The No. 2 volleyball team ended its season with a 3-2 loss to No. 1 Juniata College in the NCAA championship match Nov. 18.
After dropping the first game 30-27, the Bears rallied with 30-20 and 30-22 wins in Games 2 and 3. Washington U. led 22-18 in the fourth frame, but Juniata rallied for a 30-27 win to force a fifth game. In the decisive stanza, Juniata prevailed, 15-10.
Junior middle hitter Emilie Walk (17 kills, 11 blocks) and senior middle hitter Whitney Smith (15 kills, eight blocks) were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Women’s soccer loses in sectional semis
The No. 6 women’s soccer team ended its season Nov. 18 in a 2-1 loss to No. 24 Washington and Lee University in the NCAA Sectional Semifinals in Norfolk, Va.
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Washington and Lee (19-1-2) took a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute. The goal scored against the Bears (17-3) was the first in eight games.
Washington and Lee moved ahead 2-0 seven minutes into the second half before WUSTL sophomore Caitlin Malone scored.
Women runners fourth at NCAA championships
The women’s cross country team took fourth at the NCAA Championships Nov. 18 in Ohio. The women tallied 186 points, placing two runners on the All-America Team. The WUSTL men’s squad placed 25th with 585 points.
Senior Beth Herndon wrapped up her cross-country career by tying the top individual NCAA Championships performance in WUSTL history. Herndon took fifth to earn her second All-America citation, finishing the 6K run in 22:56. Junior Tricia Frisella (22nd) was also an All-American.
Senior Kevin Gale turned in the top performance for the Bears’ men, finishing 71st.
Men’s basketball wins Babson Invitational
Junior forward Troy Ruths earned MVP honors as the men’s basketball team (3-1) claimed the 2006 Babson Invitational Tournament presented by Irving Oil with a 79-71 win against Colby College.
The Bears opened the season Nov. 17 with a 79-74 win against Vassar College.
The Bears then beat Blackburn College Nov. 21, 78-43, and on Nov. 26, No. 24 Augustana College beat the Bears, 75-73
Men’s, women’s swimming 2nd at invite
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swam well at the WUSTL Thanksgiving Invitational at Millstone Pool.
The men and women each placed second of four teams.
Kelly Kono paced the women; Kevin Leckey led the men.
Women’s hoops falls to DePauw, Central
The women’s basketball team opened the season with two losses. On Nov. 17, WUSTL fell to No. 5 DePauw University, 75-68. The Bears led, 36-32, at halftime but could not hold on for the win.
On Nov. 18, WUSTL fell to Central College, 80-69. Senior forward Rebecca Parker paced the Bears with 15 points and 14 rebounds. The team rebounded with two wins, defeating Blackburn, 102-39, and Hanover College, 73-45, to win the consolation game of the McWilliams Classic.