One year later, the Bears are back on the prowl for the program’s second-ever national championship, and their journey to Las Vegas kicks off in St. Louis this weekend.

Trailing 16-21 in the second set against No. 6 Juniata College, the No. 8 Washington University volleyball team was in danger of dropping its second match of the day after losing to No. 9 Elmhurst hours earlier on Friday at the Elmhurst Invite III.

With a five-run comeback in the final inning, the No. 23 Washington University softball team won 11-7 against Simpson College in the second game of a doubleheader after falling, 3-2, earlier Friday afternoon. On Saturday, the Bears fell behind early in both of their games, but they were able to mount a determined comeback in a 9-5 victory against St.

Despite seven new faces and three missing ones from last season’s national champion Washington University women’s volleyball team, the results on the court through one week hardly looked different from those of teams of years past.

Washington University’s defending national championship volleyball team is back with some new faces but similar results.