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Men’s basketball halts losing streak, wins two at home

Down by six and unable to stop the high-powered Case Western Reserve University offense, the Washington University men’s basketball team appeared willing to concede another defeat in what has been a difficult past three weeks for this historic program.

| Senior Sports Editor

Vernon sparks women’s basketball in comeback win over Carnegie Mellon

On Friday afternoon, Zoe Vernon was feeling the love. With the Bears stampeding back from a 14-point deficit, the junior forward came off the bench to score eight points in the final two minutes of regulation. That effort lifted the No. 10 ranked Washington University women’s basketball team dramatic comeback fashion 57-54 over Carnegie Mellon University.

| Staff Reporter

Women’s soccer stuns: Chandler doubles down in OT goals

Katie Chandler has had quite a hectic weekend out on Francis Field. On Friday evening, the junior knocked in a game-winning goal late in the second overtime period to propel the Washington University women’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over the previously undefeated No. 3 Carnegie Mellon University.

Nivan Lakshman | Contributing Reporter

Football wins on the road for 1st time in 2 years, beats Sewanee 38 – 14

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Utilizing their trademark up-tempo passing attack and opportunistic ground game, the Bears steamrollered Sewanee: The University of the South 38-14 on a Saturday afternoon game on enemy soil.

| Senior Sports Editor

Aerial attack clears the way for football offense to shine

Fantasy football owners might want to consider picking up some members of the Washington University football team from the waiver wire.

| Senior Sports Editor

Women’s basketball stays atop conference with two road wins

One week after scoring landslide home victories over Carnegie Mellon University and Case Western Reserve University, the No. 7 Washington University women’s basketball team rode the hot shooting of senior guard Maddy Scheppers to achieve similar outcomes with convincing 71-61 and 89-65 road wins.

Gadiel Rosenblut | Staff Reporter

Inconsistent men’s basketball splits games for third weekend in a row in UAA play

It’s been three weeks, three wins and three losses for the Washington University men’s basketball team, which once again struggled to find consistency on its way to splitting its third consecutive weekend series in University Athletic Association play.

| Sports Editor

Gilkey and Orr carry women’s basketball to victories against Tartans and Spartans

This weekend, spectators were treated to a new scoring option in freshman guard Natalie Orr, who enjoyed a breakout weekend by scoring 32 points as the Bears beat Carnegie Mellon University on Friday, 73-49, on Friday and Case Western Reserve University, 71-60, on Sunday at the WU Field House.

Aaron Brezel | Sports Editor

Men’s team drops first home game of season to Case Western

The Washington University men’s basketball team finally lost on a Sunday. After winning 16 consecutive Sunday games since January 2013, the No. 7 Bears suffered a Sunday defeat in their first home loss of the season against Case Western Reserve University, 89-78.

| Senior Sports Editor

Women’s tennis takes fifth in ITA indoor tournament

Playing three matches in two days, the No. 12 Washington University women’s tennis team battled fatigue and exhaustion to bounce back from a first-round loss to No. 9 Carnegie Mellon University and finish fifth at the ITA Indoor Championship in Greencastle, Ind. Despite the loss in the tournament opener, the Bears picked up strong wins over two ranked teams, No.

Gad Choi | Contributing Reporter

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