-Bear Workshop at the Galleria Mall stuffing bears for children in the St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

After coming off bouts of both the flu and pneumonia, sophomore Michael Burnstein led the Washington University men’s cross country team to a third-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional championships this past weekend.

Junior David Chao was the lone Washington University swimmer to win an individual event against Division I SIU-Carbondale on Oct. 30. Chao won the 200-yard freestyle against DePauw and swam the anchor leg in a 400 free relay that was decided by a second on Oct. 31. His accomplishments in the pool have earned him Athlete of the Week honors.