Senior Duesing shines in football’s first win
Senior receiver Brad Duesing had eight receptions for 151 yards and two touchdowns to lead the football team (1-1) to a 27-7 win Sept. 10 at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.
Duesing had a 14-yard TD reception in the first quarter and a 66-yard TD catch to end the third quarter as he recorded his 15th career 100-yard receiving game.
Junior running back DaRonne Jenkins also scored two touchdowns in the win, as he rushed for a career-high 104 yards on 12 carries. Junior Nick Henry finished the game 10 of 16 for 174 yards and two touchdowns, while junior Pat McCarthy was 9 of 15 for 99 yards.
The Bears totaled 455 yards of total offense, including 250 through the air. The Bears’ defense allowed just 30 yards rushing and forced four turnovers.
Volleyball squad takes down four ranked foes
The No. 1 volleyball team upended four top-15 teams Sept. 9-10 to win the WUSTL National Invitational.
The Bears defeated No. 9 College of Mount St. Joseph, 3-0, and No. 10 Ohio Northern University, 3-0, to clinch the invitational.
WUSTL swept No. 4 Wittenberg University and No. 13 Central College Sept. 9 to open the weekend.
Men’s soccer wins home opener in OT
The men’s soccer team lifted the lid on its home schedule Sept. 7 with a 2-1 overtime win against Fontbonne University.
Senior Rob Weeks ended the game about midway through the first overtime period, after he gave the Bears an early 1-0 lead, rebounding sophomore Marshall Plow’s shot to bury the ball in the back of the net at the 15:30 mark.
WUSTL played Westminster on Sept. 10 and earned a 0-0 draw at home. The Bears outshot the Blue Jays 27-5 but could not muster a goal.
No. 11 women’s soccer sweeps two games
The 11th-ranked women’s soccer team improved to 4-1 with two victories last week.
WUSTL opened with a 2-0 win Sept. 9 at Millikin University. In the 12th minute, junior Sara Schroeder took a cross from sophomore Breta Kennedy then volleyed it into the back corner for her first goal of the season. Freshman Lauren Mehner made it 2-0 at 36:24 when she scored from 25 yards out for her second goal of the season.
On Sept. 11, sophomore Abbey Hartmann scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Bears to a 3-1 upset of No. 3 Wheaton (Mass.) College.