The women’s cross country team took first place out of 29 teams, scoring 79 points at the Border Wars Oct. 7 in Edwardsville, Ill. The men placed fifth out of 30 teams with 222 points.
Junior Kate Pentak paced the Bears women with a fifth-place performance (18:10) in the 5K. Senior Beth Herndon followed close behind in sixth place (18:12), while senior Lindsay Harkema (18:31, 14th place), junior Tyler Mulkin (18:46, 20th) and junior Lisa Sudmeier (19:10, 38th) rounded out the Bears’ top five finishers.
On the men’s side, junior Jesse McDaniel finished the 8K run in 26:02 for 24th place.
Women’s soccer moves into first place in UAA
The No. 14 women’s soccer team extended its winning streak to eight games with two victories last week.
On Oct. 2, the Bears posted a 2-0 win against Maryville University. Seniors Sara Schroeder and MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn scored for the Bears in the second half. The goal for Schroeder was the 15th of her career, and it also marked her seventh game-winning goal of her career, the sixth most in school history.
On Oct. 8, freshman Caryn Rosoff recorded a hat trick to lead the Bears to a 3-1 win at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The win moved WUSTL into sole possession of first place in the UAA with a 2-0 record. Goalkeeper Carrie Sear picked up her eighth straight win to improve to 10-2.
Football tops LaGrange, 31-21, for third win
Senior DaRonne Jenkins ran for a career-high 152 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns to lead the football team to a 31-21 victory at LaGrange College Oct. 7 in LaGrange, Ga. Jenkins also eclipsed 1,000 yards for his career (1,036) in the win.
WUSTL, which snapped a three-game losing streak, improved its record to 3-3, while LaGrange dropped to 0-6 in its inaugural season of football. WUSTL totaled a season-high 454 yards of total offense, including a season-best 204 on the ground. The Bears defense, which entered the game 26th in Division III in rushing defense, held LaGrange to two yards rushing on 25 carries. Overall, LaGrange finished with 192 yards of total offense.
Senior Pat McCarthy threw for season-high 222 yards and two touchdowns on 15-of-25 passing. He also rushed for a career-best 49 yards on seven carries.
No. 2 volleyball team wins Bears Classic
The No. 2 volleyball team won all four of its matches to win the Bears Classic Oct. 6-7 at the WUSTL Field House.
On Oct. 6, the Bears took Game 1 against Principia College, 30-19, but the Panthers responded with a 30-25 win in the second frame to tie the match. WUSTL used strong serving to regain the momentum in the third stanza, recording five service aces in the first half of a 30-18 win. In the fourth, WUSTL prevailed 30-17.
Baldwin-Wallace College trailed much of Game 1 vs. WUSTL, but took a 25-24 lead to force a Bears timeout. WUSTL responded, though, with a 3-1 run, capped off by sophomore Audra Janak’s second setter dump of the game; she finished with seven kills in the match. The Bears went on to a 30-27 win in the first game, and added 30-17 and 30-22 victories to close out the match.
On Oct. 7, WUSTL took the first game against Fontbonne University, 30-18. In the second frame, the Bears held a narrow 17-16 lead before closing out the game on a 13-2 run. In the third stanza, WUSTL prevailed 30-16.
The Bears defeated Augustana 30-18, 30-25, 30-25 behind a balanced attack. Sophomore right side attacker Nikki Morrison paced the Red and Green with 10 kills, while junior outside hitter Haleigh Spencer contributed eight kills.
Swimming, diving shines at showdown
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The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams turned in some strong performances Oct. 7 at the Show-Me-Showdown in Columbia, Mo. The Bears women placed third (263 points) out of five teams from the state of Missouri, while the men took fifth (194).
On the women’s side, junior Tina Deneweth notched a season-best time of 1:00.26 in the 100-yard butterfly for sixth place. Senior Kelly MacArthur clocked a time of 1:11.45 for fifth place in the 100 breaststroke, while sophomore Kelly Kono took seventh in the 200 freestyle (1:57.62).
Sophomore Kevin Leckey paced the Bears men. He took ninth in the 100-yard IM (55.36), and added a 12th-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:46.86). Freshman Dan Arteaga posted a season-best time of 54.68 seconds in the 100 butterfly.
Men’s soccer team posts 1-1 week
The men’s soccer team went 1-1 last week.
The Bears defeated Maryville University, 6-0, Oct. 2 at Francis Field. Junior Marshall Plow netted the first two goals for the Bears. Plow scored on a pair of headers midway through the first half. He was assisted on both goals by freshman Ryan Grandin, who added a goal of his own at the 39:42 mark to finish with four points — the first points of his career — for the match. WUSTL outshot Maryville (5-7) 13-1 in the opening half.
WUSTL then dropped a 1-0 decision at Carnegie Mellon University Oct. 8 in Pittsburgh. The Red and Green are 6-3-1 overall and 0-2-0 in conference play.