The men’s basketball team (14-1, 5-0 UAA) extended its winning streak to 11 games with two home victories.
On Jan. 19, the Bears the defeated University of Rochester, 68-59, at the WUSTL Field House for their 10th straight win.
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Junior Troy Ruths led WUSTL with 22 points, while senior Nick Nikitas added a career-high 19 points. WUSTL held a 22-0 advantage in points from the free-throw line; Ruths went 8-for-9 and Nikitas went 6-for-6.
On Jan. 21, the Bears posted a 73-49 win against Carnegie Mellon University.
The Bears limited the Tartans to 28 percent shooting from the field in the win. Ruths and sophomore Sean Wallis paced the Bears with 15 points apiece; Ruths also added seven rebounds and five blocks.
Women’s basketball tops No. 2 Rochester
The women’s basketball team (12-4, 4-1 UAA) picked up a pair of critical conference home wins last weekend at the Field House.
The Bears upended No. 2 and previously undefeated Rochester, 57-36, Jan. 19. WUSTL limited UR to 20.8 percent shooting from the field en route to the win.
Sophomore guard Jill Brandt paced the Red and Green with 13 points, hitting 9-of-11 free throws.
On Jan. 21, WUSTL defeated Carnegie Mellon, 76-64, behind senior Rebecca Parker’s seventh double-double of the season (18 points, 16 rebounds).
Senior guard Sarah Schell and Brandt added 14 points apiece in the victory.
Swimming and diving shines at invitational
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams wrapped up their 2006-07 home slate Jan. 20 at the 23rd annual WUSTL Invitational at Millstone Pool. The Bears women won the meet, which featured seven area teams, and the men placed second.
On the women’s side, a trio of Washington U. performers helped highlight the two-day event. Junior Meredith Nordbrock turned in her usual strong performance with two NCAA provisional marks. She clocked a time of 2:07.76 in the 200-yard backstroke and followed with a mark of 4:33.88 in the 400 individual medley.
For the men, freshman Perry Bullock cleared the NCAA provisional standard in the 400 IM (4:10.28); his classmate, Alex Beyer finished just behind in 4:11.94.
Men’s, women’s track opens indoor season
The men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the 2007 indoor season Jan. 20 at the Rose-Hulman Five-Team Meet in Terre Haute, Ind. The Bears women won the meet, while the men took third place at the site of this year’s NCAA Indoor Championships.
Senior co-captain Natalie Badowski started the year on a high note, winning the 800-meter run in a school-record time of 2:16.24.
WUSTL’s sprinters provided many of the day’s highlights for the men. Junior Doug Beattie clocked a team-best time of 6.77 seconds in the 55-meter dash. In the 400, freshman Iby Umana made a strong collegiate debut with a winning time of 52.55.