The No. 8 men’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16. The Bears will face No. 1 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at 8 p.m. March 9 in Stevens Point.
Sophomore Tyler Nading tied his career-high with 25 points to lead the Bears to a 63-61 win against No. 11 Whitworth College March 3 in the second round; the day before, sophomore Troy Ruths scored 16 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to guide WUSTL past Fontbonne, 77-58, in the first round.
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On March 2 in the first round, the No. 9 WUSTL women (22-5) held on for a 54-52 win against Manchester College (Ind.). Sophomore Halsey Ward led the Bears with 13 points.
The women defeated host Lake Forest College, 58-47, March 3, as senior Sarah Schell led with 14 points. The women face host and No. 25 Luther College (24-4) in the NCAA Sweet 16 at 8 p.m. March 9.
Men’s, women’s track and field sweep UAA
The men’s and women’s track and field teams swept the 2007 UAA Indoor Championships, marking the third straight year that the WUSTL men and women have both won the team indoor title.
Women’s swimming, diving off to NCAAs
The women’s swimming and diving team will wrap up its season March 8-10 at the 2007 NCAA Championships. WUSTL qualified six competitors for the NCAAs, which will be held in Houston.
Baseball wins two of three at home
The baseball team (4-1) earned a split Feb. 27 against Fontbonne University, falling 7-3 in Game 1, then bouncing back for an 8-3 win in the second game. The Bears then beat Webster University, 11-4, March 1.
Powder-puff handball (From left) School of Law third-year students Rebekah Henn and Olivia Bradbury try to block second-year law student Ele Forbes in the first annual all-women 2L vs. 3L powder-puff handball match March 2 at Mudd Field. Forbes and Barbie Burdette captained the second-year (2L) team — which dressed in pink — called “Ele and the St. Lunapinks.” Henn and Jessica Stoney captained the third-year (3L) team — dressed in green — called “Team Awesome,” which won the friendly game, 4-3, in sudden-death overtime.