The women’s basketball team (19-5, 11-2 UAA) picked up two critical wins last weekend.
The Bears upended Carnegie Mellon University, 72-55, Feb. 16 in Pittsburgh. Senior Rebecca Parker recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Sophomore Jaimie McFarlin added 11 points and nine rebounds, while classmate Jill Brandt chipped in with a team-high 13 points.
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“Paint the Field House Red” Feb. 24 Everyone attending the Feb. 24 men’s and women’s basketball games is encouraged to wear red in support of the teams. The annual “Paint the Field House Red” tips off at 1 p.m. in the Athletic Complex when the women take on the University of Chicago. It continues with the 3 p.m. men’s game against the University of Chicago. |
On Feb. 18, WUSTL defeated No. 13/16 University of Rochester. McFarlin scored 14 of her career-high 20 points in the first half and shot 9-of-12 from the field for the game.
Parker added another double-double, her team-leading 10th of the season, with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Men’s basketball earns split on road
The No. 11 men’s basketball team earned a split last weekend. The Bears posted a 94-73 win at Carnegie Mellon University. Junior Troy Ruths poured in a career-high 33 points to become the 16th player in program history with at least 1,000 career points.
Sophomore Tyler Nading finished with 21 points and eight boards, and sophomore Sean Wallis added 16 points and five assists. On Feb. 18, the Bears fell at University of Rochester, 66-61. The Bears dropped to 19-4 overall and 10-3 in UAA play.
Ruths scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Bears, while Nading finished with 12 points and six rebounds. Wallis contributed 14 points, four assists and five rebounds.
Men’s, women’s track and field shine at invite
The men’s and women’s track and field teams impressed Friday at the Hoosier Hills Invitational in Bloomington, Ind.
Senior Delaina Martin took first place in the weight throw, posting an NCAA-automatic qualifying throw of 17.17 meters. She added a team-season-best 12.21m in the shot put. Classmate Natalie Badowski finished third with 2:15.54 in the 800-meter dash. Badowski also ran the second leg of the 4×400-meter relay, which placed eighth in 4:02.15.
On the men’s side, freshman Iby Umana set a team-season-best mark of 50.97 seconds in the 400 meters, while junior Marcus Woods (23.01) and sophomore Todd Mowry (23.03) posted strong times in the 200 meters. Sophomore Kevin Opp finished the mile run in 4:25.41. Class-mate Brent Sensenich added a personal-best mark of 14.00m in the shot put.
Men’s tennis falls at Division I Purdue, 7-0
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The No. 8 men’s tennis team suffered its first loss of the season in a 7-0 defeat at Division I Purdue University Feb. 17 in West Lafayette, Ind.
Washington University fell to 1-1. Purdue jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after sweeping doubles play. In singles, Purdue won five of the six matches in straight sets.
Sophomore Chris Hoeland was the lone Bear to win a set, posting a 7-6 victory in the opening set over Paul Foley at No. 3 singles. Foley responded by winning the second set 6-2, and took the decisive set 10-1.