Earlier this fall, the Bears football team was 2-2 after defeating two weak teams and suffering two ugly losses. On Oct. 9, opponent Wabash College, No. 19 in Division III, was riding a four-game winning streak. Statistically, the Bears were heavy underdogs.

Senior quarterback Stephen Sherman took a three-step drop from the 18-yard line and let the ball fly down the left sideline. Junior wide receiver Easton Knott brushed off a defender as the ball dropped into his hands in the back left corner of the end zone, tiptoeing in bounds for the winning touchdown catch.

The Washington University Bears dove into the pool and never looked back with decisive victories over Lindenwood University and Wabash College. Against Lindenwood, the women’s team finished first in eight of 11 events while the men’s squad won seven of 11 events despite returning from an eight-day training trip the night before. “The girl’s team [...]

No. 7 Wabash University maintained its perfect season with a 37-12 victory against Washington University on Saturday at Francis Field. With Wabash’s offense averaging nearly 500 yards per game this season, the Bears could do little to contain the Little Giants, who accumulated 499 yards against the Bear defense.