Sports
Volleyball: Bears headed to Final Four
The Washington University women’s volleyball team reached the NCAA Final Four on Thursday afternoon with a win over Colorado College (25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 25-14) at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio.
Athlete of the Week: Clara Jaques
Freshman goalie Clara Jaques was recently named the University Athletic Association’s Rookie of the Year. She posted a .842 save percentage, a mere .015 points behind the league leader. Jaques has completed nine shutouts of the soccer team’s 16 wins.
Athlete of the Week: Michael Burnstein
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.
Losing 4 key ‘brothers,’ team reflects on season
The men’s soccer team ended its 2009 season on Nov. 7 at the University of Chicago. After finishing 4th in the UAA and not receiving an at-large NCAA tournament bid, games ended sooner than the close-knit group of players had anticipated.
Bears start title defense run on the right note
The defending champion men’s basketball team backed up its No. 1 preseason ranking by routing MacMurray College 88-53 in the season opener at the Field House on Sunday.
Volleyball advances to Elite Eight
In a weekend full of individual successes and milestones, there was one true winner in the Washington University women’s volleyball team: the team itself.
And that’s just how the team wanted it.
Women’s basketball: Bears destroy Vikings in season opener
Washington University women’s basketball breezed past Augustana College (Ill.) on Sunday in both teams’ season opener. Though the Bears seemed a bit out of sync throughout the game, the nation’s top-ranked team fell just one point short of doubling up the Vikings in a 71-36 victory.
Women’s soccer: Bears advance to Sweet Sixteen with OT wins
Francis Field’s atmosphere was electric and tense this weekend as Washington University’s women’s soccer team defeated both Webster University and Illinois Wesleyan University in sudden death overtimes.
Cross country: Women place 2nd, men 3rd at NCAA regional meet
The Washington University women’s cross country team earned a spot in the NCAA Division III National Championship meet with a second place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on Saturday in Oshkosh, Wis.
Football: Defeat seals losing season for first time since 1992
For the first time in 17 years, the Washington University football team (4-6, 1-2 UAA) finished the season with a losing record.


