Junior quarterback Dan Burkett passed for a career-high 316 yards and four touchdowns against the University of Chicago on Saturday as the Washington University football team blew out the Maroons 38-20 to regain possession of the Founder’s Cup. “This [win] feels amazing,” senior wide receiver Easton Knott said.

The No. 17 Washington University women’s tennis team (12-3) traveled to Madison, Wis., for the 2011 Midwest Invitational as the fifth seed and finished in third place overall with victories over No. 11 Gustavus Adolphus College and No. 14 DePauw University. The team’s only loss came to No. 3 University of Chicago.

The Washington University men’s basketball team ended its season with a 74-67 loss to the University of Chicago. Before Saturday’s contest at the Field House, the team honored its four seniors: Spencer Gay, Isaiah Honick, Caleb Knepper and Brett Sapp. Knepper also won the Pearce Award, which is given to a departing player for overall dedication to the team.

While its season may be young, the Washington University women’s tennis team has already faced one of the toughest opponents on its schedule. The No. 21 Bears dropped a challenging match to No. 3 University of Chicago 8-1 last Saturday in Belleville, Illinois.

The athletic department announced Tuesday that it would provide bus transportation to Chicago for students interested in attending Saturday’s football match-up between Wash. U. and the University of Chicago. The game will decide the University Athletic Association (UAA) championship and play a large role in the Bears’ chances at the playoffs.

The Bears learned Monday that they would be one of four teams receiving a first-round bye in this year’s NCAA tournament. This weekend, Wash. U. will host its second-round matchup against the winner of Thursday’s game between Loras College and Greenville College. The Red and Green defeated both squads earlier in the season.

In its final home game, against the University Athletic Association leading University of Chicago, the Washington University women’s soccer team (10-7-2, 3-2-2 UAA) fell 1-0 on Saturday, Nov. 6.

Senior tailback Jim O’Brien rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns, and the Washington University football team blocked potential game-winning field goals late in the fourth quarter to propel the Bears to an upset victory over Case Western Reserve University on Saturday.

For Washington University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams, Saturday marked a momentous day in each team’s history.

Taking its show on the road to University Athletic Association Round Robin #1 in Atlanta, Ga., the Washington University women’s volleyball team began conference play this past weekend by sweeping Brandeis University 3-0 on Saturday and defeating the University of Rochester 3-1 and No. 19 University of Chicago 3-2 on Sunday.