Men’s soccer team wins 2 of 3 matches
The men’s soccer team went 2-1 last week to move to 5-1-3. WUSTL opened the week Sept. 20 at home against Illinois Wesleyan University, winning 4-0. Sophomore Marshall Plow drilled home the game-winning goal, and senior Nick Kalscheur scored twice for the Red and Green.
The Bears traveled to Oshkosh, Wis., on Sept. 24, where they knocked off host UW-Oshkosh, 1-0, in OT. Plow scored his second game-winner in as many contests. Plow has a team-best three goals — all game-winners.
The Bears rounded out the week the next day with a 1-0 loss against St. Norbert College.
Cross country teams show well at invite
Despite missing several of their top runners, the men’s and women’s cross country teams registered solid performances at the Miner Invitational in Rolla, Mo.
The performance marks the third-straight meet that both the men and women registered the top Division III performance at a meet. The men’s team finished second with 54 points; the women won the Invitational by placing four runners in the top 10 and accumulating 42 points.
Sophomore Brian Robertson led the Bears with an 11th-place finish, as he completed the 8K course in 27:52.7. Senior Allison Whaley (5th, 19:41.5), sophomore Tyler Mulkin (6th, 19:52.9), sophomore Kate Pentak (7th, 20:03.4), and Nichole McKinney (10th, 20:21.3) all paced the women.
Volleyball team claims first road win of year
The No. 1 volleyball team defeated Division II foe University of Missouri-St. Louis, 3-2, Sept. 21.
The Bears (12-0) started with a 4-0 run in the first frame and extended the lead to 15-8. Junior Amy Baum notched five of her career-high 13 kills in the opening frame, as the Bears held on for a 30-24 win. UMSL won the next two games before WUSTL bounced back in the fourth stanza with a 30-25 win, and it controlled the final game, winning 15-7.
Women’s soccer team wins, loses and ties
The No. 19 women’s soccer team posted a 1-1-1 record last week. The Bears opened the week with a 0-0 double overtime tie with Illinois Wesleyan University on Sept. 20. Sophomore goalkeeper Nina Sass made seven saves to secure the shutout.
On Sept. 24, the Bears outshot University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 43-13, but suffered a 2-1 loss in double OT. Junior Talia Bucci scored the lone Bears goal.
The next day, junior MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn scored two goals in a 2-0 road win at Wartburg College. Fowler-Finn scored the game-winner at 35:27 as she converted a penalty kick; she made it 2-0 in the 82nd minute.
Football team shut out by North Central
The football team held the top-scoring team in Division III to 25 points, but the offense struggled as the Bears (1-3) fell to North Central College, 25-0, Sept. 24 at Francis Field.
North Central, which entered the game ranked first in scoring offense (54.0) and fourth in total offense (610.5), had 332 yards of total offense, including 168 yards through the air.