The men’s basketball team shot 74.1 percent in the second half to claim the 23rd Annual Lopata Classic with an 81-65 win against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Dec. 2 at the Field House. Washington U. trailed 28-25 at halftime but hit 19 of its first 22 shots in the second half to build a 70-48 lead.
Sophomore forward Tyler Nading earned the Robert L. Burnes Most Valuable Player honors after scoring 22 points and pulling down a career-high 13 rebounds. The double-double for Nading was the first of his career.
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Sophomore guard Sean Wallis joined Nading on the All-Tournament Team, recording his first career double-double with a career-high 12 assists and 10 points. The 12 assists by Wallis tied the Lopata Classic single game record. He also set the Lopata Classic record with 18 assists in the tournament.
Women’s basketball wins two at Classic
The women’s basketball team (4-3) picked up two wins Dec. 2-3 at the Viking Classic in Chicago. WUSTL opened the Classic with a 66-62 win against St. Mary’s College (Ind.) Dec. 2. Senior forward Rebecca Parker notched her third double-double of the season with 20 points and 14 rebounds. On Dec. 3, the Bears rolled past North Park University, 58-34. Sophomore forward Jaimie McFarlin scored 13 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds.
Men’s and women’s swimming 2nd at invite
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving team totaled 21 NCAA provisional qualifying times, two NCAA automatic marks and three school records Dec. 1-2 at the Wheaton Invitational in Illinois.
The men finished second out of nine squads, while the women took second out of eight teams.
On Day 1, the men recorded seven NCAA “B” cuts; the women posted six provisional marks and one automatic qualifying time.
Fowler-Finn named player of the year
Senior midfielder MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn of the women’s soccer team has been named the D3Kicks.com National Player of the Year, as announced by the Web site.
Fowler-Finn is the fifth women’s soccer all-America selection in school history and the first to earn National Player of the Year honors. Fowler-Finn, the 2006 UAA Player of the Year, led the Bears in shots (65) and game-winning goals (4) and was second in goals (11) and points (23). A first-team all-America, all-region and all-UAA selection, Fowler-Finn finished her career ranked third in school history in game-winning goals (12), and fourth in goals (39) and points (86).
She was named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine College Division Second-Team Academic-America Team. Fowler-Finn became just the fourth player in the WUSTL women’s soccer program to earn Academic All-America honors.
A three-time Academic All-UAA and two-time Academic All-District VII honoree, Fowler-Finn has a 3.71 GPA and is expected to graduate in May with a degree in psychology and environmental studies.
Volleyball to be featured on CBS Dec. 30
The volleyball team — which fell to No. 1 Juniata College, 3-2, Nov. 18 in the NCAA championship match — will be featured on “CBS Presents the Championships of the NCAA” at 2 p.m. Dec. 30 on CBS. The show will highlight 2006 NCAA Championships from the fall Division II and Division III sports seasons.
Men’s tennis ranked eighth in Division III
The men’s tennis team is ranked No. 8 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III Fall Rankings, as announced by the ITA. The Bears are ranked third in the Central Region. Freshman John Watts is ranked No. 1 in the Central Region and third nationally after capturing the Central Region championship and placing third at the National Small College Championship. Watts enters the spring with a 10-2 record in singles. Sophomore Charlie Cutler is ranked eighth in the Central Region after advancing to the semifinals of the ITA Fall Championship.
Five soccer players earn all-region honors
The men’s and women’s soccer team was well represented on the inaugural D3kicks.com All-Regional Team, as announced by the Web site. Senior midfielder MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn and junior goalkeeper Carrie Sear of the women’s squad were named first team; senior Talia Bucci was named second team.
On the men’s side, junior midfielder Elie Zenner was named to the second team, while freshman goalkeeper John Smelcer earned third-team honors.
Wethington named UAA Defensive Player of Year
Senior defensive lineman Drew Wethington capped his four-year career by being named the UAA Defensive Player of the Year, as announced by the conference office. Wethington, who shared the honor with Case Western Reserve University linebacker Tom Brew, becomes the eighth Bear to receive the honor.